Biography [supplied by artist]
Hailing from Burlington, VT - a town slated to be the
next big indie scene in the 1980's,
Mcpherson was first introduced to the variety of music
styles abound. Back when the scene was
vibrant and filled with bands of varied styles and backgrounds,
Burlington was starting to be
the new 'get signed' town in music. "Like Athens,
GA or Seattle, we were getting record labels
here to find new acts.", Mcpherson explains. The
local scene was growing , until the drinking age
was nationally raised. "It killed off lots of bars
and venues I guess,... I was a kid at the time."
Breaking out in the post punk influenced town, he formed
and headed up the local act negative vibe
merchants (named for the British TV show The Young Ones).
NVM lasted for several years, causing
some buzz in the local area due to their excessive and
drunken stunts. "We were just little pricks, having
fun..."
he reminisces. That continued until forming Army of the
Twelve monkeys (who had a successful underground
hit "Light turns on"), Mcpherson's songwriting
and playing got more edgy and musically refined.
Mcpherson has now revised the surf, punk reggae rock
sound that clearly reflects his eighties
influences. He's now gone beyond standard band songwriting
by playing all the instruments on his
solo debut CD single, Jones'. The song has proven to
be an internet favorite so far, gaining
Some industry attention.
Mcpherson is currently working on an EP, as the single
was originally intended for the music industry
and friends, "It was just supposed to show some
people a peek at the EP that I was working on,
but I decided to throw it on the internet so it would
easier to get, and it started getting passed
around by people and word of mouth." The EP will
be out in "a couple of months", I'm told,
and
I'm sure it will well worth keeping in my CD player
for quite some time.
- Sara Sumner
(reprinted with permission)
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