Artist Information
Biography
Since 2003, View has existed for one purpose – to share the love of good music with people of all ages and from all walks of life. Its members come from a variety of different backgrounds and musical influences, but all share that common thread – the love of good music. It's that thread that binds together their different perspectives into a unique but cohesive whole – with songs ranging in genre from acoustic folk with haunting vocals to upbeat electric punk to rock and roll with spine-tingling harmonies.
View is comprised of BJ Walraven (guitars and lead vocals), Justin Mastic (bass and vocals), Erik Weber (drums and vocals), and Aric Kirkland (guitar and vocals).
View has played several Michigan festivals including Arts, Beats, and Eats, the Ann Arbor Art Fair, the Ypsilanti Crossroads Music Festival, Chelsea Sounds and Sights, the Plymouth Green Street Fair, and Canton Backyard Beats.
To date, View has released two full length CDs through their own label, Raven Studios. The first is self-titled, View, and was released in 2005. The most recent, Moving On, was released in late 2009.
View has enjoyed airplay on Ann Arbor’s 107one (WQKL 107.1 FM Ann Arbor), 89X (CIMX 88.7 FM Detroit / Windsor). They also performed live on WHFR 89.3 FM Dearborn / Detroit. Most recently, they were a musical guest on the Mitch Albom radio show on WJR AM 760.
To see and hear View, visit www.viewtheband.com or www.facebook.com/viewtheband. To experience View for yourself, come to one of their shows. You won't be disappointed.
Instrumentation
BJ Walraven - Vocals, Guitar
Erik Weber - Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Justin Mastic - Vocals, Bass
Aric Kirkland - Vocals, Guitar, mandolin
Discography
Moving On 2009 (full length)
View 2005 (self-titled, full length CD)
Moving On, She's Gone Now, Look, and The Key played on WQKL 107.1 FM Ann Arbor
She's Gone Now and The Show Must Go on played on CIMX 89X 88.7FM Detroit / Windsor
Live airtime on WHFR 89.3 FM Dearborn / Detroit
Appeared on the Mitch Albom show on WJR 760 as the musical guest.
Official Website
Links
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Setlist
Typical set is between a 1/2 hour and 1 1/2 hours and includes mostly originals with a few covers.
Originals:
25
Across the Water
All Things
Blame Me
Demons and Dynamite
Dusty Ground
Emma (Come Home)
For Us
History
The Key
Lie
Look
Mirolina
Moving On
Progress
Revelation
The Show Must Go On
Shutdown
She's Gone Now
Small Town
These Days
Top of the World
Covers Include:
All for You (Sister Hazel)
Orange Crush (REM)
Dreamline (Rush)
Bleed American (Jimmy Eat World)
Monkey Wrench (Foo Fighters)
Heaven (Live)
In the Middle (Jimmy Eat World)
Runnin' Down a Dream (Tom Petty)
Mr Jones (Counting Crows)
The One I Love (REM)
Banditos (The Refreshments)
Come Together (The Beatles)
Message in a Bottle (The Police)
