Those are some big shoes to fill.  The strings were one of the things I 
really like about Matt Pond PA.
BTW, I thought the PA in the name referred to the State affiliation of when 
the band resided in Philadelphia.  Are there plans to change the name to 
Matt Pond NY?
just kidding...

NP  Rev Up:  The Best of Mitch Ryder and the Detriot Wheels.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andrea kremer" <kremer@shore.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:25 PM
Subject: Join Matt Pond PA?


> Just ran across this announcement on one of my online haunts, thought I'd 
> post
> it here in the event there are any keyboard players/Matt Pond PA fans on 
> the
> list...
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> join new york based Matt Pond PA ...
> hello.
>
> it has been a while since we've last spoken. how have you been? you look 
> great
> - have you been working out?
>
> * the new album has been mixed and mastered. we are very happy about this.
>
> * unfortunately eve miller has decided to leave the band. we all still 
> love
> each other of course, but there can be such a thing as too much touring, 
> and eve
> decided it was time to move on.
>
> * so we are currently looking for someone to join the band. ideally we 
> want
> someone who plays both a classical string instrument (cello being ideal of
> course, but viola or violin can work well too) and keyboards. we really 
> want
> someone who would be into playing keyboards on a decent number of songs - 
> not
> just 1 or 2 during a set... we'd also consider someone who just plays
> keyboards.
>
> we're looking for someone who is serious about becoming a committed member 
> of
> the band. we're looking to release the new album this fall andwe will be 
> doing
> a lot more touring in support of this album than we ever have, hopefully 
> this
> will include european touring. It will definitely include a lot of US 
> touring.
> and drinking.
>
> since we all live in new york someone who lives here, or within a 
> reasonable
> distance of the city, would make the most sense. if this sounds like 
> something
> you would like to do, please email brian (brian at mattpondpa dot com) and 
> tell
> us as much as you think we need to know about yourself, your musical 
> background,
> and why you might want to join our band. also, please forward this to 
> anyone
> you might know who might potentially be interested in this opportunity.
>
> thanks
> mpPA
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