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Make A Rising

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About Me

1st album available here

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performing PEACEFUL PATHS - a song on the new album. video by Dretime!

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Member Since: 12/19/2004
Band Website: tonewplanet.com/MAR.html
Band Members: JUSTIN MOYNIHAN:piano, keyboards, voice, saxaflute, accordion. JOHN HERON: percussion BRANDON BEAVER: guitar, voice JOHN PETTIT: bass, trumpet JESSE MOYNIHAN: guitar, violin, voice
ANDREW CICCONE: clarinet, bass clarinet
Influences: A Wizard, A True Star. Viktor Schauberger. Rudolph Steiner. Electric Light Orchestra. Robert Wyatt. Charles Ives. Magma. Smile and Van Dyke Parks. Sun Ra. Holographic Universe. Stravinsky. Alice Coletrane. Henry Cow. News From Babel. Foreigner Suite. 10cc. Scriabin. Debussy. Satie. Jodorowsky. Yes. King Crimson. Yoshida Tatsuya. After Dinner.
Sounds Like: photo by Molly Landergan
Record Label: High Two
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE NEW ALBUM IS DONE

What began somewhere in January of 2006 is now complete (with the exception of artwork) in September of 2007. It's mixed. It's mastered. Album title to be revealed on a later date. Videos on the way.H...
Posted by Make A Rising on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:36:00 PST

More album news

Okay so against all marketing trends that tell us to release singles and videos, keep music blogs informed of your existence,use disco beats, and not to spend two years on an album, we are finally wr...
Posted by Make A Rising on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:17:00 PST

MORE NEWS

The album is done being recorded. Currently being mixed by our pal Bill Moriarty. Then off to Alan Douches for mastering in February. ...
Posted by Make A Rising on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:40:00 PST

being in a band is weird

Life runs along a winding, dark, seaweed encrusted, peet covered river. So Brandon Beaver has rejoined the group. I guess you could almost say he never actually quit. We're all relieved.  But in ...
Posted by Make A Rising on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:03:00 PST

workin workin

Getting more and more done for the album. Adding more things to the "to do" list. Just wrote a new 8 minute epic. Decided, "it goes on the album!". Building up from scratch. Gotta show the bandmates. ...
Posted by Make A Rising on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:20:00 PST

SXSW thoughts

Just got back from SXSW - 30 hrs straight in a van with Ramona Cordova. Thought I'd do a recap of events and thoughts regarding the festival. So my initial thoughts were about the music I heard comin...
Posted by Make A Rising on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:04:00 PST

BACK IN ACTION

So I got my refurbished MOTU back from the company. That means we're back on track, recording the 2nd album. The months of January February will be mostly dedicated to putting down tracks. Hope all go...
Posted by Make A Rising on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:14:00 PST

CURSED

so many problems. too many to count. haven't had access to internet for a month now. initially because we were behind on our verizon bills. they shut off our phone for 10 days which did something scre...
Posted by Make A Rising on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:24:00 PST

PITCHFORK REVIEW

Hey a nice review at PITCHFORK. Thanks Chris Dahlen! ...
Posted by Make A Rising on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:16:00 PST

RETURN FROM TOUR

Thanks to everyone who helped us or played with us these past two weeks. Special thanks to Air Guitar Magazine, Kerry and Molly, Justin, Lizzy, the Eyesores, Colin/John, Doug, Jeff, Daniel, John Pfei...
Posted by Make A Rising on Sun, 16 Oct 2005 06:00:00 PST