ABOUT THE BAND
Man The Mighty are a hard rock band from Carpentersville, IL a suburb of Chicago. Formed by guitarist Tim Tournier and Vocalist Derek Smith, Man The Mighty have been pushing the musical envelope with insightful lyrics, heavily melodic guitar riffs and powerfully driven backbeats produced by drum and bass since 1999.
Man The Mighty have seen their fair share of line-up changes, but now have formed a solid rhythm section with the addition of Tyler Nelson on bass, and Matt Harmoning on drums.
Q & A
Q. How did you come up with the name "Man the Mighty?"
A. The name Man the Mighty was at first meant to be "Man, the Mighty. Man" in the form like "man the torpedoes!" or meaning "lend strength to"; "the mighty" being ourselves. Put it together to mean "lend strength to the strong" or "help those who help themselves."
Q. When did the band form? How did it come together?
A. The band formed in 2005 around lifelong friends Derek Smith and Tim Tournier. After a few lineup changes we became complete once Matt and I (Tyler) joined on in 2006.
Q. What genre of music does the band play? What are some of the band's inspirations?
A. Hard rock. If Jeff Buckley and Alice in Chains had a baby, you'd have us.
Q. How many shows has the band played? What venues have you played at?
A. We have played at the House of Blues, the Rave main stage, the Metro, the Double Door and the Elbo Room, just to name a few. We play around 80 to 100 shows a year.
Q. Tell us about your new CD.
A. We don't have a locked in label just yet, but we will soon. We recorded this with two-time Grammy nominee Ben Kasica, guitarist for the band Skillet (over 900,000 records sold). We recorded this CD on off days of the Skillet tour, so it was a very painstaking process. It took about a day and a half per song to record. This CD was also engineered by Nick Rad.
Q. Do you write your own songs?
A. All of the songs are ours but we have been known to put a cover in every now and then.
Q. What are the band's goals for the future?
A. Well, we just landed an MTV placement deal, which means they will use our songs in their TV shows. We hope to keep getting deals like that and grow on a national level.
SONGS
WEBSITE
www.manthemighty.com