Mae

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Mae
Mae performing at the Soundwave festival 2008.
Background information
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Genres	Alternative rock[1][2] Indie rock[3]
Labels	Tooth & Nail (2003-2007) Capitol (2007-2008) Cell Records (2009-present)
Website	http://www.whatismae.com/
Members
Dave Elkins Zach Gehring Jacob Marshall
Former members
Rob Sweitzer Mark Padgett William Clark Matt Beck Jacob Clemons

Mae is an American rock band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia^[4] in 2001. The band's name is an acronym for "Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience," based on a course taken by drummer Jacob Marshall while a student at Old Dominion University.^[5]

Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Current members 2.2 Former members 2.3 Touring Members 2.4 Related projects 3 Discography 3.1 Full-length albums 3.2 EPs, compilations, etc. 3.3 DVDs 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] History

Jacob Marshall and Dave Elkins began what would become Mae by writing their first song, "Embers and Envelopes", in Marshall's living room. The band signed with Tooth and Nail Records and released their first album, Destination: Beautiful, in 2003. They released their second full-length album, The Everglow, in 2005. The band toured extensively to promote it, and also performed on the Vans Warped Tour. Mae re-released The Everglow in 2006, adding three new songs and a two-hour DVD.

Later in 2006, the band signed to Capitol Records for their third full-length album. Mae began recording the album in the fall of 2006, working with producer Howard Benson (who has produced albums for Saosin, My Chemical Romance, and Relient K). The album, titled Singularity, was released on August 14, 2007. On June 19, 2007, the band released the first single from Singularity, "Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone".

On September 24, 2007 Padgett and Sweitzer parted ways with Mae.^[6] As of July 2009, Padgett still contributes in the studio.

In 2008, Mae announced that they have split ways with Capitol Records. ^[7] They have also stated that they will release one new song for each month of 2009. These songs are available to download on their website for a minimum donation of $1. Proceeds will go to humanitarian projects of Mae's choosing. Additionally, they will be compiling these songs into three separate EP's entitled (m)orning, (a)fternoon and (e)vening, respectively. They will be released periodically in 2009.

On December 17, 2008, Mae released a demo version of the song "Somewhere" on their MySpace page.

The EP entitled (m)orning was released in stores and online on September 22, 2009. There was a limited edition disk that was only available on their spring US tour. The actual disc for the limited edition of (m)orning is scratch-and-sniff. It is scented like the Ocean and the band encourages the members in the crowd of their live shows to smell the disc during their song from the Everglow entitled "The Ocean."

In July 2009, Mae announced they were starting their own label called "Cell Records" through which they would release their three EP set. In order to get in store distribution Mae returned to their original label Tooth and Nail Records and signed a distribution agreement with the label.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

• Dave Elkins (born Dave Gimenez) – vocals, guitar
• Zach Gehring – guitar
• Jacob Marshall – drums

[edit] Former members

• Rob Sweitzer – keyboard, vocals
• Mark Padgett – Bass, vocals
• William Clark – Bass
• Matt Beck – guitar (now with Spitfire)
• Jacob Clemons – saxophone (left band after a year and a half)

[edit] Touring Members

• Josiah Schlater – bass guitar From the Virginia Beach-based band Tokyo
• Robert Smith – keyboard Also from the band Tokyo
• Mark Padgett- bass guitar For Fall 2008
• David Pogge – bass For the (a)fternoon tour
• Tyler Strickland - guitar For the (a)fternoon tour

[edit] Related projects

Before forming Mae, Dave Elkins was co-founder and lead vocalist for the emo/indie band Sky's the Limit. Elkins used his song "Skyline Drive", originally recorded by Sky's the Limit, on Mae's Destination: Beautiful.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Full-length albums

Release Date	Title	Label(s)	US Billboard Top 200 Peak
February 25, 2003	Destination: Beautiful	Tooth & Nail
March 29, 2005	The Everglow		51
August 14, 2007	Singularity	Capitol	40

[edit] EPs, compilations, etc.

Release Date	Title	Label(s)
November 16, 2004	Destination: B-Sides	Tooth & Nail
October 4, 2005	Connect Sets	Tooth & Nail Sony
May 9, 2006	Punk Goes 90's	Fearless Records
September 14, 2006	Live Music Series: Mae EP	Beyond Warped iTunes download
November 21, 2006	The Everglow EP	Tooth & Nail
April 19, 2009	(m)orning EP	Cell Records
September 24, 2009	(a)fternoon EP	Cell Records
TBA 2009	(e)vening EP	Cell Records

Songs of the Month (Proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity through April, Donorschoose.org since May):

January 2009: The House that Fire Built
February 2009: Boomerang
March 2009: A Melody, The Memory
April 2009: Night/Day
May 2009: Over and Over
June 2009: The Cure
July 2009: The Fight Song
August 2009: In Pieces
September 2009: I Just Needed You To Know
October 2009: Seasons

[edit] DVDs

Release Date	Title	Label
July 13, 2005	From Toledo to Tokyo	Astorya Entertainment
April 4, 2006	The Everglow: Special Edition DVD	Tooth And Nail Records
November 24, 2008	Destination: Beautiful Five Year Anniversary	Mae Recording Company

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Mae Official Website.
• Singularity Webisodes
• Mae on PureVolume Contains MP3s, a biography, show dates and photos.
• Mae on Virb
• Video interview with Mae for AbsolutePunk.net
• Interview with Mae for FussMagazine.com
• Interview with Dave Elkins for freshZIVE.com

v • d • e Mae Dave Elkins – Zach Gehring – Jacob Marshall Former members Rob Sweitzer – Mark Padgett Albums Destination: Beautiful – Destination: B-Sides – The Everglow – The Everglow Special Edition – Singularity EPs Connect Sets – Live Music Series: Mae EP – The Everglow EP – (m)orning EP DVDs From Toledo to Tokyo Singles "Embers and Envelopes" – "Summertime" – "Suspension" – "Someone Else's Arms" – "Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone" – "The House That Fire Built"