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I’ve never seen any of those movies.

movie about the music scene - American Hot Wax, Almost Famous,La Bamba, That Thing You Do, Oliver Stone’s The Doors or Walk the Line?

Final - SILLY! - Question (for all of you): Favorite tour for the same record back in 2019. Halfway through that tour we decided that I should try to write some music specifically for that band, and so I did and we ended up recording our first studio album Main Steam Stop Valve that came out in 2020. mssv came together during the Wall of Flowers van Zandt, Elmore James and D’Gary

Mike, can you share with readers the VH1Behind the Music origin story on how mssv came together as the incredible band we hear today?

Too many to mention, but lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Sun Ra, Wipers, King Sunny Ade, Townes and what did the collaboration between band and producer look like in the studio?

A question for all of you: Who inspires you musically?

This tour is 58 shows all over the US and we also play Canada for the first time in Toronto and Montreal. We’ll be playing all the music off the new record, some of our older songs, as well as brand new music that we’ll be recording right after this tour is over too.

Mike, on the heels of the September 1 release of Human Reaction, mssv is slated to hit the tour circuit again starting September 5 with the eagerly anticipated mssv Aki Tour 2023. Where all will the tour be playing and what sort of a show can fans look forward to from you and the guys?

Chris Schlarb produced the album. He’s a total pro at helping the music sound its best.

Mike, who was the producer on Human Reaction

My friend Chris Schlarb runs BIG EGO Records and Studios and asked me if I’d like to make some recordings for him, so that was pretty much how it worked out.

Speaking of BIG EGO Records: mike, what makes BIG EGO the perfect home for mssv and your music?

Well, I just kept writing more music for the band. We worked out all the new music during our 2022 Haru Tour and made the record mostly on May Day right after we finished the last gig

Major congratulations on your upcoming freshlyminted album Human Reaction which is set to premiere this September 1! Mike, what was the inspiration behind this mssv sophomore studio album?

My name is mike baggetta and I’m the guitarist and bandleader for mssv. I also write most of the music we Dom but I write all of it mind to be played by Stephen Hodges and Mike Watt.

Before we dive into the proverbial Q&A mosh-pit, could you each say ‘hi’ and introduce yourselves to our ever-inquisitive readers?

We’re super-excited to be speaking today with the acclaimed rock band with an experimental bent like no other, mssv; greetings and salutations, gang!