Thanks Dave...It's too bad you won't be doing a show in Sarasota this year, but hey, there's always next year.
Speaking of collaborations, and I think CCTE has also been instrumental in getting prog band members to join together and play outside their regular full time bands.
It's great to read some of your behind the scenes stories about getting people to join you and the band on stage to do different material.
I think we've entered a new era for progressive bands and how their music is being exposed. It seems without the heavy hand of record companies dictating to bands and band members about who and what they could play outside their band, groups are now operating as independent entities and there is much more freedom to collaborate with other musicians.
You've been doing this for awhile, and I'm starting to see more and more bands working with other musicians.
For instance Glass Hammer has guesting on their new cd Chronomonaut, Matthew Parmenter and Chris Herin from Discipline. Karibow's soon to be released Monumento has John Young(Lifesigns) and Michael St-Pere from Mystery guesting on some songs, along with some other guest musicians. I would highly recommend for people to check out the trailer demo for this if you can.
And of course your recent collaboration with Michael Sadler at Progstock. Also the Yes Tribute album with many great guest musicians on it.
Your new cd Acceleration Theory has guest musicians on it as well.
These are just a few examples, and I could go on all day about how the Progressive Rock scene is changing.
I have to say, I think you're one of several progressive artists at the forefront of this change. And your style of writing/composition reflects homage to the past, but also very clearly represents fresh and diverse styles into the progressive format.
I really hate pigeon holing any band or musician into the "progressive" genre, because today it can mean much more, at least to me. But it's necessary in a way, because if you're looking for new music it gives one an idea of what the music may be about.
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