mewithoutYou

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mewithoutYou
mewithoutYou, performing at Purple Door, 2006
mewithoutYou, performing at Purple Door, 2006
Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre(s) Progressive Rock
Experimental
Christian Rock
Years active 2001 - present
Label(s) Tooth & Nail Records
Associated acts Sans Culottes, I Hate You, The Operation, Geology, Norma Jean
Website mewithoutYou official site
Members
Aaron Weiss
Michael Weiss
Greg Jehanian
Richard Mazzotta
Former members
Christopher Kleinberg
Daniel Pishock
Ray Tadeo
Steve Smoker

mewithoutYou is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based experimental rock band. The band consists of vocalist Aaron Weiss, guitarist Michael Weiss, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta. mewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar. In their most recent album, Brother, Sister, the band incorporates more varied instrumentation including percussion instruments, accordion, and harp. Aaron Weiss writes lyrics about issues such as unity or division in the church, suicide, money, war and love. They tour in a 40 foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that runs on vegetable oil. [1]


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[edit] History

The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation (who released one album, 2001's There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down, on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers released their first EP (I Never Said That I Was Brave) in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to Tooth & Nail Records after a show at Cornerstone Festival the same year. Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, [A→B] Life, was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's Catch for Us the Foxes, which was produced by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Fire Theft). In December of 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, mewithoutYou won mtvU's "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, Brother, Sister, again produced by Wood, was released on September 26, 2006. In late 2007, guitarist Christopher Kleinberg left the band, to pursue a career in medicine. He is currently working on becoming a Doctor. mewithoutYou posted a blog on their myspace page on Saturday, May 17, 2008 about them booking studio time to record the follow-up to Brother, Sister.

[edit] Inshallah

On the website for the Cornerstone Festival, mewithoutYou are listed on the performing artists page as mewithoutYou (inshallah)[2], "Inshallah" being Arabic for 'If Allah wills' or 'God willing'.

This listing has prompted several rumours[3], including ideas that mewithoutYou will be changing their name to Inshallah, and that Inshallah is the name of a new side project involving the brothers Aaron and Mike Weiss. Both of these rumours are currently unconfirmed.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

[edit] Former

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Vinyl

[edit] Equipment used

[edit] Electric Guitars

[edit] Effects Pedals

  • Dunlop Crybaby (Michael)
  • Pro Co Rat (Michael)
  • Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator (Michael)
  • Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus (Michael)
  • Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (Michael)
  • Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (Michael)
  • Line 6 DL4 Delay (Michael)

[edit] Bass

[edit] Percussion

  • C & C Drums
  • Meinl Byzance Heavy Hi-Hat Traditional 14"
  • Meinl Byzance Medium Thin Crash Traditional 19"
  • Meinl Byzance Medium Ride Traditional 21"

[edit] Videography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Synthesis Interview Jeremy Enigk and Aaron Weiss Catch Up as the World Waits, 2006-12-07
  2. ^ http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/BandBio.cfm?bID=190&page=bio&g=1
  3. ^ http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewThread&entryID=60509432&groupID=100006830&adTopicID=28

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mewithoutYou
Aaron Weiss · Michael Weiss · Greg Jehanian · Richard Mazzotta · Christopher Kleinberg
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