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Biography“Growing up in Columbus, OH isn’t so bad if your in a band“… The city that spawned such acts as Cringe, Me Times Ten, Ebrious Bliss, & many, many others, will soon have a new name to add to the list. “ZephyruS” A five man ensemble that has went through many line-up changes in the past few months. Finally coming together with three of the six original members. (Boots) / Drums (Lancaster), Andrew Mooney / Bass (Groveport), Matt Moss / Guitar & Vocals (Lancaster), Tim Troutman / Djembe (Gahanna) and finally, Jason Lehman / Vocals & Guitar (Columbus).
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Andrew Mooney / Bass
ZephyruS was formed of two bands, one being Zephyrus (2001-?), Chris and Matt, the other being B.H.B.T. (Bob Has Bitch Tits) (2001-2001) consisting of Jason / Vocals, Andrew / Bass, Eric Gibbs / Guitar (Groveport), and Matt Kindron / DJ (Gahanna). Without a drummer and looking to get one Matt Moss and Jason met for the first time at a Incubus concert on October 18th 2001. The following Monday after the Incubus concert, Matt walked up to Jason and told him he saw him at the concert. They got together and jammed a little, and soon began to build a strong friendship. Finally they decided to merge the two bands into one. Hence, the beginning of ZephyruS. Matt and Jason played a couple of acoustic gigs, and began building a loyal fan base. Soon after they let Andrew Mooney and Eric Gibbs go. The four began practicing and soon looking for a bass player. Robbie Jones (Gahanna) was then picked up for the spot. The five began writing and recording demos. They had a couple more gigs and soon the band was coming to a halt. |
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When December came around, the band got a show scheduled at the Newport for February 2nd 2002. It was a battle of the bands. A chance to prove themselves amongst many. By now the practicing had slowed and they then let Matt Kindron go. Soon after Robbie Jones left. And soon after with fear of embarrassment at the gig, Chris left. Matt and Jason debated whether or not to play but decided to stay unnoticed for awhile. Jason desperate to start over, then let Jimmy Krepp, / Guitar (Groveport) into the band. When Jimmy entered it was hard times with Matt moving to Lancaster and Jimmy and Jason moving into the city. The band seemed finished, Jimmy and Jason decided to do their own thing and Matt went off and formed (Twin Paradox) (2002-2002). A month later after not talking to Matt, Jason received a phone call. Matt wanted to know if ZephyruS was still a band. Jason said yeah. And Jimmy began going to Lancaster to pick Matt up for practice. Soon after Twin Paradox’s’ demise, Matt brought “Grimm” Timm, / Bass (Lancaster) into the band. And Then yet another Matt into the band, this one a drummer. The days passed and they went to record a studio cd. When that failed the members soon began to disappear, again. Jimmy and Timm had differences, so Timm left. Then Jimmy and Matt, (Drummer) had problems, so Matt left. The band seemed doomed once again. |
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In the summer of 2002, Jason, Matt and Jimmy, asked Andrew to come back and play bass. Andrew came back and then all they needed was a drummer. Before they found one Jimmy began arguing with Jason and Jason soon left the band, to embark on his own solo effort. Soon after Jimmy quit leaving Matt with Andrew. Jason then asked to come back after he heard the news of Jimmy’s’ departure. They let him and soon after they initiated Tim Troutman on the Djembe. The beginning of the beginning, again. With a solid friendship the five, Jason, Matt, Andrew, Tim and Boots, are ready to embark on a musical journey that will last a lifetime, and hopefully a friendship also… Hence, Once more the beginning of Zephyrus. -Jason Lehman As for ZephyruS’ musical influences, everything from The Red Hot Chili Peppers & Incubus to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and James Taylor. The style is unlike most, blending metal, jazz, funk, punk and folk… and everything in between. So now maybe you will see, that ZephyruS isn’t just any band… they are a band of brothers. 8/4/2002 |
