- Brendan Bayliss
Infobox musical artist
Name = Brendan Bayliss
Img_capt = Bayliss performing withUmphrey's McGee at theLincoln Park Zoo onEarth Day 2007.
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Brendan Bayliss
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Born = birth date and age|1976|8|11|mf=y
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Origin =South Bend ,Indiana ,United States
Instrument =Guitar Vocals
Genre =Progressive rock ,jam band
Occupation =Musician ,Songwriter
Years_active = 1997 - Present
Label =Monkey Fuzz Records
Associated_acts =Umphrey's McGee ,Jeff Austin , Omega Moos, Tashi Station
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Past_members =Brendan Bayliss (born
August 11 ,1976 ) is an American musician, the founder, a leadguitarist alongside fellow guitarist and band memberJake Cinninger , and main singer forprogressive rock bandUmphrey's McGee . He formed the band in 1997 and took its moniker from the name of a distant relative he met at a wedding named Humphreys McGee. "My father’s aunt’s sister’s son’s kid," says Bayliss. "He’s just a nice guy. Lives on a farm, I think." [ [http://nd.edu/~ndmag/moonsu00t.htm The Ballad of Umphrey's McGee] from Notre Dame Magazine ] Bayliss is one of the band's main songwriters. Bayliss attended theUniversity of Notre Dame , where his father Bob Bayliss is atennis coach, and formed theStar Wars inspired Tashi Station with bass playerRyan Stasik and keyboardist Gregg Andrulis. After the band split in the fall of 1997, Bayliss and Stasik joined up withJoel Cummins andMike Mirro - two former members of another recently defunct local band, Stomper Bob - to formUmphrey's McGee .A year later, Mirro brought in percussionist Andy Farag to round out what was thought at the time, as the final lineup. In September 2000, after the break-up of another South Bend area band, Ali Baba's Tahini, Umphrey's contacted guitarist
Jake Cinninger about joining them on their upcoming move to Chicago. Cinninger agreed and the rest is history. In late 2002, original drummerMike Mirro announced his plans of attending medical school, thus ending his time with Umphrey's McGee. After a little time to think over their futures, the band decided to continue and began accepting tapes from drummers from all over the country. They found just what they needed in former Kick the Cat drummerKris Myers , a native of Illinois. Kris was, in fact, the first tape the band heard and he began performing with the band at the beginning of 2003. [ [http://www.umphreys.com/home/?linkId=101 HISTORY] from band website]Bayliss uses
Paul Reed Smith guitars,Mesa/Boogie and Oldfield amps, endorsesVOX Classic Plus amps, and along with the rest ofUmphrey's McGee endorses Morley pedals and BBE Sound equipment.Bayliss recently founded a non-profit charity called USTORM (United So Together Our Reach Multiplies), a non-profit organization aimed at raising funds to help needy children and young adults improve their lives by providing access to various music and art educational programs.
Bayliss and fellow musician
Jeff Austin ofYonder Mountain String Band have played a handful of shows together since the summer of 2006 and are working on a studio album together.References
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,291073/
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