Sound Tribe Sector 9
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Sound Tribe Sector 9 is an instrumental
band known for their live performances. The band’s genre-blending sound is based heavily on instrumental rock
and electronic music
crossed with elements of funk
, jazz
, drum and bass
, psychedelia
, and hip hop
. Self-described as "post-rock
dance music
," the band mixes standard live rock instrumentation with electronics, favoring group rhythm
over individual solos
.
STS9 has released 11 albums, one remixed album, and two live DVDs (Live as Time Changes and Axe The Cables) on their own label 1320 Records. STS9 has toured nationally and internationally, ranking among Pollstar Magazine’s list of top-grossing touring acts, with a heavy presence in the music festival circuit.
Jeffree Lerner (percussion/laptop/handsonic)
David Murphy (bass/laptop/midi keyboard)
David Phipps (keyboards/laptop)
Zach Velmer (drums).
Artist Bio
Since forming in Atlanta over a decade ago, instrumental electronic rock band STS9 has risen to the forefront of the jamtronic music scene. Consistently ranked among Pollstar Magazine’s list of top-grossing touring acts, STS9 continues to average nearly 5,000 tickets per city, boasting a list of opening acts such as Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Ghostland Observatory, The Glitch Mob, Thievery Corporation, Pretty Lights, Big Boi of Outkast and countless others. The band’s most recent tour culminated with two sold out performances at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, with 18,000 fans in attendance.
STS9 has headlined stages at festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza and Electric Daisy Carnival. STS9 runs its own record label, 1320 Records. The group has raised significant amounts of money towards activism efforts (including $150,000 recently to The Make it Right Foundation, paving the way to rebuild a house in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans).
June 2011 brought the release of the bands latest studio EP, When the Dust Settles (the eleventh album in their full discography), keeping with XLR8R Magazine’s exclamation that STS9 is "one of the country's most intriguing, innovative outfits around.” The EP debuted at #1 on the iTunes Electronic Charts and landed in Billboard’s Top 25, while the first single “Scheme” was downloaded over 100,000 times in its first week alone.
STS9’s self-owned record label, 1320 Records was founded on the principles of collaboration, cooperation, and community. The goal is clear: bring the music to the people in the most conscious, unique innovative and savvy ways possible. By doing so, the distance lessens between artists and fans, putting the power back in the hands of those that make music and those that live for it.
to bring food drives to various concerts and festivals on their tour. In exchange for fan participation in these events, STS9 and Conscious Alliance
thank patrons with limited edition art work posters, often created by the same artists who accompany the band on stage. In 2005, STS9 put on a benefit concert
where they raised over $20,000 for Hurricane Katrina
victims.
Beginning in Fall 2006, as part of their Live as Time Changes tour, STS9 traveled across the country in a carbon neutral tour bus and powered their live concerts using renewable energy
. The band hoped to offset 100%, or about 138,000 pounds, of their carbon dioxide emissions from their tour by donations of Renewable Energy Credits from their partnership with environment-friendly companies.
STS9's remix album “Peaceblaster : The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes”, features 30 remixes of material from STS9’s 2008 album, "Peaceblaster". All proceeds from this album went to the Make It Right Foundation in an effort to build a home in New Orleans, which has since been completed and taken up by a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina . The home is endowed with many eco-friendly features, including solar panels, high efficiency HVAC system, wire-free lighting panels, tankless water heater, dual flush toilets, low e windows & doors, a rainwater collection system and water absorbing native landscaping. And, for future storms, the home comes equipped with walls that can withstand 130mph winds, kevlar hurricane shields for the windows and a roof hatch in case an escape is necessary.
s Top Electronic Albums). They have moved from playing and opening in small clubs to headlining major music venues and festivals. In 2003, the band reached new heights by headlining their first amphitheater performance at majestic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado
. A special concert scheduled for the night before at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado
sold out in less than fifteen minutes . The band has now sold out several Red Rocks shows, playing annually every September.
