Mates Of State Biography

Mates of State is the organ and drums vocal-laden duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel. Formed in the nation's heartland in December of 1997 their infectious songs and long-standing motto of play anywhere anytime has earned them a legion of fans from coast to coast and everywhere else in between. After years of playing in countless bands (nearly twenty between the two of them) Kori and Jason finally realized the ease of playing with only one other person. Ditching their guitars for just an organ and drum set the trick now was getting two people to sound like a full band. With the two instruments they added call and response vocal melodies and harmonies to create a sound unique in its immenseness. An open-mic was scheduled and tensions ran high as they began to question their untraditional arrangement. Afterwards they realized it didn't matter. Mates of State played about six times in Lawrence Kansas before packing it in and driving to California in August 1998 where the band would release Leave Me at the Tree with Fighter D as a split 7 on Omnibus Records. After eight months in the suburbs the band moved to San Francisco proper and Omnibus released two additional songs It's the Law and Invitation Inn as a separate 7. Mates of State spent 1999 touring throughout the West Coast playing consistently in California and solidifying their position in San Francisco's burgeoning pop scene.

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