Ted Ansani is an American musician who is most known as the bassist/vocalist of 1990s
power pop
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and ch ...
group
Material Issue
Material Issue was an American power pop trio from Chicago, Illinois. The band's trademark is pop songs with themes of love and heartbreak. A number of their song titles used girls' first names.
History
Material Issue was formed in 1985, led b ...
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Career
The
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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-based band Material Issue released four studio albums, but ceased working shortly after
frontman
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Jim Ellison's
suicide
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Following Ellison's suicide and the subsequent release of Material Issue's final album, ''Telecommando Americano'', Ansani toured for a year with Chicago band Teenage Frames from 1997–1998.
During that time, he also worked with Material Issue drummer Mike Zelenko playing with the bands Slink Moss and Hummer.
In 2000, Ansani returned to record on Teenage Frames' 5 song
EP, ''Kingsize Sessions''.
In 2000, Ansani released his own solo EP called ''Throttle and Pistons - The Ted Ansani Project''.
Ted Ansani continues to work in the music business in
Chicago
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; he has made several live appearances in the last few years in and around Chicago and has also played the
IPO festival when it has come to Chicago.
Ansani currently performs in the Chicago area with bands Diving for Dynamite, Legendary Rockstars, and the "Ted Ansani Project".
Personal life
Ansani is married with three children and resides in
Park Ridge,
Illinois
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Further reading
* "International Pop Overthrow (Revised Edition): An Ode to the Golden Triangle of Power Pop - Material Issue" by Jim Hoffmann, Susquehanna Road Publishing, 2015, 774 pps.
References
20th-century American singers
Living people
People from Park Ridge, Illinois
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American male singers
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