In the San Francisco Bay Area
, the band has built a following with frequent performances at The Fillmore
, Warfield Theatre, and the historic Regency Center. They have performed at The Fillmore
on 10 occasions including three 2-night stands, a 3-night stand for Halloween
in 2004, and a 4-night stand in early 2009. They have performed at the Warfield Theatre on 5 occasions including a 2-night stand. STS9 performed at the Regency Center on 5 occasions including two consecutive New Years Eve shows in 2002 and 2003. The band has also put on performances at the Independent, Great American Music Hall
, Golden Gate Park
, and the Stern Grove Festival
. STS9 also performed at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO for a 5-night stand in March 2007.
Santa Cruz, California
has been home to various members of the band since moving to California. 'STS9' has performed at the Catalyst on 9 occasions since 2002, including two 2-night stands. Previously, the band had been frequently playing Palookaville
until it closed in 2002. In 2003, the band headlined the Santa Cruz Civic Center.
In their home state of Georgia
, the band continues to ride their popularity. On October 3, 2006, the band marked the 9th Anniversary of their first ever show with a celebration at the historic Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia
. The band has performed many 2-night stands at the Georgia Theatre since 2002. For three years in Atlanta until the end of 2009, they have performed at the Tabernacle on New Years Eve as part of a 3-night stand, and extended the run to four nights in 2007 and 2008.
STS9 chose Denver, CO as the host for their three 2009 New Years Eve concerts. The show on the 29th was the bands first acoustic
show ever, called 'Axe the Cables.' The band performed two sets at University of Denver's Gates Hall. The remaining two nights were standard 'electric' shows played at the Wells Fargo Theater. STS9 returned to Denver for NYE 2010, playing three shows at the Fillmore Auditorium. The 12/29/2010 show opened and closed with a cover of the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street".
This New Year's 2011, STS9 will playing a 5-night run at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA.
In 2007, STS9 announced they would return to Deerfields for a new festival titled Re:Generation. The two-day festival included additional performances from The Join and Telefon Tel Aviv. According to the bands website, this event promised to be "a unique celebration of music, nature, family, mind, body, and spirit." In 2011, STS9 re-created Re:Generation festival in its second incarnation held at Horning's Hideout in North Plains, Oregon.
In May 2008 STS9 performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival
in Chillicothe, IL.
On Saturday June 7, 2008, STS9 headlined the Sun Down Stage at the Wakarusa Music Festival at Clinton State Park, Lawrence, Kansas.
At Rothbury 2008, STS9 performed a three and half hour show, which packed a capacity crowd.
In June 2011, STS9 performed at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. The set began at 2:30 A.M. and was played until the sun rose.
STS9 has performed live at the following events:
Tzolkin performed live on:
Landscape and Breath is credited with producing 4 songs on the STS9 2005 release Artifact. The duo also contributed 4 different songs to the Low Pro Lounge 2004 release, The Most Hi-Fi. Other Landscape and Breath compositions can be found on the STS9 2004 release Live At Home, although the songs are credited individually to Phipps and Hunter.
A new album is in the works, and may be released sometime 2009.
Landscape and Breath performed live on:
S.C.H.A.S. performed live on:
L.I.F.E. performed live on:
Root Science performed live on:
Pigs on the Wing performed live on:
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
band known for their live performances. The band’s genre-blending sound is based heavily on instrumental rock
Instrumental rock
Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features very little or no singing.Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, most notably Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Link...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
crossed with elements of funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
, psychedelia
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. Self-described as "post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
," the band mixes standard live rock instrumentation with electronics, favoring group rhythm
Rhythm
Rhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
over individual solos
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
.
STS9 has released 11 albums, one remixed album, and two live DVDs (Live as Time Changes and Axe The Cables) on their own label 1320 Records. STS9 has toured nationally and internationally, ranking among Pollstar Magazine’s list of top-grossing touring acts, with a heavy presence in the music festival circuit.
Members
Hunter Brown (guitar/laptop/midi keyboard)Jeffree Lerner (percussion/laptop/handsonic)
David Murphy (bass/laptop/midi keyboard)
David Phipps (keyboards/laptop)
Zach Velmer (drums).
Artist Bio
Since forming in Atlanta over a decade ago, instrumental electronic rock band STS9 has risen to the forefront of the jamtronic music scene. Consistently ranked among Pollstar Magazine’s list of top-grossing touring acts, STS9 continues to average nearly 5,000 tickets per city, boasting a list of opening acts such as Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Ghostland Observatory, The Glitch Mob, Thievery Corporation, Pretty Lights, Big Boi of Outkast and countless others. The band’s most recent tour culminated with two sold out performances at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, with 18,000 fans in attendance.
