Biography
Atlanta-based band the wayne fishell experiment brings the musical art of gay-acoustic-indie-folk-pop to the world. Their music doesn't easily fall into one category or another; in a recent quote in David Atlanta, an Atlanta weekly GLBT magazine, the reporter stated that "[o]ne of the most exhilarating parts of the experience of [the wayne fishell experiment's CD] 'optimistically hopeless' is the way the songs swing from breezy folk-pop with album opener 'Bar Fight,' to funky confrontation on 'Tulip Walls,' into moody confessional with 'Accidental Art'...And that’s just the first three songs."
The band wants to make sure that its songs are engaging musically, and as an out-and-proud singer-songwriter, Wayne Fishell strives to write lyrics that everyone will connect with, regardless of sexual orientation, without shying away from singing "he" or "him."
Wayne was selected as Reader's Choice for "Best Male Musician" for The Southern Voice (Atlanta's premier GLBT weekly newspaper) in their 2005 and 2008 "Best of Gay Atlanta Awards;" he was Editor's Choice in 2007. An article on the band was also be featured in the December 2007 issue of Du&Ich, Germany's largest GLBT magazine (the article, along with a complete translation, is available under the blog section of the band's MySpace page).
As a songwriter, Wayne is greatly influenced by the artists that make up the thriving independent music scene in Athens/Atlanta, Georgia, specifically by Hope for Agoldensummer (Claire Campbell was one of the producers of optimistically hopeless, and all members of HFAGS, past and present, played on the CD), Tin Cup Prophette, Bain Mattox, Count Kellam, and Stereo Campbell.
Instrumentation
Wayne Fishell - songwriter, vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo
big.peaches - drums, percussion
Discography
The wayne fishell experiment released their first CD, "optimistically hopeless," a 10-song LP in 2007. Three tracks are streaming currently on the band's website (www.ofishell.com); five songs are streaming on the band's MySpace page (www.myspace.com/thewaynefishellexperiment); 2-minute clips of all songs from optimistically hopeless are available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/waynefishell.
Wayne's first CD, a solo project called "going down," has been played on Sirius OutQ radio since 2003.
The band is currently writing and recording songs for their upcoming project, "ear drops for the audio soul." A live recording of songs from the upcoming CD as well as from the band's first CD are available for download (for free) at the band's website (www.ofishell.com)
Links
| http://www.ofishell.com |