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About Me

Sensual, moody, moments of angst yielding to nostalgia. These are some of the many colours of Mary Ancheta & the Mantra. Risen from a time when growth was needed and the only way to evolve as people and as musicians was to make a great shift to change. With a new intensity and a desire to create a sound derived from all of their influences the core 3 members (Mary Ancheta, Trevor Grant, and John Bews) set out to define a unified sound together to satisfy their muse.Songs from the upcoming album from Mary Ancheta & the Mantra were written in Vancouver, Canada, upon her return from the Warped tour through North America, and the writing process will finish being penned in Singapore where she is currently performing for 4 months. It is all of these experiences along with the textural guitar playing and input of singer/songwriter, producer Jonathan Anderson that helped breathe life into the sound of the new album.Live Life is the long awaited debut album from Vancouver songwriter/singer/pianist Mary Ancheta. This self produced album was recorded in Anchetaâ€™s very own home studio, Transientworld Audio, along with the help of musician/engineer/ and co-conspirator Mark Lazeski. Mixed by Roger Swan (k-OS, Swollen Members) and mastered by Todd Simko, (Pure)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2006
Band Website: maryancheta.com/
Band Members: Trevor Grant (drums), John Bews (bass), Mary Ancheta (keys, vocals), and Jonathan Anderson (guitar) - when we are lucky enough.
Influences: Bjork, Air, Daft Punk, Sigur Ros, Nigel Goderich, Ed Harcourt, Beck, Mute Math, The Verve, Travis, Sneaker Pimps, Massive Attack, Daniel Lanois, Chet Baker, The Roots, Paul Weller, Stone Roses, Lauryn Hill, Sade, Esthero, Skunk Anansie, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Ours, Muse, Klute, Lamb, A Perfect Circle, Nina Simone, Portishead, Morcheeba, Bob Marley
Sounds Like: Like being at a house party where DJ Shadow is spinning and you are eavesdropping in on a conversation between Portishead and Jeff Buckley.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new demo posted

so i am still here in singapore and rushing out to play a gig tonight. we will slowly be posting some of the new demos that we recorded before i left town. playing on the demos are trevor grant - dr...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:03:00 PST

caning

Crimes which may result in caningThe list of crimes that may result in caning has increased steadily, as has the number of sentences handed out. In 1987, Singapore caned only 602 men and boys, but by ...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:42:00 PST

guitarists....

guitarists. you love em you hate em you love em you hate em. haha this week we love them and my top 8 is a tribute to some of my favourite guitarists. i've got to see all of them play and some i h...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:37:00 PST

show

we are playing a show tonight. our first show in 7 months. must get some sleep at some point. heading into the studio in few minutes to record some keys for an album for Stephen Hedley. looking fo...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:26:00 PST

NYC

hey there....so i am heading to New York City to play the CMJ festival with the Vincent Black Shadow. if any of you New Yorkers are around come see us play at the Crash Mansion November 1st at 10 pm....
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:33:00 PST

new video post

so i found new moshing warped tour footage that i thought i would post. short footage but pretty comical...heheheh
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:25:00 PST

home home home

home home home.....home is good......circle pits at warped tour are not.....i love showers.....self-heating meals are bad...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:40:00 PST

10 more shows

and so the countdown begins! 10 more shows left on warped tour. by far my favourite bands on this tour........mute math, helmet, joan jett & the blackhearts, gym class heroes, the sounds, alexis on ...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:02:00 PST

Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire are on some of the Warped tour dates! cool. who knew? ha. certainly not me.
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:58:00 PST

London, England....... Warped Tour

just got back from London, England today and we had a great show at Luminaire. I got to hook up with some old friends from Vancouver and Hamilton, Ontario. can't wait to go back there again. 2 days...
Posted by Mary Ancheta & the Mantra on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:16:00 PST