In past times, I've been a member of local groups including Dusk, The Earthmovers and Randolph Flagg. Currently I'm playing bass, guitar, bouzouki and mandolin (and dabbling with other instruments) with TWO bands: "1912" and "Omenopus".

www.nineteentwelve.com

1912 is the traditional "live" band. That is, five guys playing together in real time, rehearsing songs, recording albums and playing gigs. We play what is known as "Progressive Rock", which is the handy tag applied to any rock music which features intelligent, complex, technically difficult music. But that would be selling us short: 1912 music is also powerful, emotional and damn catchy!
With four great song-writers, three excellent vocalists, and most members able to play several instruments, this is a band that's producing some genuinely exciting music!

www.omenopus.com

Omenopus is the "virtual" band. That is, we never meet or play as a complete unit, and therefore gigs are completely out of the question at this stage in the game. We collaborate on writing and recording via the Internet, and our chief audiovisual architect Lee Potts assembles our contributions into stunning aural experiences - sometimes beautiful, sometimes disturbing, always flying in the face of expectations!

Both bands have produced albums (available on Lee's own Monty Maggot label), which are widely available from many vendors, such as Amazon and CDBaby. However, you'll be able to buy them at much lower prices (with some great package deals, freebies and other goodies) if you go direct to the Monty Maggot web site: www.montymaggot.com.

(But check them out on Amazon too - that way, you can read some of the glowing reviews that are up there!)

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