Artist Information Biography Sunspot is the KISS of geek-rock and Van Halen for Nerds. It's all the fun of flashy rock but with the satisfaction of substance over style. With monster choruses, face-melting guitar solos, and sweet harmonies, Sunspot brings the swagger of the stadium to the pocket-protected masses. Their concerts are as enjoyable to watch as they are to hear. While fearlessly engaging the audience through obscure pop culture references (crowd favorite "Scott Bakula" is a testament to that, even being used by the man himself, as the theme for his 50th birthday party), clever and often bitingly funny interplay between the band members, and an action packed performance- Sunspot never forgets that the audience is just as part of the show as they are. For the past year, the Madison power-pop trio has been working on their most ambitious musical experiment yet- coming up with a brand new single and video and releasing it each month. Starting in June of 2008, when they put out the first song, “2012”, they’ve come up with a new theme for each single, including t-shirts, merchandise, and artwork. The second single and video from the set, “Sweet Relief”, just won “Video of the Year” honors at this year’s Madison Area Music Awards. And the video for their song, “Uncanny Valley” won them a spot in Noah’s Ark’s (America's Largest Waterpark) “Rock The Ark” Summer Concert Series after being voted on by local radio fans. Their new CD/DVD set, Singularity, is the collection of these singles and videos. The singles can all be listened to at http://songs.sunspotmusic.com and the videos can be seen (along with the band's podcast, Sunspot Road Mania), at http://www.youtube.com/sunspotmike Sunspot has already opened for Death Cab for Cutie, Hot Hot Heat, Sponge, SevenMaryThree, Pilot to Gunner, and House of Large Sizes. Even punk legend Milo Aukerman joined Sunspot on stage for a show-stopping rendition of Descendents' classic, "Hope." In addition to their relentless tour schedule throughout the Midwest, the band has also branched out with multiple national tours performing raucous concerts in eight out of ten of North America's largest markets, including Canada. In 2004, their sophomore album, “Loser of the Year” was named Album of the Year by the Madison Area Music Industry.  In April of the following year, members of the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awarded Sunspot its highly coveted Group of the Year designation. Sunspot's hit South by Southwest, Midpoint Music Festival, Millennium Music Conference, and has toured coast to coast. They're constantly performing throughout the Midwest supporting their new material. Instrumentation Mike Huberty - Lead Vocals, Bass Ben Jaeger - Guitars, Vocals Wendy Lynn Staats - Drums, Vocals Discography 1997 - "Oubliette" EP 2000 - "Radio Free Earth" LP 2003 - "Loser of the Year" LP 2005 - "Cynical" LP 2007 - "Neanderthal" LP 2009 - "Singularity" LP Links http://www.sunspotmusic.com