| Ace Enders | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arthur Carl Enders III |
| Born | April 19, 1982 |
| Origin | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, folk |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Vagrant, Drive-Thru, Regular Music |
| Associated acts | The Early November, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, Ace Enders and a Million Different People |
Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982 in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his side project, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. He has also released music under the name Ace Enders and a Million Different People. In 2010, Enders returned to the I Can Make a Mess name for a second studio album, entitled The World We Know. Enders is known for recording different versions of songs from The Early November and Ace Enders and a Million Different People under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business.
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Enders began playing guitar after being inspired by watching his step dad, Robert Gazzara play in a band. Enders taught himself how to play his step dad's old guitar.[1]
In February 2001, Enders along with guitarist Jim Sacco, bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer formed The Early November. In 2003, after the release of their first two EPs For All Of This, and The Acoustic EP, the band released their debut full length album The Room's Too Cold.
In 2004, Enders started his own solo project I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, releasing the self-titled album on October 26, 2004. Enders has stated that I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business "was a one-album thing".[2]
Recording of the third Early November album began in February 2005. The album, titled The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, was a triple disc concept album with an entwining plot of a torn family, from the perspective of a growing child. The album took over a year to complete due to a multitude of issues. Before conceptualizing The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, Enders contemplated leaving the music business and possibly going into retail or construction.
Enders, along with the rest of The Early November, have reunited and began playing shows, as well as begin working on a new ablum due out in the Spring of 2012.
Ace Enders announced in Alternative Press magazine that he planned on recording a solo album,[3] and began a new project named Ace Enders and a Million Different People.
In the summer of 2007, Enders took out a loan to build a studio in the basement of a shopping center. After three weeks of work, building finished and Pink Space Recording was created. After the studio was finished, Enders spent two straight days making demos that would later be named "From a Daze" and "Emergency". Enders signed on with manager Lucas Keller to work on Ace Enders and a Million Different People. He opened for the full Angels & Airwaves US tour in early 2008. On June 13 of that year, Enders put out an 8-track album called The Secret Wars available for free download on Fuse TV.[4] He recorded them in his own studio.
In December 2008, Ace Enders and a Million Different People released the single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", a cover of The Verve song, on the iTunes Store. The song involves multiple artists including Mark Hoppus, Aaron Marsh, Craig Owens, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Bryce Avary, Kenny Vasoli, Matt Thiessen, and Duane Okun. All of the proceeds from the song went to VH1's Save the Music Foundation.
Ace Enders and a Million Different People released its second album, Enders' third solo album, on 17 March 2009, through Vagrant/Drive-Thru Records. The album is titled When I Hit the Ground.[5]
Ace Enders and a Million Different People went on tour with The All-American Rejects on the I Wanna Rock Tour starting in early April 2009.
Enders released his second album under the I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business name on March 23, 2010, entitled The World We Know.[6] Afterwards he went on tour to promote the album.
On September 16, Enders released the third Mess album "Dust'n Off The Ol' Guitar". The album featured redone versions of many Early November songs, as well as a couple Ace Enders & A Million Different People songs. The album also featured a new song titled "Growing Pains". There's also three songs from the album that will be released once the sales reach 5,000. These songs include "Pretty Pretty", a remix of "1000 Times A Day", and a full length version of "Decoration".[7][8]
On December 15 Enders released a Christmas-oriented EP titled "Happy Christmas". The EP contains one original song titled "Season's Greetings", as well as a cover of "Christmastime Is Here" from the film A Charlie Brown Christmas, and a cover of Charles Brown (musician) hit Please Come Home For Christmas. The EP was released Digitally.[9]
Enders released the fourth "I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business" album, “Gold Rush” on May 5, 2011.
Ace Enders runs a studio in his home town named The Living Room. Ace has recorded bands such as Backseat Goodbye and Move Out West (among many more).[10]