Michelle Mae

Michelle Mae is an American musician from the state of Washington, who is known for playing in rock 'n' roll groups such as The Make-Up and Weird War.

Michelle Mae
Background information
Birth name	Michelle Mae [1]
Origin	Washington, United States
Genres	Rock 'n' roll, post-punk
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Kill Rock Stars, Dischord, K, Southern

Biography

Mae began playing with underground bands in Olympia, Washington in the mid-1990s, including a single recording with Witchy Poo,^[2] and a period with Kill Rock Stars artists The Frumpies^[3] before moving to Washington, D.C. to help form The Make-Up in 1995. After The Make-Up dissolved in 2000, Mae joined Weird War with some of her former Make-Up band mates.

Her style is heavily funk inflected, influenced by Funkadelic's Billy "Bass" Nelson, Larry Graham, and The Slits, as well as Northwest stalwarts Dead Moon.^{[citation needed]}

Typically focusing on the bass guitar, in Weird War she plays a Fender Jazz Bass through a Sunn cabinet, though in The Make-Up she often played Hagström and Epiphone guitars through Kustom amplifiers.^{[citation needed]}

Mae is based in Washington, D.C., where she continues to work as a musician and practitioner of mysticism.^[4]

Discography

Witchy Poo

7 inch singles

• Mixed Metaphor (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (released 1995, recorded 1992–1994)

The Frumpies

Albums

• Frumpie One Piece (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1998)

7 inch singles

• Babies & Bunnies (Kill Rock Stars/5RC) (1993)
• Safety First (Wiiija) (1993)

The Make-Up

Main article: The Make-Up discography

Studio albums

• Destination: Love - Live! At Cold Rice (Dischord) (1996)
• Sound Verite (K Records) (1997)
• In Mass Mind (Dischord) (1998)
• Save Yourself (K Records) (1999)
• I Want Some (singles compilation) (K Records) (1999)

Live albums

• After Dark (Dischord) (1997)
• Untouchable Sound - Live! (Drag City/Sea Note) (2006)

DVD / video

• Blue is Beautiful (included on In Film/On Video) (Dischord) (1998)
• In Film/On Video (Dischord) (2006)

Weird War

Main article: Weird War discography

Studio albums

• Weird War (Drag City) (2002)
• I Suck on that Emotion (as Scene Creamers) (Drag City) (2003)
• If You Can't Beat 'Em, Bite 'Em (Drag City) (2004)
• Illuminated by the Light (Drag City) (2005)

DVD / video

• appears on Burn to Shine 01: Washington DC 01.14.2004 (Trixie) (2005)

References

1. Gale, Thomas (2005). "The Make-Up Biography". eNotes. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
2. "Witchy Poo Recordings". 5 Rue Christine. Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
3. "Frumpies". Kill Rock Stars. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
4. Mae, Michelle (2005-02-20). "The Dignificant Worm". Weird War. Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-05-23.

External links

• Official Weird War website