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HONEY AND THE MONEY

formerly known as MADISEN

About Me

When Leila Harrison and Matt Clarke started playing music together six years ago, there wasn’t much of a plan. Matt was finishing theatre school and playing coffee shops, and Leila was busy acting and had never sung publicly; the thought of forming a band together hadn’t even crossed their minds. Oh how things change. Over the ensuing years Honey and the Money took form, as the pop singer-songwriters carefully and relentlessly carved out a sound and voice for themselves that is contemporary and forward thinking while staying emotionally loaded.They have spent the past two years writing and recording their first full length record, “The Elephant in the Room.” It is an ambitious and stunning debut. With moments that rock to moments that make you shake your ass to moments that break your heart, “The Elephant in the Room” is everything you want in a record. Produced by Jared Kuemper (Tegan and Sara, Sheryl Crow) it is pop music at its finest. Not in the cheap, material sense that pop music is often thought of these days, but filled with hooks and stories, musically and lyrically compelling.Shows, shows and more shows is what followed the release of the duo’s first recording, “Songs From the Seventh Floor EP,” when they were known as Madisen. Playing to crowds across Canada, the duo was also invited to support their friend, Australian award winning singer songwriter, Ben Lee on a string of his US tour dates. Add to that commercial radio play, television appearances and critical acclaim, and you’ve got a pretty successful independent release.With “The Elephant in the Room” finally complete, the next step is to get the songs onto the stage and into people’s consciousness. “We can’t wait to play these songs live,” explains Matt. “Putting them in front of a crowd and connecting with our audience is what gives us the most excitement.”These Calgary born, Vancouver based musicians are gaining some serious momentum. And with the weight of “The Elephant in the Room” behind them, they are going to be hard to stop. “We really feel this record is for the world,” says Leila. “Whoever wants it is welcome to it - we look forward to hand delivering it wherever we can.”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2005
Band Website: honeyandthemoney.com
Band Members: Leila Harrison & Matt Clarke
Influences: Everything... except maybe for elk. We're not very influenced by elk.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: www.cdbaby.com/cd/honeymoney, or itunes
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Songs & Photos

Hello homies!So we have finished the record! It is called "The Elephant in the Room" and it will be available for purchase starting next month. Stay tuned for more info on that.Hooray for us. In honor...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:47:00 PST

NAME CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello friends!So, some big news. With the new record in it's final phases, we have been very busy getting all our ducks in a row. Or at least trying... there's a lot of ducks. And in our efforts, we h...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:19:00 PST

Ablum, I mean Album... No, Ablum was right

Greetings mortals,This is the supergroup Madisen writing you. We are on a mission from God... or from his intern Jeff, I can't seem to get a straight answer on that. But never the less, on a mission w...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:12:00 PST

Blogs... Do we really need them?

BlogsSome are short, some are long, much like...Never mind.Blogs are the literary equivilent of our generation. You can write about anything you want. anything... anything. The unlimited choice someho...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:09:00 PST

Pagodas, Love and Rock n' Roll!!!

Ahoy hoy friends, family, and people we pay to visit our site. Hope all is well. It's been a while since our last blog, and for good reason. We've been busy. 2007 has been a very interesting year so f...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:09:00 PST

Matt's Favourites of 2006

So here's my list of my 10 favourite albums of 2006. In my humble opinion and no particular order:1. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever people say I am, That's what I'm not - This record made me feel like ...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:26:00 PST

The Madisen Christkwanzhanuktivus Holiday Extravagenzational Extravaganza of Lights!!!!

Alright all you holiday homies and vacation villians!It's coming up on the annual holiday season of mass consumption when we can all get together and give thanks for all our blessings and appreciate h...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:46:00 PST

Water?

Alright, so in case you live outside our current home town of Vancouver, and in case you haven't heard the shocking, international headline making news, our fair city has been placed under a "Boil Wat...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:30:00 PST

word

We hope you are all doing well. We are currently in the studio putting some final touches on some tracks we've been working on for our new record. We'll post them here on the always controversial inte...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:19:00 PST

Not just a pretty face...

"A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'Universe'; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of opti...
Posted by HONEY AND THE MONEY on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:59:00 PST