Violet Grey
Detroit avant/romantic rock with a dark edge.
3
songs
657
plays
Glass Doors (New Version) Glass Doors (New Version)
Window Paine (New Version) Window Paine (New Version)
Thousand Hour Scream (New Version) Thousand Hour Scream (New Version)
Putting a strong backbeat to songs of broken hearts and broken faith, Violet Grey bridges the gap between lyrical honesty and musical expression. Writer/performer Michal puts his own unique spin on a blend of alt. rock, post punk, and shoegaze sensibilities to create a landscape of sonic textures that soothe and excite.Band/artist history
Violet Grey, as an idea, has it’s genesis in the suburbs surrounding the city of Detroit, Michigan. Michael began his evolutionary trend towards Violet Grey almost 8 years ago to fill a hole he felt had formed in rock music. Taking diverse influences and distilling them into his own uniquely potent blend of laid-back rock, Violet Grey crafts songs of love lost, love squandered, and finding the strength to forgive yourself when you realize you’ve been wrong.Have you performed in front of an audience?Right now I'm not playing any shows due to the fact that, as a solo act, I don't have a band ready to go. I am hoping to change this soon, plans are in development.
Your musical influences
My influecnes vary from 80's art pop/proto goth bands like Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, The Cure, and The Chamealeons to 90's shoegaze/dreampop acts like My Bloody Valentine, Medicine, and Slowdive with a little bit of New Order and electronica thrown in. Recently I have been taking on more dance rock elements to give my songs a more energetic spin.What equipment do you use?
I use an Alesis SR-16 drum module, and a Line 6 POD guitar modeler with an Epiphone Les Paul Standard and a Fender P-bass recorded into a Tascam 2488 24 bit DAW. The plan soon is to upgrade to an all virtual Line 6 studio using the Variax guitar and bass, Pod Pro XT, and BassPod Pro XT. THis will likely also become the standard live rig once I get that going.
The tracks are then mastered on a Windows machine with Sony SoundForge and CD Architect. All art and design are done on a Windows machine using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. CD inserts and labels are printed on a Canon Pixma5000 Photo printer on glossy paper.
Southfield, MI
USA
ID
406821
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Your music is insightful and beautifully orchestrated. Nice progressions and production!
--stockwrock
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