this project began as a tentative name for the tattered remains of Ballast Method. that was where you could find us only a year ago. but after the departure of bassist jeff grauzer, we just could not find ourselves in a very cohesive state. a couple of practices took place as a trio with rob lucio on bass, but we would soon leave each other behind momentarily for our own personal reasons. jason endured the trials of child-rearing, rob wished a fond farewell to his business venture in the food industry and i found myself back in school full-time. i wondered if i'd ever see my former bandmates piloting their instruments again.

months would pass with no contact.

one day, i finally got a call from rob. this was around the beginning of june. he had found a bass player and contacted me and jason. but still, personal conflicts would interfere and having newly found a bassist made no difference to three guys who were passing ships in the night.

around the same time the bassist was found, i linked up with my long-time friend john guthrie who operates Big White Rock Studios, and quite masterfully. we began recording some old Ballast Method songs and a few new ones. i was a bit skeptical about starting off this project alone, i thought it would never fly. but john and i did a wonderful job and those who listened agreed. jason was impressed by the effort and rob thought the ideas were great. in fact, he had a few of his own to implement.

we've all got big plans for this, bigger plans than we've ever had before. but for now, we just wait patiently.

and hope.