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Ten Million Lights

Ten Million Lights has emerged out of the ashes of Saturna. Combine lead vocalist and guitarist of Saturna, Ryan Carroll and Eric Block, with vocalist/guitarist Emily Logan and you have an eerily familiar, haunting and mesmerizing experience that transcends the past and gracefully leaps into the future.

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Hometown	Portland, OR
Genres	Rock, Electronic
Band Members	Ryan Carroll (guitars, vocals); Eric Block (guitars, ... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Ryan Carroll tenmillionlights@gmail.com 503-708-5419
# Years Experience Performing Live:	1
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	10
Market Draw:	Portland, OR: 31-50; Seattle, WA: 31-50
Venue History:	Neumo's - Seattle , WA The Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR Doug Fir - Portland, OR East End - Portland, OR The Knife Shop - Portland, OR Ella Street Social Club - Portland, OR
Opener Experience:	Pete International Airport; The Upsidedown; The Prids; This Blinding Light; Rick Bain & The Genius Position; Go Fever; 1776; The Purrs; C'est la Mort; Joy Wants Eternity; Hawkeye
Similar Artists:	School Of Seven Bells; M83; Saturna; The Kills
Performing Rights Society:	ASCAP
Discography:	Ten Million Lights LP—2010

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About the Artist

ryan and eric started this project after our last band, saturna, burned out. we had a good run. we had the amazing opportunity to tour with bob mould (!!) in 2008. we licensed songs to tv shows. we got to play a ton of shows in portland and seattle, and...

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Top 40 in Pro Performance Video , August 2012

Top 40 in Pro Performance Video , June 2012

Top 40 in Pro Performance Video , April 2012

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Bliss-rock ambience with irresistible pop hooks by Thomas Bell (Baker & Taylor's CD Hotlist)
Lovers of shoegaze, dream pop, and '80s-'90s guitar rock will hear pleasingly familiar sounds on this album, but 10ML adds a compelling, upbeat dance sensibility to their familiarly gauzy, atmospheric melancholy and layers of guitar infused with subtle dissonance. The result is bliss-rock ambience with irresistible pop hooks. All of that is threaded with gorgeous ethereal melodies and male/female vocal harmonies. Entirely self-recorded and produced, this album is a testament to the DIY aesthetic and what can now be accomplished with home audio recording technology. This is a band to watch. " // Thomas Bell from Baker & Taylor's CD Hotlist

A smoky, full-bodied pour of elixir lips by Northwest Adventures In Audio
Ten Million Lights just released their debut self-titled, self-recorded, drummer-less album, and it sounds like it’s not a debut, produced in a studio, and with a drum…well, a good drum machine. But no, programmer/guitar Eric Block and the band decided to put their money towards publicity. Good move. 10ml’s panned mix of Emily Logan’s caramel vocals and Ryan Carroll’s ashtray mouth resonates over eerie, well-layered guitars, but the metronome hi-hats make this release perfect for driving through the crisp Willamette breeze of autumn. “Kill Yr Idols”, 10ml’s single, is a total departure, a nod to the mascara-caked alternative scene of the 90s. “Kill Yr Idols” provided the opportunity for Logan’s voice to develop inside her chest – a smoky, full-bodied pour of elixir lips. I found it quite refreshing that I was enjoying a dance song that relied little on synthetic instruments, but mostly on cutting, angular chords. In each song, 10ml reminds that you they have preserved the organic nature of their album. Though they may have a drum track that is never homeless or late to practice, a keyboard only quietly weaves through blades of guitar lines carefully written to match the mood and direction in this release akin to the last call in the alleyway bar.

Dreamy, energetic, & nothing short of a revelation by Just Out
Ten Million Lights is a new act commanding attention amidst the buzz of the Portland music scene. Combining the musical inspirations of Ryan Carroll, Eric Block (both formerly of Saturna) and Rose City newcomer Emily Logan, Ten Million Lights fuses the best parts of T-Rex-style psychedelica, beat-heavy 1990’s electro-rock, and a uniquely Portland DIY sensibility. The outcome, with alternating male-female vocals in tight harmony with distorted guitars and programmed beats, is dreamy, energetic, and nothing short of a revelation. Don’t take my word for it, though – download their first single “Kill Yr Idols” for free and find out why tonight’s release show for their self-titled debut album demands your attendance. // Nick Mattos

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