STS9 has headlined stages at festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza and Electric Daisy Carnival. STS9 runs its own record label, 1320 Records. The group has raised significant amounts of money towards activism efforts (including $150,000 recently to The Make it Right Foundation, paving the way to rebuild a house in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans).
June 2011 brought the release of the bands latest studio EP, When the Dust Settles (the eleventh album in their full discography), keeping with XLR8R Magazine’s exclamation that STS9 is "one of the country's most intriguing, innovative outfits around.” The EP debuted at #1 on the iTunes Electronic Charts and landed in Billboard’s Top 25, while the first single “Scheme” was downloaded over 100,000 times in its first week alone.
STS9’s self-owned record label, 1320 Records was founded on the principles of collaboration, cooperation, and community. The goal is clear: bring the music to the people in the most conscious, unique innovative and savvy ways possible. By doing so, the distance lessens between artists and fans, putting the power back in the hands of those that make music and those that live for it.
Social Work
STS9 has partnered with a variety of non-profit organizations throughout their career. Over the last several years, they have partnered with Conscious AllianceConscious alliance
Conscious Alliance is a United States organization founded in 2002 to collect and distribute food to people in need.The national 501 non-profit organization operates through ongoing, grassroots food collection and hunger awareness programs throughout the United States, primarily by organizing food...
to bring food drives to various concerts and festivals on their tour. In exchange for fan participation in these events, STS9 and Conscious Alliance
Conscious alliance
Conscious Alliance is a United States organization founded in 2002 to collect and distribute food to people in need.The national 501 non-profit organization operates through ongoing, grassroots food collection and hunger awareness programs throughout the United States, primarily by organizing food...
thank patrons with limited edition art work posters, often created by the same artists who accompany the band on stage. In 2005, STS9 put on a benefit concert
Benefit concert
A benefit concert or charity concert is a concert, show or gala featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. Such events raise both funds and public awareness to address the cause at...
where they raised over $20,000 for Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
victims
Beginning in Fall 2006, as part of their Live as Time Changes tour, STS9 traveled across the country in a carbon neutral tour bus and powered their live concerts using renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
. The band hoped to offset 100%, or about 138,000 pounds, of their carbon dioxide emissions from their tour by donations of Renewable Energy Credits from their partnership with environment-friendly companies.
STS9's remix album “Peaceblaster : The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes”, features 30 remixes of material from STS9’s 2008 album, "Peaceblaster". All proceeds from this album went to the Make It Right Foundation in an effort to build a home in New Orleans, which has since been completed and taken up by a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina . The home is endowed with many eco-friendly features, including solar panels, high efficiency HVAC system, wire-free lighting panels, tankless water heater, dual flush toilets, low e windows & doors, a rainwater collection system and water absorbing native landscaping. And, for future storms, the home comes equipped with walls that can withstand 130mph winds, kevlar hurricane shields for the windows and a roof hatch in case an escape is necessary.
Notable Concert Performances
STS9 has gained acclaim, as well as a distinctly loyal fan base in the past decade. Their 2005 album Artifact reached #12 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top Electronic Albums). They have moved from playing and opening in small clubs to headlining major music venues and festivals. In 2003, the band reached new heights by headlining their first amphitheater performance at majestic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado
Morrison, Colorado
The historic Town of Morrison is a Home Rule Municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census...
. A special concert scheduled for the night before at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
sold out in less than fifteen minutes . The band has now sold out several Red Rocks shows, playing annually every September.
In the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, the band has built a following with frequent performances at The Fillmore
The Fillmore
The Fillmore Auditorium is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California, made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods.In 1968,...
, Warfield Theatre, and the historic Regency Center. They have performed at The Fillmore
The Fillmore
The Fillmore Auditorium is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California, made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods.In 1968,...
on 10 occasions including three 2-night stands, a 3-night stand for Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
in 2004, and a 4-night stand in early 2009. They have performed at the Warfield Theatre on 5 occasions including a 2-night stand. STS9 performed at the Regency Center on 5 occasions including two consecutive New Years Eve shows in 2002 and 2003. The band has also put on performances at the Independent, Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
, Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a...
