Photophase is :
Joel - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Rob - Bass, Vocals
Chris - Percussion
Photophase stared out with Mike Kilgarriff (currently in the
band Young Bipilot) and Matt Tesner (currently in the band Drop Foot)
asked Joel to form a band. Joel, who was not currently in a band, said hey
what the hell, I'll give it a shot. But the newly formed band was missing
a drummer. Joel and Mike approached Chris (who lied to Joel about being a
drummer) and asked him to be the drummer. Chris gladly accepted the
position. They had their first practice on December 26, 2001. After
that and several other practices the band gradually grew further apart.
Eventually Matt joined Drop Foot, and the band turned out to be just Chris and
Joel. We would practice our favorite Nirvana covers and discuss the
mystery of who actually killed Kurt Cobain. When Joel realized that Chris
was serious about being in a band, Joel called his good friend, heterosexual life mate,
and ex-band mate from Burning Dawn, Rob Newett to be the bass player. Rob
Newett couldn't pass up the chance. And that's how Photophase came about.
We also added rythm guitar player Jim McGinely to the band, but Spring of 2002
Jim left due to personal reasons.
Joel: 
Guitar: ESP LTD 200
Amp: Fender Deluxe 90
Extras: Crappy digital effects board
Influences: Nirvana, The Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Offspring, STP, tad bit of Green Day
First-Current bands: Started in a band
called Burning Dawn with Matt Roakes (Drummer) and Robert Mitchell Newett
(bassist). The band kind of fell apart and then I met Chris Seminack who lied
and said he played drums for a year when he was younger. So I started a band
with him and Mike Kilgarriff (bassist) and Matt Tesner (Guitarist/Lead Vocals).
After that band plummeted through hell, Calvin’s dad stole my porno tape and I
ended up in a band with (heterosexual life mates) Robert Mitchell Newett
(bassist) and Chris Seminack (Drummer).
Side Projects: Some band with the
Amazing Anthony Jacobs, TITalicious Doug Kiker, and Bill McGrath the Jew.
Born: November 27, 1985
Lives: Philadelphia. PA
Instruments Played:
Guitar, Bass, and Drums
Rob:
Born -
Philadelphia, Pa.
Lives -
Hatboro, Pa.
Birth Date
- 11/12/85
Bass -
Cort 5 String
Amp -
Fender Bassman
Influences
- Rob and Dean Deleo, Scott Weiland, Danny Carrey, Flea
Why
Joined -
I felt sorry for Joel and Chris's little band and I knew the only way they could
ever have a good band is if I joined.
Favorite Bands
- Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Nirvana
Other Bands
- Rob is currently in the side project Blackout
Sunday (just joking guys). Rob was also in the infamous Burning Dawn
Instruments Played
- Bass, Guitar, Drums, and Piano
Side-projects -
Blackout Sunday
Chris:
Born - Philadelphia, Pa.
Lives - Philadelphia, Pa.
Birth Date - 04/30/85
Equipment - Tama Swingstar, Tama
Hi-Hat Stand, 2 Pearl Double Braced Boom Stands, 1 Pacific Straight Stand,
Sabian B-8 14" Hi-Hats, Sabian B-8 17" Crash, Sabian B-8 18"
Medium Crash, Sabian B-8 20" Ride, Pacific Bass Drum Pedal, and any brand
of 7A or 5A sticks I can get a hold of.
Influences - Jimmy Chamberlin
(Smashing Pumpkins) (My favorite drummer of all time), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), Danny Carrey (Tool)
Favorite Bands - The Smashing
Pumpkins, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Tool, and Green Day
Favorite CD of All Time - The
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Side Projects -
I think I'm the guitar player in that side project that Joel's in
Stick Figure Crisis - Guitar/Vocals - Matt Tesner, Bass - Mike
Kilgarriff, Drums - Me
The Everlasting Gaze (At least that's what I think it's being called) -
This one's a Smashing Pumpkins cover band Guitar/Billy Corgan wannabe voice -
Jim Gullifer, Bass - still kind of undecided on that one, Drums - Me
Instruments Played
- Drums (of course), guitar, a little bit of the bass, and the kazoo