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Formed during the Spring of 2005 from an eclectic mix of gentlemen from both coasts and a little of the Midwest, Quactus came together in Los Angeles after guitarist Seth Gordon, drummer Matthew McDuffee, guitarist Gabriel Weiner, and bassist Greg Zachan had the good fortune of crossing paths with each other. The members of Quactus have over 30 years of musical and audio instruction amongst them in both private and college level courses, which has given the band a strong command of music theory, songwriting, improvisation, vocal technique and music production skills.
This combined experience finally culminated in the release of the band’s self-produced and recorded debut album, “Once a pond, a spine…”, in early 2008. The album’s release, along with incessant promotion via the internet, has garnered a wider following for the band outside of Southern California, including a win on Jambands.com’s “New Groove of the Month” Poll for May 2008 and an invitation to become a member band in the Home Grown Music Network, which has led to further national exposure and radio airplay. Additionally, the band has shared the stage with several national acts, including Tea Leaf Green, John Popper (Blues Traveler), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), Bobby Vega (Sly and the Family Stone), CR Gruver (Polytoxic/Outformation), Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Steve Molitz (Particle), Banyan, Underground Orchestra, Delta Nove, Big Organ Trio, Jamie Janover, Leon Mobley, and Al Howard & the K23 Orchestra. Individual members of Quactus have also shared the stage or bill with Umphrey’s McGee, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Mr. Blotto, and NOFX.
This combined experience finally culminated in the release of the band’s self-produced and recorded debut album, “Once a pond, a spine…”, in early 2008. The album’s release, along with incessant promotion via the internet, has garnered a wider following for the band outside of Southern California, including a win on Jambands.com’s “New Groove of the Month” Poll for May 2008 and an invitation to become a member band in the Home Grown Music Network, which has led to further national exposure and radio airplay. Additionally, the band has shared the stage with several national acts, including Tea Leaf Green, John Popper (Blues Traveler), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), Bobby Vega (Sly and the Family Stone), CR Gruver (Polytoxic/Outformation), Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Steve Molitz (Particle), Banyan, Underground Orchestra, Delta Nove, Big Organ Trio, Jamie Janover, Leon Mobley, and Al Howard & the K23 Orchestra. Individual members of Quactus have also shared the stage or bill with Umphrey’s McGee, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Mr. Blotto, and NOFX.
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aybesea69 wrote:
I really enjoy this!
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Tecpaocelotl wrote:
Great band.
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TECguitar wrote:
I like your sound - pretty much jam music! I guess we already stumbled into oneanother on myspace :o) Stefan (The Electric Church)
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Rwild wrote:
Archive.org... Nice. :)
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Rwild wrote:
I stumbles across these guys on myspace... Any idea of where I can get some live recordings of them?
News
"A Sense Of We" Release Party - 8/28
28 Jul 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/quactus
Party over here! The date and location are set for the
official "A Sense Of We" release party and show. We're going to be
rocking out at The Mint in Los Angeles on August 28th with tons of
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TheArtofSuicide and julran13 added Quactus to their libraries. October 2011
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veritaserum tagged Quactus with ‘seen live’. July 2011
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yayoi_bmcbb, SealJunior25, am711 and 1 other person added Quactus to their libraries. July 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘"A Sense of We" Has Arrived’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘"A Sense Of We" Release Party - 8/28’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘A Sense of We - Tracklisting’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘Give us a hand, literally! We want photos of your hands for our new album’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘Pre-order our new album & Download the first track for FREE’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘New addition to the Quactus team’. May 2011
- Quactus posted a news item ‘It's been a great year, more to come in the next one’. May 2011
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