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Artist
Forty Piece Choir
12+ albums
rockpsychedelic
about
As a longstanding staple in the Chicago music scene since 1997, Forty Piece Choir continues their unique blend of Rock-N-Roll, Death Metal, Pop, Electronica, Psychedelic, Gangsta Rap, Blues, and Klezmer genres to capture harmonious harmonium of dynamic dynamitude. The heart of the group is its uncompromising will to create artistic music, often drawing comparisons to influences such as the Beatles, Velvet Underground, Digital Underground, Wilco, 69 Boyz, Flaming Lips, Vaginal Jesus, Pink Floyd, and Gerardo. Lyrically optimistic, their words transpire the philosophy of life, love, family, faith, hope, happiness, and even compassion for late-term abortion. Forty Piece Choir releases their fourth full length “The Profound Nature of Life” abroad on Cooked County Records with a performance at House of Blues. Exclusively distributed through CD Baby and its digital partnerships that include Apple iTunes and eMusic, the album was recorded by the band and mixed/mastered by Mike Hagler of King Size Sound Labs (Wilco, OK Go, Neko Case). With rawness akin to 50’s Rock-N-Roll artists, the group crafts their most upbeat effort while retaining their eclectic array of musical inspirations. In 1997 Forty Piece Choir formed when Dana Okon and Dan Dominiak met in the south side coffee house circuit. With the addition of rhythm section Ryan DeYoung and Mike Boyle of punk outfit Winepress, Kelly Kruse was soon added on keyboards and vocals. They aspired to create artistic music with p
