Specimen 37

Longtime friends Gee-roj and Empathy have been composing music together since they were kids in a northern Virginia high school. Gee-roj stuck around to attend VCU while Empathy traveled north to Boston's Berklee College of Music. Gee-roj moved to Boston after graduation, and the two resumed their musical collaboration with what later became Specimen 37's first CD, Adverse Reaction. Originally intended as a studio project, Specimen 37's successful recruitment of Berklee drummer MojoNine (ex-Gracie, The Gloria Forward) and bassist Sketch Element led to successful live shows. A revolving door roster that at one point expanded to 7 members has eventually gelled into today's lean and nimble 4-piece.