Jeff Fineberg is a musician, composer and author of the book "Polymetric Puzzles".  He has played in a variety of ensembles which have included genres such as Progressive Rock (Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Genesis, Gentle Giant, etc.), Jazz-Rock Fusion (Jeff Beck, Return to Forever, Jan Hammer, etc.), Popular bands (Police, U2, Led Zepplin, etc.). From a solo perspective, he has and continues to write and study piano works, as well as electronic compositions.

He began organ lessons (using a Magnus chord organ) with Karl Koch at the age of 12. After 2 years of lessons with Koch, he later took lessons from Jim Wozniak, a well known Buffalo Jazz and Blues Organist. Key skills that were obtained from Wozniak was an importance of music theory as it applies to performance, in addition to improvisational techniques and most critically, left hand bass.

As part of his college educational experience at the University of Buffalo, Jeff studied piano from Livingston Gearhart and attended several other classes, including electronic music, music theory and also Media Studies courses, such as Digital Arts, and Video Production. In addition to creating video and digital arts works as part of the curriculum, Jeff completed his BA degree via an Independent study, producing a video “Computational Affliction” with Tony Conrad as advisor. The music for the video was created by Jeff, Shaun Stevenson, and Gary Boch.

Jeff later returned to University of Buffalo for a Masters Degree in Computer Science. This experience has helped both in his career in Information Technology and with music production and composition.

Jeff’s instrumentation initially utilized organ (Hammond) and later migrated to the usage of synthesizers (Moog, Roland and virtual types), piano, dulcimer and computer generated sound, including both pitch and text-to-speech usages. In 2007, he became acquainted with Computer Music techniques utilizing Csound. The techniques utilized are both real time for performance and programmed. In addition to playing in Synthetic Factor with John Fatta and others, Jeff also composes and continues to work on piano technique, in addition to the current exploration of Computer Music. He is also working with Gary Bock on a project “Admin Zero” which utilizes improvisation and compositional structures to create music to transcend normal musical existence.

Drums, acoustic and electric 6-string guitars.
Bands: 
1988-89   Fragile
1990-92   Bumper Jones
1991 Played in a session: I did all the drumming on a studio album that then hit the top 3 on the US Billboard Heatseekers chart, as well as on other US Billboard charts and charts in Canada and Australia.
2005-08   West Wing Vacancy: acoustic duo
2008-13   Windom Community Church Praise Band
2013-19   Electronic drums, practice pad
2019-21   Rocksmith on Xbox practicing guitar & bass, practice pad
2021-present   Electronic drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

works in progress from New Horizons Sound Garage: N.Excelsia Audioworks.

NOCTORAN || VITALITY RITUAL || ManeateR || IXRILLIA || BOG SIRENS || || N.Excelsia & Jeff Shannon || Mother Excelsia || TRON MAXIMUM 

formerly: 
solarinception || The Horizon of Silence || B/\GG/\GE (bass)

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. - Nelson Mandela

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