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DreamSpin

A home-brewed, buzz-inducing, indie muzak attack.

About Me

Hey, this is Mike Bouteneff of DreamSpin.
I'm a singer/songwriter with a dark, mysterious past involving acapella, alternative rock, funk, and NHL 94. But right now, I seem to be swimming (drowning?) within the intersection of Beck, Sufjan Stevens, Coldplay, and The Streets.
By day, I do internet marketing stuff for "the man". (The "man" is actually not all bad. A quick wit, and a hearty laugh, has he.)
By night, I spend hours recording on my home project studio. (Well, I should be, since I've got 6+ songs waiting to be transcribed into bits and bytes, or whatever.) Anyway, I'm mostly a vocalist, but play guitar and "make believe" with a mandolin and cello, occasionally.
For kicks, I write about whatever crosses my mind in the world of indie music at GarageSpin.com . If you're simply blown away by my bio so far, you can check out more at my non-band myspace profile here to learn all about my schooling and professional life, blah blah blah.
Thanks for reading. Drop me a line some time.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/26/2006
Band Website: GarageSpin.com
Band Members: Mike B: Sings, plays guitar and bass, fakes the mandolin and cello, and generates the rest on a PC.
Influences: Really, everything influences you a little, even if it's crap... That said, I guess I've been most influenced by the Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, Beck, The Streets, the Decemberists, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Jeff Buckley, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, MC Frontalot, Optimus Rhyme, MC Chris, Pink Floyd, Incubus, U2, Pearl Jam, Imogen Heap, Bonobo.
Sounds Like: Musicians hate this question, but what can you do. I'm still recording, so my sound's in progress, but I guess I'm treading water between Sufjan Stevens, the Streets, Coldplay, and Beck. Maybe I'll throw in a little Beatles, U2, Dashboard Confessionals, 20 Minute Loop, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, MC Frontalot, Better Than Ezra, Imogen Heap, Bonobo... Who knows.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

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Finally, I'm getting this friggin' site off the ground.  It took me a while to get my first song recorded, and to figure out how to convert a personal MySpace profile into a band MySpace profile....
Posted by DreamSpin on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:48:00 PST