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The Prom (band)
The Prom was a piano-driven indie (music), indie band. Chris Walla (of Death Cab for Cutie) has done Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing for The Prom (the 3-song EP ''Saloon Song'') and they released an album on Barsuk records. History The Prom was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1999 by James Mendenhall and David Broecker, who had previously played together in their home town of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel Brown, an audio engineer, was brought on to play drums. Their debut album, ''In This Way They Found Me'', was released on Panther Fact Records in 2000. In 2001 they played West Coast of the United States, west coast shows with Rainer Maria, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes. After releasing ''Saloon Song'' on Barsuk, they played a 2001 national tour with Death Cab. The band's second record, ''Under The Same Stars'', was released in 2002. A reviewer for AllMusicGuide mentioned compared the band's music to that of Elton John, Death Cab for Cutie, Billy Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie (music)
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |