When we see Garret going crazy it reminds us all of why we love what we do." The Maine's amazing live performances caught the eye of Fearless Records (Plain White T's, Sugarcult, Mayday Parade) and booking agent Matt Galle (My Chemical Romance, Boys Like Girls and HelloGoodbye.) Garrett adds to our performance, he has a strong way of communicating with the crowd. It's just us conveying our experiences and feelings through our presence, and thriving off of the response we get. The energy that we feel on stage is usually a result of what we are feeling from our fans. Jared loves every minute on stage, "Playing live is the reason we exist. Scouts from almost every major and indie record label were present waiting in line to sign them after their jaw dropping performance. Every Maine song begs for an immediate repeat.Īfter gathering a huge following through MySpace, The Maine played their first show in front of over 600 fans, acquired solely through word of mouth and this social networking site. Meshing styles like indie, pop and rock can sound forced, often imitating other bands without a hint of originality, but for The Maine mixing a wide variety of genres just sounds natural. They wanted to create a new sound and began drawing influences from 90's radio alternative bands. The Maine didn't want to continue in the screamo trend that they felt was swallowing their local music scene. John, Kennedy and Jared all had similar ideas and the band knew they had the final line up as the hits and lyrics kept writing themselves. The Maine started when Pat and Garrett were sick of jumping from garage band to garage band and wanted to take their unique vision of what music should be to the big time. Bassist Garrett Nickelsen stated honestly, "School has never really been number one for me, I have always tried to focus on the band so I'm ready to really get this band going." Now, already juggling music video shoots, recording sessions, and concerts, The Maine actually had the ink dry on their record contract before it dries on their diploma. You see, seven periods a day is just seven periods too long for The Maine, who can't wait to get home and write more tunes. After junior year, when most students look forward to slacking off as seniors, The Maine asked two members to graduate early so that they could share their music with the rest of the world. The Maine released their first label EP, The Way We Talk on December 11, 2007. Hailing from Tempe, AZ, all they had was a gut feeling that the music they were playing rocked and inspired kids nationwide. The Maine have taken no classes, were given no grades, and had no teachers.
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