Promising Newcomers: My Awesome Mixtape
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 09:41
- Written by Mario
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My Awesome Mixtape have just joined SellaBand with a mix of Alternative, HipHop and Electronica. And they are quite successful so far. With over 1,000 € raised in a little bit more than three weeks they're on a good way I think. I talked to them to introduce them to you...
50K MUSIC: Who are you, where do you come from, ...? Please tell us something about My Awesome Mixtape.
MAM: Hi Guys we're My Awesome Mixtape, 5 guys centered in the mid-northern part of Italy in a city called Bologna, we started this project in 2007 trying to play the more we can everywhere!!!
50K MUSIC: How did you discover SellaBand? What are your expectations here?
MAM: it's only a matter of surfing on the net...nowadays getting money from the music is dramatically hard, in an historical time where the CD format is becoming obsolete, and concerts are no longer followed by crowd of people, the web turn to be the best way to get in contact with a large amount of people.
50K MUSIC: How are you going to convince people to believe (and invest) in you?
MAM: the obvious answer to this question is simply "the music" in itself and just like it sounds like...even if it can sound like a sort of post-romantic quote, I want to believe that the best way to convince people to invest in a band is all centered in the music the band plays!
50K MUSIC: You've just started your project on SellaBand. Have you thought about the time after reaching the goal of 10k yet? What are your plans then?
MAM: of course...the first target is to fund the release of our new album trying to invest a proper amount of money on that in order to reach a good quality level, then another point is to find some funds to go overseas, but let's see...
50K MUSIC: And last question: How can we support you to speed up raising your budget?
MAM: just spreading the verb :-)...www.myawesomemixtape.it
Info about My Awesome Mixtape:
My Awesome Mixtape’s story starts, like that of many other bands, in their bedroom.
That’s where, at the tail end of 2006, Maolo, Checco and Bebo – three spritely Bolognese regaz – half-jokingly start making music. Mixing and matching their favourite styles, they end up generating an original mix of indie rock, hip hop and electronica, the kind you cannot fail to dance to.
In the space of a few months, the band’s first songs become the talk of the town, and soon enough they are hailed everywhere as Italy’s next big thing.
At that point, leaving the bedroom to go out and play with the big kids is almost mandatory. After a few changes in line-up and solo experiments, My Awesome Mixtape become a fivesome: Maolo Torreggiani, Andrea Mancin, Andrea Sologni, Alessandro Scagliarini and Federico Spadoni. Their first album, titled "My Lonely and Sad Waterloo", is published as a co-production between Italian labels My Honey Records and I dischi dell'amico immaginario, on September 8th 2007.
Upon the album’s release, the band has already played in half the country’s live venues, and tries successfully to go abroad and export their music in the rest of Europe.
At the end of 2008, MAM’s “Neverending Tour” will have lined up a smashing 158 live gigs, and gained the band an award as Best Live Band of the season at the annual Meeting of Independent Labels in Faenza.
That’s not the end of it. MAM’s participation in a compilation sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, the special guest appearance in the ensemble video for La nuova musica italiana by Italian hardcore sensations Linea77, and the re-release of “My Lonely And Sad Waterloo” in Germany through Rewika Records, and in Japan through P-Vine Records, start paving the way for a new album, scheduled for release in the fall of 2009.
“How Could a Village Turn Into a Town” was released in Italy through 42 Records (also home of Gatto Ciliegia Contro Il Grande Freddo, Kobenhavn Store and Fake P) and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through Rewika Records.
Recorded by Bruno Germano of Settlefish, the album marks a new progression in My Awesome Mixtape’s artistic growth. Composed, arranged and played as a team effort, “How Could a Village Turn Into a Town” matches its predecessor’s freshness with a newfound maturity and awareness in handling and shaping sound.
The album was preceded before the summer by the “Other Houses” EP, issued by 42 Records in double format, digital and coloured cassette tape (for a total of 164 numbered copies). The EP was accompanied by two live videos, made by Opificio Ciclope for Italian web TV Pronti al peggio, and contain three new songs (two of which are not available anywhere else), as well as two remixes by hot items of the Italian club scene Congorock and Peluche (Dariella of hip hop band Amari and Matteo Lavagna of Disco Drive).
With a new and improved line-up, once again a five-piece but without guitars, (its members are Maolo Torreggiani, Andrea Mancin, Andrea Suriani, Alessandro Scagliarini and Federico Spadoni), My Awesome Mixtape made their comeback on the Italian stage, before they moved on to their next European tour, in September 2009, when the album was released.
"How Could A Village Turn Into A Town", was released on September 2009.
My Awesome Mixtape are:
- Maolo Torreggiani
- Andrea Mancin
- Alessandro Scagliarini
- Federico Spadoni
- Andrea Suriani
