Michelle Mae

Michelle Mae is an American musician from the state of Washington, who is known for playing in rock 'n' roll groups such as The Make-Up and Weird War.

Michelle Mae
Background information
Birth nameMichelle Mae [1]
OriginWashington, United States
GenresRock 'n' roll, post-punk
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsKill Rock Stars, Dischord, K, Southern
Associated actsWitchy Poo, The Frumpies, The Make-Up, Weird War, Scene Creamers

Biography

Mae began playing with underground bands in Olympia, Washington in the mid-1990s, including a single recording with Witchy Poo,[2] and a period with Kill Rock Stars artists The Frumpies[3] before moving to Washington, D.C. to help form The Make-Up in 1995. After The Make-Up dissolved in 2000, Mae joined Weird War with some of her former Make-Up band mates.

Her style is heavily funk inflected, influenced by Funkadelic's Billy "Bass" Nelson, Larry Graham, and The Slits, as well as Northwest stalwarts Dead Moon.

Typically focusing on the bass guitar, in Weird War she plays a Fender Jazz Bass through a Sunn cabinet, though in The Make-Up she often played Hagström and Epiphone guitars through Kustom amplifiers.

Mae is based in Washington, D.C., where she continues to work as a musician and practitioner of mysticism.[4]

Discography

Witchy Poo

7 inch singles
  • Mixed Metaphor (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (released 1995, recorded 1992-1994)

The Frumpies

Albums
  • Frumpie One Piece (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1998)

7 inch singles
  • Babies & Bunnies (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1993)
  • Safety First (Wiiija) (1993)

The Make-Up
Main article: The Make-Up discography

Studio albums
  • Destination: Love - Live! At Cold Rice (Dischord) (1996)
  • Sound Verite (K Records) (1997)
  • In Mass Mind (Dischord) (1998)
  • Save Yourself (K Records) (1999)
  • I Want Some (singles compilation) (K Records) (1999)

Live albums
  • After Dark (Dischord) (1997)
  • Untouchable Sound - Live! (Drag City/Sea Note) (2006)

DVD / video

Weird War

Studio albums

DVD / video

References
  1. Gale, Thomas (2005). "The Make-Up Biography". eNotes. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  2. "Witchy Poo Recordings". 5 Rue Christine. Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  3. "Frumpies". Kill Rock Stars. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  4. Mae, Michelle (2005-02-20). "The Dignificant Worm". Weird War. Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
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