Spotlight Artist: Trees Above Mandalay

As you have all become accustomed to while following the Improp, you know that we like to feature up and coming artists or bands with a lot of promise. Not only do we do it to show our support and try to get their name out to our readers, we truly feel that the people we feature have the potential to make it big in the music industry. When it comes to bands on the rise, we have struck gold when it comes to Trees Above Mandalay. A product of New Jersey, Trees has been together for about three years now and their success continues to grow everyday. The music they produce can not be limited to just one genre or style due to the vast range the band has displayed. Their great work ethic and dedication have made them what they are today, and what they are is a Band that I believe will be a household name someday soon.

I wanted to take some time to put together a piece that would both introduce you to Trees Above Mandalay as a group, and give you a listen to their unique sound. I use the word unique because that is just how the band describes the sound themselves. Together, Sean Staranka, Dave Glynn, Brett Coleman, Austen Howell, and Tim Baker make up Trees Above Mandalay, but separately they have all been playing music on a serious level for almost a decade now. As I stated before, Trees Above Mandalay is not like your typical rock style band trying to make it to the big show by selling out or changing who they are. Tree's stays loyal to what they believe in. These guys truly care about the people, their fans and followers. Those who have had the privilege to see Trees live will tell you they leave everything on the stage and it stems from the love and passion each member has for entertaining.

I don't want to make any comparisons to any other bands because Trees really does have a sound of its own. Take a listen for yourselves.



As you can see, Trees has fun but at the same time they are serious about what they do when it comes to their music. Likeable guys with exceptional talent and potential through the roof. The success they have had from their EP "Palace" has given them quite the following around the New Jersey area. With their latest single, "I'm Going Big" that’s just what the band hopes to do, make it big.



















As a good friend of Guitarist Brett Coleman I can honestly say there aren’t many people that I would rather see have this type of success. Brett is one of the nicest and all around great people I have ever been friends with. Knowing the type of guy Brett is, I know the other members of Trees are good guys as well which is why I wish nothing but the best to the band.

In conclusion, I couldn't think of any better way to sum up the band, other than to share with you how they view themselves in their own Bio. They put it perfectly;

"If it’s the flavor of the week band that you are looking for, then this is not your band. However, if it’s a group of hard working, dedicated musicians with the will, personality, and charisma to have longevity, which is something hard pressed to find nowadays, than Trees Above Mandalay is most certainly the band you are looking for."


















Make sure you take a few minutes to check out Trees Above Mandalay’s music and T shirts on Myspace and you can even follow them on Twitter. You wouldn't be complete unless you friended them on Facebook as well so get on it.

Buy Trees Above Mandalay's "Palace" here


Be sure to stay up to date on all the Trees Above Mandalay news, upcoming shows and appearances by following them on myspace below.
http://www.myspace.com/treesabovemandalay

More Trees Music…
http://www.purevolume.com/treesabovemandalay

If you would like to contact Trees Above Mandalay, you can email them here.