ten to five project::bio

The Ten to Five Project began its existence as a musical collaboration: an opportunity for musicians from all backgrounds and tastes to come together and make music. It consisted of jazz pianists, saxophonists, opera singers, a cello player from the South African Youth Orchestra, a Greek guitarist with a passion for death metal and screaming

We thought ourselves oh so clever and arty. Innovators perhaps.

But the dream died.

It quickly became apparent that putting metal heads and connoisseurs of the classics in a room with jazz stars and indie boys resulted in only one thing: noise. It wasnt arty. It wasnt innovative. It was just painful. So we packed up our array of eclectic instruments and our dreams of an Art Council grant and headed off into the sunset.

A few of us stuck together. New people came; old people left. We went through a phase of buying strange instruments from Ebay. Then, eventually, in October 2005, the current group of five came together and just kind of stuck.

The Ten to Five Project consist of:

John: urban lumberjack. Likes to rhythmically bang things with sticks. Makes him an ideal candidate for playing the drums. Had a beard until recently when it turned into a porn star moustache and then vanished.

Steve: electronics wizard. Previously involved in the sordid world of dance music, the Ten to Five Project saved his soul. (yea right- supporting The Orb this month- steve) Now he plays bass guitar. Dances like a man possessed. Builds his own amplifiers.

Alan: knob twiddler. Wields the telecaster for the Ten to Five Project. Disciple of the School of Hard Rock, has mellowed with the passing years. Names his children after 20th century music icons.

Stuart: state endorsed drug pusher. Sings a bit, plays acoustic guitar. Has a theremin, isnt entirely sure how to use it. Son of Greenock folk legend.