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Key Members

John Miner
John Miner
- Information :Composer John Miner may be best known for his rock opera Heavens Cafe, which was staged at the Flamingo Theater in Las Vegas 1996, the Charleston Performing Arts Center in 1997, and later at Insurgo Theater in Los Angeles in 2004. Miner formed the progressive rock group Art Rock...

(Guitar, Vocals)
Nolan Stolz (Drums)
Kelton Manning (Bass)
Milo (Keyboards, Moog)

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Art Rock Circus has been the brainchild of composer John Miner

John Miner

- Information :Composer John Miner may be best known for his rock opera Heavens Cafe, which was staged at the Flamingo Theater in Las Vegas 1996, the Charleston Performing Arts Center in 1997, and later at Insurgo Theater in Los Angeles in 2004. Miner formed the progressive rock group Art Rock...

. The band was originally put together after his departure from California based progressive rock group Mantra Sunrise

Mantra Sunrise

-Information: was a progressive rock band that performed and recorded in the early 1990s. The band's power trio format featured vocalist and bass guitarist Joel Bissing, guitarist John Miner, and Wayne Garabedian, who doubled on drums and keyboards....

. The band's first mission was to perform the rock opera

Rock opera

A rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...

Heavens Cafe

Heavens Cafe is a rock opera written and composed by John Miner. It was first staged in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996. The opportunity to perform the musical theater project came after his demo was heard by investor Mike Lewis of Las Vegas-based Tributary Music Label after his departure from...

in Las Vegas in 1996. Miner followed up with A Passage to Clear in
1999 and both recordings were released on the Tributary Music Label in 2000. Miner recruited new members in the early 2000s and with the collaboration of writing partner Nolan Stolz released a double CD titled "Tell a Vision" in 2005. The band continues to record and perform under the Art Rock Circus moniker. Miner also contributed guitar work on the album K2 Book of the Dead released on Prog Rock Records featuring songwriter and bassist Ken Jaquess and guitar virtuoso Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...

Albums

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[2005] Tell A Vision
[2001] A Passage To Clear
[1998] Heavens Cafe' Live
[1996] Heavens Cafe'
[1995] Lost My Way

Reviews

Interviews

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