ED SEZ:
7/28/04
I decided that as the new guy in the band, I should take some time to
introduce myself. And also let you know what my background is with the other
members. I have been good friends with Mike for about 12 years now. I met him
when I joined my first band Ascension back when we were in high school. We
left that band a few years later and formed another project with former
Artisan guitarist Perry Grayson. For many reasons we decided to go our
separate ways before the group got anywhere. I then went on to study classical
guitar and began working on guitar building. There were other band attempts
along the way until now including a very promising project with Ana about Four
years ago. All were failed efforts. Fast forward to a little less than a year
ago. I found out that Perry had decided to leave Artisan. I still remember
having a conversation with the original members of Ascension at Perry's last
show where I said that I would probably never join a band again. I had a
similar conversation with Kirk from Prototype. About two or three months later
I decided that I would be a fool if I didn't try to audition. So I dusted off
my electric guitar and started practicing. I went through a few months of
auditions and came out on top. This was very surprising. I know that I was not
the best player. I had also not spoken to Mike or Ana in a long time. The odds
were definitely not in my favor. Here I am though. We just did our first show
with me a few weeks ago. I thought that it went well. I would also like to
thank all who went. There will be more soon.