Pro-T76

Pro-T76 was formed in a small town called Savannah, Tn, in the summer of 1997 with a line-up consisting of Philip Weaver and Nathan Provencio, then called Pro-teen. Chris Aires from Lexington (TN) soon joined. The band recorded and produced "Go-Faster" under the name of Pro-t76 before Aires left for college. Philip and Nathan continued writing for their hopefully upcoming new album, titled "Return to Center Star," with Josh Cromwell on second guitar. In the fall of '98 Josh left the band and Eli soon joined to play bass. Pro-t76 had finally found the right formula for their sound. "Spark of the Century" was their next focus but before it was finished, a radio station out of Henderson (TN) 91.5 booked an on the air show featuring PRO-T76. 91.5 is famous in the local area for their punk.emo show after 8 pm every night. The host of the radio show was Brennan Hughes of Boivin and Gastropod fame. The band stayed in touch with Hughes and later on he recorded their album "Forward Moments." Forward Moments features the band's favorite songs from their 3 previous albums. In the summer of '99 Pro-t76 recorded "Excuse" with Hughes and soon went on tour throughout the mid-south and east coast. In the fall of 2000 Philip left the band for college in middle tennessee. Shane Dickson joined the band on lead guitar and help record their fifth and final album, "Flowers of Evil." The band broke up in the summer of 2001.