"...Pairing such contrasting sounds as electronic drums and with pianos and acoustic guitars, The Way It Is weaves a multi-layered, sonically appetizing mix of heart-on-the-sleeve warmth and futuristic street cool. Love without apologies. Art witho [+]"...Pairing such contrasting sounds as electronic drums and with pianos and acoustic guitars, The Way It Is weaves a multi-layered, sonically appetizing mix of heart-on-the-sleeve warmth and futuristic street cool. Love without apologies. Art without pretension. A sound that is uniquely The Way It Is." - Dan Forsythe, WHITE NOISE
Michael Sanchez - Microphone and guitar Victor Mance - Drums and organ James Reinhold - Bass and piano
Seattle songwriter and filmmaker Michael Sanchez started The Way It Is as a side project in 1997. He's performed in several bands including Watership Down with his brother David (The Game Over, Life in Stereo) and The New Death Show with Davidson Burnam (Land! Bravo, Katherine Hepburn's Voice). He and Davidson reformed The New Death Show in 2002 after relocating to Seattle from New York City. They continue to record and tour with Seattle as their home.
Oregon Filmmaker Victor Mance is a founding member of The VCR Killers, an Oregon-based nonprofit film production company. Contact him at www.RIPVCR.com
James Reinhold tours and records under the pseudonym The Meateaters. He can be reached at www.meateaters.net
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