Alternative Rock
Orange County, California, USA

Michael J. Pritzl, Michael Misiuk, and Kirk Gentry had previously played together in a band called The Children. That band stopped playing when Pritzl left because he didn't feel he was right with God. Around 1988, Pritzl felt he had gotten right with God. Gentry asked him to get back into music because of his songwriting gift, and they formed The Violet Burning with Misiuk and Lonnie Tubbs.

After the first year together, the band was playing in clubs around Los Angeles. They had not even considered playing churches. At some point, Misiuk felt they could sign with a major label. The rest of the band did feel that was where God was leading them, so Misiuk decided to do his own thing. Misiuk and his wife Laura (also Pritzl's sister) formed Acoustic Shack and signed with Blonde Vinyl Records. The Violet Burning was helping acoustic Shack out by having them as an opening act.

One night a number of pastors from different churches came to watch the band at a club called Bogarts. Chris Wimber was one of those pastors. He met the band and developed a friendship. Later on, Wimber invited Pritzl and Tubbs to a event at his church (Anaheim Vineyard) to see a certain speaker. On the way there separately, both Pritzl and Tubbs felt like they should make this church their home church.

John Wimber, the pastor of the Anaheim Vineyard, took an interest in the guys that always came dressed in black. The band had been planning on recording a demo in the Vineyard studios to shop to different labels. John Wimber suggested they could form a label and call it what the band wanted. Pritzl suggested New Breed. This new label was formed through The Violet Burning so they could work with bands that were committed to ministry and evangelism.

The band recorded and released Chosen in 1989. Two weeks after the album came out, Gentry Gentry graduated from college and got married a week later. He left the band in September 1990. Lonnie Tubbs brother Shawn had played on about half of Chosen. He recommitted his life to God three days after playing on the album. Six months after that he joined the band. Shawn Tubbs has a twin brother named Scott who eventually became the bass player. Jamie Eichler sang on Chosen and has started singing live with the band after that.

In the early 90s, various band members played on two worship recordings in the Vineyard Church's Touching the Father's Heart series. Pritzl recorded the second set of Touching the Father's Heart #7: Hear Our Cry (Psalm 102) in 1990, while the entire band recorded the second set of Touching the Father's Heart #12: Throne of Grace in 1991.

(…to be continued…)

1994 Independent

1. Dead Men Can't Swim
2. Heart Wide Open
3. Sweet Mercy
4. Violet

1989 New Breed (CD09116)

Michael J. Pritzl - Vocals, guitars, backing vocals
Kirt Gentry - Bass guitar, backing vocals
Lonnie Tubbs - Drums, percussion, backing vocals

Scott Tubbs - Additional bass guitars, backing vocals
Glenn Pearce - Additional guitars, backing vocals
Shawn Tubbs - Additional guitars, fretless basses, backing vocals
Dave Koval - Additional guitar
Rob Watson - Additional keyboards
Sue Costantini - Additional Piano and keyboards
Chris Lizotte - Additional backing voices
Gary Are Williams - Additional backing voices
Jaime Record - Additional backing voices
Lance Whitson - Additional backing voices
Leslie Dupré - Additional backing voices
Lorri Dupré - Additional backing voices
Michael Ann Arce - Additional backing voices
Nena - Additional backing voices
Sean Wimber - Additional backing voices

1. There is Nowhere Else (4:30)
2. If You Let Me (3:41)
3. I Will Always Stand by You (4:31)
4. Rise Like the Lion (4:37)
5. Love is the Loaded Gun (4:47)
6. The Killing (6:47)
7. The Last Ones (5:09)
8. Groove Baby - White Soul (3:16)
9. Violet (3:56)
10. Sweet Mercy (4:16)
11. Heart Wide Open (4:01)
12. New Breed Children Rise (3:15)

1991 Vineyard Music (FLD9144)

Live Worship Songs of the Vineyard

Mike Pritzl - Vocals, guitar
Shawn Tubbs - Electric guitar
Scott Tubbs - Bass
Lonnie Tubbs - Drums
Jaime Eichler - Vocals

8. Glory, Honor, Power (6:37)
9. Throne of Grace (5:34)
10. All That I Need (6:24)
11. Father of Lights (6:53)
12. Light of the World (7:13)

“Glory, Honor, Power,” “All That I Need,” and “Light of the World” written by Mike Pritzl.

1992 Bluestone Records (FLD9354)

Michael J. Pritzl - Voice, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string electric
Shawn Tubbs - Lead guitar, melody and counterpoint acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Scott Tubbs - Fretless bass, bass guitar, backing vocals
Lonnie Tubbs - Drums

Jaime Eichler - Additional voices
Marilyn Harris - Cello
Brian Matthews - Viola
Calvin Dyck - Violin
Jennifer Wildeson - Violin

1. There is No One Like You (5:28)
2. The Face of Beauty (5:25)
3. Stay With Me (2:52)
4. Undone (3:23)
5. As I Am (8:07)
6. Like the Sun (5:11)
7. Gold (4:50)
8. Song of the Harlot (5:59)
9. Eleanor Rigby (5:00)
10. Through My Tears (3:45)

1994 Independent

1. Low
2. Dance of the Whooping Llamas
3. The Sun and the Sky
4. Crush
5. Feel
6. Cinnamon Girl

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1995 Independent

1. Goldmine
2. Hovercraft
3. Fever
4. Diane & Edward The Giant
5. Leave Don't Go

1996 Domo Records (DOMO 71010-2)

Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, vocals, six string bass
Jeff Schroeder - Guitars, e-bow
Andy Prickett - Guitars, e-bow, backing vocals
Jason Pickersgill - Bass

Lonnie Tubbs - Additional percussion and drum kit
Steve Hindalong - Shaker, tambourine, doumbek, serdo, MJ bells, various drums
Raquel Muñoz - Sang
Tiffany Fant - Spoke

1. Crush (6:28
2. Arabic Tremolo Radio (4:52
3. Blind (5:21
4. Fever (4:19
5. The Sun and the Sky (4:48
6. Underwater (5:38
7. Low (7:57
8. Silver (4:38
9. Goldmine (5:16
10. Waiting (4:47
11. Eleven (2:13
12. Feel (8:38)

1998 Ruby Electric

Michael J. Pritzl - Vocals, guitar, bass, tambourine, maracas
Robbie Farr - Guitar
Herbie L. Grimaud Jr. - Bass
Michael Kalmar - Drums, backing vocals

1. Elaste (7:40)
2. Moon Radio (4:00)
3. Untitled (0:28)
4. Berlin Kitty (4:22)
5. She Says Electric (4:43)
6. Untitled (0:05)
7. I'm No Superman (3:22)
8. Oceana (4:56)
9. Sugarlight U.S.A. (5:51)
10. Ilaria (3:54)
11. Untitled (0:35)
12. Robot Fluide Robot (3:04)
13. Gorgeous (4:53)
14. We Close Our Eyes (6:44)
15. Untitled (0:04)
16. Untitled (0:04)
17. Untitled (0:04)
18. Seamonster (8:30)

(…to be continued…)

The Mother of All Tribute Albums (1998 HM Records)
14) It's All Too Much (The Beatles cover) (6:01)