Mel Skluzacek new york city Mel Skluzacek is originally from Minnesota, started recording and performing with bands while living in Minneapolis for 9 years and has resided in NYC since 2004. An artist, musician and professor in the Sculpture and Integrated Practices area of the Fine Arts Department at Pratt Institute, Mel's art can be found at www.melskluzacek.com BANDS Tenderwheel - Mel Skluzacek founder, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist w/ bassist Ryan Sweere (Lotus Eaters, Burnsville City Limits), drummer Dan Greenwood (Lotus Eaters, Cloud Cult, Burnsville City Limits) 2003-08, recorded album Tuning and Breaking, recorded unreleased EP. Eric Fifteen performed and recorded 2004-06. Tenderwheel has been Mel's solo project from 2009-present. Party of One - Mel was guitarist, bassist, backup vocalist in this Fat Cat Records band with founder Eric Fifteen 2003-05. Elada - Mel Skluzacek was songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist and founder of band w/ songwriter, guitarist, vocalist Adam Sorensen, bassist, keyboardist Sarah Schneeberger, drummer Aaron Lagas 1999-2003. Self Titled 7" record with unreleased B sides, single Better for a Mpls band compilation album and album Suspensory. Elada went on to record one more album without Skluzacek. Sorenson went on to start the band Ice Palace. Elada full discography here https://soundcloud.com/elada-7529512 SOUND ART PROJECTS These tracks are individual sound artworks which are at times performed live or replayed via recordings. Tracks are also acoustical components to sculptures and included in video artworks. Video and sculptural works documented can be found on Mel's Vimeo https://vimeo.com/user1204065 Mel Skluzacek’s tracks Tenderwheel - Sorry - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T15:44:18Z TenderwheeI - I Want To Be - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T15:49:58Z Tenderwheel - Fading Colors - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T15:54:06Z Tenderwheel - Nighttime Campaigning - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T05:36:50Z Tenderwheel - Buy Try - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T05:48:14Z Tenderwheel - From the Other Side - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T05:55:36Z Tenderwheel - Heartaches and Toothaches - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T06:09:19Z
TenderwheeI - I Want To Be - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T15:49:58Z
Tenderwheel - Fading Colors - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T15:54:06Z
Tenderwheel - Nighttime Campaigning - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T05:36:50Z
Tenderwheel - From the Other Side - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T05:55:36Z
Tenderwheel - Heartaches and Toothaches - album Tuning and Breaking by Mel Skluzacek published on 2016-02-15T06:09:19Z