, and the Stern Grove Festival
Stern Grove Festival
Established in 1938, the Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months at the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a site at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, about two miles south of Golden Gate Park...
. STS9 also performed at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO for a 5-night stand in March 2007.
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
has been home to various members of the band since moving to California. 'STS9' has performed at the Catalyst on 9 occasions since 2002, including two 2-night stands. Previously, the band had been frequently playing Palookaville
Palookaville
Palookaville may refer to:* Palookaville , a 1995 comedy film* Palookaville , a 2004 electronic album by Fatboy Slim* Palookaville , an alternative comic book* Palookaville, a former concert venue in Santa Cruz, CA....
until it closed in 2002. In 2003, the band headlined the Santa Cruz Civic Center.
In their home state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, the band continues to ride their popularity. On October 3, 2006, the band marked the 9th Anniversary of their first ever show with a celebration at the historic Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. The band has performed many 2-night stands at the Georgia Theatre since 2002. For three years in Atlanta until the end of 2009, they have performed at the Tabernacle on New Years Eve as part of a 3-night stand, and extended the run to four nights in 2007 and 2008.
STS9 chose Denver, CO as the host for their three 2009 New Years Eve concerts. The show on the 29th was the bands first acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
show ever, called 'Axe the Cables.' The band performed two sets at University of Denver's Gates Hall. The remaining two nights were standard 'electric' shows played at the Wells Fargo Theater. STS9 returned to Denver for NYE 2010, playing three shows at the Fillmore Auditorium. The 12/29/2010 show opened and closed with a cover of the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street".
This New Year's 2011, STS9 will playing a 5-night run at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA.
Festival appearances
STS9 has a steady presence in the music festival circuit, headlining several festivals across the country each season.In 2007, STS9 announced they would return to Deerfields for a new festival titled Re:Generation. The two-day festival included additional performances from The Join and Telefon Tel Aviv. According to the bands website, this event promised to be "a unique celebration of music, nature, family, mind, body, and spirit." In 2011, STS9 re-created Re:Generation festival in its second incarnation held at Horning's Hideout in North Plains, Oregon.
In May 2008 STS9 performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival
Summer Camp Music Festival
Summer Camp Music Festival is a jam music festival held each Memorial Day weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. Developed by concert producer Ian Goldberg of Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment, the first year of the festival was 2001...
in Chillicothe, IL.
On Saturday June 7, 2008, STS9 headlined the Sun Down Stage at the Wakarusa Music Festival at Clinton State Park, Lawrence, Kansas.
At Rothbury 2008, STS9 performed a three and half hour show, which packed a capacity crowd.
In June 2011, STS9 performed at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. The set began at 2:30 A.M. and was played until the sun rose.
STS9 has performed live at the following events:
- 10,000 Lakes Festival (Detroit Lakes, MN) – 2005
- Adirondak MountainAdirondack MountainsThe Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
Music Fest. (Moose River Campground , Lyonsdale, NY) - 2003 - All Good Music FestivalAll Good Music FestivalThe All Good Music Festival and Camp Out is a weekend-long event held annually in July. Since its inception in 1997, it has been held at venues along the Mid-Atlantic, including Masontown, West Virginia and locations in Maryland and Virginia...
(Masontown, WV) - 2007, 2009, 2011 - Anon Salon’s Sea of Dreams (San Francisco, CA) - 2002, 2003
- Area 51Area 51Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...
Soundtest (Indian Springs, NV) - 2004 - Austin City LimitsAustin City LimitsAustin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States...
(Austin, TX) - 2002, 2007, 2009 - Berkfest (Great Barrington, MA) – 2001-2003
- Big Wu Family Reunion (Black River Falls, WI) – 2001
- Bonnaroo Music FestivalBonnaroo Music FestivalThe Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. It hosted its tenth annual event June 9–12, 2011...
