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== History ==
== History ==
The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation (who released one album, 2001's ''[[There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down]]'', on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers released their first EP (''[[I Never Said That I Was Brave (EP)|I Never Said That I Was Brave]]'') in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to [[Tooth & Nail Records]] after a show at [[Cornerstone Festival]] the same year. Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, ''[[A→B Life|[A→B] Life]]'', was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's'' [[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'', which was produced by [[Brad Wood]] ([[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Fire Theft]]). In December of 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, mewithoutYou won [[mtvU]]'s "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', again produced by Wood, was released on [[September 26]], [[2006]]. There has been rumors on the name change to inshallah which means God Willing.{{fact}}
The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation (who released one album, 2001's ''[[There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down]]'', on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers released their first EP (''[[I Never Said That I Was Brave (EP)|I Never Said That I Was Brave]]'') in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to [[Tooth & Nail Records]] after a show at [[Cornerstone Festival]] the same year. Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, ''[[A→B Life|[A→B] Life]]'', was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's'' [[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'', which was produced by [[Brad Wood]] ([[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Fire Theft]]). In December of 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, mewithoutYou won [[mtvU]]'s "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', again produced by Wood, was released on [[September 26]], [[2006]]. There has been rumors on the name change to inshallah which means God Willing.{{fact}} The music usually consists of screaming and talking.


==Members==
==Members==

Revision as of 19:13, 17 April 2008

MewithoutYou

mewithoutYou is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based indie rock band. The band consists of vocalist Aaron Weiss, guitarists Michael Weiss and Christopher Kleinberg, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta. mewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar. In their most recent album, Brother, Sister, the band incorporates more varied instrumentation including percussion instruments, accordion, and harp. Aaron Weiss writes lyrics about issues such as unity or division in the church, suicide, money, war and love. They tour in a 40 foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that runs on vegetable oil. [1]


History

The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation (who released one album, 2001's There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down, on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers released their first EP (I Never Said That I Was Brave) in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to Tooth & Nail Records after a show at Cornerstone Festival the same year. Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, [A→B] Life, was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's Catch for Us the Foxes, which was produced by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Fire Theft). In December of 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, mewithoutYou won mtvU's "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, Brother, Sister, again produced by Wood, was released on September 26, 2006. There has been rumors on the name change to inshallah which means God Willing.[citation needed] The music usually consists of screaming and talking.

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Albums

EPs

Vinyl

Equipment used

Electric Guitars

Effects Pedals

  • Dunlop Crybaby (Michael)
  • Pro Co Rat (Michael)
  • Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator (Michael)
  • Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus (Michael)
  • Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (Michael and Pete)
  • Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (Michael)
  • Line 6 DL4 Delay (Michael)

Bass

Percussion

  • C & C Drums
  • Meinl Byzance Heavy Hi-Hat Traditional 14"
  • Meinl Byzance Medium Thin Crash Traditional 19"
  • Meinl Byzance Medium Ride Traditional 21"

Videography

References

  1. ^ Synthesis Interview Jeremy Enigk and Aaron Weiss Catch Up as the World Waits, 2006-12-07
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