Formerly known as Vox Humana, coined after a Kurt Vonnegut character, Vox H is a project (Vic Lazar) started in 2000. It has gone through many formations, solo to 5 piece band and has played a lot of shows in the mid-atlantic and mid west, as well as it's homebase of Buffalo, NY. Effective November 1st, 2012, Vic Lazar relocated to Southern California, currently residing in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA.

Automaton (formerly known as Automaton Adventure Series) was formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2002.  Core members were James van Leuven (drums), Pat Kearney (Guitar and Vocals) and Chris Duryee (bass).  Early years had trumpet and trombone, long-term members were George Meaders (trumpet), Bill Jones (trumpet) and Robert Ackley (trumpet).

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