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Singer/songwriter and all-around rock star Mercury Mad
has spent most of his life center stage and is ready to
bring his latest material to waiting audiences.
Known mainly for his time fronting the Glam Rock band Vibralux for the past five years, Mercury Mad is currently incorporating all that he’s learned since his days of Music Theater to his more recent nights of Rock ‘n’ Roll debauchery in one full-bodied experience.
Neither the theatrics or musicality of Mad’s shows should come as any surprise
to those who know his history. The young singer/guitarist who played the Plant in “Little Shop of Horrors” in high school went on to study graphic design and Music Comp at KSU while playing guitar for productions such as "Hair" and "Bye Bye Birdie". Mad spent his off time teaching guitar for KSU's continuing education program and moonlighting in tenor roles such as Jack in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” and Henrik in “A Little Night Music.”
His love of performance and the stage would cause him to transfer to The University of Kansas and choose his final major in Theatre & Film. Theatre would be the melting pot for Mad and his juggling various art forms. It was here he caught his musical tour bug playing guitar for th KU production of "School House Rock Live".
Mercury Mad continued to develop his artistic repertoire when he became the make-up artist for a University production of Vaclav Havel’s “Temptation,” a job that required precision and creativity in the delicate art that would come to mean so much to his on-stage persona. When Mad created Vibralux in 2001, he combined all the things he had learned: the acting, the singing, the make-up and not to mention the various bands he had been in since his teens. He made himself into the sarcastic Messianic figure audiences came to know and love using all his talents.
In 2003 Vibralux was featured on the cover of Rock Kansas.Com and stole KC Pitch Weekly's award for Best Drag Show. In 2004 the group was nominated for The Pitch Best live Performance. In the spring of 2006 Merc accepted the NYC Fresh Fruits award for best live performance on behalf of Vibralux.
Mercury Mad persevered and continued as a solo artist, composer, and DJ as an outlet for his prolific writing and desire to entertain. In December of 2006 he rejoined with Vibralux members Asmo and Tobi and is currently recording two solo projects as well as planning the next Vibralux release "Cult of the Dolls". While continuing with his tours he backs Minneapolis group, APOX on Bass and Guitar for the U-35 DVD video tour.
Mad's next albums should be available by Winter of 2007. |
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Interests / Hobbies: |
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Mercury's secular influences may be regarded as T-Rex, Bowie, Eno, Iggy Pop, New York Dolls, The Who, Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Janice Joplin, Blondie, Gershwin, Rogers & His Boyfriend Hammer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smashing Pumpkins, DM, The Police, Iron Butterfly, Heart, Joan Jett, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Guitar Wolf, John Waters, Gojira, Big Mama Thornton, Vegas in Space, Troma films, Exploitation Films, Blacksploitation Films, Sexploitation Films, GLBT, Russell Meyer, Larry Norman, Roy Orbison, Cream, Sabbath, KISS, Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper, Gary Glitter, English Beat, Gang of Four, Hot dresses, Hair, Clothes, Makeup, Fashion, Theatre, Opera, Sondheim, Underwear, household appliances, Kitty cats, Dolls, Mom, Billboards, TV, you, the mice that live in the trash cupboard and anything organic or not that may explode at any moment just because it feels like it. |
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People I'd like to meet: |
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I would like to meet all of my influences. I have met a few and those who I haven't met may become an influence. Who knows what great people you have met until they create something that will effect the world? |
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Favorite Music: |
Everything, if it sounds good it is good. I would gladly DJ or play/perform anything. I love music.
I would say both pop and "other" cultural music ie India etc. The effect certain types of music has on the listener fascinates me. |
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Favorite Movies: |
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Troma, David Lynch, John Waters, Worhol, Rus Meyer, and anything related. I enjoy entertainment that streatches the bounds of my understandings on life and the reality that those around us create for themselves. |
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Favorite Books: |
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Anneman's Guid to self working Card Magic, Sun Tzu "The Art of War", John Waters "Cracked". |
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Favorite TV Shows: |
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As if I had time. |
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Favorite Actors & Actresses: |
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We are all performers I have no favorites. |
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Name: |
Mercury Mad |
Gender: |
Male |
Date of Birth: |
01 May 1976
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Country: |
United States |
Astrological Sign: |
Taurus |
Body Type: |
About Average |
Hometown: |
Tour, wherever it takes me |
Language Spoken: |
English, some German |
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