Band Members - 2006
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(2003-present) Glenn Robitaille (aka Glenn v2.0): electronic drums, TrapKat
Glenn plays acoustic and electronic drums. Glenn's style includes a love for odd time signatures, time changes, polyrhythms, and the pallet of sounds available through electronic drums. In previous lives he played drums for Solar Circus, The Callipygian Blues Band, and Gangster Clairvoyants.
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(2003-present) Mike Hunter: guitars,Warr guitar, loops
Mike also performs with South Jersey based Irish traditional/Celtic rock group The Stone Soup Band, as well as his solo ambient drone music project, Ombient. His solo music has been described as ambient like the random symmetry of wind chimes, the sound of vehicles moving on some far distant highway, and the warm hum of high tension power lines.
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(2003-present) Returning BS alumni Jim Silvestri, covering so many basses.
Jim Silvestri has been playing bass for 30 years. Jim started his musical career with the classic rock band Rushlight in the late 70s. He also appeared with The John Michel Orchestra, The Stardreamers, The All Star Jazz Orchestra and was a founding member of the progressive rock band Ghosts on the Skyline.
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george mahlberg (2001 concert, 2003 WPRB live shows, 2005-present): Chapman Stick Bass, sitar, samples, spoken word, Theremin, iPod, and BC Rich Eagle bass.
When not installing and training users of editorial publishing systems, Brainstatik's newest member hosts a weekly radio program, Nocturnal Transmissions, on WPRB-FM 103.3 in Princeton, or can be found simply sitting under the stars and pondering the vastness of the Cosmos.