E-mit is fantastic.

I know my title is a bit bias due to the fact that I have been friends with the keyboard player of Emit for the last 5 years or so. Last night after a long day of interning I ventured over to Norman to see Emit perform and also Jesse Alan Horn. I've never heard of Jesse, but I was very intrigued by his style of music. His lyrics were phenomenal, some serious and a couple that were meant to be funny. His drummer Julien can be described in one word....amazing. He is definitely one of the best drummers I have heard. 


Emit has been jamming out for the last 6 years. Brian Collins, the lead singer and bass player, has fantastic hair. It can be described best by saying it is simply identical to Carrot Tops fro times two. It is huge. His cousin, Caleb Collins, is the guitarist, phenomenal musicianship. Austin Brimacombe is the bands driven drummer who also has an incredible style that he brings to the band. And last, but not least pardon me while I brag on my friend, Mr. Benjamin Killebrew who has the most incredible keyboarding skills I have ever seen and I've seen a lot in my time of when I played piano and went to contests. Lets put it this way...this is a rock/indie band and he has velcro on the bottom of his keyboard. It was quite the show. Unfortunately there were too many complaints about the lights because they had some awesome lights that would probably cause everyone in the place to have a seizure just by being in the room. 


I didn't want my blog about them to be completely my opinion so I turned to another lover of music to get her opinion. When I asked her what Emit's style reminded her of:
"They have an excellent sound. Very Kings of Leon/30 Seconds to Mars sounding, perhaps even Copeland-ish."


I definitely agree with her, I also thought their sound was very similar to the band Muse. Either way they are phenomenal and I am unsure why they haven't been signed. When I asked band member, Benjamin Killebrew, he stated that they aren't right now and not really sure why, but maybe in a few years they will be. 


So keep an eye out for any upcoming shows if this sounds like a group you might find interesting. They will be playing March 26th at the ACM Performance Lab downtown OKC at 8pm. To learn more about them and experience some of their music check out their website.


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