someone told me what we do is Americana , well thats alright with me"....Mr.E(songwriter) "a mystery is something of which we know that it is , we just don't know how it is"....unknown "out of all of life's Mr.E's there is only one, mystery (songwriter)"....me too:) april 18 2007 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure band's song "winds of war " has been selected to be part of neil young's project of gathering protest songs on his "living with war" protest songs on Neil Young's website www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/index.html april 14 2007 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure band performed at a benefit concert for the hospeace house in naples new york , along with other local artists Maria Gillard , Lisa Bigwood , Tom Farley , Laurie Leenhouts , John Dennison , june 15th 2006 Northeast In-Tune magazine With music ranging the entire musical gamut, from Country and western to Alternative, Mr. E (songwriter) and the totally obscure band have achieved what very few bands have ever attempted. With seven albums in their repertoire their success is obvious. They have preformed in numerous venues and achieved many accommodations including three ASCAP Plus Awards for the 2004/2005 period for domestic writers. Their unique Dylan-esque vocals and beautiful music make for a unique blend of composition. In “Christmas Time” the joy of one day’s effect on people and the world as a whole is rejoiced in tender loving lyrics. “Ever been lonely” is a bluesy heartbreak song with fabulous harmonica and guitar riffs. “It’s all about me” has a country flavor with a little blues background to flavor the narcissistic lyrics. “Mourn for the City” is reminiscent of some of U2’s sad introspection about the human condition. The variety of genres that Mr. E (Songwriter) and the totally obscure band touch on makes their music unique and definitive. Though little is know about the individual members of Mr. E (Gregg Christiansen; guitars, keyboards, vocals, Michael Ryan; rhythm guitar, harmonica and vocals, Richard Ord; bass guitar, percussion and vocals, Rolfe Newton; drums and percussion) their musical value is obvious. Aside from the ASCAP Plus awards they have also achieved a tribute on www.EBANDS.com for their moving song “Winds of War” (a tribute to the soldiers over seas), and varied invitations to perform at multinational concerts. A stunning set of musical ambassadors destined for great things. reviewed by Kathleen Sharkey Northeast In-Tune magazine june 15th 2006 Mr.E(songwriter)'s vacation song is now available as a ringtone at the bottom of his page at nashville north productions.com All of Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure bands songs have been digitized and are now available at your favorite digital download site ie: apple itunes april 15,2006 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure band 's song "ever been lonely" gets honorable mention in 13th annual BILLBOARD WORLD SONG CONTEST 2005... "This letter is to express our congratulations on your songs' success by placing in the Honorable Mention catagory. This is quite an accomplishment considering the quality of this years entries. You are obviously writing at a high level...." Mark Furnas, director BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST december2005 Mr. E (songwriter) has been receiving good news about his work of late, including a shout-out from Unsigned Music Magazine, with a possible appearance on an upcoming compilation, as well as winning a cash prize from the ASCAPlus Awards program. Congrats! michelle picardo/freetime magazine/words and music december2005 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure band's hit song "winds of war" is being featured on the musical christmas tribute to our troops page at ZBANDS.com (the only place where you can see a picture of the band) november 2005 Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure (they're starting to play my music all over the place ie; broadjam ,xm radio the buzz 98.9 fm rochester ny , 88.5fm , iradio LA, etc. etc. october 2005 Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure band are to be featured in the new style section of an upcoming edition of UNSIGNED music magazine october 2005 Upon returning from a whirlwind trip to perform at the POP MONTREAL 2005 international music fest Mr.E (songwriter) was pleasently surprized to find that he recieved his 3rd consecutive A.S.C.A.P.lu$ award for domestic writers for the period 2005/2006 "big flash" august 20 2005 Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure band has been selected out of thousands of entries to perform their original music at this years international POP MONTREAL 2005 music festival, one of the largest in North America sept.28 to october 2 2005 Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure band will open