Mae

Mae is an American rock band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 2001. The band's name is an acronym for "Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience," based on a course taken by drummer Jacob Marshall while a student at Old Dominion University.

History

Jacob Marshall and Dave Elkins began what would become Mae by writing their first song, "Embers and Envelopes", in Marshall's living room. The band signed with Tooth and Nail Records and released their first album, Destination: Beautiful, in 2003. They released their second full-length album, The Everglow, in 2005. The band toured extensively to promote it, and also performed on the Vans Warped Tour. Mae re-released The Everglow in 2006, adding three new songs and a 2-hour DVD.

Later in 2006, the band signed to Capitol Records for their third full-length album. Mae began recording the album in the fall of 2006, working with producer Howard Benson (who has produced albums for Saosin, My Chemical Romance, and Relient K). The album, titled Singularity, was released on , 2007. On , 2007, the band released the first single from Singularity, "Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone".

On September 24, 2007 Padgett and Sweitzer parted ways with Mae. As of July 2009, Padgett still contributes in the studio.

In 2008, Mae announced that they have split ways with Capitol Records. They have also stated that they will release one new song for each month of 2009. These songs are available to download on their website for a minimum donation of $1. Proceeds will go to humanitarian projects of Mae's choosing. Additionally, they will be compiling these songs into three separate EP's entitled (m)orning, (a)fternoon and (e)vening, respectively. They will be released periodically in 2009.

On December 17, 2008, Mae released a demo version of the song "Somewhere" on their MySpace page.

The EP titled (m)orning has been released and it is only available on their spring US tour. The actual disc for (m)orning is scratch-and-sniff. It is scented like the Ocean and the band encourages the members in the crowd of their live shows to smell the disc during their song from the Everglow entitled "The Ocean."

Members

Current members
Dave Elkins (born Dave Gimenez) ? vocals, guitar
Zach Gehring ? guitar
Jacob Marshall ? drums
Former members
Rob Sweitzer ? keyboard, vocals
Mark Padgett ? Bass, vocals
William Clark ? Bass
Matt Beck ? guitar (now with Spitfire)
Jacob Clemons ? saxophone (left band after a year and a half)
Touring Members
Josiah Schlater ? bass guitar From the Virginia Beach-based band Tokyo
Robert Smith ? keyboard Also from the band Tokyo
Mark Padgett- bass guitar For Fall 2008
David Pogge ? bass
Related projects

Before forming Mae, Dave Elkins was co-founder and lead vocalist for the emo/indie band Sky's the Limit. Elkins used his song "Skyline Drive", originally recorded by Sky's the Limit, on Mae's Destination: Beautiful.

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