The Beesknees
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The Beesknees are a rock and roll group formed in 2003 based in Delran, New Jersey.
Cited influences include Teenage Fanclub, Television, The Monkees, and The Beatles.
Frank DiBiase (lead vocals, guitars) and Mike Fisher (drums, vocals) were in the now disbanded indie rock group The Ambient Takeover. Which included other members Jeremy Birnbaum and Steve Shomo. Steve is now in the band From Dusk Until Dawn. Along with North Star Infinite they were signed to Still Contagious Records.
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[edit] Very Brief History
Originally named "Tammany Hall", a then side project by Frank who began to write and record songs at his home studio as early as November 2003. Mike eventually joined up in January 2004 and the duo began to slowly form a band of their own, around the same time that their full-time band The Ambient Takeover was slowly dissolving after several issues within the band began to develop. In the midst of a tour in September of 2004 the band played their last show at Club 218 in Philadelphia, PA without lead guitarist Jeremy Birnbaum who had left the band shortly before the show.
After the break up, Frank began to write and record more at his home studio. The band enlisted the services of one Ed Morton, a local suburbanite, to become their bassist in January of 2005. Fast foreward to 2005, now named "The Living Daylights", Mike began to emerge as a song writer. Together with Frank, they have since written several of the band's most popular songs such as Clutch, Leer, Thanks But No Thanks, Do It On A Whim, My Darling, Roman Holiday, Full-Length Feature Dream, Anything Man, Breezy Trees, You Miss You and Split Screen (Devil's Taxi).
As of September 2006 the band is officially known as The Beesknees.
[edit] In The Studio
During the downtime the band has in between their shows, they head back into the studio to record more songs for future release at Robins Studios in Riverside, NJ & at the home studio in Frank's residence.
Sessions Information:
Robins Studios
December 27th, 2005:
Clutch
That Petrol Emotion
Sweet Iris
Foolproof Plan
The Park
Frank: Vocals/Guitars
Mike: Drums/Guitars
Ed: Bass
Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Ed Robins, Jeremy Birnbaum
Robins Studios
February 16th, 2006:
The World'll Be Enough
Do It On A Whim*
Gamma Ray
Frank: Vocals/Guitars
Mike: Drums
Ed: Bass
Remixed:
Clutch
That Petrol Emotion
Engineered by Jeremy Birnbaum, Frank DiBiase.
Mixed by Frank DiBiase
* appears on The Mercury Mile
Robins Studios
March 23rd/24th, 2006:
Downtime
Paper Doll
Oh, Okay/Satan
Frank: Vocals/Guitars
Mike: Drums/Guitars
Ed: Bass
Engineered by Jeremy Birnbaum
Mixed by Frank DiBiase
notes:
Steve Shomo guest sings on this session, providing backing vocals on the chorus' of Downtime, bridge of Oh, Okay/Satan and verses on Paper Doll
Robins Studios
May 23rd, 2006:
The Park
Coffee Break
Frank: Vocals/Guitars
Mike: Drums/Guitars/Piano/Bass
Ed: Bass
Engineered by Jeremy Birnbaum
Mixed by Frank DiBiase
Robins Studios
June 10th, 2006:
Full-Length Feature Dream*
Figure Of Speech*
Frank: Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Drums
Mike: Guitars/Vocals
Engineered by Jeremy Birnbaum
Mixed by Frank DiBiase
* appears on The Mercury Mile
Robins Studios
June 19th, 2006:
Churchill In Detroit*
Bon Voyage*
Frank: Vocals/Guitars
Mike: Guitars/Vocals/Drums
Ed: Bass
Remixed:
Coffee Break*
Engineered by Jeremy Birnbaum
Mixed by Frank DiBiase
* appears on The Mercury Mile
Home Studio
"Capital Idea" sessions August-October 2006:
My Darling
Anything Man
Breezy Trees
You Miss You
Night Light
Blues
Roman Holiday
Split Screen (Devil's Taxi)
I'll Resume
Frank: Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Drums/Glockenspiel/Maracas/Tambourine
Mike: Guitars/Vocals/Drums/Bass/Harpsichord/Organ/Maracas
Guitar Solos: Mike on Anything Man & You Miss You / Frank on the others.
Engineered and mixed by Frank
[edit] Members
- Frank DiBiase — lead vocals, guitars
- Mike Fisher — drums, vocals
- Ed Morton — bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Mercury Mile - (2006)
- Capital Idea - (2006)
[edit] Songs
"Anything Man": [1]
"Roman Holiday": [2]
"My Darling": [3]
"Breezy Trees": [4]
[edit] External links
- The Beesknees Official Myspace Site
- The Beesknees Soundclick Site
- From Dusk Until Dawn
- Still Contagious Records
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