If your in the SF bay area, check out Tropo this weekend. These guys are amazing talented artists and great friends. If you’ve been to Hoop Camp, or Spin Cycle, Movement Play or many other hoop related events, Tropo is a big part of making it happen. I’d describe their music as electronic, in the vein of Rab, with live violin. They played Movement Play this Year, in the temple at LIB for a late night session, and they’re probably playing Hoop Camp this year too.
Doors open:
Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8:00pm
Flux53 Theater
5306 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, CA
Check out the event page on FB: here
Tropo Facebook Fanpage : here
Originally as an artistic outlet beginning in early 2006, violinist Tyson Leonard commenced writing the music for TROPO after the demise of former group Rain Fur Rent. Jam sessions eventually mushroomed into a full collaboration between Tyson Leonard, Grant Leonard, And Ryan Johnson, also formerly of group Glider. Tyson’s soaring violin has been a California central coast club staple since the boys 1st traveled out from Boston 10 years ago. With his very unconventionally atmospheric pedal steel, Ryan creates sounds reminiscent of electronic ambient music. Grant sets grooves on bass guitar and Basstation synth laying the foundation with hard hitting drummer Jeff Schneider of Minneapolis and percussionist Trevor Mahin. Together these seasoned players create an electro edged rock set that travels through a myriad of emotionally charged dance tunes continuously raising the audience’s energy, sweat and all! The lyrics are conscientious and the message is uplifting! Tropo is a name that embodies the group’s music. “Going back to the origin… the wild.” The prefix TROPO suggests a state of change or environment for change. TROPO’s immediate goals include playing clubs up and down the west coast and performing at festivals such as High Sierra, Lightning In A Bottle, and the Joshua Tree Music Festival. Members are Tyson Leonard, Trevor Mahin, Ryan Johnson, Grant Leonard, Jeff Schneider…
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