Natura Mas

Natura Mas is people harmonizing with instruments to produce rhythm and melody. Samee Shirazi makes beats with the drums; Chris Brodt grooves on the bass; Matthew Dean plays the guitar, sings, and writes words; Mindan bangs on the piano keys and lays down synthesizer lines; Lauren Brecheen sings and also plays keys; while DJ “Dunk Jam” Ratheal compliments the rhythm section with congas, maracas, a tambourine, and also records the band. Natura Mas can transform beautiful ambient soundscapes into booming riff-driven hooks and verses. Pulling influence from a variety of genres including jazz, metal, indie, psychedelic, pop, hip hop, classical/traditional, and rock ‘n’ roll have given them an extremely diverse sound. They formed in spring of 2007 at the Friskee House in the Paseo Arts District of Oklahoma City, which had several artist studios, an art gallery, a screen-printing room, and a recording studio all in one building. The Friskee house was home to such artists as Chad Mount and Josh Heilaman. Josh is co-president of Friskee Media Productions, and does art direction for Natura Mas. They recorded a live demo, the “Oh Seven Friskee Demo”, fall of 2007. Early spring 2008 they recorded their first studio EP. By summer 2008, the band hopes to play as many shows as possible in the OKC metro area before hitting the road in June. Together, Natura Mas hope to forever instill love in the heart of people through music.