Operation Mockingbird is a female fronted duo whose music focuses on the messy grey areas of human nature. Pulling from roots in classic Post-Punk and early Goth music, both The Janell (Vocals/Synths) and Chandler (Guitars/Bass/Drums/Synths) meld their personal take on the sounds they each grew up with.
Operation Mockingbird started in January, 2016 with Scott Chandler (Bass at the time) and Anthony Holguin (Drums) who met in the band Lincoln Six Echo.
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Operation Mockingbird is a female fronted duo whose music focuses on the messy grey areas of human nature. Pulling from roots in classic Post-Punk and early Goth music, both The Janell (Vocals/Synths) and Chandler (Guitars/Bass/Drums/Synths) meld their personal take on the sounds they each grew up with.
Operation Mockingbird started in January, 2016 with Scott Chandler (Bass at the time) and Anthony Holguin (Drums) who met in the band Lincoln Six Echo. After deciding they both wanted to dedicate more time to music, they started coming up with new music and quickly needed guitars and synths. The Janell, who was sitting in OPMB studio since their first session offered to fill in on synths, not fully expecting to be a permanent member.
Several guitarists came through, however when it was decided that the direction that the band would take would be darker in nature, Mike Port (From Any Port In the Storm) was brought on as the guitarist. The lineup was now Chandler (Bass), Holguin (Drums), The Janell (Synths) and Port (Guitar).
After working for a month on the new material, OPMB started actively searching for a dedicated vocalist. Eventually Brooke Dickson competed the lineup and started adding vocals to several early renditions of OPMB's songs. However, shortly after Dickson's addition to the band, Holguin left to focus on his family and was replaced by Devin Chandler (The Trunks). Three months later and two weeks before OPMB's first scheduled live appearance, Dickson left stating that the band's music was "too dark" for her.
Vocal duties were now split between The Janell (Synths/Lead Vocals), Port (Guitar/Vocals) and Chandler (Bass/Vocals). OPMB then started recording their first EP, "Licorice - Postcards", and started picking up shows through LA and Orange County.
Upon release of "Licorice - Postcards" in October, 2016 both Port and D. Chandler left OPMB. The Janell assumed full vocal responsibilities and S. Chandler took over all musical duties including guitar, bass, synths and drums.
OPMB as a duo shifted the music to embrace a more gothic or post-punk sound. Live performances include bass, synths and drums on backing tracks, guitar played live by S. Chandler and all vocals performed by The Janell.
OPMB released their sophomore EP "Inertia & Ritual" in January, 2017, one year after Operation Mockingbirds first meeting. "Inertia & Ritual" included completely new material written by OPMB since The Janell and S. Chandler took the band over as a duo. The track "The Fix" can currently be heard on numerous radio stations across the globe.
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