Mike O'Brien - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a small town kid from the Ottawa area that relocated to Montreal to go to school and play music. I play in a band called Ideal Lovers, we recorded my first record together last summer, and I've just released it.

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Music:

Member Since: 5/23/2006
Band Website: mikeobrienmusic.com
Band Members: I play in a band called Ideal Lovers, and usually if I'm performing a show with a band, they're playing with me. Ideal Lovers are Zac DeCamp, David Payant, Joe Grass, and whenever possible, Josh Toal and Mike Evin.Friends also come out to play whenever their schedules permit. Pierre-Yves Martel on double-bass, Darryn Grandbois on mandolin and guitars, John Carroll on guitars and lap steel, Jennifer Thiessen on viola, Assaf Shatil on piano, and Yvan Binette on bass.
Influences: Generally whatever would grace the stage on Austin City Limits, give or take a few... Bluegrass can freak me out any day of the week; love country-blues, and Ry Cooder is genius. Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Angus and Malcolm. Guy Van Duser.
Sounds Like: Meat and potatoes. Acoustic guitar (lots of fingerpicking), some singing, and some friends backing it up, mostly on acoustic instruments.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Zac Decamp soul hootenanny

Just a few words to thank all who made it out to the soul event that went down on Sunday (perhaps one of the coldest nights of the year); thanks to all who braved the elements and came out. I believe...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST

Mike OBrien record named no. 1 local album of 2007 in Montreal Hour

Very special thanks to Brendan Murphy for naming the record no.1 local album of 2007 in Montreal's the Hour. I really appreciate the support and recognition; lots of good people worked on that record...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:24:00 PST

oops

It has just come to my attention that I made a mistake in the last blog concerning Brendan Murphy's Top ten picks; they were featured in Montreal's The Hour, not The Mirror. Sorry bout the mix-up.mik...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:29:00 PST

Mike OBrien record hightlighted as no.5 in the top ten picks of the year in Mtl's The Hour

Special thanks to Brendan Murphy for mentioning the record in his Top Ten Picks of 2007. "Cockfight": a unexpected album title that accidentally came to be when Dave Macleod and I tried to listen to t...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:14:00 PST

John Carroll cd launch and Ottawa launch of my album

So John Carroll and I have decided to combine our efforts and have a double cd launch at the National Library in Ottawa on Jan 18th 2008. I know, I did a release party in Montreal in April, but I did...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:58:00 PST

Double Dose gig on Friday the 7th cancelled

Sorry, there's has been a double booking, and so I am no longer playing tomorrow night at the Double Dose. The folks at the venue got things mixed up apparently. Hope folks get this on time...see y...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:09:00 PST

ckut with Katie Moore

This Tuesday afternoon, be sure to tune in to CKUT 90.3 FM from 3 until 5 to hear Katie Moore's show. I'll be joining her to play some songs, talk a bit about music, and play some more.latermike...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:29:00 PST

September 11th at Sala is not a go

I'm afraid that some lines of communication have gotten mixed up, and there is a show posted on the chalkboard at Casa for a September 11 Honky Tonk night with Orillia Opry and Joe Grass and I. ...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

SONICBIDS EPK

Here is a link to my Sonicbids electronic press kit http://www.sonicbids.com/MikeOBrien
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:48:00 PST

Buying a cd update

Purchasing the cd online from the mikeobrienmusic.com website: Now you can pay with Paypal or credit card, and I'll get a copy to you asap. http://mikeobrienmusic.com/cdpurchase.htm special than...
Posted by Mike O'Brien on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:37:00 PST