Michael Nestor

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Michael Nestor
Michael Nestor at NJIRF 2016.jpg
Nestor on September 10, 2016.
Background information
Origin Maryland, U.S.
Genres Indie rock, indie pop
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, musician
Instrumentsvocals, guitar
Years active1994–present
Labels The Beechfields Record Label, Magnatune, OTP Records, Mint 400 Records, Modern Hymnal Recordings
Associated acts Pupa's Window, The Seldon Plan, Underlined Passages

Michael Nestor is an American musician. He is the lead singer of Underlined Passages, and the founder of The Beechfields Record Label.

Underlined Passages

Underlined Passages is an American rock group from Baltimore, Maryland.

The Beechfields Record Label

The Beechfields Record Label was an American independent not-for-profit musician's cooperative record label, from Baltimore, Maryland, noted for an artist-centered approach to releasing records.

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About

In 1994, Nestor formed Pupa's Window in Eldersburg, Maryland, mostly as a vehicle to document the recording process and produce lo-fi cassette recordings. Pupa's Window recorded music at the advent of cassette-based, lo-fi indie pop. The project had some early success on college radio, and later on, Pupa's Window records began to become more orchestrated, and involve other musicians. [1] [2] Shortly after joining The Beechfields Record Label in Baltimore, Maryland, Pupa's Window began to be regarded as one of the "best-kept indie-pop songwriter secrets in the city". [2] Their music draws comparison to Lou Barlow, Bill Callahan and Elliott Smith. [3] Pupa's Window released over eighteen home recordings, and collaborated with another Baltimore-based artist Private Eleanor. [4] Concurrently with this project, from 1998 to 2001, Nestor played in a shoegaze band, called Lowell. [2]

Pupa's Window is an American East Coast lo-fi musical act. and a member of The Seldon Plan Pupa's Window was formed in 1995 as a way to document recording processes and has released over 18 home-recorded records, some of which have received critical acclaim. Currently part of the Baltimore-based The Beechfields Record Label, Pupa's Window started in the mid-90's at the advent of cassette based lo-fi indie pop, although recent records have included more orchestration, experimental recording techniques and releases on CD. Often compared to Lou Barlow, Smog's Bill Callahan and Elliott Smith, Pupa's Window is regarded as one of Baltimore's "best-kept indie-pop songwriter secrets." The music of Pupa's Window is reflective of The Beechfields Record Label and has been called "a stripped-down, folky type of indie-pop with a freak factor provided by plenty of echoey production, a few odd instruments and sounds, and tape-loop tinkering."

The Seldon Plan

Nestor joined the alt-rock group the Seldon Plan in 2002. [5] The group has released four albums, and two EPs. The band was part of the DIY movement, that had a revitalization in Baltimore music across the late 1990's through the mid 2000s. [6]

The Seldon Plan

The Seldon Plan is a post-rock pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group is primarily associated with the indie rock scene in the Northeast U.S.

The Beechfields Record Label

In 2003, he founded The Beechfields Record Label. [7] Nestor notes in an interview with Baltimore City Paper , the goal was to maintain an artist-centered approach to releasing records, which was based on Virginia label Simple Machines, founded by Jenny Toomey. [2] In 2004, Baltimore musician Austin Stahl began working at Beechfields. [6] [8]

<i>Baltimore City Paper</i> weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore City Paper was a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. The most recent owner was the Baltimore Sun Media Group, which purchased the paper in 2014 from Times-Shamrock Communications, which had owned the newspaper since 1987. It was distributed on Wednesdays in distinctive yellow boxes found throughout the Baltimore area. The paper folded in 2017, due to the collapse of advertising revenue income to print media.

Underlined Passages

Nestor formed Underlined Passages in 2014. The group has released three albums with Mint 400 Records. [9] Dagger describes the music as "pretty sweet pop music in the vein of Nada Surf and I even hear some Ted Leo in there, too". [10]

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