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The Mundaze

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Everyones inner child loves a catchy, feel-good, pop song. Now imagine a graceful hodgepodge of pops simplicity with R&B groove, funk movement, classic rock guitar riffs, and shimmering vocals. This comes close to summing up The Mundaze. With a retro-leaning edge, this bouncy acoustic-based quintet continues to refine their sound in emphatic live performances that are getting Northern Californians up off their asses.
Lead singer and songwriter, Shannon Bradley, has a straightforward, strong voice that relies on feel and emotion over crutches and attitude. He crafts songs with an effortlessly funky combination of Jason Mraz-ish balladry and neo-soul with lyrics that stand out of the crowd. Justin Anderson brings a solid groove to the band with a powerful confidence and rock-steady talent that speaks to his years of drumming for a variety of acts across the musical spectrum. Lead guitarist, Chad Dorado, drives the real spark of the bands originality. His inspired approach to his instrument brings complex counter-rhythms and jaw-dropping solos to the mix. Michael Klooster ..s brings a warmth and texture to the band that none will forget, not to mention the fact that his chops are second-to-none. TJ Tyler on bass pulls it all together with his melodic and syncopated style that adds texture while always tending to the pocket. Dorado and Tylers harmonies add a richness normally employed by national touring acts that compliment Bradley regardless of where he takes the song.
Formed in 2002, and re-shaped into the current line-up in 2006, The Mundaze have been building a steady following of loyal fans known for coming early and staying all night long. They have opened for noteable touring acts, been in the final round of SF Radio Station Live 105s Battle of The Bands, performed live on-air at Modesto, CA's radio B93.1, and filmed for television on ABC The BBC. With their 2005 independent debut release of These Are The Daze, they continue to build momentum and have one hell of a good time along the way. 2008 promises even more as the band drop their Sophomore effort, Far From OK. For more information, check www.TheMundaze.com.
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Member Since: 9/27/2004
Band Website: themundaze.com
Band Members: Pre-Orders Being Accepted for Far From OK! We are in final mix-down. Recording is done. Art concepts are complete. Pictures are selected. Lyrics have been typed up, and the multi-panel digipack design has been chosen for the CD. So, we figured we'd give you a way to get the CD in your hands even sooner than waiting for the CD release shows. Here's what we're gonna do... The day the CD's arrive, we'll get your CD out in the mail. The $10 price includes tax and shipping. So, click below to our PayPal site, and get your pre-order in. It will really help us out with our up-front expenses, and it gets the CD to you fast! That's sounds like a good deal...

The Mundaze featured on Sacramento's News 10 with Tim Daly! Check out their feature story on Michael Klooster and his progression from Smash Mouth keyboardist into master producer for local artists. This was an incredible piece, and was really well done. Oh, and the hot news anchor says that Shannon has a 'beautiful voice.' How sweet!

And here, you can catch our own (less professional) video documentary of the initial phases of recording the new album Far From OK

Justin Anderson - Drums
Shannon Bradley - Lead Vox, Acoustic Guitar
Chad Dorado - Lead Guitar, Vox
Michael Klooster - Keys
TJ Tyler - Bass, Vox

This is a video that the TV Program Tech 5 made for us featuring our new song, Miserable.

Influences: Everything from soul to folk to rock to pop with a whole lotta jammin...
Sounds Like: Maroon 5, Smash Mouth, DMB, Squeeze, Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and some other folks indeed...
Record Label: independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pre-Order Far From OK!

Pre-Orders Being Accepted for Far From OK! We are in final mix-down. Recording is done. Art concepts are complete. Pictures are selected. Lyrics have been typed up, and the multi-panel digipack design...
Posted by theMundaze on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:24:00 PST

The Mundaze on Sacramentos News 10!

News story on Sacramento's News 10 with Tim Daly! We are pretty excited to be a part of a feature story on our producer, Mike Klooster, as presented on Sacramento's News 10. Tim Daly and his crew ca...
Posted by theMundaze on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

Two Day Town 2008 done RIGHT!

Man, for those of you who've been there, you know what I am talking about. Two Day Town this year was the best ever! We had a great time playing for the amazing crowd on Friday night, and we had a b...
Posted by theMundaze on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:09:00 PST

NEW TUNES!

Yep. New music. You know you want to listen, so do! These are demo versions that will be on the new album soon. Enjoy, add them to your profile, tell your friends, download them, go crazy!Yeah, we ...
Posted by theMundaze on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:50:00 PST

Making an album- The VIDEO!!!

So, the documentarian has put together a small video showing the process of recording the new album! ...
Posted by theMundaze on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:29:00 PST

Thoughts on recording (Part 2)...

In the last blog, I left off speaking about the value of working with a seasoned producer.  Our guy, Michael Klooster, is such a guy.  His regular gig is keyboard player for Smashmouth, an...
Posted by theMundaze on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:16:00 PST

Mil Amigos!

We've hit 1000 friends! That's cool! We hope that it hits some sort of critical mass or something...
Posted by theMundaze on Fri, 25 May 2007 11:03:00 PST

Thoughts on recording an album...

TJ here, spending a few minutes sharing my thoughts on recording a full-length album from the perspective of a bass player, and bald man...  Not that being bald would by definition alter anythi...
Posted by theMundaze on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:03:00 PST

F the RIAA!

The Mundaze are honored to be included in a blogsite that is near and dear to our hearts, called Recording Industry vs People. We have been called a band that supports non-RIAA 'Liberated' Music, and ...
Posted by theMundaze on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:10:00 PST

WOW! 100 Crept up on us!!!

So, we realized that we have officially played over 100 shows so far as The Mundaze.  Who knew??? Actually, as of yesterday, it was 104 shows.  #100 was played at Beckett's in Berkeley on Ju...
Posted by theMundaze on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:37:00 PST