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MIKE EDEL EN MASSE BIO

‘I needed to change things up. En Masse, my next album is changing things up.

I came from a place where I put all my energy into making a BOLD ARTIST STATEMENT. But now I’ve co-written and collaborated as much as possible, in fact each song on my new song is co-written and was guided by collective instincts, melody and intuition.

En Masse is an item quest; an album about discovery through the process of collaboration. The writing, recording and production were guided by the collective instincts, intuition and melody of a cast of collaborators. With this project I wanted to bring in outside ideas and methods to help me formulate a new energy and because of this, En Masse has expanded my artistic capacities.’ – Mike Edel

 

En Masse, Mike Edel’s 4th full-length due out Nov 20th via PENNANT, saw production and mixing contributions from Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire) Andy Park (The Head and The Heart, Noah Gundersen) among others. The album features all co-written songs by Edel and including the up-tempo singles and accompanying videos ‘Hello Universe’ and ‘Good About Everything.’

Edel’s latest is a follow up to Edel’s Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) produced 2019 record, THRESHOLDS. After THRESHOLDS, 4 million cumulative streams across major platforms, landing a song on ABC’s American Idol, in heavy rotation on CBC Music, AAA Radio across the United States, and on Sirius XM’s The Verge and North Americana; after playing hundreds of shows across North American and Europe including Rifflandia Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Regina Folk Festival, Victoria International Jazz Festival, and Upstream Music Festival; after sharing the stage with Serena Ryder, Foy Vance, Said The Whale and Josh Garrels; and after moving to Seattle, WA and getting married, Edel has established himself as a creative tour de force with plenty on the horizon.