So excited to present the first single off my forthcoming EP "Astronomical". This tune Singularity features my good friend and guitar played Matt McLaren. A Singularity is best exemplified by a black hole. At the center of a black hole, space-time becomes a one-dimensional point which contains a huge mass. As a result, gravity become infinite and space-time curves infinitely, and the laws of physics as we know them cease to function.

Singularity (ft. Matt McLaren)

2023-08-04 Live @ Mission Ballroom

To The Stars

PL.Dillon.D1.Fly.Like.an.Eagle.(house.flip).mp3

Blackberry Jam

Pretty Lights - Tracks from Electric Forest 2024 - Remastered with AI

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Rox (Electric Forest 2024) - Remastered

Ruck (Unmixed) - Tipper

Skate - Silk Sonic

Woke up this morning, sus file thick as a phone book bound
I said I woke up this morning, sus file thick as a phone book bound
Been chasin' this ghost ten years now, ain't found nothing but the runaround
Got a hard-on for justice, but justice won't let me come
Lord, I got a hard-on for justice, but justice won't let me come
Spent a million taxpayer dollars just to feel this goddamn dumb
He sees my van parked on his street, waves at me each day
Yeah, he sees my van parked on his street, gives a friendly wave my way
Then he writes another song 'bout me, puts my shame on display
I got them sus file blues, can't catch what I can't see
I got them sus file, no-evidence, waste-of-life blues
I'm in love with a phantom, baby, and he's just laughin' at me
The manual says "maintain surveillance," fill out form 10–82
The manual says "maintain surveillance," fill out form 10–82
But this devil with a guitar's got me dancin' for him like a fool
We tried the quiet tail, then we tried the loud and mean
Started with the quiet tail, then switched to loud and mean
Now I'm just a character in his psyop fever dream
Every algorithm says he's guilty, every instinct I possess
All my training tells me he's guilty, every cop instinct I possess
But the courtroom don't take feelings, baby, and I won't have legal success
Ten years… ten long years of surveillance footage
And all I got is a man buying groceries
Walking his dog, Writing songs about ME
Making us the punchline as he plays
Hell, I know his coffee order better than my own wife's shoes
And he STILL won't give me nothing I can use…
He's a tease on the witness stand I'll never put him on
Such a beautiful tease on that witness stand he'll never grace
I'm stuck at first base with this suspect, second base he just waves to flaunt
The System got me in her grip, a cog in its gear machine
Oh, the System got me squeezed like a cog in its gear machine
I'm her bitch with a badge, baby, trapped inside this blue wet dream
He plays guitar, sings 'bout his "friends" in unmarked cars
Strums that guitar, sings sweet songs 'bout our unmarked cars
While I'm drowning in reports, smoking cigarettes, counting stars
I got them sus file blues, suspicious of my own reflection now
I got them sus file, career-killing, soul-destroying blues
The suspect's writing platinum records while I'm taking my vow - 
To follow him forever, though I don't remember why or how
Yeah, tomorrow I'll wake up, check that file again
Tomorrow I'll wake up, read that sus file again
Chase that suspicious shadow… till the bitter end
Lord, I got them sus file blues…
And that man's the only friend I ever had… amen.

Sus File Blues, Acoustic

This fall Michal Menert takes his renowned musical stylings to the next level as he drops the debut studio album from his six-piece live band, Michal Menert and the Pretty Fantastics. The lyrically-driven, electronic/indie LP is out NOW on Super Best Records.

The debut album for the sextet is like nothing you've ever heard from Menert, and will distinguish Michal Menert and the Pretty Fantastics as its own musical force with a uniquely indie-rock style. With beautiful melodic structure, vocals from Michal himself, and playfully inventive lyricism, this LP takes a leap in an exciting new direction while maintaining the uncompromising songwriting and production that we've come to expect.

Don't miss the band on tour accompanied by additional sets from fellow Super Best artists Marcelo Moxy and WillDaBeast, and support from StarRo (Soulection) and Russ Liquid.

Paradiso

The Reason

2017-08-05 Live @ The Gorge Amphitheatre

Download Album

Angel On My Shoulder (Listen)

Management: jared@mammothmusicgroup.com

Anchor Bay, California based electronic music artist and producer Michal Menert draws breath from the world that surrounds him, transmuting daily inspiration into music that is singularly his own. 

“A synthesis of past, present, and future, elegantly woven together by the hands of Michal Menert.” – Huffington Post on Space Jazz

A youth steeped in a broad swath of both Eastern and Western musical traditions gives Menert a deep palate from which to draw; his passion for original analog sounds coupled with a vast knowledge of music history has given him a unique ability to pull from the global creative canon with ease. A multi-instrumentalist, he incorporates live guitar and keys into his final production for a full sound and rich feel. 

As Menert co-produced the chart topping Pretty Lights album Taking Up Your Precious Time it was natural that he was the first artist to join Pretty Lights Music. His debut solo album Dreaming of a Bigger Life was released in 2010, followed by 2012’s mega-LP Even If It Isn’t Right. In winter of 2015 Menert released the highly anticipated Space Jazz, followed by fall 2015’s debut release by his band Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics, 1. His next release is expected in winter 2018.

In the live realm, Menert supplied sound design for Dead & Co tours in 2016 and 2017. Additionally, he supplied sound design on Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum rerelease in Fall 2016. Building on that relationship, Menert in both a featured performer and co-producer on Hart’s next studio record, slated for release in the fall of 2017.

Menert’s reputation as a live performer continues to grow, as he brings his music to fans nationwide via both his septet, Michal Menert & The Pretty Fantastics, and his 22-piece all-star ensemble the Michal Menert Big Band. His collaborations have led to the formation of myriad ongoing side projects including Manic Menert (with Manic Focus), Half Color (with Paul Basic) & Club Scouts (with Mux Mool). Over the years Menert has shared the stage with a number of musical luminaries including STS9, Bassnectar, Umphrey’s McGee, and more, and played legendary venues including the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, The Gorge in Washington and the Red Rocks Amphitheatre (twice in 2016 alone.)

Committed to a community driven approach to collaborative creativity, Menert works hand in hand with producers he chooses for his own record label, Super Best Records. A dynamic and ideological producer, collaborating and working closely with a new generation of hip-hop & EDM producers, Menert is dedicated to bringing a new musical vision to life free from limitation.

Contact: michalmenertmusic@gmail.com