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About Me

Split Pea/ce formed in the fall of 2007 performing poetry and musi in Cleveland, Ohio. Mike Marcellino reads (or sings, however you look at it) his poetry and Abe Olvido plays electric or acoustic guitar, drums and yes, a typewriter.Split Pea/ce has played in Cleveland at Visible Voice Books in the Tremont, Global Feast at the Zen Sculpture Garden in the Waterloo Arts District, Macs Backs bookstore on Coventry and The Barking Spider, a very cool spot for music of all kinds seven nights a week at University Circle in the heart of the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Split Pea/ce was also invited to be a part of the Cleveland 100 which showcased experimental and new acts throughout the region. Five songs from a July 26, 2008 show at The Barking Spider and one song from the Peabodys show are now up on Myspace.Split Pea/ce plans to do more studio recording and come out with a CD soon.In November 2007, Mike read his poetry at Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village and ABC NO RIO on the Lower East Side in New York City. Mike is a writer and veteran journalist, photographer and editor for the Cleveland Reader. Mike and Abe published a limited editon chapbook of prose and art titled "New York Revisited."Mike's work currently appears at www.outsiderwriters.org and www.hecale.comAbe is a musician, artist, producer and co-founder/director of groop multimedia collaborative.SPLIT PEA/CE does most of its work in or near The Algebra Tea House on Murray Hill Road in the Little Italy nieghborhood of Cleveland.All prose and spoken words copyrighted by Mike Marcellino. All music copyrighted by Abe Olvido. "Split Pea/ce" is copyrighted by Mike Marcellino and Abe Olvido.Videography for variations for all performances except the Barking Spider by Hashim El-Ra-Mun, poet, artist, storyteller from Cleveland. All photo-documentation by Ashley Perry except where noted. Huge thanks to all that have helped to get the performances in Cleveland to happen including John Olvido (electric geetars), Jeff Berlin (Amps), sculptor Dan Grantham (use of acoustic guitar), producer Ken Chapin (lighting effects/roadie/support), groop co-founder Mike Moritz (roadie/props), Marc Dechristofaro (roadie), Emily Tan of Cleveland Metro News, (roadie/producer of Global Feast), Nic Chapin (photo-documentation of var. 2 @ Global Feast) and Ayman of Algebra Teahouse. Huge huge thanks to Danny Fleming for fixing the sound up on the Pirate's Cove show and knowing what the hell to do about recording.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/26/2007
Band Members: Mike Marcellino, songwriter & vocals. Abe Olvido, composer, guitars, drums, typewiter. To check out more of Mike's writing visit http://www.myspace.com/bondisurf68
Influences: Life
Sounds Like: Living
Record Label: Splitpea/ce
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Toy soldiers

Toy soldiers by Mike Marcellino Toy soldiers. Battles in a boy's world unseen, a game boys play back in the fifties, even today. guns metal wooden store bought homemade. Toy sol...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:05:00 PST

Bondi beach

Bondi beach By Mike Marcellino From an old French airfield, Tan Son Nhat, a khaki clad Yank surfer flew four thousand miles a mission of redemption to New South Wales into the water over ...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:00:00 PST

West of the Pecos

West of the Pecos by Mike Marcellino A Texas crossing takes all of three days, if lucky, two nights of stars, the brightness of being on a road to desolation - dry...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:45:00 PST

Cherokee ice cream girl

Cherokee ice cream girl by Mike Marcellino Cherokee girl ice cream girl gone Irish blonde whirl, gold Custer yellow hair, red fair skin pocked. Wish i could remember your name in a ...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:17:00 PST

Been down ta Las Cruces

Here are the words to the Split Pea/ce recording: Been down ta Las Cruces by Mike Marcellino been down ta las cruces been down ta las cruces one time. Wine sundown, color slide picture m...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:57:00 PST

Lyrics to new Split Pea/ce song Along the borderline

To listen to the new LIVE recording of Along the borderline, and five other new tracks by Split Pea/ce go to www.myspace.com/splitpeace Here are the lyrics: Along the borderline by Mike M...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:03:00 PST

Word on the new Split Pea/ce LIVE album

"The new sound is riviting. Stay hot! - Mass USA"Loving your live sounds, esp Full moon Baltimore and Asterisks after innocence" - New South Wales, Australia"Bohemian wailings" - Mexico"I'm digg...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:23:00 PST

Split Pea/ce LIVE

Six new songs by Split Pea/ce recorded live in the Pirate's Cove at Peabody's in Cleveland. Split Pea/ce was invited to perform at The Cleveland 100, a showcase of new bands and experimental mus...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:50:00 PST

Flying over the Fleetwood

Flying over the Fleetwood by Mike Marcellino Bigger, older Johnny lived on the eleventh floor over the Fleetwood Hotel above little boy me who always wanted to go but mother said "no." &nbs...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:59:00 PST

Three for a quarter

Three for a quarter by Mike Marcellino Brown skin cowgirl Brown skin cowgirl soft cream cloth pajama suit painted beauty picking up sticks in a big wicker basket dirt earth color sweepi...
Posted by Split Pea/ce on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:07:00 PST