Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: Arts & Society

Media Credit: GreyComm Grey Machine uses instrumental music in the rock genre.

When we think of music labeled as "instrumental," we tend to think of musicians like Bach, Mozart and the other classical composers. Today, instrumental music can be used in any genre, including rock. The three-man band Grey Machine from central Pennsylvania does just that.
I got to talk to Marshall Myers, a senior here at Loyola, who is the bassist for the band.

Meghan Hole: When did you guys start as a band?
Marshall Myers: The three of us were originally in a band called Ado based out of Boiling Springs, Pa. We formed Ado in November of 2005.

MH: How did you all meet?
MM: I met Matt through his older brother, Adam, who I became good friends with when we had class together in seventh grade. I met Sean quite randomly through Neil, who knew him from church. The three of us wanted to start a band, and I soon found out that Matt was teaching himself how to play guitar. I remember hanging out with Adam in his room and hearing Matt playing from the other room. His playing was very impressive considering how young and inexperienced he was; he progressed very fast. Soon enough, Ado was born.

MH: How did you come to your current lineup?
MM: Neil Hawbaker, the other guitarist for Ado, decided he was going to stay at his college, St. Mary's of Maryland, for the summer of 2008 to pursue a major-related job opportunity that came about. Sean, Matt and I found ourselves in the tough situation that we wanted to continue playing as Ado - at least continue playing music together as a band. We considered finding a substitute for Neil, and we had a few good guitar players in mind. However, we realized that the band just wouldn't be the same without the original members. Our eclectic personalities added quite a bit of life and spirit to the band. So, Sean, Matt and I decided to continue playing as a three-piece band under the name Grey Machine. We also chose to take our music in a different direction.

MH: What genre of music do you place yourselves under?
MM: I hate genres like many musicians do. It is very difficult to label bands under specific genres, especially nowadays when genres are blurred and improperly labeled in the first place. On MySpace we are listed as rock/progressive. We feel that even though our songs are pretty intense, they are also very easy to get up and groove to.

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