Age Gilded Song

Vernian Process is a musical project formed in San Francisco in 2003 by Joshua Pfeiffer. Multi-instrumentalist Martin Irigoyen joined the project in 2008; keyboardist Heather Yager, bassist Peter J. Zarate, guitarist Jim Brodbeck, and drummer Free Fargo joined in 2009. The project has also featured guest contributions from Mitzi Jones (vocals on "Her Clockwork Heart"), Pasha Smith (vocals on "Sonnet De L'Absinthe"), Malcolm Schreeck (of the Victorian Synthpunk band Unextraordinary Gentlemen), and Allison Curval (of "The Clockwork Dolls").

Career

Taking its name from the works of 19th century author Jules Verne, Vernian Process is a Darkwave band that creates music themed around Victorian scientific romance, and its 20th century equivalent steampunk. Joshua began working on music under the name Vernian Process in winter of 2003. He released a number of home made downloadable albums over the next 4 years, and is currently working with Martin Irigoyen on their first official album to be released in September 2009.

Band members

  • Joshua A. Pfeiffer - Vocals, Songwriting.
  • Martin Irigoyen - Guitars, Songwriting
  • Peter "Janus" Zarate - Bass Guitar
  • Heather Yager - Piano/Keyboards
  • Jim "Ash" Brodbeck - Guitars, Violin
  • Erica Mulkey - Live Cello
  • Free Fargo - Live Drums

Remix work

In addition to releasing his own material, Joshua has also provided remixes of:

Bell Hollow's song "Seven Sisters" (from Foxgloves )
The Clockwork Doll's "Impartial" (from Dramatis Personae )
The Tenth Stage's "Francois Martin" (from Grand Guignol )
Nouvelle Vague's version of Bauhaus's Bela Lugosi's Dead (from Bande à Part )
Abney Park's "The Wrong Side" (from The Death Of Tragedy )
Unextraordinary Gentlemen's "Open Arms, Empty Air", (from "5 Tales From God Only Knows").

Live appearances

Live, Vernian Process is often joined by Cellist Erica Mulkey of Unwoman.

Vernian Process has appeared at events performing with Attrition at the DNA Lounge (2006) , Convergence 13 (2007), alongside other notable artists such as, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and Faith and the Muse, Ravenwood Festival in Fayetteville Arkansas, and the Eccentrik Music Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2008. They are also scheduled to appear at a number of festivals in Fall of 2009. Notably SteamCon in Seattle, Washington (alongside Abney Park), Eccentrik Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and The Endless Night Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Other projects

Gilded Age Records

In 2008 Joshua founded the musical collective 'Gilded Age Records' to release all future Vernian Process material under. As of September 2009, thirty one other 19th Century influenced bands and solo artists have also joined the collective.

The Clockwork Process

As of 2008, Joshua, Martin, and Allison have begun working together as 'The Clockwork Process'. Their first project is the musical score for the steampunk themed videogame; "Shades of Violet: Song of the Clockwork Princess" for Imagineer Games.

Influences

Vernian Process has been heavily influenced by a wide range of musicians, including:

Discography

Albums

  • Discovery (2004)
  • The Forgotten Age (2006)
  • Behold the Machine (2009)

EPs

  • Steam Age Symphony (2003)
  • Revolution (2005)

Compilations

  • Catching Up With Vernian Process (2006)
  • Catalysts (2006) - A Collection of cover versions

References

  1. ^ San Francisco Events December 2006
  2. ^ Vernian Process featured at Convergence 13
  3. ^ Imagineer Games; developers of Shades of Violet
  4. ^ Review, by Mick Mercer
  5. ^ Review by The Clockwork Wasteland

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