Mason Proper is an American
rock
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band formed in
Alpena, Michigan
Alpena ( ') is the only city in and county seat of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census. After Traverse City, it is the second most populated city in the Northern Michigan region. The city i ...
, in 2004. The band consists of
Jonathan Visger (singer), Matt Thompson (keyboard player), Zac Fineberg (
bass guitar
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ist), Brian Konicek (guitarist) and Garrett Jones (
drummer
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).
History
The band was formed in Alpena in 2004 and recorded extensively throughout the year. On 17 January 2006, they released ''
There Is A Moth In Your Chest'' on their own Mang Chung label. Cover art was provided by Aaron Burtch, the drummer of
Grandaddy
Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California. The group was formed in 1992, and featured Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia and Tim Dryden, until Garcia's death in 2017 following a stroke.
After several ...
.
In 2006, the group focused on promoting their first album, touring across the country and recording sessions. In September, the band signed with the
New York
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-based
Dovecote Records
Dovecote Records was a New York-based independent record label. It was run by its founder, Carter Matschullat, and was distributed by Redeye Distribution in the US.
Artists and projects
Dovecote's roster included Wise Blood, SSION, Hooray fo ...
, and the self-released version of their album immediately went out of print. The band released a re-mixed, re-mastered, and in parts re-recorded version of ''There Is A Moth In Your Chest'' in 2007 for Dovecote. The band toured through most of 2007 in support of ''Moth''," afterwards releasing a four-song EP of new material entitled ''Shorthand
The band released their second album, ''Olly Oxen Free'', on September 23, 2008, on Dovecote Records.
Discography
*''There Is a Moth in Your Chest'' (Mang Chung) – January 17, 2006
*''There Is a Moth in Your Chest'' (Dovecote) – March 13, 2007
*''Short Hand'' EP – March 25, 2008
*''Olly Oxen Free'' – September 23, 2008
References
External links
Official Mason Proper website
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2004 establishments in Michigan
Dovecote Records artists
Indie rock musical groups from Michigan
Musical groups established in 2004
People from Alpena, Michigan