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Music @ Engine: Jeff Beam + Mara Flynn

Jeff Beam is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter from Portland, Maine. He writes, performs, records, & releases melodic experimental pop music tinged with kaleidoscopic soundscapes, inspired by the songwriting of The Beatles, Elliott Smith, & The Kinks, and the sonic textures by the likes of Olivia Tremor Control, Deerhunter, & The Flaming Lips. His recordings are a one-man odyssey; his live shows revolve around an energetic band of his good friends.
Aside from his solo career, he currently plays bass in The Milkman's Union and guitar with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper.

Jeff Beam website: www.jeffbeammusic.com
Jeff Beam Bandcamp: www.jeffbeam.bandcamp.com
Jeff Beam face book: www.facebook.com/jeffbeammusic

South Berwick, Maine's Mara Flynn writes pure pop songs with a touch of Americana. Her honeylike voice is the centerpiece of her simple, heartfelt songs. She released two albums as Milksop Holly (1999 and 2000, on Shimmy Disc), and has sung on albums by Guy Capecelatro III, Jad Fair, and Hamlet Idiot. In 2011, Burst & Bloom Records released her debut solo album, small as a heartbeat, backed by an all-star band of her friends. Her follow-up is due in 2013.

Mara Flynn website: http://burstandbloomrecords.com/artists/mara-flynn/
Mara Flynn Bandcamp: http://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/small-as-a-heartbeat