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MUSIC VIDEO!

If you haven't seen the the music video bulletin yet here's the deal! we wanna see your version of what a MadeAvail music video should like! Send us your Funny,Serious,Cool, Hot, Insane video of you lip syncing to ANY MadeAvail song ( get as creative as you want) we will be viewing each submission and posting them in our bulletins and Music Video blog for all MadeAvail fans to see. So grab a video camera, blast a MadeAvail tune, Create a storyline (or lack of), edit it ( as professional or non-professional as you want!) upload it to youtube and send us a link! We look forward to seeing the creative you guys spew! Get filming! We'll see you soon!



MADEAVAIL BIO -NEW!

This is a bio based off an interview recorded on feb 22,2008 before a show. conducted by our good friend Tower (myspace.com/toweratshine)

"The first thing we do when we get to a show, we look around for the people we know. It’s so important for us to invest in the people who support the band, because it’s their passion that drives what we do," explains guitarist Luke Buishas. "After that, we huddle up with the band and close friends, and make sure that everyone’s head is clear to play. Then we pray for the show and the people in the crowd."

This backstage ritual has its roots in a 15 year friendship, stretching back to a small church in Illinois, when the pastor’s wife introduced a 9-year-old Luke to Tyler, the new kid in the church. "I’ll never forget, she stepped away, and there was Tyler, with his hair parted down the middle and his little sad face on. We’ve been friends ever since."

Five years later, after discovering guitars and amplifiers, the duo took a crack at winning the youth group’s talent show with a cover of Blink 182’s "Stay Together for the Kids." Despite a talking to from the youth pastor (for playing a "secular" song) and Tyler fronting the group while wearing a very un-cool sweater, they won the talent show. "The next time we hung out, Luke and I were talking about how much fun we had," Tyler says. "I told him we should start a band. That was nine years ago, and we haven’t looked back since."

The duo have been through a spectrum of experiences that only do two things to friendships: destroy them or make them unbreakable. As the band continues it’s heavy touring schedule (averaging more than 100 shows a year), there has been plenty of time to forge permanent bonds with Made Avail’s rhythm section, with Kent manning the drums and Jon holding down bass duties.

Together, they’ve embarked on a series of adventures known only to boys in bands. Narrowly avoiding arrest in New York after a botched concert contract, driving cross country with 11 people in a van built for four, attempting to play Warped Tour after an accidental overdose of cough syrup left Tyler in a near-comatose state, surviving almost exclusively off of Taco Bell, rocking Mohawks and torn jeans and dreams that just won’t die.
"You hear a lot about the ’touring drama’ element of bands," says Luke. "That just doesn’t happen in Made Avail. None of us have biological brothers, so we’re each other’s brothers. This band is a family that values integrity, which extends out to the fans."

"When I look out from stage, I see a dream come true," says Tyler. "The passion of these kids is what fuels our dream," adds Luke. "That’s why we work so hard to write the best songs that we can for them to hear. We believe that music can encourage kids to be their true selves. And they start becoming who they really are, it’s that path that leads to God."

And that’s why, despite the lack of money and long nights on the interstate, the cheap food and crashing on hotel floors, despite calling a van "home" and carrying gear in all weather conditions, the dream survives, and the brotherhood stays strong.



ALONE

I think everyone want's to belong to something. Good or bad, people want to feel accepted. Being in MadeAvail has come to prove my theories right. There have been literally thousands of kids I've talked to over the past couple of years who just want to feel loved, and feel like they're not alone. If that's you, i want you to know, YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE!
Life can be hard. Loneliness, depression, fear of the future. All these things are real things that we ALL go through. Countless times you're asked, what are you gonna do with your life? and guess what? You might not know! But it's ok, there are others feeling the same thing.
One thing I've always encouraged people to do, is go after they're dreams. So many times our dreams are crushed by the people who used to tell us to go after them!

I know in my life I've taken on a huge dream, and yeah, even though I have 3 bandmates/brothers, I still feel like I'm alone at times. That's when I have to sit back and realize that i have a friend who sticks closer than a brother. If any of this applies to you or what you're feeling, just remember YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

You have brothers and sisters all around you, to stand next to you, side by side. That's where we want to see MadeAvail go this year. It's not just about the music, it's about the community, the family, building relationships with you guys. Because whether you know it or not, you're loved by us! and you're not alone! Life can be tough, so why not share the burden with the person on your left and person on your right? We were born for such a time as this! Let's be there for each other. We don't wanna leave anyone behind. You are special. You are loved