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Smiling Politely
| At-a-Glance | |
| Hometown | Hopkins, MN |
| Genres | Hard Rock, Heavy Rock |
| Band Members | Eric Tracey - Lead Vocals/ Guitar ; Cole Bechly- Guitar; Matt Springer- Bass Guitar; Brady Outcelt - Drums |
| Upcoming Shows | |
Booking: Paul King paul@jmartelandassociates.com 612-382-2638; Publicist: Brian Johnson brian@jmartelandassociates.com 612-327-9748; Artist / Band Member: Smiling Politely smilingpolitelyband@myspace.com XXX-XXX-XXXX
| One-Sheet | |
| # Years Experience Performing Live: | 7 |
| # Live Perfomances Past Six-months: | 32 |
| Market Draw: | Home Market: 151-200; Wisconsin: 201-250; Missouri: 101-150; South Dakota : 101-150; North Dakota: 151-200; Iowa: 101-150; Kansas: 151-200; Colorado: 151-200; Arkansas: 76-100 |
| Venue History: | The Rock Nightclub - Maplewood, MN; Robert's Bar - Mounds View, MN; HammerJacks - St. Joseph, MO; Player's Lounge - Steven's Point, WI; The Fineline Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN; Club 3 Degrees - Minneapolis, MN; The Nestor - Fargo, ND; Silverdollar Saloon - Elizabeth, MN; Station 4 - St. Paul, MN; THE PALACE STAGE @ THE WILD TYMES - Saint Paul, MN; Club Underground - Minneapolis , MN; Dibbo's - Hudson, WI; Bogart's Night Club - Apple Valley, MN; Scoops - Coon Rapids, MN; Rox - St. Cloud, MN; KRUSE IN - Wausau, WI; The Garage - Burnsville, MN; Enigma Teen Center - Shakopee, MN; The Terminal Bar - Minneapolis, MN; The Showcase - Rogers , MN; Bar Fly - Minneapolis, MN; The Loft - Minneapolis, MN; The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN; The Quest - Minneapolis, MN; Trocaderos Night Club - Minneapolis, MN; MSU Mankato - Mankato, MN; North Star Ballroom - St. Paul, MN; Neisen's Bar - Savage, MN; Renegades - Savage, MN; Rock Solid Youth Center - Winona, MN; Froggy's - Pine City, MN; 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN; Star Central - Columbia Heights, MN; Star Bar and Grill - Minneapolis, MN; Bethany College - Bloomington, MN; The Hole In the Wall - Atkins, AK; The 400 - Warrensburg, MO; The Lions Lair - Denver, CO; G.B. Leightonas Pickle Park - Fridley, MN; House of Bricks - Des Moines, IA |
| Opener Experience: | Fair To Midland; Flaw; Future Leaders of the World; Chevelle; Thousand Foot Krutch; Demon Hunter; Project 86; Papercut Massacre ; Newsboys; Third Day; Day of Fire; Red; Stellar Kart; Hawk Nelson; Stugmata; Blue Felix; BOBAFLEX |
| Similar Artists: | Seether; Breaking Benjamin; Three Days Grace; RED |
| Performing Rights Society: | BMI |
| Discography: | Through the Darkness LP—2011; Behind the Mask LP—2009; Between Angels and Demons EP—2007; Smiling Politely Live EP—2006; Screamelody EP—2005; Live EP—2005; Smiling Politely EP—2005 |
About the Artist
Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Smiling Politely brings to their fans a style of melodic, hard rock that dances the line between rock and modern metal. The band emerged in 2004 as Smiling Politely (a name taken from an episode of the popular television show “The Simpsons”) and released their debut EP, Screamelody. From that the band was honored by the Telly Awards for their music video “Killing Me” with 3 high honors. 2 Bronze Telly’s one for cinematography and one for video editing. Also Telly’s top awards, the Silver Telly, for a music video. From there Smiling Politely released one more EP (Between Angels and Demons) before the release of their first full length album “Behind the Mask.” In 2008 a few tracks appeared in the movie and soundtrack for Heart of the City. 2010 SP was prominently featured in Thunderstruck 9 (an extreme snow mobile movie). Smiling Politely features Eric Tracy (Vocals and Guitar), Cole Bechly (Guitar), Brady Outcelt (Drums), and Matt Springer (Bass Guitar). The band is currently working on their third full length album and is scheduled to tour the US in June of 2015.
Technical Requirements:
MICROPHONE NEEDS
- VOX MIC x 1
- BOOM MIC STAND x 1
- Lines x 5
- DRUM TOM MIC x 3
- BASS DRUM MIC x 1
- SNARE DRUM MIC x 1
- HIGH HAT MIC x 1
- OVERHEAD Cymbal MIC x 2
MONITOR NEEDs
- Band runs internal system In Ear Monitors
Achievements
Reached 1st in Best of Rock chart in 2015. 1st for 8 weeks.
Reached 1st in Best of Rock chart in 2014. 1st for 19 weeks.
Reached 7th in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 20 for 23 weeks.
Reached 62nd in Best of Rock chart in 2016. In the top 100 for 1 week.
Reached 24th in Best of Rock chart in 2013. In the top 100 for 32 weeks.
Reached 23rd in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 100 for 12 weeks.
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Top 10 in Hard Rock Videos, November 2010
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