- Mike Lombardo
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Mike Lombardo Birth name Michael Lombardo Also known as MikeLombardoMusic Born March 30, 1988 Origin Upstate, New York,[1] United States Genres Piano-Rock Occupations Singer-Songwriter Instruments Piano, Guitar, Violin, Drums Years active 1990-present Labels DFTBA Records Associated acts Molly Lewis
MC Frontalot
Mike Lombardo TrioWebsite mikelombardomusic.com Mike Lombardo is an American piano rock musician from Upstate New York. He is known for writing nerdy piano-driven rock songs and posting them on YouTube under the username "MikeLombardoMusic."[2] He is currently signed to DFTBA Records through which he has released one LP, Songs for a New Day, and one EP, The Alchemist. His original songs and videos are released under a Creative Commons BY-NC license, meaning anyone can use his material without his expressed permission as long as proper credit is given and there is no monetary gain.
Lombardo posts music videos, song tutorials, as well as personal updates on his YouTube channel, where he currently has over 20,000 subscribers.
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History
Lombardo frequently states that he has been making music since he was two years old, and has wanted nothing else except to make music and be a rock star for the rest of his life. He graduated a year early from Berklee College of Music in 2009,[3] earning a degree in songwriting. He first started uploading original songs on YouTube as a way to post his homework for class assignments.
Awards, Achievements, and Appearances
- Lombardo won 1st place in the jazz category of the 2008 Upstate NY Songwriting competition.[4]
- In March 2010, Lombardo earned the title of Master of Song Fu after winning Quick Stop Entertainment's Masters of Song Fu[5] songwriting competition, with his song "Caroline," part of his independently-released album, The Fordham Sessions.
- Lombardo wrote a parody of Coldplay's Viva La Vida in homage to Stephen Fry called "Viva La Fry," and it garnered Fry's attention.[6]
- Lombardo, along with his band, The Mike Lombardo Trio, opened for pop musician Ryan Cabrera on his US tour in Hamden, Connecticut on December 6, 2010.
- Lombardo's video "Mike Lombardo Smackdown," about Internet file sharing and piracy was awarded Video of the Year 2010 by the website MusicTechPolicy.com.[7]
- Lombardo has collaborated with many artists, including Meghan Tonjes, on Sara Bareilles' song "King of Anything," which Bareilles watched and commented about.[8]
- Another video of his, titled "Songwriting on the Floor: Rhyme (And Why Eminem Is Awesome)," was featured on CBSnews.com in May 2011.[9]
- His cover of They Might Be Giants' song "My Man" was included on the "Mink Car Cover" project organized to raise money for the New York Fire Department, in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the release of They Might Be Giants' album Mink Car.[10] This album featured work done by other artists such as Hank Green, Molly Lewis, MC Frontalot, and more. [11]
- During the late summer of 2011, Lombardo toured with nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot as his keyboardist under the stage-name "56K." This tour saw Lombardo play live in front of the sold out crowd at Penny Arcade Expo, in Seattle, Washington, sharing the main stage with other artists, such as Paul and Storm and Jonathan Coulton.
- In the fall of 2011, Lombardo opened a handful of shows for comedy duo, Paul and Storm.
- In October 2011, Lombardo traveled with MC Frontalot as the band's Front Of House sound engineer[12]
Discography
- The Fordham Sessions (2009)
- Songs for a New Day (2009)
- The Alchemist (2011)
- Alive in Philly (2011) - Live album recorded at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ http://www.twitter.com/mikelombardo
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/mikelombardomusic
- ^ Ostroff, Craig (2011-03-08). "Lombardo delivers eclectic character-driven songs". Montgomery Media. http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/03/08/entertainment/doc4d769d234fc7a570285510.txt?viewmode=fullstory. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ http://www.broadjam.com/artists/home.php?artistID=60646
- ^ http://www.asitecalledfred.com/2010/03/22/song-fu-6-final-round-voting/
- ^ http://www.nutsontheroad.net/vivalafry/
- ^ http://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/best-video-of-2010-mike-lombardo-lays-it-down/
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/SaraBareilles/status/44640531996872704
- ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20062326-10391705.html
- ^ http://www.minkcarcover.com/?page_id=2
- ^ http://www.minkcarcover.com/?page_id=2
- ^ http://www.kenflagg.com/2011/10/22/frontalot-fall-tour-2011-days-1-3-austin-tx/.
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Songwriters from New York
- American rock pianists
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- YouTube
- Video bloggers
- Living people
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