Leigh Hegg, a.k.a. Lephrenic, initially entered the music world as a drummer, studying with Dave Sanders at Lismore's Southern Cross University. Along with his fellow music student friends, he helped found the instrumental group Plankton. Blending electronic production, composition and improvisation, Plankton's music drew on elements of jazz, fusion, trip hop, ambient and the post-rock styles of Tortoise and Do Make Say Think.
After relocating to Melbourne in 2002, Plankton performed live at such venues as Bar Open, Rob Roy and The Planet. Plankton appeared on PBS and RRR fm for live to air performances and interviews to promote Plankton's albums 'The Undertone' (2003) and 'Insomnia' (2005). Plankton finally called it a day in 2006 but remains among its members' proudest achievements.
Since 2000, Leigh has taken an interest in making electronic music. At first under the name Grievous, he produced remixes of Plankton and Underlapper for Sydney indie label Feral Media and contributed drums for the Alpen album, 'Overdub' (2005). Now known as Lephrenic, Leigh has since completed a remix for Comatone 's next release, as well as writing tunes of his own. He has also held down a monthly DJ night known as Off Beat at Workshop and now Horse Bazaar.
Now a full fledged member of Melbourne band White Minus Red , the group provides Lephrenic with the dual role of drummer and laptop performer, able to bring instrumental and electronic ideas to the mix.
