Karma Generator is an offshoot of Damn The One, a hard rock band active in the South Florida club scene from 1994 through 1998. They recorded and released their eponymous debut in 1997. In 1999 they recorded their second and last CD, Unfinished Business. Karma Generator got a re-working of personnel, with Mike McGrinder moving from bass to guitar on about half the new material, as well as contributing backing vocals. Lori added bass playing duties to her previous lead vocal and keyboard role. Roger Prehoda added vocals, lead as well as backup, to his drumming. Larry Smith was added to fill the void left by departed guitarist Steve Salter. Larry also plays bass and keyboards, with occasional outbursts of screams.While Damn The One was more of a gigging outfit, Karma Generator has been primarily a writing and recording group. They call Hollywood, Florida their home base, and are planning the release of "Light and Dark", their full length debut CD for later in 2008.
One of the most appealing aspects of Karma Generator is the fact that their songs don't all sound alike. There are a few reasons for that, the most notable ones being that everyone contributes to writing the material, the diversity of the members’ influences, and the fact that the group has three multi-instrumentalists. As each original song is crafted, the song itself dictates whether it needs keys or two guitars. Some songs are duets by nature of the lyrics. But the one thing that remains consistent is that the SONG itself always comes first. Karma Generator doesn't use song craft for the purpose of flaunting their instrumental chops. Many of their songs don't have any solos. And another constant is that the band deliberately strives to keep the songs just long enough to get across their lyrical intent. As Mike says "I prefer to keep a song short enough that I can stand to listen to it twice in a row. I'd really rather have a song end with me wanting MORE, rather than getting bored before it's over!"
Previous bands/ projects:
Lori - Started singing in chorus in school in New Jersey. She formed her first band with her brother, Bill Mayer, called Bad Reputation. Other bands include 911 (Tallahassee), Ground Zero, IROC, Rhythm Factor (Atlanta), Mama Anim (Tallahassee), Damn The One (Ft. Lauderdale), The Lost Dogs (Lake Worth). She has also done duet performances with Andy Wahlberg and Drew Tillman (with whom she got to perform at the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville). She has also appeared on "Catharsis", an independent recording by Lee C. Payton. Lori has also added her vocal talent to commercials, and narrated documentaries.
Larry - Bands include Faith in Medical Technology, Silly Wabbit, Chaoseum X, 60 Cycle Hum, (all Tallahassee) The Lost Dogs (Lake Worth). Also performed with FSU's Multi Media Jam Sessions in 1989-1992.
Mike - Bands include Lord Anger, Alaska, Cro Magnon, Xiren (Buffalo, NY), The Michael Salter Band, Damn The One (Ft. Lauderdale)
Roger - Bands include Tripod Jimmie (Erie, PA), The Generic Beat (Great Lakes Region), Damn The One (Ft. Lauderdale)
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The following photos are from Studio A October 6th, and are all courtesy Antonio Zas
Murphy's Downtown December 1st, 2007
Photo's courtesy our friend Marlyn - THANKS MARLYN!!!
JM Lexus Pre-Owned Superstore Battle of the Bands January 11th, 2008
All photo's courtesy of John Marks - THANKS JOHN!
New Video! Crazy at Studio A
Thanks to Tom Baer, Sean Hughes (The Mook), and Vince Genova for shooting this video in high-definition. And special thanks to Luke Renner for editing this for us!
New Video! "The Pixie Dance" from JM Lexus Battle of the Bands - THANKS PATTY!
