BUMP

BUMP is the child brain of long-time musicians Joe Rocha (bass guitar and vocals), his younger brother Jay (drums), and their friend (by law) Dave Benziger (guitar).To find out about the band's HUGE debut CD project that began in Hollywood last summer, click on over to the "LATEST NEWS" page and the "MUSC, PICS, VIDS" page.As far as playing live is concerned, BUMP is unlike any other band ANYWHERE. Yeah, we know you've heard that before. But have you ever heard of a band that lets the audience select all the music for the night? And we don't mean a guy playing guitar and singing songs out of a music book, we're talking a FULL BAND. Well, that's what BUMP does. Not to mention the fact that the live performances are complete high-energy shows founded on solid musicianship and more fun than you'll have at any party. Basically, BUMP has a 55-gallon drum of musical whup-ass and it's gonna pour it on ya. Our goal is to send the audience home where they go into the corner of their room and curl up in the fetal position feeling that they've been (in a good way) musically violated.So, how does it work? We thought you would never ask (since you're sittin' there in your underwear not saying anything while you stare at your computer screen). At every BUMP show, audience members are provided with a copy of the ever-growing* list of tunes below. They are encouraged to yell out their requests or just circle the tunes they want to hear and hand the page back to the band. This way, the audience hears what they want to hear (which does not happen a lot at other shows with other bands). Plus, we here at BUMP (a division of ConHugeCo.) play many different styles of music and we play them well. We're not bragging, but we've been doing this for over 20 years while working with some of the best musicians in the Chicagoland and suburban areas. Plus, we just love playing music (Awwww...)Look, we know how this works:When the audience hears what they like, they're happy.When they're happy, they eat and drink (and pee a lot).When they drink and eat, the bar/club owner is happy (We're sure he could care less about the pee).When the bar/club owner is happy, he asks the band back.When he asks the band back, the band is happy.When the band is happy, we play better.When we play better, the crowd is happy and the whole beautiful circle of life begins again.