Mysteriam plays music as in a dream: strange, beautiful, and seemingly familiar. The group, sometimes using electronics, sometimes unplugged, has been compared to Radiohead, Beck, Ben Folds Five, Steely Dan, and Future Sound of London; they always aim to arrest the audience by being both danceable and unpredictable. The shows' atmospheres are thrillingly enhanced with onstage video and theatrical elements.
The group is led by Corbett Lunsford, a graduate of Berklee College of Music whose work has been commissioned by dance and theatre companies across North America. Lunsford is joined by Grace McPhillips, who provides endless supplies of harmonies and bizarrely captivating visual entertainment, and a host of masterful players providing a variety of atmospheres in performance.
Video artist Sharon Lomasney, an inventive and energetic onstage collaborator, provides live visuals. The group is also often graced by guest appearances from other Mysteriam members such as the ManMan, aka Lennie Johnson, a famed Viennese performance artist and songstress.
Since 2005, Mysteriam (the entire scope of which has involved 30+ artists) has been busy with international collaborations, the release of an experimental music video series, the production and editing of a grant-funded 10-hour improvised recording session, a tour in Thailand recording audio and video material, and supporting the work of the individual creators, many of whom are full-time artists. The group is promoting its new album, "Entryway," a complex layering of pop and electronic elements.
in 2007, Mysteriam began presenting monthly EnterActions in Chicago, and touring regionally and nationally, presenting a thrilling fusion of catchy organic chaos and electronic components and processes.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.mysteriam.com/
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