up this years 2nd annual potter onion festival sunday august 28th 2005 noon to eight many great acts to follow you can't put this great band into a single box , no gimmicks just great music , covering all genres this band is getting some serious air play on over 200 internet radio stations , check out the feveredbrainofradiomike.com outa austin texas BIG FLASH 7-04-05 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure bands cd Planet E has made it to number one slot for albums on mp3tunes.com/rock/extended jams, also at number 2 slot in the gospel/country section ,both with several songs on the top ten song chart...cool BIG FLASH 5-25-2005 Mr.E(songwriter) & the totally obscure bands cd Planet E has just made it on to the country gospel charts at mp3tunes.com in the country/country gospel section BIG FLASH 5/19/05 Mr.E(songwriter)& the totally obscure bands cd Planet E made it to #1 artist ranking on the top 500 charts on mp3tunes.com out of 55,000 bands in the rock/extended jams section ,the album is ranked currently at 5th place also every song on the cd are on the charts simultaniuosly at various levels , END BIG FLASH FLASH MAY 16 2005 Mr.E(songwriter)& the totally obscure bands new hit song "it's all about me" which will be on their soon to be released cd called "just country" , is a song inspired from a funny little bit done a while ago by an on air personality in the morning. stay tuned......there's a new dance that goes along with it. it's called it the I-dance . END FLASH now on to Planet E FLASH MAY 15 2005 mp3tunes.com now has 9 song off this cd on their top 500 charts listing under rock/extended jams.......check it out END FLASH This new cd celebrates Planet Earth with multiple talented guest artists doing their things on various songs thru out the project. Big Bruce Shepard starting the whole thing off with his great guitar work on "My Love For You" (intro), and it's reprise (outro),his guitar playing has been compared to the late great George Harrison. Also appearing on this cd is talented player and performer Tony Martino who's playing has been compared to the great Hendrix and Clapton on "Christmas Song" , "Freedom Song" , and "Humility" , the harmonica of Juke Joint Johnny Winkler on the earthy "Cajun Women" , and the totally obscure band's studio skilled and musically talented Gregg Christiansen , playing on every song For 24 hours on Tuesday, the 28th of December, 2004 (PST) "christmas song" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Folk Rock front page. also the christmas song has received the following Awards! Best Lyrics in Folk Rock, week of 20Dec2004 Feel Good Track in Folk Rock, week of 20Dec2004 A little off the radar, the Potter Music Fest in Potter Park (Rt. 364, Potter, NY) will feature music from Mr. E., Kate Wright, Buford & Company, Crosseyed Cat, Lisa Bigwood and more on Sunday, August 29th 2004 (noon-7pm). Speaking of Mr. E., a congratulations goes out to the area songwriter who just received his second consecutive ASCAP Plus Award for the 2004/2005 period for domestic writers...Freetime magazine/Michelle Picardo /words and music It's just been reported that Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure band's smash hit "ever been lonely" has just made it on to the top 100 charts at mp3songs.org.uk week of june 22 2004, clocking in at 75 and rising... More new local releases on the horizon for 2004 include from the enigmatic Mr.E(songwriter), whose forthcoming CD, Planet E, is due out in February. We had a listen to the first song, "Planet Earth," an endearing, low-fi reflection on appreciating what we have. The song "planet earth" was inspired from the book "the Bible"/genisis Mr.E (songwriter) been writing songs for over 20 years at least . all original music , over 200 songs ready to go. The song Henry Lowry,co-written by Gregg Christiansen , shows the bands versatality in a great way. Mr.E (songwriter) and the "totally obscure" band has been featured twice on garageband.com, where artists from around the world review your music. With good reviews you climb the charts. #1)."ever been lonely?" on the blues front page "track of the day" friday august 1 2003,and #2)."truck driver song" on the country front page the "track of the day" sunday august 3rd 2003 Mr.E(songwriter)also is the receipient of an a.s.c.a.p. popular award 2003/2004 Mr.E(songwriter) and the "totally obscure" band's "mourn for the city" and "rap city n blue" was incorperated into the national coalition of the homeless educational and awareness policy which as presented to the 108th congress in wash. d.c. "And speaking of our troops, local songwriter Mr.E was recently recognized for his moving song, "Winds of War," which was chosen to be on a CD/book compilation for the "New Songs For Peace" project sponsored by U.N.E.S.C.O., a division of the United Nations. Find out more at www.newsongsforpeace.org,