U OUGHT TO KNOW.Byline: - Sandra Barrera Emile Millar Age: 29 Profession: Singer-songwriter Why U ought to know him: Millar fronts the Los Angeles-based progressive rock group Postfontaine. ``I think you'll find some of SoCal's rock songwriting heritage seeping in, as well as signs of a band that is still developing and have the potential to turn into a fantastic group of rock troubadours troubadours (tr  `bədôrz), aristocratic poet-musicians of S France (Provence) who flourished from the end of the 11th cent. through the 13th cent. ,'' says Hanna Bolte, senior director of media relations for BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. , the American performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. organization that represents songwriters, composers and music publishers of all genres. Postfontaine was reincarnated from the Lapdancers, which formed in 1994 while Millar was studying music composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State . Millar had never played with other musicians. He had only strummed guitar alongside his father, a hippie who grew African flowers for a living on the family's ranch in a small town just north of the UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer campus. For the Lapdancers, Millar had teamed up with the brothers Mick and Thom Flowers on drums and guitar, as well as bassist ``Marko 72'' DeSantis. Together they recorded some 20 songs and played gigs here and there, generating a fan base of musicians and artists from Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The group disbanded five years later. In 2001, Millar reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer with the Flowers brothers - Thom, 32, and Mick, 30, and formed Postfontaine. Tim Cullen Timothy Leo Cullen (born February 16, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1966-67, 1968-71), Chicago White Sox (1968) and Oakland Athletics (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. , 30, replaced DeSantis, who now plays bass for Sugarcult. Music played in the country: ``Growing up, my only inspiration was my parents' music: Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, the Beatles. I really wasn't exposed to any kind of contemporary music except for what I saw on TV. I was just really cut off.'' Experiencing new music: ``In college, I was exposed to a lot more music - especially after meeting Thom and Mick. They opened up my eyes to a whole new realm of songwriting: The Lemmonheads and underground-sounding indie bands and low-fi bands. I had such a huge catalog of music to catch up to.'' Before the Lapdancers fizzled: ``The Lapdancers were actually doing fairly well, to the point where we thought we were going to record a record. We actually did record a record, but it never got released.'' Everything's better Postfontaine: ``The Lapdancers was a band that nobody got. But we're in a situation right now where the music is coming to us. Records from the Flaming Lips and Beck and some of this indie music that's exploding is opening up people to other things other than three-chord jam rock or huge metal guitar with scratching, you know? There's so much beautiful, amazing music out there. We all feel lucky that finally our music is getting accepted by more than just our friends and musicians.'' On the business: ``Every label is willing to take you out for a $200 dinner, but they worry more about having their expense report signed than signing new and unusual talent. We're not going to wait around anymore. We just want to rock, and we want to play, and we want to make records. I don't think you necessarily have to have a major label to make a living playing music anymore. It's all about good records.'' Where U can see Postfontaine: On Monday, the band christens BMI's new ``Pick of the Month'' free concert series at the Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. . Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The band takes the stage from 7 to 8 p.m. To find out more about ``Pick of the Month,'' call (310) 659-9109 or go to www.bmi.com. If U want more information about the band: (323) 857-9809 or www.gobigentertainment.com (currently under construction). CAPTION(S): Photo: Postfontaine's Emille Millar, left, Thom Flowers and Mick Flo wers. |
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