Water Shed (5tet)

First rehearsals: October 1990
First performance: New Year's Eve 1990
Final Performance: Friday October 13, 2000

Personnel:

Ben Opie: soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones, Bb & bass clarinets, theremin, conducting
Daryl Fleming: electric and acoustic guitars, organ, fuel can, voice
Erin Snyder: 'cello, organ
Jeff Stringer: bass guitar, voice
Jay Matula: drums, percussion, toy piano
For the first year: Steve Heineman: drums, voice

Some guests over the years, in no particular order:

Roger Dannenberg: trumpet, crackle box
Diego Pokropowicz: tenor & baritone saxophones
Gino Robair: percussion, theremin
Dan Plonsey: baritone & tenor saxophones
Graham Connah: piano
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet
Lisa Miles: violin
Michael Bross: trumpet
Ed Tarzia: keyboard, percussion
Ray Caperoon: percussion
Mark Chobey: bass
Orgone Cinema: visuals
Lucy Van Sickle: voice
Steve Norton: bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Joe Bischkopf: 'cello
Mike Shanley; alto saxophone
Brian Cummings: voice, trumpet
Evan Knauer: voice, guitar, harmonica

Discography:

Sales and Service (7" ep, Pop Bus Records)
Duck Bill Hammer (CD, Pop Bus)
Brainville/The Throes (7" single, Pop Bus)
Litmus Test (cassette compilation, SSS Tapes [one song, "The Throes", as above])
Wavelength Infinity (double CD compilation, Rastascan Records [one song, "Looking Outward"])
Blue Plate Tectonics (CD, Rastascan)
Circuit Breaker (CD, Tautology Records)
Live at Mr. Small's (CDR, Opie Music Productions)