I've often said that finding the right people to form a band is like finding someone to have a relationship with. There are so many similar traits you have to consider; how well do you get along, do you have the same goals, can you play well together, and can you make this a lasting relationship? In either type of relationship, you want to make beautiful music together, so to speak. I've had wonderful working relationships with my mates in previous bands. For the past few years, I had hoped to get together with some of them again. But as time has marched on, none of them were available.
In January of 2020, it looked like Scott, an old bandmate from my Intrigued days, would finally be available. We started the process of forming a new band and things were progressing. Then Covid hit. We stopped for awhile to see how things were going to shake down. After awhile, Scott decided he was going to focus on making his own recordings in his basement.
I started looking for other people to form a band with. It turned out my friend Maria wanted to sing for a band. We decided we would be a package deal; a singer and a drummer either forming a band together or joining a band together. Ultimately, after some comings and goings, we found Frank, a guitar player who came up with the idea that the three of us should be a trio. After much discussion, we came up with the name Northern Drive.
So, that's where we are today. We have a lead singer, a guitar player and a drummer working up a repertoire of (un)Plugged(in) acoustic and electric songs, mostly rock and some country rock. As we progress, we hope to be ready by sometime over the summer.
We have a website started up to introduce our trio, which will be updated as we have more information to disclose. www.northerndriveband.com
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