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- About Me
- THE BOTS stands for anything you want it to, including Art, Music and Knowledge. Born to an Chinese father and Afro-Caribbean mother, brothers and band-mates Mikaiah Lei, 19, and Anaiah Lei, 16, are forging their own path in today’s music industry, producing an infectious strain of rock and with a style all their own. Known for their fast-paced driving drums, grinding melodies and radical breakdowns, The Bots’ songs have been reviewed as ‘fresh’ and ‘raw’, their deep appreciation for the truth of their music always evident, never over producing and ever exploring a variety different styles and instruments.
THE BOTS have recorded three albums, two of them singles, and are currently working on their next full length. “Self-Titled Album” (2009), “Black and White Lights” (2010), and "Ladies & Gentlemen" (2011) all available on iTunes. They have put forth an army of videos on YouTube, played (and continue to play) an extensive string of live shows around the L.A. area over the past two years and have played both the Vans Warped Tour ’10 and '11, the Afro-Punk Tour ‘09 and ’10.
Mikaiah (lead guitar, vocals), was 15 years old and brother Anaiah (drums, backup vocals), was 12 when their band The Bots recorded their first album, “Self-Titled Album” at Paramount Ameraycan Studios in Hollywood, CA in the spring of 2009. It consists of 10 original tracks that the boys co-wrote together and one cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s song, “Art Star”.
By the spring of 2010 they were back at Paramount recording a two-track single, “Black and White Lights” that includes their songs “Notre Monde” and “No One Knows”, almost complete opposites of one another in their pacing, structure and attitude but both delivering insightful and often profound lyrics within their haunting melodies. The boys maintain that the words are very much secondary to the emotions evoked by the music itself.
Two months later in June 2010, The Bots were re-united with long-time family friend and front man for the Bad Brains, H.R., after opening for them on the Afro Punk Tour in Brooklyn, NY. They describe the experience as a definite highlight of their career, while articles and reviews hailed their performance as watching the ‘future of punk’.
In the spring of 2011, they linked up with Agent Orange drummer and producer, Dave Klein, who along with the boys produced their most recent single "Ladies & Gentlemen" which includes the tracks "Northern Lights" and "Vanity".
They put out a video for "Northern Lights", (a video release for "Vanity" is expected as well this fall) and then were on the road for the 2011 Vans Warped Tour where they played Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, TX, Las Cruses NM, Las Vegas NV, Pomona CA, Ventura CA, Mountain View CA, Kansas, Indiana, Detroit, Chicago, and Minnesota!
The reviews from the Vans Warped Tour included a write-up in RollingStone:
"One of the day's coolest, most unexpected sets was delivered by the Bots–- two brothers from Glendale, California, ages 13 and 18 – playing tough and melodic punk 'n' blues in the Black Keys mode. "I'm pretty sure their mom is out on tour and watching over them," Against Me!'s Tom Gabel told Rolling Stone backstage, calling the young duo one of his favorite acts on this year's 44-date tour." –RollingStone [ July 5, 2011]
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/warped-tour-roars-into-socal...
In February of 2012 THE BOTS released a UK single '"How To Make Friends" and shortly after jumped on a massive Spring-through-Fall 2012 Tour that is making history as we speak as the boys continued to make their way across Europe. The Bots returned to LA and open for Social D and in Jan 2013 was main support for the Yeah Yeah Yeah's. The bots recently play the prestigious sxsw festival in Austin TX and are getting ready to tour UK/EU again this Spring and Summer 2013
We recently signed to Fader Label.
- You can be my friend if...
- You enjoy Awesome Music, Love to Laugh, have a great sense of humor and can bring us great vibes musically or otherwise!
- Website :
- http://www.thebotsband.com
- Occupation:
- Musicians
- Favorite bands:
- Arctic Monkeys, Bad Brains, Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bob Marley, Sizzla, Vampire Weekend, Ramones, Black Flag, Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avenged Sevenfold, The xx, PBJ to name a few.
- Favorite movies:
- Too many to name.
- Favorite books:
- too many to mention
- Favorite Magazines:
- too many to mention
- Favorite TV shows:
- My Name Is Earl, Everybody Hates Chris, The Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation
- Relationship status:
- In relationships
- Orientation:
- Straight
- Kids?:
- no kids!
- Smoke/Drink?
- no/ no
- Band Question - Genre:
- Rock
- Band Question -Band Members:
- Mikaiah Lei (lead vocal, guitar, bass)
Anaiah Lei (drums & percussions, backing vocal)
- Band Question - Sounds like:
- No one else, but THE BOTS!
- Band Question - Musical Influences:
- So many but definitely Bad Brains, Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, just to name a few
- Band Question - Record label:
- Indie
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The Bots Rep Afro-punk On The Vans Warped Tour : Stranded!!
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So, on our last day on the tour we had the most incredible time. If you missed out on that killer bit of info here it is! [ OUR LAST DAY! ] Then we…
Continue The Bots Rep Afro-punk On The Vans Warped Tour : All our favorite bands on tour join us for our last set! no big deal
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 7:25am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Last set of the tour! That's a wrap! (or IS it?!?) ahaha well stay tuned, but the story today is about our very last SET! Ok it all started on the Kevin Says Stage in Minnesota when all of a sudden, FINALLY, a cool breeze started to set in. JK no it did not. I don't think a cool breeze set in the…
The Bots Rep Afro-punk On The Vans Warped Tour : Day 11 to tha END!!
Posted on July 16, 2011 at 11:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
THE END was so crazy we don't know where to begin!! Well, by the end of the day on our last day in Minnesota, after our own set on Kevin Says stage, we ended up on the AP stage with STREET DOGS doing a cover of "Rise…
The Bots Rep Afro-punk On The Vans Warped Tour : Day 10
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 6:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
We are sitting in a Chinese food buffet in Moriarity, NM and the egg drop soup is surprisingly great for a town with only one stop light! Nice! Today (and yesterday) are travel days and we are driving from Cali to the midwest over the next 2 days and having to go around the Rockies so that means…
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