MIKE RELM TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM ‘SPECTACLE’ SEPTEMBER 23 VIA RADIO FRYER RECORDS

MIKE RELM TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM ‘SPECTACLE’
SEPTEMBER 23 VIA RADIO FRIED RECORDS

ALBUM FEATURES APPEARANCES BY
DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN, LATEEF THE TRUTH SPEAKER, MORNINGWOOD, MR. LIF, ADRIAN HARTLEY,
ADEEM AND ALFRED ORTIZ

NEW SINGLE “MY HEART” FEATURES VOCALS
BY ADEEM AND ADRIAN HARTLEY OUT NOW

As an audio/visualist and mash-up DJ, MIKE RELM has become world famous for his mind-melting real time performances. But with the advent of SPECTACLE, his exciting debut studio album due out September 23 on his Radio Fried label, the San Francisco-based musical talent has masterfully upped his game. On the heels of his recent mesmerizing DVD Clown Alley and the acclaim of his riveting 2005 CD mixtape Radio Fryer, the bespectacled and suit-clad Relm steps into the role of electronic music maestro while effortlessly reinforcing his long-standing reputation for innovation.

By collaborating with respected underground talents like Mr. Lif, The Gift of Gab, Morningwood and Lateef the Truthspeaker, along with producer Patrick Palaad on Spectacle, Relm’s sonic realm is as diverse as it is ingenious. Check out can’t-miss offerings like “Body Rock”–complete with a twangy guitar line and a celebratory tack destined for the dance floor–and the disc’s contagious first single “My Heart” that boasts razor-sharp delivery by rapper Adeem and vocalist Adrian Hartley, a veteran of both Blue Man Group and Fischerspooner.

After befriending Hartley during a lengthy, high profile stint opening for Blue Man Group, Relm knew he had to have her lend vocals to the latter, capturing her memorable performance in a Philadelphia hotel room of all places. Next came the New Hampshire-based Adeem. “We met during one of those ‘Minivan-Days Inn’ tours,” Mike says. “But I knew I wanted to work with him. He was on this list of people I kept that I knew I’d ask and he did such a great job with that track.”  

With “My Heart” front-and-center in Relm’s plan for global domination, it’s matched by the equally powerful “You Break,” which thrives on a similar and infectious arrangement and is elevated by the adept street prose of Mr. Lif. “That song, like almost everything I construct, started with a beat,” Relm explains. “It’s just one of those beats that I let people listen to and everyone wanted to get on it.” Another notable track on Spectacle is “Hot To Trot” which features vocals and drums by percussionist/beat maker Alfredo Ortiz (Money Mark, Chromeo, Ozomatli).

MIKE RELM adds tremendous energy to any event and has a striking stage presence. He has toured with many different types of artists from the Blue Man Group to most recently Tony Hawk as the featured musical guest on the Boom Boom HuckJam tour, and has appeared at many major music festivals including Coachella, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Summer Sonic and Mt. Fuji in Japan as well as most of the major European festivals.

RELM is known for live performances which feature a series of audio mash-ups with video images, manipulated in real-time. His other credits include performances for a San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland A’s baseball game and the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro. He completed remixes for Adult Swim in conjunction with the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, scored a short film for the Disney Channel series Too Many Robots and created a four-song mega mix for Yo Gabba Gabba (Nickelodeon). RELM also stars in an international TV spot for HSBC Bank, directed by Stacy Wall.

www.myspace.com/mikerelm 

 

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