FAT OPIE
With four full-length cds, tours, airplay and press, Bay Area band FAT OPIE continues to invent and reinvent what can be termed “Americana”. From the modern, electrified dynamics of their third release Airstream to the acoustic, live-performance record Otis. Their Don't Want To Be Gay In Texas is now a staple in their set list.
Successes include their song Bullets in My Briefcase winning a national band search sponsored by 7UP/SONICNET(MTV). This included a prize of $15,000. The song Mouth Like a Trucker was featured in the motion picture ALONG THE WAY.
The music stopped for several years when singer/songwriter Scott Mickelson became seriously ill. During that time bassist Robin Hildebrant began building his own recording studio. Inspired by the new possibilities, Mickelson started writing their strongest material to date. Their first new single released New Orleans, led to a distribution deal and a re-release of their growing catalogue.
Both FAT OPIE and Scott Mickelson perform regularly as they finish their upcoming full-length Victoryville.
NOTICES and AIRPLAY include:
• A & R Unlimited “Featured Artist of the Month”
• RaisedOnIndie.com “Track Of The Day”
• Skope Magazine “Artist To Watch”
• “Indie Revolution Radio Show” on WMIR 100.9 in NY
• “Homegrown Radio Show” on PIXY 103 FM in MA
• DigiVegas Podcast
• FM 102x “Song of the Day” (three songs)
• “Droppin Knowledge” on WMBR 88.1 FM in Boston
• “Top 40 Requests” Indie 104 Radio LA
• “Showcase Internet Radio Show”
• “The Songwriter's Network”
• “PirateCatRadio” 87.9 FM in San Francisco
• “RockAndRollReport.com”
MEDIA QUOTES
“It's American folk-Rock with a post punk edge, rustic but scarred.” - Alternative Press Magazine
“Fat Opie's music is so catchy and tight, it's surprising the band is still playing venues as small as this one.” - San Francisco Weekly
“Fat Opie completes this trio of national-quality acts with a set of tunes that is more overtly rock even if they make use of banjos and mandolin. They successfully translate a modern sensibility.” - Willamette Weekly
Hipsters, Freaks, Fags & Homeboys by Fat Opie. Rating: 5
This album entwines precision percussion, searing guitar, playful mandolin and banjo, meaty bass and soothsayer lyrics into a story of life. Could be anyone's life. Probably is yours. Fat Opie followed up with an even more masterful endeavor - “Airstream”.
- www.woodstock.com
“This band is obviously very talented. The production and song structure shows depth and complexity, they know how to play their instruments and they have a great singer.”
- Gandhar Savur (A&R Bank Robber Music)
“Fat Opie is a punchy testament to good songwriting, solid and varied sonic textures and the importance of a record standing as a whole body of work.” - San Francisco Soundcheck
“One word keeps coming to mind: emotive, emotive, emotive.” - Crossroads Magazine
“Tight, catchy and tangy with twangy.” - Tucson Weekly
FAT OPIE is:
Scott Mickelson – Vocals, Guitars, Banjo,
Robin Hildebrant – Bass, Background Vocals
Dave Tavel – Drums, Percussion
Erin Seibel – Guitar, Background Vocals
DISCOGRAPHY
Said + Done (single)
New Orleans (single)
Otis
Airstream
Hipsters, Freaks, Fags & Homeboys
Biscuits
A&R Unlimited’s Special Edition CD
Hurricane Healing Vol. 70
Hurricane Healing Vol. 67