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Viola along with friend [[Adam Schlesinger]] (of [[Fountains of Wayne]]) co-produced the [[That Thing You Do (song)|title track]] for [[Tom Hanks]]' 1996 hit movie ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' - [[The Oscars|Oscar]] nominated for [[Best Original Song]]. Viola sung lead vocals on the track, and as the accepted singing voice of [[Johnathon Schaech]]'s character, "Jimmy," also sang on the film's track "Little Wild One." A decade later, and much to the excitement of his well-informed fans, Viola will still occasionally perform "That Thing You Do!" at venues. |
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Mike Viola is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Hailing from the Boston area (Stoughton, MA), he was the lead and founding member of highly acclaimed, underground pop-rock favorite Candy Butchers (sometimes "Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers") initially formed in the early '90s with drummer and long-time friend Todd Foulsham. Following the release of Hang On Mike (2004), Viola went independent and created his own label, Good Morning Monkey Records, on which he's released a spectra of his cohesive styles - both fresh albums and unreleased material.
That Thing You Do!
Viola along with friend Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne) co-produced the title track for Tom Hanks' 1996 hit movie That Thing You Do! - Oscar nominated for Best Original Song. Viola sung lead vocals on the track, and as the accepted singing voice of Johnathon Schaech's character, "Jimmy," also sang on the film's track "Little Wild One." A decade later, and much to the excitement of his well-informed fans, Viola will still occasionally perform "That Thing You Do!" at venues.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Not including the title track, Viola and musician Dan Bern were the main collaborating songwriters for the 2007 Jake Kasdan/Judd Apatow film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Viola toured and played with fictional character Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) on a promotional tour for the film in December 2007.
Discography
- Live at La BonBonniere, EP (1996)
- Candy Butchers / "The Blue Thumb Album" (1996)
- Let's Get Serious, EP (1999)
- Falling into Place (1999)
- Let's Get Christmas (1999)
- Temple of Static (2001)
- Play with Your Head (2002)
- Hang on Mike (2004)
- Just Before Dark (2005)
- Making Up Time (2006)
- Lurch (2007)
Projects
L.E.O.
Alongside Jellyfish's Andy Sturmer, Chicago's Jason Scheff and Hanson, Viola collaborated with Bleu - the ringleader the Electric Light Orchestra-tribute project, L.E.O. They released a single album, Alpacas Orgling, in 2006.
The Major Labels
Viola, Bleu and Ducky Carlisle joined forces to form the powerpop supergroup The Major Labels, releasing the album Aquavia.
Guests on Stage
Mike Viola is known to host and guest in a large number of "Who's Who" of indie pop-rock musician friends. These include: Bleu, John Wesley Harding, Marshall Crenshaw, Jim Boggia, Mono Puff (They Might Be Giants's John Flansburgh side-project), Fountains of Wayne, and the Finn Brothers.
External links
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