Ted Ansani

Ted Ansani is an American musician who is most known as the bassist/vocalist of 1990s power pop group Material Issue.

Career

The Chicago-based band Material Issue released four studio albums, but ceased working shortly after frontman Jim Ellison's suicide.^[1][2]

Following Ellison's suicide and the subsequent release of Material Issue's final album, Telecommando Americano, Ansani toured for a year with Chicago band Teenage Frames from 1997 to 1998.^[3] During that time, he also worked with Material Issue drummer Mike Zelenko playing with the bands Slink Moss and Hummer.^[3] In 2000, Ansani returned to record on Teenage Frames' 5 song EP, Kingsize Sessions.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, Ansani released his own solo EP called Throttle and Pistons - The Ted Ansani Project.^[1][3]

Ted Ansani continues to work in the music business in Chicago; he has made several live appearances in the last few years in and around Chicago and has also played the IPO festival when it has come to Chicago.^{[citation needed]}

Ansani currently performs in the Chicago area with bands Diving for Dynamite, Legendary Rockstars, and the "Ted Ansani Project".^[4]

Personal life

Ansani is married with three children and resides in Park Ridge, Illinois.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• "International Pop Overthrow (Revised Edition): An Ode to the Golden Triangle of Power Pop - Material Issue" by Jim Hoffmann, Susquehanna Road Publishing, 2015, 774 pps.