"Old Soul, New Bounce"  
Electronic Hip Hop Music 
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A life-long Indiana native, but I have also lived in California and Tennessee.

While working on my degree in Music Composition and Technology from Ball State University, I received an offer for an internship at Ignition Marketing in Los Angeles. I worked exclusively for Maverick Records (Madonna’s label).

During this time , I was asked to join Musician Magazine's best unsigned band winner- 'The Shade' and soon we were working on a deal through Arista with the legendary Glen Ballard on deck. 

After college, I started my own audio production studio, Prime Time, and worked with several national agencies. We provided everything from voice-overs, guitar playing to music score writing for PBS, Showtime, A&E and the Fox Network.

Since then I've had the opportunity to play around 3,000 gigs all over the United States, Canada and Europe. Rock, Country, Jazz, Broadway- I love it all! I've also played on dozens of albums, commercials, jingles and documentaries for several national agencies. My clients include:  CNN, Fox Sports, A&E, PBS and Showtime. 

I've also produced, performed and recorded with artists on Rounder, Curb, Arista and Universal records. Recently, I‘ve worked with several people from American Idol, as both a studio and live guitar player. 

In 2014, I spent a large chunk doing session and demo work in Nashville, TN. I also spent a few months on the road with multi-platinum Country act Lonestar, I also started working with Ball State University in the Music Media Production program both as a student and advisor.  

I’m also a Product Specialist and/ or Endorsee of: Suhr Guitars, 3rd Power Amplification, Two Notes Engineering, Wampler Effects Pedals, Jim Dunlop Manufacturing and Peavey Electronics. 


Review from Scene Magazine:
"The Symbols’ new self-titled EP is a pretty decent slab of indie pop music. There’s an effortlessness and confidence to the material, and rarely a moment that sounds unnatural or forced. The band has a sophisticated-yet-whimsical sound, and it suits them: At no point does the EP feel bogged down by self-awareness or the obligation to be serious. The end product goes down easy without feeling trite.
The opener “Kristin” would be a prime example. The song is a breezy-sounding lamentation of unrequited love, with some tasteful keys from vocalist/singer Mer Sal. “The Way I Feel” moves into moodier, blues-like territory and is equally good.
Sal may not have a classical singing voice, but she uses it to great effect and has personality to spare. Her vocal delivery has an obvious verve, a talent for ad-libbing and a tendency to extend and enunciate words to their fullest effect. These are all good things, which becomes clear on the surprisingly funky “Shake It.” With only a few repeated lines she is able to take a rather sparse track and breathe a lot of life into it.
The best is saved for last, and “Ephemeral” is a beautiful, restrained closer with more quality keyboard work from Sal and a nice solo from guitarist Jasco. It’s lush and organic, and really fleshes out an impressively diverse EP.
The Symbols EP is really solid stuff, and its warm, summery vibes make it a rather timely release. There’s a lot to enjoy here, despite it only clocking in at under 20 minutes." -Connor Hooley, Scene Magazine.  


The Symbols is a band that incorporates blues, jazz, and funk sensibilities into a pop format. Often they will style-swap popular tunes to give listeners something familiar and new at the same time. The original music they create is also an amalgom of these styles.

Like most bands, The Symbols are driven by a shared love of the music they make. Unlike most bands, The Symbols are committed to using a share of all money generated from their music to help a worthy cause. That cause is research to find a cure for multiple sclerosis. If you want to learn more about why we have picked this cause, click here.

We hope you enjoy our music and we hope you join us in the fight to find a cure for MS.

We've set up a fund at the National MS Society for Michael Olson that you can find here: <a href="http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Events/HOM-General?pxfid=224366&fr_id=7540&pg=fund" target="_blank">http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Events/HOM-General?pxfid=224366&fr_id=7540&pg=fund</a>

VOCALIST* Session Singer* Songwriting 80's/Disco/Rock/R&B
 Covers posted are for vocal samples ONLY.   Reposts are original songs I collaborated on
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Probably Dog is progressive/alternative/indie rock band originally from Portland, Maine.  Geography has put us on indefinite hiatus, but just before we ended up on opposite ends of the country, we scratched some tunes out and cobble together our debut full-length album, "The World As It Is" (2014).

Just some guy who makes music because he can

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