Music Style Mainstream Eclectic Rock

Musical Influences Wide range from Classical to Jazz to Modern Rock

Similar Artists Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Stroke 9

Artist History Boss Ordinance found its humble beginnings in Albuquerque, NM in 1996, although the band of that time was quite different. Driven by musical inspiration and adolescent boredom, Matt Jones and Lance Kelly collaborated with three of their friends to form Boss Ordinance. This first band had moments of glory with three or four original songs, but tension in the creative process caused difficulty for the bass player, "Buzzwilley" as he was called, and he took a permanent vacation from the group--boasting that the group was full of exaggerated dreams. Concerned at first for the success of the band, Matt tried to locate a new bass player, but to no avail. Luckily, Matt had just started collaborating with a high school acquaintance Jeff Wruble. Actually, the two had just started working on the early stages of the song #3. It was at this point that Lance Kelly offered to move from his standard guitar position to play bass, and Jeff came on board as the lead guitarist. Finally with a few strange twists, Boss Ordinance was taking shape. Boss Ordinance played their first public gig at a local Albuquerque club called "House of Bands." The band's first performance was a complete success, as they impressed new fans with their energy and talent. Later that night, the club owner would tell them they were the hottest rock band in town. Repeated gigs at this venue proved successful for a while, until its closing later that year. Unsure of things to come, Boss kept playing. Ryan Axline, the drummer at the time, took an unknown sabbatical to Japan for two months. The other members of the band took to playing with an auxiliary drummer named Tyler Summers. Tyler was the drummer of another local project band in which Jeff had previously found his beginnings. Summers' feel worked very well with the band, and they entered a local battle of the bands competition a month later. Once again Boss Ordinance blew its fans away with an energetic set of guitar driven songs laced with masterful lyrics. Boss's first place prize in that competition triggered a desire for Tyler's presence in the band. Axline, being in three other bands at the time, left to persue other musical conquests. With a new drummer, Boss Ordinance once again took a step towards defining itself. At another local gig, the owner of a renowned studio heard Boss Ordinance and offered them two days of studio time to record a demo. The guys jumped at the opportunity and immediately went into the studio. After an exhausting two days, Boss had finally recorded their first demo CD title 4x5. Starting as somewhat of a joke, the guys began to sell the demo to friends and fans. Much to their surprise, the four song demo sold hundreds of copies, and the band began to realize that they had something good. Boss Ordinance, now a five-person powerhouse had something for everyone. Jones was thrilled at what his small garage band and grown into in less than two years. The fifth member of the group, Alex Kryloff, had been a long-time friend of Jones. Kryloff stayed with the band through is gigs at shopping malls and benefit concerts, but decided to leave Boss Ordinance in the summer of '98, leaving the group with only four members. With an emotional exchange with Jones, Kryloff had maintained that he just did not fall into place with the group and had started his own band. With Alex gone, Jeff and Matt were left with some new challenges. Jones was forced to once again pick up the guitar and take over Kryloff's rhythm guitar playing. Wruble had to take on the responsibility of vocal harmonies on top of his lead guitar playing. Through exhausting sets of rehearsals, the band came together and once again fine-tuned their playing. At this point, Boss Ordinance had been writing and perfecting their songs for months. They began to lust for a full-length album of their own. The band decided to focus on recording yet again. Over the period of about 9 months, Boss spent countless days and nights recording in of Wruble's newly completed project studio, which in reality was in the middle of his living room. It was in this situation that Boss Ordinance really began to show their creativity and talent. After 9 long months, they had completed a 16 song album entitled Considering Complexities. Hopeful of the album's success, Boss Ordinance released the CD to the public and was soon amazed. Within the first few weeks, Considering Complexities was just short of sold out, and fans were raving about the band's success. One of the additional musicians on the album was an amazing piano player Chris Macklin. Chris had been of Summers and Wruble on the local jazz scene. After the release of the album, Boss Ordinance realized that Macklin had added new depth to the band's sound. Macklin was invited to rehearsals to work with the guys. The group was once again up to five members and was stronger than ever before.

Group Members Matt Jones -- lead vocals/guitarJeff Wruble -- lead guitar/saxophones/vocalsLance Kelly -- bassTyler Summers -- drums/vocalsChris Macklin -- piano/keyboard

Instruments Drums/percussion, guitars, saxophone, bass, vocals, piano/keyboard

Albums Considering Complexities

Location Albuquerque, NM - USA

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