Artist description The band consists of Mike Thorne on drums, Chris Robertson on Bass, John Rose on Vocals and all other sounds & programming by Pete.

Music Style Progressive Instrumental Rock

Musical Influences Rush, Bach, Steve Vai

Similar Artists Steve Vai, Rush, Yngwie

Artist History • Started playing guitar at 8 years of age & drums at 12 in Winnipeg. • Moved to Toronto age 15, played in several local bands. • Completed Humber Jazz Guitar Program • 1990, won Toronto Fender Guitar Warz Contest. • Taught guitar to 40 students per week, including Alex Lifesons’ sons, Adrian and Justin. • Factor grant to record guitar instrumental at Metalworks. • 1992, “Friction Burn” guitar instrumental featured on Q-107 Homegrown Vol. 14. • Recorded program music for Q-107 at Skylab with Bob Shindel. • Released “Ambient Dreams”, atmospheric CD, in US & Europe through Marshmellow Records, 1997. • Owns & operate Attitude Recordz/Attitude Sound Design/The Bat Cave Studio, as producer/engineer for recording artists. • Currently writing instrumentals & featuring guitar & tracks of “experimental” music without guitar. • Plays with the Day Job Orchestra, a progressive instrumental rock band.

Group Members Pete: Guitars, some bass, keyboard & drum programming, compositions, mixes.Mike Thorne: Real Drums & insanityChris Robertson: Bass guitrs & flailJohn Rose: Noises made with the throat

Instruments Guitar, Drums, MIDI stuff, hedge, blender, and suspension bridge

Albums Head Cleaner, debut MP3release; Ambient Dreams

Press Reviews "Made my psoriasis clear up" - New York Times."Didn't actually get a chance to hear it..." - Siskel "Made my boy shoot himself - excellent" - Some guy"Buy this NOW!" - Pete Swann (no relation)

Location Aurora, Ontario - Canada

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