Late Nite Show (Manchester, TN) – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 - Camp Bisco (Various Locations) - 1999, 2007, 2009
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalCoachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalThe Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
(Indio, CA) - 2002 - Creekside Jamboree (Almost Heaven Campground , Forksville, PA) – 2003
- Dancin' in the District (Riverfront Park, Nashville, TN) – 2005
- Earthdance Festival (Ya-Ka-Ama Native American Reservation, Santa Rosa, California) – 2001
- Earthdance Festival (Golden Gate Park, SF, CA) – 2002
- Earthdance Festival (Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA) – 2003, 2005, 2009
- Fairfax World Music Festival (Fairfax, CA) - 2002
- Family Affair Festival (Port Orford, OR) - 2001
- Fourth of July Festival (Nelsons Ledges, Garrettsville, OH) - 2005
- Fuji Rock FestivalFuji Rock FestivalFuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...
(Japan) - Gathering of the VibesGathering of the VibesGathering of the Vibes is an annual four-day music, camping and arts festival that celebrates the Grateful Dead & showcases a very diverse variety of music. Over the course of the event, styles often include; Funk, Bluegrass, Rock, Jam Band, Jazz, Reggae, R&B & Folk music. Since 1996, GOTV has...
(Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT) - 2000 - Harmonic ConvergenceHarmonic ConvergenceThe Harmonic Convergence is the name given to the world's first globally synchronized meditation, announced by José Argüelles, and which occurred on August 16–17, 1987, which also closely correlated to an exceptional alignment of planets in our solar system, see below .The timing of the Harmonic...
Fest - STS9 Presents (Deerfields Amphitheater, Horse Shoe, NC) – 2002, 2003 - Harmony Fest (Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA) - 2006, 2007
- High Sierra Music FestivalHigh Sierra Music FestivalHigh Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, a mountainous area about 80 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada.The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4...
(Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy, CA) – 1999-2004 - Horning’s Hideout SCI Festival (North Plains, OR) – 2004
- Jam In The Dam (Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL) - 2006
- Jam On The River (Philadelphia, PA) - 2007
- Jamcruise - 2005, 2010
- Kanrocksas - 2011
- LangeradoLangeradoLangerado Music Festival is an annual music festival, taking place in early spring in South Florida, first organized in 2003 by Ethan Schwartz and Mark Brown. In 2008 the festival was held at the Seminole Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the Everglades...
(Sunrise, Florida) - 2004, 2007, 2008 - Live OFF The Levee (Soldier Memorial Plaza, St. Louis, MO) - 2008
- LollapaloozaLollapaloozaLollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
(Grant Park, Chicago, IL) – 2005, 2007, 2009 - Lunatic Picnic Outdoor Festival (Hakonomori Play Park, Shiobara Onsen, Tochigi Pref., Japan) – 2002
- Memphis in MayMemphis in MayMemphis in May is a month long festival held in Memphis, Tennessee. The festival itself is split into four main events: The Beale Street Music Festival, the kick-off event which showcases a mix of local and national music acts, International Week, a group of events dedicated to the country that is...
Festival (Memphis, TN) - 2004 - Music MidtownMusic MidtownMusic Midtown was a large music festival held in Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 2005. It is once again resurrected for 2011.The festival ran on one weekend each year from 1994 to 2005. The event drew in excess of 300,000 attendees per year during its peak years. Music Midtown started as a two-day...
Festival (Atlanta, GA) - 2003 - Mountain Music Festival (Willow Creek, CA) - 2003
- Musicians For Medical Marijuana (Oakland, CA) - 2001
- Nateva Music & Camping FestivalNateva Music & Camping FestivalNateva Music & Camping Festival was a four day, multi stage, limited capacity outdoor camping festival held July 1 - July 4, 2010 at the 100+ acre Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford, Maine. The festival featured headliners moe., The Flaming Lips, and Furthur...
(Oxford, ME) - 2010 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalThe New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana...
Late Nite Show (New Orleans, LA) – 2001, 2004, 2007 - PhilFest (Patten Gymnasium, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL) - 2002
- Red Rocks the Vote (Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO) - 2004
- Re:Generation - STS9 Presents (Deerfields Amphitheater, Horse Shoe, NC) – 2007
- Re:Generation - STS9 (hornings hideout, North Plains, OR)- 2011
- Rothbury Music FestivalRothbury Music FestivalThe Rothbury Festival is a four-day jam band music festival in Rothbury, Michigan at the Double JJ Resort. The festival first occurred in 2008 during the Independence Day holiday weekend. In addition to music and arts, the festival is intended to promote sustainability and promote overall...
