SNMNMNM
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SNMNMNM is a band that formed in Rochester
, New York
, USA. The group's name is a condensation of "Seamus 'n Matt 'n Mark 'n Matt". While completing music degrees at the Eastman School of Music
, the band members got together to play outside of their studies in an alternative music band, performing several shows at Java's, a coffee shop directly adjacent to Eastman. Blending traditional brass instrument
s (like tuba, trombone, and trumpet) with electronics
, the band self-released their first album and toured before relocating to Los Angeles
in 2002. Media attention built as the band released an EP in 2002 and a full-length in 2003, continuing to tour behind the records. Their album, As Best As We Can reached #65 on the CMJ charts and was covered by the New York Times. All of the songs on As Best As We Can feature exclamation points in their titles. Their newest album, Crawl Inside Your Head was released on September 18, 2007.
For a very short time in Rochester, drummer Chris Vatalaro (another graduate of Eastman and original drummer for the band "Jerseyband") played drums for SNMNMNM.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, New York
New York
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, USA. The group's name is a condensation of "Seamus 'n Matt 'n Mark 'n Matt". While completing music degrees at the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, the band members got together to play outside of their studies in an alternative music band, performing several shows at Java's, a coffee shop directly adjacent to Eastman. Blending traditional brass instrument
Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
s (like tuba, trombone, and trumpet) with electronics
Electronic musical instrument
An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker....
, the band self-released their first album and toured before relocating to Los Angeles
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in 2002. Media attention built as the band released an EP in 2002 and a full-length in 2003, continuing to tour behind the records. Their album, As Best As We Can reached #65 on the CMJ charts and was covered by the New York Times. All of the songs on As Best As We Can feature exclamation points in their titles. Their newest album, Crawl Inside Your Head was released on September 18, 2007.
For a very short time in Rochester, drummer Chris Vatalaro (another graduate of Eastman and original drummer for the band "Jerseyband") played drums for SNMNMNM.
Members
- Mark Daumen (Amplified Tuba/Vocals)
- Matthew Kenney (Lead Guitar/Trumpet/Vocals)
- Seamus Kenney (Lead Vocals/Guitar/Micron Synth/ Trombone/ Accordion)
- Matthew Vooris (Drums/Vocals)
Discography
- The Red Album (Self-released, 1999)
- Asbestos Weekend EP (Skunk Ape, 2002)
- Power Pack Horse Crunch (International Cork, 2003)
- So Have a Cup of Cheer (Unschooled Records, 2005)
- Exploderama (Unschooled Records, 2005)
- As Best As We Can (Unschooled Records, 2005)
- Crawl Inside Your Head (Unschooled Records, 2007)