LookAtVietnam Bridge – The two-member band Speechwriters will have a show at Mosaique Club, 23 Ngo Van So, Hanoi at 8pm, May 17.

Speechwriters is an acoustic pop group from Claremont, California. They began as a two-man coffeehouse act but have expanded to bigger and better venues and a respectable following. The band is known for frequently being on tour, allowing the majority of their music to be shared and permitting anyone to record their shows for personal use.

Speechwriters, Dave Lowensohn and Misha Chellam, has won many prizes in their home country.

Misha Chellam and Dave Lowensohn met while Chellam was attending Pomona College and Lowensohn was working a day job down the road; Lowensohn had graduated from Pomona in 2000. Chellam's sister, a friend of Lowensohn from when they had studied abroad together in Paris, suggested the two get together and play. Chellam and Lowensohn first played together on January 21, 2001, named the band the following day, and performed their first show on January 25, 2001.

The band comes to Vietnam frequently. Their show at 23 Ngo Van So is the first show in Hanoi this time.

Speechwriters has delivered several albums, including: The Secret Panel (2001), Satisfiction (2002), Dave Lowensohn Dates Your Daughter (2004), The Bull Moose After Party (2004), and We Are Selling This CD For Gas Money (2005).

(Source: TP/Wiki)