(Rothbury, Michigan)- 2008, 2009 - Sonic Bloom (Beaver Meadows Resort) - 2007
- Sno-Core Icicle Ball – 2002
- Stern Grove FestivalStern Grove FestivalEstablished in 1938, the Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months at the Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a site at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, about two miles south of Golden Gate Park...
(SG Park, San Francisco, CA) - 2003 - Street Scene (San Diego, CA) - 2008
- Summercamp Festival (Chillicothe, IL) - 2008, 2010, 2011
- SummerFest (Milwaukee, WI) - 2009, 2010
- Tamarak Music Festival (Bear Valley, CA) – 2001
- Van Hoy Farms Family Campground (Union Grove, NC) – 2001
- VegooseVegooseVegoose was an annual Halloween music and arts festival that took place in 2005, 2006, and 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike the Bonnaroo Music Festival — put on by the same organizers, Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment — Vegoose does not offer on-site camping...
Music Festival (Las Vegas, NV) - 2007 - VegooseVegooseVegoose was an annual Halloween music and arts festival that took place in 2005, 2006, and 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike the Bonnaroo Music Festival — put on by the same organizers, Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment — Vegoose does not offer on-site camping...
Late Night Show (Las Vegas, NV) - 2005, 2006,2007 - Wakarusa Music and Camping FestivalWakarusa Music and Camping FestivalWakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a four-day music festival held in early June at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas. The festival has been held annually since 2004....
(Clinton State Park - Lawrence, KS) – 2004, 2006, 2008 (Mulberry Mountain - Ozark, AR) - 2009, 2010, 2011 - They are scheduled to play at North Coast Music Festival, Ultra Music Festival, Red Sky Music Festival, Summercamp Festival, Nocturnal Festival Texas, Hangout Music Festival, Wakarusa Music Festival, MoogfestMoogfestMoogfest is a three-day electronic music festival that takes place in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, every year since 2010 towards the end of October. The festival is held in Asheville because it is the city where Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and...
and Bonnaroo Music Festival Summer 2011.
Discography
- 1999: Interplanetary Escape Vehicle - Landslide Records
- 1999: Sector 9 - The Brown Album (Live Release) - Landslide Records
- 2000: Offered Schematics Suggesting Peace - Landslide Records
- 2002: Seasons 01 (Live Release, Double CD) - 1320 Records
- 2003: Live at Home - 1320 Records
- 2005: Artifact - 1320 Records -- #12 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top Electronic Albums chart - 2005: Artifact: Remixes Vol.1 (iTunes exclusive, 4-tracks) - 1320 Records
- 2005: Artifact: Perspectives (Remix album) - 1320 Records
- 2007: Here...Catch Essential Live Recordings (Live Compilation, distributed only in Japan)
- 2008: Peaceblaster - 1320 Records
- 2009: Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make it Right Remixes - 1320 Records
- 2009: Ad Explorata - 1320 Records Fall '09 Rohto V Exclusive
- 2010: Axe The Cables - 1320 Records Live Acoustic Set
- 2011: When The Dust Settles 1320 Records
Video
- 2003: STS9 Live in Santa Cruz - GrooveTV #201 (VideoCD, MPEG Download) - GrooveTV.net
- 2006: Live As Time Changes (DVD) - 1320 Records - Recorded Live December 29–31, 2005
- 2009: Axe the Cables (On Demand Streaming) - iclips.net
- 2007-2010: STS9 Live (Free Streaming, On Demand Streaming) iclips.net
Tzolkin
On several occasions, STS9 has billed themselves under the name Tzolkin. A promotional flyer put out by the band advertising the 2001 performance reads: “A New Sound Expression” from Tzolkin. Tzolkin is all 5 members of STS9. These very experimental concerts have been used to debut brand new material in a live setting without having the audience expectation of hearing existing STS9 material. The term Tzolkin means sequence of days and refers to a 260-day harmonic module calendar cycle.Tzolkin performed live on:
- July 3, 2001 – The Justice League, San Francisco, CA
- October 12, 2002 – Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA (Earthdance Festival)
- June 10, 2004 – Tasty World, Athens, GA
Landscape and Breath
Landscape and Breath is STS9 members David Phipps (keyboards/laptop) and Hunter Brown (guitar/laptop/midi keyboard). Landscape and Breath is very similar to the sound of STS9. Steeped in ambience and without drums and bass, the sound is softer and lighter. This side project has been known to work through raw material and ideas that eventually become real STS9 compositions.Landscape and Breath is credited with producing 4 songs on the STS9 2005 release Artifact. The duo also contributed 4 different songs to the Low Pro Lounge 2004 release, The Most Hi-Fi. Other Landscape and Breath compositions can be found on the STS9 2004 release Live At Home, although the songs are credited individually to Phipps and Hunter.
