The Heise Brothers
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Born a Leo in New Concord, Ohio in 1977; Nelson Heise began his musicial career by avoiding piano and french horn lessons as an adolescent, only to find a love for rock 'n' roll and the guitar in his teenage years. In 1995 he formed the group Munkey Juice. Munkey Juice's Career spanned 11 years. Nelson also played in the bands Jackass, The Gidddyup Jesus and The Altergnats. Influenced heavily by The Velvet Underground, The Kinks, Pixies and Camper Van Beethoven he has been writing origanl material since the early days of Munkey Juice.
In 1980, another Heise was born. Robert Heise is the co-founding member of Munkey Juice, and Nelson's younger brother. Not intially inclined to music as much as his brother, Robert devoted much of his youth to athletics (which would come in handy given his stage performance with the Juice). In need of a bass player, Nelson recruited Robert to become the bass man for Munkey Juice, and thus the musicial union was born. Much like Dave Davies, Ray Davies younger brother of the Kinks, Robert's songwriting can be overshadowed by his older brother's, but don't take Robert's contributions lightly; he also has the gift of song.
LISTEN & LEARN with THE HEISE BROS. is the first release by the brothers under this name, check out the Munkey Juice link for more info on their past releases. LISTEN & LEARN is the folk rock band living inside The Heise Bros. The material on the album tends to be more personal and intimate. The album was inspired by the song "Alma Marie", which Nelson penned after the death of his grandmother, and this album pays tribute to her along many other family and friends that have impacted The Heise Bros. lives.
Members
- Nelson Heise
- Robert Heise
Discography
Listen & Learn with The Heise Bros.
Audio
Related Web sites
Related groups
- Munkey Juice
- Jackass
- The Gidddyup Jesus
- The Altergnats
