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About Me

The bad genes existed from 1992 until 1996/7. This space will eventually be used as a clearinghouse for info on the band, photos, mp3's, and information about the new projects of the former band members.
The photos section will continue to be updated. If you have any Bad Genes photos from back in the day, please send them in, and they'll be put up on the site.
There are some assorted rare tracks and live tracks that will be ripped to MP3 and rotated through this MySpace portal as well as some other online home.
The "Falafel in Kreuzberg" Bad Genes full-length CD is still available. E-mail if you need one.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/07/2005
Band Members: On the recordings listed here: the bad genes were:
Dan Barnhill: guitars, Mike Orsino: drums, Sean Whelan: bass, Scott Quay: vocals.

Others who have served: Rich Caramadre, Ted Tarka, Blair Powell, Curt Biondich, Steve Hill.
Those who played for at least one live performance: Jim Bleyer, Alex Lodermeier, Pat Thetic, Justin Geever, and Bruce Forr.
The original performing line-up of the bad genes:
Scott Quay - vocals
Steve Hill - guitar
Curt Biondich - drums
Sean Whelan - Bass

This was the line-up that played the initial shows from April to December of 1992, recorded an initial 6 song demo tape in June of 1992, and recorded the first single (Rock the Boat / Dead People) that was released on RIPE Records in September that year. This line-up wrote the core of the songs that made up much of the set for years, played in Pittsburgh, Philly, New Jersey, State College, and elsewhere.
In 1993 the line-up changed to:
Scott Quay - vocals
Dan Barnhill - guitar
Blair Powell - drums
Sean Whelan - Bass

1993 was a very productive and busy year. Many new songs were written, and we recorded and released the "Four Songs" EP. With Blair and Dan on board, the Genes played all over Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, and in New York.
Influences: The core song-writing team for the genes brought together a wide range of rock-based music ranging from American Hardcore, Punk, English Punk Rock, both political and regular.
Favorite songs ranged from Rockabilly to Reggae to Old School Metal. The collision of sounds and styles that came out in the songs was largely a result of this.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

October Allied is looking for a bass player

If you are a brilliant bass player and you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you just might want to check out the music of October Allied..http://www.myspace.com/octoberalliedTheir bass player Adam ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:07:00 GMT

Night of Madness - Bad Genes played in Pittsburgh, Dec. 17th

Holy hell. Here's one for the history books. Sean got married in Pittsburgh on December 17th. A huge percentage of the guests were musicians, former band-mates, and Pittsburgh rockers of one stripe or...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:20:00 GMT

Old Necradedia tune uploaded

Hey All... Last week, Rich Caramadre of all systems fail fame was in the Bay area playing a show out in Oakland. Richie was the drummer in Necracedia, which was the previous band of both Scott and Sea...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:43:00 GMT

October Allied playing in San Francsisco, Dec. 3rd

greetings, friends. just wanted to let you know that former bad gene, Scott Quay's new band, october allied will be playing a bar show on Sautrday, December 3rd, in San Francisco. Please check out t...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:42:00 GMT

Great New Photos

Thanks to Linda for sending in some classic photos from a rather early Bad Genes / Addicts show at the Decade. This is from the best days of the Decade, back in1993 or so. It was still the Decade then...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:22:00 GMT

Scott Quay still dishing it out

As promised, this portal should include update info on the whereabouts and current musical endeavors of the former Bad Genes. Scott is alive and well and living in California. He sings and plays guita...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:59:00 GMT

Barnhill sightings

The Bad Genes long-time guitarist, Dan Barnhill has been seen out and about and playing in assorted projects in NYC. He continues to fill in as a regular in the Peg Simone band. Most of you know Peg a...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:53:00 GMT

Chris Neumann tune uploaded

The fourth MP3 on this page is not a Bad Genes song. It is a tune composed by Christopher Neumann who many will know from his work with the legendary punk band 2.5 Children, Inc. from West Chester, PA...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:30:00 GMT