Make ME BREAK Me is a punk rock band from Saint Louis, MO. The band formed in 2008 with Anthony James on vocals and rhythm guitar, JD Trefney on lead guitar, Ryne Woodsmall on drums, and Brandon Reinert on bass. Each member's own unique musical tastes strongly influence the sounds of the songs that mMBm writes and plays.
Anthony James is the singer songwriter of the band. His writing style is very diverse from a softer side with folk-esque songs such as Train to Anywhere to harder songs such as Tell Me (This). He brings a flavor to the band that with out him mMBm simply wouldn’t be the same.
JD Trefney plays the lead guitar for mMBm. His influences included Coheed and Cambria, Slash, and Zakk Wylde. His leads fill out the top portion of the songs quite nicely. With all of the styles combined into one sound you get something that is very unique to the St. Louis music scene and is very fun to listen to. The lyrics aren’t about your everyday situations and they make you think while the music moves you in ways that music hasn’t done in St. Louis for a very long time.
Ryne Woodsmall sits at the kit and creates magical beats that make the songs flow. He draws from many influences, probably none more than Travis Barker of Blink 182. He seems to catch the fire that Travis Barker has and yet is still able to make his own unique style of drumming that builds the backbone of mMBm.
Brandon Reinert, the newest member of mMBm, although new to the bass has really picked up the songs quick and keeps the rest of the band in time fills out the space with his own bass lines that reminisce of old rock from the 70’s.Currently Make ME BREAK Me consists of Anthony James on rhythm guitar and lead vocals and JD on lead guitar.
