Biography
Mgmt is an American music group that brightly declared itself in 2008. Critics and listeners were conquered by the compositions in the genre of indian, who performed artists. Starting as a duet, the team went up to Queint.The history of creation and composition
Andrew Wovengard and Ben Goldvasser were familiar long before the signing of the contract with the label. They studied together at the university and began to interact, demonstrating musical developments to each other. The history of the creation of the team started when the guys joke into a joke. Their first performances were the fulfillment of foreign songs under the backing.
Deciding to conquer the musical Olympus, the artists came up with a duet name the manager. It turned out that the team with this name already exists, so the group was later renamed MGMT. The debut release of partners took place in 2004 - it was Mignon WE (Don't) Care. Experimenting with the sound, the group participants tried themselves in the genres of music Nez-rock and electronics. Critics even attributed the work of this year to a psychedelic ass.
Becoming graduates, Wanvingden and Goldwasser planned the first tour. Having agreed with the team of Montreal, the artists acted on heating and became participants in several joint concerts. In 2006, the Columbia Records / Red Ink / Sony label offered a contract to the duet. The Debut Album Oracular Spectacular produced Furore and brought the team fame.
Gradually, the team of the team increased. Drummer James Richardson, Basist Matt Asti and Percussionist Will Berman joined the keyboard and keystrap. For some time, Guitarist Hank Salivant worked in the team.
Music
In January 2008, MGMT was the guest of the show David Latterman, performing the song Time To Pretend. This composition was used as a soundtrack to SEX Drive film, music for the tape "21" and in the new seasons of the teleproekt "Beverly Hills, 90210".The group gained popularity, but on this cooperation with large companies and projects did not stop. The KIDS track was used in a computer game FIFA 09, as well as in That's It, That's All movie. Russian-speaking fans of the group learned him and in advertising Tea Lipton. The song was used as a screen saver Discovery Travel & Living in the 2009/2010 season and accompanied the volleyball tournament time-outs at the 2012 Olympics. The new team compositions were also not deprived by the televised and commercial companies.
The concert activity of the group developed violently. In 2008, the musicians participated in the Bonnaro Music festival in Manchester. The team performed on the heating of Radiohead during the tour, and then organized his own tour of the UK. Artists managed to declare themselves at several European festivals.
Rolling Stone magazine made MGMT in the top 10 teams - discoveries of the year. The group scored the greatest number of listening on the resource Last.fm. In the summer of 2009, the musicians played heating from Paul McCartney at a stadium concert in Boston, and then became the participants of the German festival Dockville Festival in Hamburg.
In the same year, MGMT filed a lawsuit against the illegal use of the KIDS Justice Composition for People's Movement. Having won the case, the artists received a compensation of $ 36.715 and transferred it to a charitable fund of copyright protection.
In 2010, the group discography was replenished with the album of Congratulations, recorded with the participation of Jennifer Herrem from the Royal Trux group. Wannigarden and Goldwasser were inspired by the work of this team in the early stages of work. And Herrem remained impressed by the Time To Pretend video clip. Musicians began cooperation and friendly relations.
In 2013, the team released the MGMT disk. Songs from him they were performed at the event "Picnic of Poshishi", where they performed in 2014. The activity of the team in the following years was dressed. The musicians again reminded themselves about show business and fans in 2018, presented by the album Little Dark Age.
Mgmt now
In 2019, artists continue to perform with solo concerts and participate in festivals. The results of their work, workdays and leisure, they are divided into social networks, publishing photos and videos in "Instagram". Tickets for the events of the Group are not easy, as now on the speeches Mgmt reigns a full all-wheelhanger.
Discography
- 2004 - WE (DON'T) CARE EP
- 2005 - Time To Pretend EP
- 2007 - Oracular Spectacular
- 2008 - Metanoia EP
- 2010 - Congratoulations.
- 2013 - Mgmt.
- 2018 - Little Dark Age
Clips
- Time To Pretend.
- WHEN YOU DIE
- Little Dark Age.
- Electric Feel.
- Kids.
- Congratoulations.
- It's working
- Alien Days.