Summer 1973, Meadville PA…
Brothers Brian and Mark Groover join forces with high school friends Denny Rambo and John Trevethan with the intention of forming a rock band. However, they have a problem; no one owns any instruments or knows how to play them. This does not deter the teens and they begin working out who should play what. Soon …
A new section has been added to the site: “The Players”. It is a complete list of everyone who played on every project and there are 21 players in all. Included for each person in the list is a photo, which instruments (or vocals) they provided, links to every project they played on, and a short audio clip (30-40sec) showcasing …
This CD chronicles several stages of Lyciris. Tracks 1-4 are the band’s second release: Beginning Endless Destiny – In Four Movements. These are the group’s impressions of the four ancient elements: Fire, Air, Water and Earth. During this period Lyciris was a trio consisting of Brian Groover (bass, drums, vocals), Denny Rambo (guitar), and John Trevethan (keyboards, guitars), Beginning Endless …
The Vhikk X module finally arrived after being on back order for about a month. It is a very unique module that is designed for endless experimentation. “Vhikk X is a multi-algorithm experimental synthesizer that combines sound generation and effects processing, suitable for both small and large modular systems. It features 36 algorithms and is designed for creating complex drones, …
A new section featuring photo galleries of instruments and related musical equipment is now live on the site. This is gear which I have owned over the years dating back to 1973. The photos are divided into four galleries: Synthesizers & Keyboards, Drums, Samplers & Sequencers, Guitars & Basses, and Tape Recorders & Tapes. The photos …
The restoration project for progressive rock band Skyler is now complete. The band was formed in 1978 and played their first show May 24th, 1980. In addition to writing their own original songs they also specialized in recreating lengthy and complex pieces from other well-known artists at the time. The Skyler Project Page features both studio and live tracks from …
Two new sections have been added to the site, which are accessible from the top menu bar on every page.
First is a Press page which features various newspaper and magazine articles relating to music over the years dating back to 1981. There is also a section for recording industry magazines which feature information about the commercial recording studio which …
In addition to the two featured tracks near the top of every Project Page there are new full album music players which have recently been added to several of the projects. These are in addition to projects from WVTG and UXB which were the first two projects to feature the new player. Eventually all projects will include the player as …
Transmuters’ previously unreleased follow-up to 1983’s “Real World” is now available in the Projects section. Simply titled “The Second Album”, the music for this release was written and partially recorded in 1984. Now, with the use of current technology the album is finally available after more than four decades of being stored on hard drives. Check out the Project page …
A project from 1984 is finally having the release that it deserves due to currently emerging technology. The “Webb Vrenna Trevethan Groover Project” (W V T G for short) features high energy new wave from Dan Webb, Chris Vrenna, John Trevethan and Brian Groover. Stem splitting technology was used to separate the tracks from the forty one year old cassette …