band

band: (n) a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type

Within the first few months of moving to Ann Arbor, I was invited to be a part of a small worship band at a church I had started attending. The band proved to be an extremely valuable experience in my life. These musicians were the first friends I made in this strange new city. The band lasted until summer vacation split us apart to all ends of the globe...

During our time together, I had the privilege of making music with a particularly talented musician and wonderful friend named Matt. Matt was the baby of our band. A college freshman at the time who commuted from home, took as many credits per semester as the university would allow, worked a full time job and managed his own band, Avienne. On our way to play at a different church, we stopped by Avienne's band practice to pick up Matt and some sound equipment. Turns out Matt was the "grandpa" among his band mates who were all still attending high school. We caught the tail end of practice and were able to hear a song. I was floored, and absolutely speechless...

I immediately fell in love with the band and became #1 fan until the chaos of architecture school consumed my life. None the less, I have been able to witness this band evolve from their basement and backyard shows to a headlining musical phenomenon. They won the 2008 Detroit Battle of the Bands competition which led them to perform at the Arts Beats and Eats festival in Pontiac. Their career launched from there. Avienne has played dozens of shows and has now released their second album Dreams Lies Revolution. They have also been featured on local Detroit news stations and papers.

Their most recent accomplishment has been winning the national semifinals for the Ambassadors of Rock Contest. They are now among the top 10 finalists from all of North America in the running to be sent to London to play with Paul McCartney on stage. I fully support this band and believe in everything they do. They are an incredibly talented group of young musicians and absolutely amazing people. I would like to invite you to support Avienne by voting for them in the final stages of the Ambassadors of Rock Contest.
http://battle.ambassadorsofrock.com/avienne/
This link will direct you to the voting page. Enter your name and e-mail and click vote. You must click the link on the confirmation e-mail in order for your vote to count. I assure you, you will not be bothered with junk e-mail after voting (I'm always cautious about giving out my e-mail address).

To hear more of Avienne's music, and the song that made me fall in love with them (The Beautiful Broken People), you can visit their website at http://avienne.com/
or their MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/aviennemusic

Best of luck to Avienne, and God bless.