Ming Loo - Guitar/Vocals,
Mike Riney - Drums/Percussion/Vocals,
Bryan Panian - Bass/Vocals
Influences
The Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Grateful Dead, Phish, Return to Forever, Miles Davis, Jeff and Tim Buckley, Dave Brubeck, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield...
The Band’s Biography
In September of 2006 in Orange County, CA., Ming responded to an ad posted by Mike
wanting to form a rock band with its roots in 70’s rock and funk. Because both shared a
great love and appreciation for many of the same performers (i.e.,Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jeff
Buckley, The Grateful Dead, Moe, The Allman Brothers), The MiNG Band was born.
Current members include Ming Loo as the front man and lead guitarist with Mike
Riney on drums and Bryan Panian on bass guitar.
Shortly after its creation, The MiNG Band temporarily added an upright bass. In the early
days, MiNG primarily jammed acoustically with a Singer/Songwriter vibe, which didn’t
capture the edginess burning in their artistic souls. To overcome this dilemma, the band began to reformulate its sound as well as its composition by converting from acoustic to electric pieces. Also, the band parted ways with the upright bass and held auditions for a bass player with rock and funk in his soul. After several auditions, the MiNG Band picked up a new bass player as well as a songster. During the summer of 2007, as a quartet, the band successfully played venues such as the Blue Café, The Liquid Lounge, and
Taco Beach, all in Long Beach, California.
In November, 2007, the band experienced additional restructuring after the songster and the bass player exited the band. Once again the band found that they needed to audition new potential band members.
By March 2008, Bryan was brought on as the bass player and soon proved himself to be the missing piece of The MiNG Band puzzle by bringing that funk/rock/edgy vibe that the
band was so desperately seeking.
Through much trial and error and musical exploration, the MiNG band is jamming at their
highest level to date and continue to explore new sounds by mixing elements of classic rock,
funk, the blues and jazz.
for lil ol me? nah. man i miss going to the shows man. im probably going to visit in about 2 months. hopefully il catch a show. my hitches are month long so i have to plan acordingly. WHOOOOO HOOO! GO MIIIIIIIIING!
Hey, Me and my bassist (Kevin) are hosting and open Mike night at Venice Bistro on Wednesdays 5:30-10pm. It's right on the Venice boardwalk and our 1st one is this Wed April 16th. Why don't you and anyone else come on down and play a few songs (originals or covers)? We have PA, electric piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, and mikes. This is going to be a forum for musicians to network with other local musicians and give/sell cd's. Should be lots of fun. Contact me if you have any questions.
Hello, I'm sending invites out for our CD release party on April 11th. If you are free stop by and say hello. :) kelly z Kelly's Lot CD Release Party Friday April 11 7-9pm Th Mint 6010 Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA
AAAAAA!. i uhh...that wasnt....it wasnt the same night....yeah. yeah thats it. lol. naw, i seriously wished i coulda gone, i just had no funds and no one wanted to accompany me. dude, i still like to hold my momas hand crossin the street. lol. Il see how far is the show commin up. later guys. ur freakin awesome! O and merry christmas guys!
