Bio History
ADD MOSS
Rock 'N Roll Archaeology
Forged from the jams of multi-instrumentalists, Aussie Bridger and Joey the Coyote, ADD MOSS began it's creations properly on a 4-Track cassette recorder before investing in a digital 8 track disc recorder.
This period created two albums, "Moonbeams for the Larger Lunacy" and "Orwell's Nightmare" and the formation of the first performing group featuring; Rey "King Naldo" Gonzalez and Jeff Caroompas on lead guitar and Bass, respectively. Alas, Joey the Coyote's live drum duties and other pursuits cued the dissolution of this wildly eclectic, Garage-Prog incarnation.
Aussie Bridger continued under the mantle, sporadically, tracking a solo project while working at a recording studio with a few guest performers. Josh Coito on bass for the titular, "Sacrifice of the Opalescents" and notably, John Riggs first ADD MOSS appearance on drums for the track, "Bodmin Rock"
Study, travel, and experiential pain by Aussie then ushered in the writing of the concept record, "Anima: The Romance of Tristan & Iseult" which brought about the great reformation of Joey the Coyote on drums and lead guitar that made writing and structuring of the album possible. The Celtic Rock style included bagpipes performed by MikeMac, Trumpet by Nate Berg, and inspired Saxophone by, soon to be enlisted band member, Robert "The Chief" Cheifetz on the conclusive, "The Jasper Ring"
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After an excorcism of sorts, Aussie began refining a Tic-Tac, Bass guitar habit driven by more aggressive, timbral pursuits which culminated in the partnering with Jon Lesher on lead guitar and his DAW recording and engineering skills. Joey the Coyote resumed drum duties as this trio fumbled through creating experimental instrumentals and indulgent, alternative rock songs at the now deceased, Plant Studios in Sausalito. The ultimate result, "Death of the Exhibition" an album of 21 pieces maximizing a CD's length.
Lessons learned, Lesher and Bridger began practicing live performances with John Riggs taking over the skins that quickly added Robert "The Chief" Cheifetz on Saxophone. Then after the shortest/easiest search for a valid bass player ever, Ben Mishler sat in and the five piece incarnation of ADD MOSS was born.
Live spontaneity and danceable grooves attracted fans in the SF Bay Area as touring and writing, earned the group companion albums, "In Self-Defense of the World" and "A Tomb For All Thrones" recorded, mixed and edited with their own mobile recording unit, both mastered by John Cuniberti.
More recently, the Artists began producing music videos for new music as well as albums worth of unfinished material to be released . . . To be continued?