someone told me what we do is Americana , well thats alright with me"....Mr.E(songwriter) "A mystery is something 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) 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 FLASH MAY 01 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" it's 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 dance that goes with it's called the I-dance . END FLASH now back to the Tall Ships 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 , with the additional harmonica work by national recording artist veteran blues King "Juke Joint Johnny" Winkler , the song is being well received through out the U.S. and England. Mr.E(songwriter)'s smash hit "ever been lonely" is being featured as the track of the day on garageband.com an online record company with Sir George Martin , Steve Earle to name a few on the advisory board the song "ever been lonely" off Mr.E's "tall ships" cd will be featured on Friday the 1st of August 2003 for 24 hours check it out,on the "Blues front page Also on sunday august 3rd 2003 garageband.com has picked Mr.E's song "truck driver song" to be featured as track of the day,on the "country" front page for 24 hours, check it out...(garageband's rating system is based on reviews from bands around the world) "We got a taste of things to come from Mr.E and the "totally obscure" band working on his next cd the "Tall Ships",due out soon. The song is a soft rock crescendo of sound that skillfully reflects the title, and is a nice advance of whats in store"... Michelle Picardo /freetime magazine /words and music "this album goes the distance from the orchestrated sounds of the Tall Ships to the live sound of the song "ever been lonely"? Gregg's genius comes thru on this one. check it out im sure you'll enjoy it".... Mr.E(songwriter) Mr.E(songwriter)and the "totally obscure" band has recieved several awards this year (his 3rd year in action making cd's) An A.S.C.A.Plu$ two time consecutive domestic writer popular award recipient 2003/2004, 2004/2005 Mr.E(songwriter's) song "mourn for the city" and "rap city n blue" are songs about homelessness , mourn was inspired from rev 18 rap city was inspired by and is about the trail of tears Mr.E(songwriter's) song "winds of war" was chosen by the United Nations , U.N.E.S.C.O. project new songs for peace.2003 the song Bozanna is a blend of styles wrapped inside of a gregorian chant written in 5 different languages , it's a love song to the most beautiful women in the world. (you know who you are) the song "shock and ahh" co written by the harmonica beast of the south juke joint johnny winkler playing 5 harps at once The United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization {UNESCO} has endorsed "New Songs for Peace" a project that is intended to encourage people to think about peace, talk about peace, and write new songs that we will be collected and self-published in a book. These new songs will promote peace, cultural acceptance and understanding for those who work towards peace throughout the world. www.newsongsforpeace.org "And speaking of our troops, local songwriter Mr. E was recently recognized for his moving song, "Winds of War," which was chosen to be included on a 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 newsongsforpeace.com, and congratulate Mr. E when he performs at the 2nd Annual benefit concert for the Open Door Mission at the "all things art" building at the Ontario County Arts Council on Saturday, May 24th (7-11pm)"... freetime magazine Michelle Picardo/words and music Mr.E (songwriter) & the totally obscure band has been selected to perform at this years prestigous PARK AVENUE FESTIVAL one of the largest in northeast america all of mr.e(songwriters)cd's are available at cdbaby.com look for the totally obscure