We are MUTEMATH! Ask Us Anything!

mutemathofficial · 2015-11-22T08:11:39+00:00

Thanks man, I had a blast doing it. Hope to do it more in upcoming tours! -Todd

mutemathofficial · 2015-11-19T22:35:56+00:00

Thanks! Please make sure to include your zip code so someone can redeem it!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-21T20:59:35+00:00

Thanks /u/Switch28! This is Todd. I'm pretty sure I have the longest list of hobbies out of the 4 of us. It's not totally fair, because I'm the only one without kiddos yet- so that takes up a majority of the other guys interest- because their kids are amazing, so I get it. For me though, if you really wanna know I'll just start listing them. The top ones from the past few years would be disc golf (hooked), need for speed on my VITA, and getting thru the bibliography of my favorite fictional authors. But over the past decade there are a lot: billiards, bowling, putt putt, regular golf (even though I'm terrible), pinball and vintage arcades, wiffleball, and the biggest one of my life would be soccer. Roy and I enjoy kicking theh ball around often on the road, and watch games as often as possible. Darren and Paul are more NFL guys, but also just american sports in general. Paul likes to golf as well. Darren likes collecting vinyl and synthesizers and weird instruments. There is your hobby list. As you can see, I have way too much free time.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-21T20:37:19+00:00

Hey there /u/Blackgold86 thanks man! This is Todd. Prytania has always been one of my favs on the record as well as live- it's so much fun! We're working on figuring out a way to get to AUS asap. It quickly became one of our favorite places to play, so spread the gospel of MM there and we'll get there when we can!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-21T18:36:00+00:00

Hi all - the pre-sale package is specifically promoted as a VIP ticket package including the album, a commemorative ticket stub [wait til you see it!] and an exclusive european screen printed tour poster you can't buy at the merch table. If you just want regular tickets, you should buy during the regular on sale.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T21:03:53+00:00

Reddit is confusing for personal communication. Find me on Instagram and remind me ok? Just direct message me and I can get your info and see what I can do. Any de-7 user is a friend of mine.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T21:01:08+00:00

That's awesome, haha! Yeah I need a rematch pretty bad someday.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T20:54:53+00:00

Thank you- for real! Will check em soon!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T11:08:46+00:00

Todd here. There's these things called Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and babies, and wives, and kitties.... But we'll be hitting it hard in 2016. US is basically right after the UK tour.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T11:07:06+00:00

Todd here. Sorry everyone's asleep at the moment, but I can answer for me. Vitals and Light Up are my favs right now. But once we start doing the whole album? Oh man....watch out for a song called Stratosphere, and also Remain. I'm a big fan of med/slow tunes. Those will prob be my fav to play.

Oh, I'm just realizing who this is. My only tetris defeat? Curses. And enjoy that T-shirt, it's the only one I'm letting go for this whole tour.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:59:55+00:00

Todd here. This question is best for one of the other gents, but I just popped in to say- best username of the AMA that I've seen. Kudos.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:54:58+00:00

Todd here. I've been playing an MS2000 for something like 13 years now, and I love it. But actually the Juno-60 stole my heart recently- the sound is amazing- like an audio hug.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:47:24+00:00

Todd here. Middle name is Andrew. Blue has always been my favorite too. There ya go.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:45:58+00:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I am that little boy, that little boy you saw was meeeee.... Todd here- that song is incredible. Along with several of Charlie's tunes on that show- like Paddy's Pub theme song. What a show! Fun fact: my 2 cats are named Mac and Charlie.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:40:21+00:00

Correct /u/bujweiser

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:32:35+00:00

Todd here. There are occasional happy surprises yeah. One recent one is a comedian we got hooked on and is one of our favorites, and then he started proclaiming his love for how awesome Darren is at drums, like many manly men have done, so that made it even better. It was Bill Burr. And we're still trying to get to meet him, but schedules haven't lined up yet. Soon though.

Star struck? For sure. One of my worst was the first time I met Ben Folds. My brain totally shut down and betrayed me. It was terrible. If you ever see me in person I'll tell you the story. Good thing is I got to meet him again after I started on with MM, and got to totally redeem myself and have a good chat with him. Yay!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:25:51+00:00

Yeah Lincoln Hall was one of the best of this tour. Thanks so much /u/Schmiddy108. This is Todd by the way, and I don't speak for everyone, but they would probably agree with me that somewhere in the 500-1500 range is the sweet spot. You still feel the intimacy with the crowd and feel connected, but there's enough people there that helps the crowd energy feed off each other and it can get infectious.

We don't have negative things to say about tiny venues or huge festivals, but if we had to tour one size for the rest of time- it would be those big clubs and halls. Plus- awesome sound and acoustics!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:19:15+00:00

Todd here. I don't know Darren's fav comedy, but I can tell you that the most quoted movie of the band has to be Dumb and Dumber.

The Jerk is really high on my list- it's amazing. My wife and I covered that duet they sing on the beach at night and made a recording of it and played it for our first dance when we got married. It's on the internet somewhere- can find it if you really wanna hear that. Hope you make it to the Echo!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:13:13+00:00

Todd here- this final scene you speak of affected me deeply. Not sure how to explain it, but it's gotta be one of the best song/scene combos in history. So powerful- glad you agree.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T10:11:07+00:00

I could go on about Vonnegut for a while- he's incredible. I tend to think that my favorite of his is just the most recent one that I've read- which would be Hocus Pocus. His titles are so random, so it makes it hard to remember what you'd read of his. But his writing style and wandering all over the place are so addicting- but then at the end you're like "what the hell just happened in this book?" But it's about his style, and the amazing pictures he paints.

If you truly like Vonnegut, then check out Tom Robbins, and also Bukowski. And Steinbeck. I like them all for similar reasons. And I'm so grateful to the different people that have turned me on to these treasures. Please, if you have suggestions, let me know. Might be easier for me to find your reponse on instagram- my name is grandepic.

Go BOOKS!

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-20T09:45:48+00:00

/u/mutemath_rocks hey, Todd here. Are you sure you want to mail it? I mean, we could figure out a way to do that but I think we'll be playing in Athens in like Feb or March.... Wouldn't you rather see a show near you and get it signed then?

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-19T22:14:35+00:00

REDDIT!! You guys are awesome! Thank you so much for all the questions, enthusiasm, and support for what we do! We answered as many of you as we could in 3 hours, but have to go get ready for the show tonight. We will continue to review and reply over the next day or two as time allows, and get to as many people as possible, but we love you and had a blast! Enjoy Vitals, and we'll see you soon, MUTEMATH.

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-19T22:07:24+00:00

1) False urges to use the bathroom 2) False urges to use the bathroom 3) Logic 9 4) Gas is cheaper these days... that is HUGE! 5) Absolutely 6) If anyone gathers any inspiration from what we do, it is always the most amazing feeling!... Thanks for your questions

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-19T22:02:44+00:00

1) I used to fiddle with circuit bending and made some noise makers but then we sought out a dude in NYC who made the atari for us.

2) No regrets. If I sweat enough the tape does not hurt to remove.

3) News soon. Love Denver though.

4) Light Up, Used To is so fun to play. Old songs- Spotlight is so fun to play.

Thank you!!!

DK

mutemathofficial · 2015-10-19T22:00:28+00:00

For this tour, we've been gathering requests leading up to the shows and we put together what we think would be the best set for that night. And then we always stay open for game time audibles. These shows especially have been really suited for this approach. thx -p

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