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Ace Enders
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Ace Enders performing at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia in 2017.
Background information
Birth nameArthur Carl Enders III
Born (1982-04-19) April 19, 1982 (age 42)
Origin Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer
Years active1999–present
Labels Drive-Thru Records, Regular Music, Rise Records, Pure Noise Records

Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders III (born April 19, 1982) is an American musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his band I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. He has also released music under the name Ace Enders and a Million Different People.

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Biography

Introduction to music and The Early November

Enders began playing guitar after being inspired by watching his step dad, Robert Gazzara, play in a band. Enders taught himself how to play his step dad's old guitar. [1]

In February 2001, Enders along with guitarist Jim Sacco, bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer formed The Early November. In 2003, after the release of their first two EPs For All of This, and The Acoustic EP, the band released their debut full-length album The Room's Too Cold .

In 2004, Enders started his own solo project I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, releasing the self-titled album on October 26, 2004. Enders has stated that I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business "was a one-album thing". [2]

Recording of the third Early November album began in February 2005. The album, titled The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path , was a triple disc concept album with an entwining plot of a torn family, from the perspective of a growing child. The album took over a year to complete due to a multitude of issues. Before conceptualizing The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, Enders contemplated leaving the music business and possibly going into retail or construction.

Enders, along with the rest of The Early November, have reunited and began playing shows, and have released an album, In Currents, which was released on July 10, 2012. Since their return The Early November have played with acts such as The Wonder Years, Cartel, All Time Low, Young Statues, The Swellers, Seahaven, Man Overboard, Into It. Over It., Hit The Lights and more.

Ace Enders and a Million Different People

Enders performing at Australian music festival, Soundwave, in Melbourne, 2009. AceEndersSoundwave09.JPG
Enders performing at Australian music festival, Soundwave, in Melbourne, 2009.

Ace Enders announced in Alternative Press magazine that he planned on recording a solo album, [3] and began a new project named Ace Enders and a Million Different People.

In the summer of 2007, Enders took out a loan to build a studio in the basement of a shopping center. After three weeks of work, building finished and Pink Space Recording was created. After the studio was finished, Enders spent two straight days making demos that would later be named "From a Daze" and "Emergency". Enders signed on with manager Lucas Keller to work on Ace Enders and a Million Different People. In February and March 2008, he supported Angels & Airwaves on their headlining US tour. [4] On June 13 of that year, Enders put out an 8-track album called The Secret Wars available for free download on Fuse TV. [5] He recorded them in his own studio. In October and November 2008, Enders supported Hellogoodbye on their headlining US tour. [6]

In December 2008, Ace Enders and a Million Different People released the single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", a cover of The Verve song, on the iTunes Store. The song involves multiple artists including Mark Hoppus, Aaron Marsh, Craig Owens, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Bryce Avary, Kenny Vasoli, Matt Thiessen, and Duane Okun. All of the proceeds from the song went to VH1's Save the Music Foundation.

In February and March 2009, Enders toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival. [7] Ace Enders and a Million Different People released its second album, Enders' third solo album, on March 17, 2009, through Vagrant/Drive-Thru Records. The album is titled When I Hit the Ground . [8]

Ace Enders and a Million Different People went on tour with The All-American Rejects on the I Wanna Rock Tour starting in early April 2009. In May 2009, the band performed at The Bamboozle festival. [9]

Return to I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business

Enders released his second album under the I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business name on March 23, 2010, entitled The World We Know . [10] A music video was made for the song "Old Man...........................".

On September 16, Enders released the third Mess album Dust'n Off the Ol' Guitar. The album featured redone versions of many Early November songs, as well as a couple Ace Enders & A Million Different People songs. The album also featured a new song titled "Growing Pains". There's also three songs from the album that will be released once the sales reach 5,000. These songs include "Pretty Pretty", a remix of "1000 Times A Day", and a full length version of "Decoration". [11] [12]

On December 15, Enders released a Christmas-oriented EP titled Happy Christmas. The EP contains one original song titled "Season's Greetings", as well as a cover of "Christmastime Is Here" from the film A Charlie Brown Christmas, and a cover of Charles Brown hit Please Come Home For Christmas. The EP was released Digitally. [13]

Enders released self-released the fourth "I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business" album, Gold Rush on May 5, 2011. This album was funded through fan donations through Kickstarter.

With The Early November reuniting and touring again, Enders has continued to release to support this project. Along with The Early November, the band was signed to Rise Records. In 2013, the band name has been shortened to "I Can Make a Mess". This can be seen on both the latest album Enola, release on June 11, 2013, and the warped tour ballot. Enders performed two shows a day, on the entire 2013 warped tour, as The Early November and I Can Make a Mess.

Other projects

Ace Enders runs a studio in his home town of Hammonton, NJ named The Lumberyard. Ace has recorded bands such as Backseat Goodbye, Move Out West, Aaron West (among many more). [14]

Personal life

Ace married his longtime girlfriend Jenn Rock in May 2006. They have two children, Arthur "Ace" Carl Enders IV (born September 10, 2009) [15] and Ivy Cynthia Enders (born October 25, 2011). [16]

Discography

The Early November

Albums

Extended plays

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business

Ace Enders and a Million Different People

Studio albums

Extended plays

Ace Enders

Albums

  • Hiraeth (September 2, 2015)

Extended plays

  • Share With Everyone EP (2012)

Unreleased

  • The Lost Album (2008)

Clear eyes Fanzine

Other work

  • "Please Me" by Car Party [17]
  • "These Are The Days" by Just Left
  • "On My Own" by Just Surrender
  • "The Place You Love" by Have Mercy
  • "Heaven Sent" by Front Porch Step

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  5. ↑ "Fuse.tv's The Worm". Fuse TV . Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ Paul, Aubin (September 16, 2008). "Hellogoodbye / Ace Enders / A Million Different People / Shout Out Loud". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Ace Enders & a Million Different People – When I Hit The Ground". Vagrant Records. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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  14. ↑ "The Sound of Evolution: About". The Sound of Evolution. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Ace Enders is a daddy". Altpress.com. September 11, 2009.
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