Local Rock Band "Turned Up Missing"
Ashland band slated to release EP
Recently showing up for a performance in full 80’s glam attire complete with fake mustaches, spandex, and long hair wigs, amidst a smoke machine filling the stage, “Turned Up Missing” strives to keep a level of interaction and surprise that is rare in a small town scene. Punching out a hard edge ‘emo’ sound yet with a constant taste for humor, the live show has a loose choreography that is playful and satisfying, each step telling a new part of the story – the crowd becoming a part of the show as they are inevitably sucked into the game.
TUM started out two years ago as a three-piece band with Brothers Rafe as lead singer and bass player, Ben Tejada-Ingram on guitar, and Andy Orso on drums and backup vocals. The band developed further during the summer of 2005, when Chase Danielle the band’s new bass player, updated the bass lines, and lead singer Rafe filled out the sound with a second guitar. Many of the songs got reworked and the result has been a much richer and complex sound, a metamorphosis that is working in their favor. TUM recently won spots opening for several popular touring bands, including Daphne Loves Derby, This Providence, and Sherwood. They’re getting ready to release an EP, and with the makings of a summer tour beckoning, they have a lot to look forward to.
Although TUM may not have struck the ear of the bar-going crowd, since they prefer to play all-ages shows, just about everybody who hears a live set takes interest quick. Ashland-based, they’re popular beyond the limits of the Ashland scene, and are currently the region’s most requested local band on the valley’s rock station “97 The Rogue”, and the band’s reach seems to be on a steady upward climb.
TUM’s rising popularity is fueling the group’s ambition to complete a current, professionally-produced EP that will step out of the demo-realm and give the band top-shelf material to shop around. “This is the CD which is hopefully gonna get us somewhere.” says Chase Danielle, the bright-eyed, enthusiastic bassman who easily articulates his aspirations for TUM’s future. The EP, with 3 previously-unreleased songs and a newly remade version of their classic ‘Splinter’, will be the product of months of weekend excursions to a Central Point studio to work with a producer who has a wide catalog of past releases, and a gold record to his name.
The boys are already locking down plans for the CD release show to take place in December. Referring to how the current evolution of TUM’s sound has garnered new respect from listeners familiar with their previous style, Rafe enthused about the impending release: “We could not be more excited for people to hear this, because it’s not what people are expecting …it’s way better.” Refusing to play out until the release, and with ample time to scheme, TUM plans to let the public endure a sense of wait and anticipation that will surely make the event go off all the more. From the sound check to the encore, this release party will be one to remember, so stay tuned to this column, and we’ll make sure you’re there when this small-town band kisses the small time goodbye. — Casey Bourgeois
Recently showing up for a performance in full 80’s glam attire complete with fake mustaches, spandex, and long hair wigs, amidst a smoke machine filling the stage, “Turned Up Missing” strives to keep a level of interaction and surprise that is rare in a small town scene. Punching out a hard edge ‘emo’ sound yet with a constant taste for humor, the live show has a loose choreography that is playful and satisfying, each step telling a new part of the story – the crowd becoming a part of the show as they are inevitably sucked into the game.
TUM started out two years ago as a three-piece band with Brothers Rafe as lead singer and bass player, Ben Tejada-Ingram on guitar, and Andy Orso on drums and backup vocals. The band developed further during the summer of 2005, when Chase Danielle the band’s new bass player, updated the bass lines, and lead singer Rafe filled out the sound with a second guitar. Many of the songs got reworked and the result has been a much richer and complex sound, a metamorphosis that is working in their favor. TUM recently won spots opening for several popular touring bands, including Daphne Loves Derby, This Providence, and Sherwood. They’re getting ready to release an EP, and with the makings of a summer tour beckoning, they have a lot to look forward to.
Although TUM may not have struck the ear of the bar-going crowd, since they prefer to play all-ages shows, just about everybody who hears a live set takes interest quick. Ashland-based, they’re popular beyond the limits of the Ashland scene, and are currently the region’s most requested local band on the valley’s rock station “97 The Rogue”, and the band’s reach seems to be on a steady upward climb.
TUM’s rising popularity is fueling the group’s ambition to complete a current, professionally-produced EP that will step out of the demo-realm and give the band top-shelf material to shop around. “This is the CD which is hopefully gonna get us somewhere.” says Chase Danielle, the bright-eyed, enthusiastic bassman who easily articulates his aspirations for TUM’s future. The EP, with 3 previously-unreleased songs and a newly remade version of their classic ‘Splinter’, will be the product of months of weekend excursions to a Central Point studio to work with a producer who has a wide catalog of past releases, and a gold record to his name.
The boys are already locking down plans for the CD release show to take place in December. Referring to how the current evolution of TUM’s sound has garnered new respect from listeners familiar with their previous style, Rafe enthused about the impending release: “We could not be more excited for people to hear this, because it’s not what people are expecting …it’s way better.” Refusing to play out until the release, and with ample time to scheme, TUM plans to let the public endure a sense of wait and anticipation that will surely make the event go off all the more. From the sound check to the encore, this release party will be one to remember, so stay tuned to this column, and we’ll make sure you’re there when this small-town band kisses the small time goodbye. — Casey Bourgeois