Mitch Easter is a musician and producer, best known for his work with R.E.M., though he has worked with many other acts and was the frontman for the band Let's Active.
Born in 1954 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Easter was deeply involved in music from an early age. He played in a number of school bands, some of them with his childhood friend Chris Stamey. The two eventually formed The Sneakers, who released a number of singles and an album in the late 1970s. Stamey and fellow bandmate Will Rigby eventually formed The dB's and moved to New York. Easter did likewise, but soon returned to Winston-Salem to set up Drive-In Studio in his parents' garage.
Drive-In Studio became an integral part of the local indie-rock scene, recording a number of bands at knock-down rates. It was at this time that Easter formed Let's Active with then-girlfriend Faye Hunter and drummer Sara Romweber. Around the same time, Easter worked with R.E.M. to record their debut single Radio Free Europe. This initial work led to a number of collaborations with the band, with Easter producing their debut EP and (with Don Dixon) their first two albums. Let's Active toured with R.E.M., which led to a recording contract with I.R.S. Records.
Jessica Simpson "Come On Over" Video WORLD PREMIERE! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:18:30 -0000 JessicaSimpson.com will host the EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE of Jessica's new "Come On Over" video. Members of Jessica's online community see it before anyone else by logging in the afternoon of Friday July 11! 'Agony & Irony' - the new album from Alkaline Trio - available now! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:51:52 -0000 Alkaline Trio's newest album Agony & Irony is available now. For more details and to watch the band's new "Help Me" video, visit alkalinetrio.com. Los Lonely Boys New Album 'Forgiven' Available Now! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:55:26 -0000 The essence of Forgiven, the gripping third album by Texas trio Los Lonely Boys? "Familia! That's what I think it represents. Three brothers. True American spirit - or Texican spirit." It's as simple as that, says guitarist, Henry Garza. To hear music from the new album and get more details visit loslonelyboys.org.
Yahoo Groups: MitchEasterLetsActive - Discussion forum for Easter and his former band, Let's Active.
Meta Description: [ mitcheasterletsactive: Mitch Easter / Let's Active ]
Mitch Easter out at: http://www.myspace.com/mitcheasterband and http://www.mitcheaster.com ...Mitch Easter...