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Outside their university’s classroom walls, after the textbooks had been closed for the night, a small group of students would come together for late-night dance parties. In the ceremonial musk of their college house basement, the sounds of Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane faded into the beats of Daft Punk and Michael Jackson. As their friendships and passion for 4-on-the-floor house beats grew, those parties morphed into the dance band known today as My Dear Disco.

On stage, lead singer Michelle Chamuel vocodes, harmonizes, manipulates, and effects her voice live with a homemade key-tar, sings in English and French, and belts through a megaphone half her size. Mad scientist and guitarist Robert Lester uses the electric guitar to conjure up massive soundscapes, other-wordly pads, and futuristic arena-rock solos. Synthesist and World Champion Bagpiper Tyler Duncan draws from his own life to concoct a personal memoir in sound: childhood nostalgic 8-bit Nintendo basses, teenage-suppressed 90’s techno power pads, college-dorm rediscoveries of Michael Jackon’s Thriller leads, and the current inexplicable noises that have very little to do with this world. This explosive combination is held together by the rhythmic bond of bassist Christian Carpenter and drummer Mike Shea.

These influences coalesced to create what the band has coined “Dancethink Music.” Some might call it high-brow guilty-pleasure dance music.
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  • dfpcmaia

    Their song Amsterdam isn't ANYWHERE D:<

    19 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Lrendeczky

    Their new name is Ella riot

    8 May 2011 Reply

  • br8kspider

    I'm pleasantly surprised to see them on here!!

    21 Apr 2011 Reply

  • AnkaPulimetchik

    Amsterdam<3

    25 Mar 2011 Reply

  • zlumpy

    Wow. Just look at how those scrobbles skyrocketed after Lollapalooza. Good for them!

    20 Nov 2010 Reply

  • rspreen2

    I also was at lolla, one of the best shows of the weekend, AMAZING

    11 Nov 2010 Reply

  • gotlovetokill

    I saw them live at Lolla too, well I should say heard them, I didn't see them too well lol but they were great can't wait to get their album.

    14 Aug 2010 Reply

  • My_Oxymoron

    Saw them live at Lollapalooza on Aug. 6th, 2010. They absolutely blew my mind, now I'm getting all of my friends into them.

    11 Aug 2010 Reply

  • erinbit

    Two killer sets at Floyd Fandango! Had a blast!

    11 Jul 2010 Reply

  • sheffects

    Amazing!!!

    21 Jun 2010 Reply

  • SexWithMinors

    can't believe she's not black.

    27 Mar 2010 Reply

  • alero_blues

    great live...just wish i could of stayed longer when you guys came to the strutt!

    30 Nov 2009 Reply

  • Space-Cowboy892

    saw at Youmacon, totally awesome

    4 Nov 2009 Reply

  • bkelleher

    Madam Eon (Pt. 1) is gorgeousish.

    19 Aug 2009 Reply

  • bkelleher

    where are they from?

    31 Jul 2009 Reply

  • whales9

    Saw them at 10k, they were loads of fun.

    30 Jul 2009 Reply

  • IzzyLove

    Love MDD, everyone says no good music comes out of A-Dub, they lie. Saw them at Youmacon and St. Andrews Hall <3!

    24 May 2009 Reply

  • NeptunoMI

    1st time I saw them at the blind pigin A2! what a grand time

    1 May 2009 Reply

  • mannequin003

    come to ann arbor again after april 11! i'm in japan till may 16, dammit!!!!!!! SOOOOO GOOOOD

    5 Apr 2009 Reply

  • karljamm

    new mix of eponymous track is the hottest, guys. wtf. why are you so hot.

    20 Mar 2009 Reply
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