ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Viking Moses, AKA Brendon Massei, achieves a special balance of warmth and command, with familiar melodies that draw listeners in and oblige them to stay. Strongly lyrical songs are played out through tunes that flirt with pop, folk, indie, grunge and americana, all strung together with a unique pulsing guitar, and by Massei's robust voice, which ebbs from delicate whispers to throaty howls.
20 years and counting, Massei has won over fans and critics not only with the delicate melodies of his songs, but also through his versatility as a performer -- his live show is as compelling in a living room as it is in a major venue, and his songs as natural in a movie soundtrack as on a record player. The lore of Massei's outsider lifestyle has won him interest and praise.
2013 sees the release of "Werewolves Across America", a feature-length documentary by directors D.A.R.Y.L. (directors of "Katy Perry: Part Of Me") about Massei's life and lifestyle as a touring musician. Massei's music also features on UK feature film "Kelly + Victor" (2012) and documentary film “The Legend Of Masty Huba” (2011).
Massei is now adding the finishing touches of a new conceptual album, to be titled "Jahiliyah".
PRAISE:
MTV wrote:
“If the DIY house show circuit has a pied piper, his name is Brendon Massei. Massei, who plays music under the name Viking Moses, has been recording and touring independently as a full-time job since he was 14, and he’s spent more than half of his life paving trails for other musicians to follow. Artists that Massei took on their first tours include: Deer Tick, Scout Niblett and Nat Baldwyn of the Dirty Projectors.”
Alan McGee wrote in The Guardian UK:
“Viking Moses is ‘The Most Uniquely talented musician since Kurt Cobain… an absolute genius, and one of the best musicians I have ever released.”
from Tony Wilson’s blog:
“Viking Moses is one of those people you can’t help but liking, because he’s so DIY and down to earth even though he’s got a tremendous talent. He is one of the few people in the world to have silenced Tony Wilson when he played, and as a result many of Tony’s colleagues now carry their own Viking Moses doll with them, just in case.”
Viking Moses, AKA Brendon Massei, achieves a special balance of warmth and command, with familiar melodies that draw listeners in and oblige them to stay. Strongly lyrical songs are played out through tunes that flirt with pop, folk, indie, grunge and americana, all strung together with a unique pulsing guitar, and by Massei's robust voice, which ebbs from delicate whispers to throaty howls.
20 years and counting, Massei has won over fans and critics not only with the delicate melodies of his songs, but also through his versatility as a performer -- his live show is as compelling in a living room as it is in a major venue, and his songs as natural in a movie soundtrack as on a record player. The lore of Massei's outsider lifestyle has won him interest and praise.
2013 sees the release of "Werewolves Across America", a feature-length documentary by directors D.A.R.Y.L. (directors of "Katy Perry: Part Of Me") about Massei's life and lifestyle as a touring musician. Massei's music also features on UK feature film "Kelly + Victor" (2012) and documentary film “The Legend Of Masty Huba” (2011).
Massei is now adding the finishing touches of a new conceptual album, to be titled "Jahiliyah".
PRAISE:
MTV wrote:
“If the DIY house show circuit has a pied piper, his name is Brendon Massei. Massei, who plays music under the name Viking Moses, has been recording and touring independently as a full-time job since he was 14, and he’s spent more than half of his life paving trails for other musicians to follow. Artists that Massei took on their first tours include: Deer Tick, Scout Niblett and Nat Baldwyn of the Dirty Projectors.”
Alan McGee wrote in The Guardian UK:
“Viking Moses is ‘The Most Uniquely talented musician since Kurt Cobain… an absolute genius, and one of the best musicians I have ever released.”
from Tony Wilson’s blog:
“Viking Moses is one of those people you can’t help but liking, because he’s so DIY and down to earth even though he’s got a tremendous talent. He is one of the few people in the world to have silenced Tony Wilson when he played, and as a result many of Tony’s colleagues now carry their own Viking Moses doll with them, just in case.”