Brian Mazzaferri - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Songs that make you think.
Brian Mazzaferri, self-styled Singer/Songwriter/Philosopher, works tirelessly to write, record, and perform about the eternal WHY. His music has been described as the mutant offspring of Ben Kweller and Joni Mitchell, with a dash of Sondheim thrown in for good measure.
Brian spent much of the past 9 months being the front man and primary songwriter for the band Red Line District, receiving rave reviews for their showings at prestigious Chicago venues such as The Double Door, Elbo Room, and Beat Kitchen, moving 1000 copies of their first single, and placing 7th out of over 1000 bands in the 2007 Lollapalooza Last Band Standing competition.
Now, he has begun his solo career in earnest, as his debut LP, "All Roads Lead To Roads," is slated for release this October on Sophic Records and his touring schedule for the fall has begun to fill rapidly.
Through all of it, though, Brian continues to write, record, and play at a furious pace, committed to building an audience for music that moves the mind:
Songs that make you think.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: brianmazzaferri.com
Band Members: Brian Mazzaferri - Vox, Guitar, Keys
Mike Mentzer - Backup Vox, Guitar
Hari Chelluri - Bass

Influences: Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Beatles, Saves the Day, Sondheim, Larry Hart, John Mayer, Moxy Fruvous, Fountains of Wayne, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Elton John
Sounds Like: The mutant offspring of Ben Kweller and Joni Mitchell
Record Label: Sophic Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Elbo Room Show!!!! Full Band!!!!!!

So I've gotta post because I'm so goddamn excited. Sophic just booked me into a show at the Elbo Room Nov. 12 @ 8:30 PM (be there). That rocks, but the coolest part is: I'm putting togethe...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:24:00 PST

Ah the art of business and the business of art...

So I haven't posted in a while and that's not cool :)Probably because my nose is to the damn grindstone. Cranking out promo materials, starting to reach out for press, making sure the website gets la...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:04:00 PST

Feature set at PINT, songwriter nights?

So I talked with Alex of Gojangle booking, and I'm playing a mini-set at PINT in wicker park on Tues. Sep. 18th, stop on by if you're around! No cover and I love the atmosphere of the joint, plu...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:22:00 PST

It begins!

So, after parting ways with Red Line District, I'm now back to doing solo gigs, and gearing up for the release of "All Roads...," and on that note, I just booked the official CD release sh...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:55:00 PST

Musical Mecca

So this last Saturday I attended a Fountains of Wayne show at the Double Door. Goddamn is that one of the best experiences ever just to rock out to amazing songs played amazingly. It's lik...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:34:00 PST

Amazing Songwriting Week

So I just got done with one of the most intense and amazing weeks of songwriting ever. It was the Johnny Mercer Power of the American Popular Song program, and it simply kicked ass. I got ...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:45:00 PST

Many New Things!

Many New Things!! You may have noticed I've been letting this myspace languish a bit over the past few months. Inexcusable. I've actually been deep in the studio though, and now I've come ...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:35:00 PST

Dancability vs. Thinkability

It struck me, while listening to the new Maroon 5 song on the radio, that there is a big dichotomy between a desire for danceable (read: turn-your-mind-off) music, and a desire for meaningfu...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:41:00 PST

A Poem

I wrote this a couple weeks ago but didn't have a place to post it. I suppose it is in part why I'm starting to blog, so that when things like these come to me, I at least have some place to put...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:35:00 PST

The beginning

So. I want to start off by saying that it's possible that nobody will read this. This is the first post of my blog, which will chronicle my journey to make my music my living. Those ...
Posted by Brian Mazzaferri on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:15:00 PST