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Scribe Bio:

The Band:


J Poppas--Lead Vocals & Bass


PJ--Drums & Back Up Vocals


Alex Korinzer--Guitars & Back Up Vocals



A NU FUNK PROGRESSIVE ROCK TRIO
Scribe is a post modern power trio featuring great songs presented with top flight musicianship and an emotional delivery. Scribe successfully blend’s elements of progressive rock, funk, jazz, blues, fusion, folk, latin, and classical with potent and inspired original songwriting. The songs address sociological themes.


A Brief History of Scribe



In August of 1991 future lead vocalist/bassist J Poppas (Josh Needleman) rolls into the SF Bay Area. Psychefunkapus is playing their last shows and J takes note of PJ (Paul Johnson), the engine drumming behind the 90’s alt- rock sensation. Psychefunkapus made 2 albums for Atlantic Records and did extensive US touring including playing San Francisco’s infamous Exotic Erotic Ball and warming up Pearl Jam for the Earth Day festival at the Star Plex in Dallas Texas.



November 1991:
PJ and JP start playing together and with the help of the great keyboardist/computer scientist
Ben Jacobs are able to track the bass & drums for four originals songs. The innovative and melodious music derived from this session will set the stage for Scribe. The demos are given 7 consecutive Monday rotations on WNEWs New Music Hour. Then RCA A&R man John Brodi who managed Dave Mathews Band digs the demo.


1992-2001:
PJ & JP play together on and off and in various situations. For a time J fills in with three members of Psychefunkapus in a group they called Kachunk. Later, the two play many dates with Patch of Blues, Free Association, and the second incarnation of Bullfrog, J Poppas’s early band experiment for Scribe. PJ makes a record and plays locally with alt rockers Pump Mother and makes a record and tours Europe with the storytelling blues outfit Preacher Boy. One of the stops has them on the bill with BB King. For five of these years PJ is also making three funk rock records and doing shows with Ace in their band Skull Funk. J’s inspiring bass talents are utilized in the world fusion group Collage of i. The group does a three evening recording for a live CD at Sweetwater in Mill Valley and plays The Frost Amphitheater at Stanford. J does studio and live work with Cat, Willow Ray, Celeste’s Tool Chest, Lucas Arts and Sur Real. J takes time to learn classical string bass from SF Symphony bassist Charles Chandler and Gary Karr and to study voice with critically acclaimed Bay Area singer Suzanne Sterling.



2001-Present:


Scribe is born. After a three year search which led the band to have temporary band members and special guests play on their CD, PJ and J Poppas are proud to announce the arrival of Scribe’s first official third member, guitarist Alex Korinzer. Alex gels musically and personally. The power trio is playing great live shows and are planning to record as soon as po$$ible. This talented young man had tracked a record with his band The Smokin’ Roscoes at the same studio (Owl Mountain) where Scribe tracked the basic tracks for the band's debut independent release...


The CD is currently available here on-line and in better Bay Area retail stores. Musical guests include mandolin innovator David Grisman, Violinist Katie Johnk, and guitarists Tim O’Connor and Julian Hoover. Kent Matcke engineered and mixed the bulk of the CD. Chris Manning engineered the basic tracks. Mastering Ace Ken Lee of Oakland made it sparkle. Todd D'Amario drew the first Scribe logo and our buddy Louis Katz got the logo web ready and designed the CD layout. Tristan Tom took the photo on the back of the CD. Sean Carney initially helped us with the website and now our buddy Peter Kafin is the web man.


 


May 11th, 2004



Scribe releases "Totally Live Frisbee" on the internet to mass interest for free!
The 4 song demo was recorded & filmed totally live in "The Big Room" at Scribe's rehearsal spot with true third member Alex Korinzer. It features three live versions of songs from the band's now classic debut 2003 disc. Sean Carney mixed the demo..