Artist description Amid the clamor of Southern California's eclectic music scene stands one band that blends modern art music with punk rock to create a sensual and captivating original sound: Dynamo Hum. This Orange County-based hybrid delivers everything any rock-and-roll enthusiast wants -- but with a jolting twist. Dynamo Hum is a mutation, an experiment in pop music that ranges from the noisy and abstract to the tranquilizing and melodic.

Music Style Experimental Pop

Musical Influences Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Geraldine Fibbers

Similar Artists Sonic Youth, Geraldine Fibbers

Artist History Its innovative sound is as unique as the band members themselves. Three classically trained guitarists -- lead guitarist Michael Grodsky, Scott Zeidel on rhythm guitar, and bass guitarist and vocalist Jeff Jones -- are the band's formidable backbone. Each has a graduate degree in music and has taught at colleges and universities. Grodsky, Zeidel and Jones envisioned Dynamo Hum in 1993 and began writing their first collection of music. Songs in hand, they started their search for the lead female singer to give voice to their prose and a drummer to tie it all together. The search ended with the killer combination of Jennifer Hung and Doug Metzgar. A coyly powerful vocalist, Hung fronts Dynamo Hum and gives the band spontaneity with her range of vocal styles and on-your-sleeve emotion. After just one audition, Dynamo Hum added the siren on the spot. Like Hung, versatile drummer Metzgar joined Dynamo Hum immediately after his first session with the band. He is a veteran of the O.C. rock scene, playing behind the kit for Ball And Chain and Dean Martin's Liver, and he gives Dynamo Hum that same edgy sound.

Group Members Jennifer “Jen” Hung—VocalsMichael “Michele” Grodsky—GuitarScott “Scotto” Zeidel—GuitarJeff “Goffredo” Jones—Bass, VocalsDoug “Dijon” Metzgar—Drums and Percussion

Instruments Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums

Albums 1994 -- Dynamo Hum, 1997 -- Hey, Asshole, 1999 -- fallopian

Press Reviews They have artfully created [something] that is truly their own. . . The Costa Mesa band have a sound that at times can be abstract, then plush, and then just plain noisy, depending on what kind of mood they are in. Dynamo Hum is very good at creating a surreal atmosphere with sounds that are apocalyptic, and vocals that are overpowering and intense. . . Dynamo Hum shows definite promise as a band who are poised to unleash their sound on a world unaware.Cecilia Martinez, Skratch (February 1999)

Location Costa Mesa, CA - USA

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