Mukala | |
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Also known as | Vine |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Genres | Christian rock, pop rock |
Years active | 1997 | –2000
Labels | Essential |
Past members | Dan Muckala Alex Nifong Jason Collum |
Mukala was a Christian rock band formed in the late 1990s. The group consists of singer, songwriter and keyboardist Dan Muckala, guitarist Alex Nifong, and drummer Jason Collum. They released one album, Fiction , in 1998.
Dan Muckala was a musical composition student at Belmont University in Tennessee. [1] In 1996, he became a professional songwriter and penned a number of Top Ten songs on contemporary hit radio. [1] Prior to forming the band, Muckala had also toured with other artists and led worship for a youth group. [2] According to Muckala, "the band got started out of a desire that God gave me to put together a group that . . . really was focused on reaching kids and not just playing music either. I've always felt that Christian music should be a medium that reaches into the mainstream." [3]
Signed in early 1998 to Essential Records, [4] Mukala released their debut album, Fiction , in September. [5] The band's musical style drew comparisons to Silage, Smash Mouth, and Beck. [4] [5] Their first single, "Soap", received airplay on Christian rock and Top 40 radio stations. [2] In an industry first, the single "Regret" was released as an Internet download. [4] "Regret" was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 movie Drive Me Crazy , starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier. Since the album's release, Dan Muckala became a record producer. [6]