Lead vocalist and guitarist Daniel Martin-McCormick's involvement with Mi Ami began as a result of his frustrations and technical limitations as a musician. Raised in what he describes as a "very conservative" Washington DC, Martin-McCormick spent most of his time there playing in punk bands with current Mi Ami bassist Jacob Long, one of them the explosive dance-punk outfit Black Eyes. When that combo fizzled, Martin-McCormick relocated to the Bay Area to study classical guitar at San Francisco State University in January 2005. After he chanced on Damon Palermo at a summer 2006 noise show where they were both playing sets, the pair decided to start their own project together.

Since reinserting the beat into their life, Mi Ami played the hell out of the Bay Area DJ circuit before regrouping and handing bass duties to Long this past fall. Martin-McCormick is hopeful the band's White Denim–issued 12-inch debut, African Rhythms, will see the light of day before Mi Ami embark on an East Coast tour in February, but in the meantime this dance party is just getting started. And it will never be the same again. --Chris Sabbath, San Francisco Bay Guardian

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