Artist of the Week: Ace Enders

Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982 in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the former lead singer and guitarist of the defunct band The Early November. He was also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his side project, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. He currently releases music under the name Ace Enders and a Million Different People. He is the owner of the independent record label Regular Music.

Enders began playing guitar after being inspired by watching his step dad play in a band. Left-handed, Enders taught himself how to play his step dad's old right-handed guitar.

The Early November
In February 2001, Enders along with guitarist Jim Sacco, bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer formed The Early November. In 2003, after the release of their first EP For All Of This, the band released their debut full length album The Room's Too Cold.

In 2004, Enders started his own solo project I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business, releasing the self-titled album on October 26, 2004. Enders has stated that I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business "was a one-album thing".

Recording of the third Early November album began in February 2005. The album, titled The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, was a triple disc concept album with an entwining plot of a torn family, from the perspective of a growing child. The album took over a year to complete due to a multitude of issues. Before conceptualizing The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, Enders contemplated leaving the music business and possibly going into retail or construction.

February 21, Arthur Enders performed an acoustic set at Australia's Soundwave festival in Brisbane. He performed 'Ever So Sweet' an Early November track from album 'The Rooms Too Cold'. Prior to playing this track he referred to the song being by his old band that he was in "back in the day" and made reference to missing The Early November, the track was performed with greater intensity and passion to the rest of his set.

Members
Arthur "Ace" Enders – vocals, rhythm guitar
Joseph Marro – guitar, keyboard, piano
"Ultra" Bill Lugg – lead guitar
Sergio Anello – bass
Jeff Kummer – drums

Albums
An Excellent Attempt at Next to Youism (2003)
The Room's Too Cold (2003) US #107
The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path (2006) US #31

EPs
For All of This (2002)
The Acoustic EP (2003)
The Early November/I Am the Avalanche (2005)

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business was the side project of Arthur "Ace" Enders, lead singer and guitarist of The Early November. The self-titled album is the only planned official release under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. The song "The Best Happiness Money Can Buy" appeared in a movie trailer for Must Love Dogs. Enders is still signed to Drive-Thru Records, and is now working on a solo project known as Ace Enders and A Million Different People.

Members
Arthur 'Ace' Enders - Vocals/Guitar/Songwriter
Chris Badami - Drums
Bill Lugg - Slide Guitar
Jeff Kummer - Touring Bassist

Albums
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business (2004)

Ace Enders and A Million Different People
Enders announced in Alternative Press magazine that he planned on recording a solo album, and began a new project named Ace Enders and A Million Different People.

In the summer of 2007, Enders took out a loan to build a studio in the basement of a shopping center. After three weeks of work, building finished and Pink Space Recording was created. After the studio was finished, Enders spent two straight days making demos that would later be named "From a Daze" and "Emergency". Enders signed on with manager Lucas Keller to work on Ace Enders and A Million Different People. He opened for the full Angels & Airwaves US tour in early 2008. On June 13 of that year, Enders put out an 8-track album called The Secret Wars available for free download on Fuse Tv. He recorded them in his own studio.

In December 2008, Ace Enders and a Million Different People released the single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", a cover of The Verve song, on the iTunes Store. All of the proceeds from the song went to VH1's Save the Music Foundation.

Ace Enders and A Million Different People released its second album, Enders' third solo album, on 17 March 2009, through Vagrant/Drive-Thru Records. The album is titled When I Hit the Ground.

Albums
The Secret Wars (2008)
When I Hit the Ground (2009)

EPs
Australian EP (2009)