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Biography

Aggressively catchy melodies pair with soul-filled lyrics in musical architect Michael McFarland’s refreshing take on indie rock. Garnering comparisons ranging from modern rock acts such as Weezer and Bastille to classic singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon and Elton John, McFarland’s songwriting is frank, expressive, and clever. Performing live-looping acrobatics as a one-man rock show, or backed by his four-piece band The Mess Makers, the Cleveland, Ohio-based performer elevates the material on stage with a seemingly inexhaustible energy. Showing a maturity of style and sound that has developed through years of travel, relationships, heartbreaks, and reinventions, McFarland’s music contains talent, passion, and lyrics that come from the heart. The result? A big, bright, and lovestruck slice of anthemic indie rock.

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Solo Live Performance Samples: Percussive, Beatbox, & Vocal Looping

Full Band with The Mess Makers


Music

The New Contagion
More Than You Believe You Are
‘Til I Get Back Home
Call Off the Beautiful Day
 Remember Me

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Press Clippings

“The percussion is precise and powerful, as well as the vocals… he knows how to use musical dynamics and silences in order to emphasize a specific part of the song.”

- Edrick Ziegler, NevermindMX

“Michael McFarland is a musician invested in wasting none of the tape on which he’s allowed to record. He sells the audience the verse, then sells them a chorus, then they get their checkbooks out. All of this while gliding through carefully calibrated vocal melodies. He’s already as good as many of his retro-rock influences.”

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- Eduard Banulescu, Alt77

“Cleveland Native Michael McFarland is a Musical Architect”

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- Bill Smith, The Rock Office

“The EP is stripped down and raw, it’s McFarland and a guitar but you know what, it’s good, some parts are really good and it’s well worth picking up.”

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- Bear, ClevelandRockAndRoll

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Contact

Phone: (330) 776-8742
E-mail: [email protected]
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YouTube: youtube.com/michaelmcfmusic
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