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Front man and leading creative force, Michael Deni formed Geographer in 2007. Initially the project acted as a medium through which Deni channeled his emotions relating to the inter-turmoil eroding his family; however, once he moved from New Jersey to San Francisco it started to take on a new and more intricate form. While in San Francisco Deni befriended two former students of the Berklee College of Music, Nathan Blaz and Brian Ostreicher. The two aspiring musicians met Deni at one of his open mic shows, and not long after joined Geographer.
The band independently released their debut album “Innocent Ghosts” on 17 August 2008 and started a regional tour in support of it. Though the album did not tap into the mainstream it received high praise from various renowned publications such as Spin who cited Geographer as “one of the three bands you need to hear now”. The group’s profile was also boosted as a result of one of their songs “The Morning” being featured in the film “New York, I Love You”.
In 2009 the group entered in a recording contract with the label Tricycle Records and by the year’s end released the 7” single, which featured an original “Kite” and a cover of New Order’s “Age of Consent”. The following year Geographer issued their six song EP “Animal Shapes” to critical acclaim, particularly earning recognition from SF Weekly. At this point their music was being heavily circulated through various add campaigns and media outlets, obtaining featured spots in the MTV series “Awkward” and “The Buried Life”.
By the time Geographer released their next studio album “Myth”, they had switched from Tricycle Records to the New York label Modern Art Records. The album’s lead single “Life of Crime” was mixed by Chris Zane (who has in the past handled works by tUnE-yArDs, Passion Pit, and Deerhoof).
After the release of “Myth” the group went on a five week tour with Miniature Tigers. In addition to their extensive touring they have played various festivals such as SXSW, Treasure Island Music Festival, and Fun Fun Fun Fest, alongside artists like Atlas Sound, Stars, Toro y Moi, and Tokyo Police Club. The band has also provided several well received covers such as Kate Bush’s “Cloudbusting” and Arthur Russell’s “This Is How We Walk On The Moon”.
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Geographer at the Mohawk in Austin, TX was absolutely fascinating show. Michael Deni's voice fills up the space around and all of the wonderful instrumentation that goes on behind it was beyond anything I was expecting. There is a saxophone and the electric cello as well as Deni's various synthesizers are exceptionally well performed live. The band is energetic and played an amazing set, every single song that I wanted to hear was played: Kites, Paris, Kaleidoscopes, Lover's Game and some new songs from their new record Ghost Modern were done very well. The best part of the night was when Deni came back out for encore and began playing an acoustic version of Verona, which is my favorite song of theirs and then brought the rest of the band back out to complete the rest of the song with the synthesizers, the electric cello, drums, and got the crowd involved with singing along. I never thought that I would get the chance to see them, I noticed that they were coming to Austin and decided to go and I'm so glad that I did. If you ever get the chance to see these guys live, they are AWESOME!
andres-nunez-2
Geographer deserves to play the big venues, but I hope they stay in the ones as intimate as 7th Street Entry at First avenue in Minneapolis. My heart would break if I had to be 50 yards further away from them. They include the audience; they get right up next to you and their music absorbs you. Michael (vocals) soothes you with his satin voice and wows you with the layers upon layers each song brings. Nathan (on his electric cello) brings such depth with every movement, adding even more life to the room. The drum beat is engulfing and you have no choice but to move with it and get lost in their self-described "soulful music from outer space" which rocks you out 'til you don't think you will ever want to stop.
Friek4
Geographer performed very well! Their songs sounded very true to the recordings and the lead singer has such an amazing voice. There was definitely a lot of energy in the performance and the sold out venue full of Geographer fans. Their show at Larimer Lounge in Denver on March 23, 2015, was very intimate and lively.
lizzie-etzel
Absolutely amazing performance. The electric cello was unlike anything I've seen on stage. The crowd was feeling good and it was an awesome night!!
His voice is so lovely. The music just flows through the body and makes you feel alive!
shoconut
Great concert! Awesome showmanship and amazing line up along with set play! You guys created an inviting feel good atomosphere I didn't want to leave, I definitely can't wait to come see you guys again!
sierra-murphy
