1. Michael Reese Roper was born on June 30,1973 and is an American singer-songwriter, best known as lead singer for the Denver, Colorado-based Christian ska punk band Five Iron Frenzy, as well as fronting the rock bands Brave Saint Saturn and Roper.
Reese Roper is known for his quirky and satirical sense of humor, but his work is marked with a deep interest in history, politics, and self-awareness.
Reese Roper has been the primary lyricist and vocalist, as well as a key musical contributor, in several bands.
Reese Roper is a licensed pastor from the Alliance for Renewal Churches, Mansfield, Ohio, and is a co-founder of the Scum of the Earth Church in Denver, Colorado.
The concept of Brave Saint Saturn began in 1995, but it was only during the final years of Five Iron Frenzy that Reese Roper formalized the band with FIF bandmates Dennis Culp and Keith Hoerig.
Reese Roper eventually settled on naming the band "Roper" in an attempt to gain favor with the band's record label, who encouraged the moniker in an attempt to lessen advertising costs.
The band Reese Roper released their first album, Brace Yourself for the Mediocre in late 2004, with a team of studio musicians working with Reese Roper to create a high energy blend of post-pop-punk closer in sound to Five Iron Frenzy than Brave Saint Saturn.
Reese Roper has published various poetry volumes in small circulation and participated in two poetry tours- one initiated by Skeleton Key Publishing, and an earlier one initiated by Mike Lewis of the band Puller.
Reese Roper has worked with the band Trash Oven, mastering their EP.
Reese Roper is known not only for his faith-based lyrics, but for a social justice approach to Christianity based on his Biblical perspective on Jesus Christ and his apostles.
Reese Roper has composed many songs that present scathing critiques of unbridled capitalism.
Reese Roper was not happy about the decision made by the organizers of Joshua Fest, nor were the rest of Five Iron Frenzy, and they talked about potentially dropping out in protest.