Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals

About Me

"Michael and his band are re-injecting venom into the kind of rock 'n' roll music that was a threat in his grand parents' day" -Robin Schroffel, The Sun, CAN. Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals are a garage rock and roll band out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The group formed with the release of an independent self titled CD EP in June of 2005. They began playing shows shortly after, and quickly made a name for them selves as one of Edmontonâ€™s must see up and coming bands. In February of 2006, the group kept up their momentum with their second independent release titled â€œEdmontonâ€™s Newest Hit Makersâ€. The CD was another local success, and brought the band one step closer to achieving the wild, blues driven sound they are looking for. For their latest effort, the Mixed Signals teamed up with Juno Award nominated Nik Kozub (The Cleats, Veal, Shout Out Out Out Out) and created a three song single entitled "Sure Are Fun" that was released in December of 2006, and which rose to number 6 on the CJSR FM charts. "Rault and his cohorts produce a great basic garage sound which all garage heads worthy of their salt should check out. They are clearly worthy of a label signing and deserve to have their songs more widely heard" -Paul Martin, Shindig Magazine, UK. Contact Michael Rault at [email protected] or message the Mixed Signals through Myspace.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2005
Band Members: Michael Rault - Guitars, Vocals, Other Stuff, Jon Lent - Bass on "Sold! You're Mine" and "Sure Is Fun", Shea Connor - Drums and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love", "Sold! You're Mine" and "Sure Is Fun", Trevor Mann - Guitar and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love", Murray Wood - Bass and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love" and "Playing Tricks on Myself", Byron Kerkhoff - Drums on "Playing Tricks on Myself"
Influences: CDBABY LINK for MICHAEL RAULT AND THE MIXED SIGNALS: Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals --CDBABY LINK for MICHAEL RAULT AND THE MIXED SIGNALS: Edmonton's Newest Hit Makers --CDBABY LINK for MICHAEL RAULT AND THE MIXED SIGNALS: Sure Are Fun --
Sounds Like: iTunes link for self titled EP ..iTunes link for "Edmonton's Newest Hit Makers" ..iTunes link for "Sure Are Fun" ..Here's a place to buy our MP3s and WMA files:http://payplay.fm/raultms //http://payplay.fm/raultms2 //http://payplay.fm/raultms3 //
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Get Our MP3s Off Of Payplay.fm

So, here's another bit of handy digital distro for people who want to get their hands on our songs. You can go to any one of the links at the bottom of this blog entry and buy our stuff in MP3 o...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:09:00 PST

Join The Mixed Signals Street Team

We're looking for people from anywhere in the world who are interested in joining our street team. If you do join you will be rewarded with free pins, stickers, exclusive live recordings, unreleased t...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Mon, 07 May 2007 01:02:00 PST

Mixed Signals Flickr

I just put together a flickr account so that I could put up all the pictures that I have from various shows. You can check it out at: www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrault Give me a shout if you ha...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Sat, 05 May 2007 12:06:00 PST

Mote MGZN Article

..> Mote MGZN Article "Despite what you hear about rock and roll being youth oriented, there is age discrimination, at least when it comes to playing venues. Edmonton retro rockers Michael Rault ...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Sat, 05 May 2007 10:03:00 PST

Critical Acclaim For 'Sure Are Fun'

First off I'd like to start by saying that the single peaked at number 6 on the CJSR charts, which we thought was pretty cool. So, here's another review from Paul Martin of Shindig Magazine UK h...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:07:00 PST

Vue Magazine Hottest Albums of 2006

This mini review was included in Ross Moroz's portion of the Vue Magazine Best Albums of 2006: "Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals - Edmonton's Newest Hit Makers (Independant) Michael Rault is ...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:41:00 PST

3 Song Single w/ Nik Kozub

So this is for sure. We are going in to record a three song single with Nik Kozub of Shout Out Out Out Out!! This will be our first time recording somewhere other than our family basements...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:40:00 PST

New T-Shirts and Pins and a Show in Calgary

Two firsts for the Mixed Signals. We will have brand new t-shirts that'll be on sale for $12 and pins that'll be on sale for $1. And then on top of that we've landed our first show in Calgary. Here's ...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:22:00 PST

Edmonton Journal CD Review

This review of "Edmonton's Newest Hit Makers" was printed in The Edmonton Journal on Saturday June 17th:3.5 / 5 starsMixed Signals? No way. Michael Rault's message registers loud and clear...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:54:00 PST

Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on CKUA

Luka Symons is using us as her featured artist for her Tuesday May 30th edition of Night Cap on CKUA. It'll be on from 10:00 pm till 1:00 am. If you're in Edmonton you can check that...
Posted by Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals on Tue, 30 May 2006 07:22:00 PST