A new album is in the works, and may be released sometime 2009.
Landscape and Breath performed live on:
- July 15, 2001 – Club Sugar, Santa Monica, CA
- March 19, 2003 – Olive, San Francisco, CA (J. Garcia art opening)
- April 20, 2003 – Rawhide, San Francisco, CA (Low Pro Lounge event)
- July 31, 2004 – Brookdale Lodge, Brookdale, CA (Blue Moon Benefit)
Santa Cruz Hemp All-Stars
Santa Cruz Hemp All-Stars (S.C.H.A.S.) is a side project that includes the STS9 rhythm section of Jeffree Lerner (percussion & effects) and Zach Velmer (drums). STS9 member David Murphy (bass) has also appeared with the band on 4 occasions.S.C.H.A.S. performed live on:
- May 13, 2001 – Palooka Ville, Santa Cruz, CA
- August 19, 2001 – Palooka Ville, Santa Cruz, CA
- December 16, 2001 – The Justice League, San Francisco, CA
- January 25, 2002 – Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA (opening for Maceo Parker)
- June 14. 2002 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- November 16, 2002 – Studio Z, San Francisco, CA
L.I.F.E.
L.I.F.E. (Love In Full Effect) was a short-lived side project that included STS9 member Zach Velmer (drums) plus Max Malone (drums, bass) from The Free Energy Project. According to the band: The intention of L.I.F.E. is to perform music as an uplifting experience of transformation to a higher vibration of love. Through selected tones and rhythms, the music is performed as a cycle of life recognizing our journey from birth to death, spring to winter, as circle, vibrating higher after each revolution to experience Love In its Fullest Effect.L.I.F.E. performed live on:
- January 12, 2002 - Studio Z, San Francisco, CA (Digital-Be-In Media Festival)
- February 1, 2002 - Vet’s Hall, Santa Cruz, CA
Root Science
Root Science was a short-lived side project that included STS9 members Zach Velmer (drums) and David Murphy (bass). The band also included DJ James Christopher, lyricists Lost and XQR, and female vocalist Syrene. A promotional flyer put out by the band advertising the event reads: “Root Science is a classic drum and bass tracks interpreted live in an improvisational atmosphere. As a group, the performers will recreate and simultaneously reinvent the sounds at the roots of the modern jungle.”Root Science performed live on:
- February 2, 2002 – The Justice League, San Francisco, CA
Pigs on the Wing
Pigs on the Wing is a Pink Floyd tribute supergroup composed of STS9 bassist David Murphy, Matt Weiss (Collective Efforts), Coley Dennis (Maserati), Mike Albanese (Cinemechanica), Alfredo Lapuz Jr (Velveteen Pink, Immuzikation), Stanley Walker (Velveteen Pink), Count Kellam, and Tim Conley. The shows featured vivid lights and visuals as well as interpretations of some of Pink Floyd's greatest compositions.Pigs on the Wing performed live on:
- April 3, 2009 – The Loft, Atlanta, GA
- April 4, 2009 – Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
- November 5, 2009 – Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
- November 6, 2009 – Cervantes, Denver, CO
- November 7, 2009 – Belly Up, Aspen, CO
- November 13, 2009 – New Earth, Athens, GA
- April 24, 2010 – New Earth, Athens, GA
External links
- STS9.com - Official site
- STS9music.com - Official Music Downloads, Live Shows and Albums
- STS9 @ Myspace.com
- Sound Tribe Sector 9 collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - GrooveTV #201 VideoCD @ Archive.org