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Formula:
What do you get when you combine 100 tribal drums, live-mixed electronica,fire performers, hoop dancers, aerial artists, John Avila (Oingo Boingo) on bass, Steve Reid (Rippingtons/Supertramp) on percussion, a live horn section, Chinese parade lions, giant screen visuals and a bevy of interactive dancers and performers?
The Mutaytor is part hip-grinding techno-retro-funk, part
audience-interactive post-modern circus. The act takes drastically
advanced elements of the Grateful Dead, Parliament-Funkadelic, the Crystal
Method, Louis Prima and Blue Man Group and throws them directly at the
audience as riotous surreal entertainment notable for "turning Civilians
into Rockstars." The sound is tight, the show manic, the vibe
all-inclusively friendly. They are on stage, above the audience, IN the
crowd. There's nothing like the Mutaytor in show business today and
they'll probably have to spin off parts of itself in order to have any
competition in the future.
Versatility:
For an unsigned act to consistently sell out venues like the Fillmore, the
Henry Fonda/Music Box Theatre and the Avalon is impressive. Their website
www.mutaytor.com receives an average of 50,000 hits a day, and the client
list this self-run troupe has managed to rack up is enviable even for a
major label artist. The band's modular structure and effortless
adaptability allows for shows ranging in size from roving hand
percussionists and dancers at intimate events to full-sized stadium shows
with giant propane cannons. They've put on performances of varying size
for clients including the L.A. Lakers, Cirque Du Soleil (Varekai and
Zumanity openings), Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount Studios, Universal
Theme Parks, E3 Video Game Convention, the Billboard DECA Awards and the
Special Olympics. They've entertained at casinos, street fairs,
underground parties, schools, universities, music therapy drum circles
with disabled kids, mainstream movie premieres, film festivals,
radio-sponsored festivals and trade shows. Miraculous, even by Hollywood
standards, but mundane stuff indeed compared to the Mutaytor's origins.
Acceleration:
Once the requisite sweat was poured into the dream, things began to
happen. People knew people who knew other people and all carried drums,
equipment, eye-popping costumes and their own dancing toes into the
Mutaytor camp. Musicians who'd worked with Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Dave
Alvin, Supertramp and the Rippingtons were incorporated into the band's
sound, adding muscle and aggression to the attack. A significant addition
to the act was bassist John Avila, formerly of Oingo Boingo. "The first
time I saw Mutaytor and my jaw was to the ground. I was pretty much blown
away by what they do and the feeling of unpretentiousness when they do it.
It was a well-thought out piece of showbiz, all the urban angst and the
feeling of freedom, especially with the people flying through the air."
Recent musical collaborations have further blurred the lines between the
electronica, jam-band and rock communities. In the last few months, they
have performed with musicians ranging from the Grateful Dead's Mickey
Hart, to Angelique Kidjo and Baba Maal, to Stephen Perkins from Jane's
Addiction, to Nine Inch Nails' Chris Vrenna. Musical legends that
trailblazed the way of bending genres have become fans, including Wayne
Coyne from the Flaming Lips, Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo and Angelo Moore
from Fishbone.
Self-Sufficiency:
The shared ethic of "plot, scheme, toil, smash, repeat," allows the
Mutaytor's components to approach logistical and technical problems with a
dauntingly efficient hive intellect. Their fire safety document is a model
of its kind, drawing on experience gained in hundreds of performances in
venues all over America. The business model is inclusive and simple.
Within the collective talents of the crew, the band writes and performs
the music, manufactures the artwork, CD's and merchandise, own the
copyrights and trademarks, records in member's own studios, and licenses
the music and publishing.
Bottom Line:
The Mutaytor is like a birthday in Vegas, Halloween and New Year's rolled
into every show. Adaptable to any stage or circumstance they are poised
to remake the formula and raise the bar for what you should expect from a
concert experience. The vibe they put over an audience has a way of
mellowing the sourest disposition and untying the straitest lace. And
with that in mind, The Mutaytor brings the labor and love, the lights and
sound and color of the greatest show to surround you, no matter if you're
in front of the stage, getting pulled onto a gogo box, petting the Chinese
parade lion, or sitting in the balcony looking face to face with a flying
aerialist whooshing past with a wink in her eye.
"Mutayshun...because evolution takes too long."
For more information:
contact@mutaytor.com
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