MUSIC AND SUPER-HERO MYTHOLOGY
What would happen if you take musicianship to super-heroic level? Can music be somewhat relatable to super-hero mythology? Throughout history, the narrative of music has been carved by geniuses who push the boundaries of music making and create a new paradigm for the next generation. On the other hand, the exposition of super-heroes and gods in mythologies has also further stimulated marvel and fantasies in us humans.
Being inspired by music game changers like Eddie Van Halen and mythical super heroes like Batman since childhood, Bruce Atomo developed a unique individuality that combines greatness from the music world with awesomeness from the comic-book culture. This developed over time through countless hours of music practice that led him to graduating from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music and through countless copies of comic-book reading that led him to bringing wild imaginations to reality. This development occurred for years and years until sometime in 2010s while Bruce was already an adult… he became the Mighty One Man Band.
Mighty One Man Band sings and plays keyboard, guitar, bass, and drums all at the same time live and completely alone with no looper, no sequencer, no backing tracks, and no help from other musicians. His live concerts are in the veins of “witness it to believe it” type of experience.
Just before covid hit in 2020, Mighty One Man Band released a self-titled debut album that features 11 songs exploring personal and universal themes that are positive in tone while still pushing Mighty One Man Band’s musical boundaries. This epic and eclectic pop-rock album has garnered thousands of fans embracing his music and his very rare musical virtuosity.
In 2021, the legendary rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and their record label Sumerian Records chose Mighty One Man Band as the Grand Prize Winner of the global contest they held at the time.
With the future on the horizon, Bruce Atomo, the Indonesian kid who also grew up in the US, will continue pushing the envelope in music making and continue expanding in the music world as the Mighty One Man Band… step by step, one music-practice session at a time, and one comic-book reading at a time. If he’s lucky, Mighty One Man Band may be someday deemed as one of the game changers in music history who push the boundaries of the art and one of the artists who create a new paradigm for the next generation. We’ll see…
Nevertheless, to answer the questions above, now it’s evident that music CAN be relatable to super-hero mythology. And yes, the creation of Mighty One Man Band is something that would happen if you take musicianship to super-heroic level.