Michelle Mae
Michelle Mae | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Michelle Mae [1] |
| Origin | Washington, United States |
| Genres | Rock 'n' roll, post-punk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Kill Rock Stars, Dischord, K, Southern |
Michelle Mae is an American musician from the state of Washington, who is known for playing in rock 'n' roll groups such as The Make-Up and Weird War.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Mae began playing with underground bands in Olympia, Washington in the mid-1990s, including a single recording with Witchy Poo,[2] and a period with Kill Rock Stars artists The Frumpies[3] before moving to Washington, D.C. to help form The Make-Up in 1995. After The Make-Up dissolved in 2000, Mae joined Weird War with some of her former Make-Up band mates.
Her style is heavily funk inflected, influenced by Funkadelic's Billy "Bass" Nelson, Larry Graham, and The Slits, as well as Northwest stalwarts Dead Moon.[citation needed]
Typically focusing on the bass guitar, in Weird War she plays a Fender Jazz Bass through a Sunn cabinet, though in The Make-Up she often played Hagström and Epiphone guitars through Kustom amplifiers.[citation needed]
Mae is based in Washington, D.C., where she continues to work as a musician and practitioner of mysticism.[4]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Witchy Poo
[edit | edit source]7 inch singles
[edit | edit source]- Mixed Metaphor (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (released 1995, recorded 1992–1994)
The Frumpies
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- Frumpie One Piece (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1998)
7 inch singles
[edit | edit source]- Babies & Bunnies (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1993)
- Safety First (Wiiija) (1993)
The Make-Up
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]- Destination: Love - Live! At Cold Rice (Dischord) (1996)
- Sound Verite (K Records) (1997)
- In Mass Mind (Dischord) (1998)
- Save Yourself (K Records) (1999)
- I Want Some (singles compilation) (K Records) (1999)
Live albums
[edit | edit source]- After Dark (Dischord) (1997)
- Untouchable Sound - Live! (Drag City/Sea Note) (2006)
DVD / video
[edit | edit source]- Blue is Beautiful (included on In Film/On Video) (Dischord) (1998)
- In Film/On Video (Dischord) (2006)
Weird War
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]- Weird War (Drag City) (2002)
- I Suck on that Emotion (as Scene Creamers) (Drag City) (2003)
- If You Can't Beat 'Em, Bite 'Em (Drag City) (2004)
- Illuminated by the Light (Drag City) (2005)
DVD / video
[edit | edit source]- appears on Burn to Shine 01: Washington DC 01.14.2004 (Trixie) (2005)
References
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External links
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