Members
Marq
Schuler - Vocals, Bass
Rob
Swindell - Drums
Kevin
Sanborn - Guitar
Biography
Weedpuller
was formed in 1994 in Fullerton California. The first line up was Bil(guitars),
Marq (Vocals/Bass), and Rob (Drums). Marq and Bil
prepared an ad hoc demo tape for Rob and held a 2 hour audition to see
if they were okay with him, and they passed. Actually, they took all of
their equipment over to Robs house one fine day in July 94, and its all
still there to this day, of course with a few choice additions. They call
it the Rat Cave, mainly because of the quadruple layers of brown carpet
on the floor and walls. Its really homey.
After weeding (no pun) through the 10 or so songs that they had at the
time, they decided to finalize 7 of them by recording a demo on a 4 track
cassette recorder at the Cave. They had rehearsed together only a handful
of times before recording the tracks, mostly live. When the recording was
completed, they were so thoroughly impressed with themselves that they
decided to press it to CD, distribute it and become overnight rock star
sensations. Robs brother, Mike, did a really awesome job on the artwork
for the cover and insert and it was all very affordable. The result of
this incredible experiment was Congenital, the best lookn', cleanest soundn'
demo any of them had ever had in their possession (that was their own,
of course).
They sent Congenital out to random independent labels and distribution
companies for consideration and sold a few here and there at gigs, local
record stores and coffee houses in the area. But the most important result
of Congenital was the feedback it generated from friends, strangers, and
industry professionals, which greatly helped the song development of Weedpuller
and defined what they do best musically.
Weedpuller continued to play frequently at local shows in O.C. and L.A.
from October to December of 94 when much to Marq and Robs dismay,
Bil moved to Las Vegas to reconcile with his family. Marq and Rob
were happy to find out that the reunification was successful, but
saddened by the loss of an extremely integral member of the band. They
pressed on with a new guitarist, Michael, for the next 6 months, playing
a lot of shows, when they finally admitted the obvious the chemistry was
just not there. So Weedpuller flickered to the point of darkness until
October of 95 when Marq went on a song writing rampage that lasted 5 months
and netted the band 20 or so new songs.
Bil flew out from Vegas on New Years Eve 95 and Weedpuller reunited for
a show for the first time in a year. Rejuvenated, the three decided to
record a full-length album with Bil commuting from Vegas periodically to
record his tracks. The working title of the record is Girth and it is planned
to contain 17 songs. The Album was about half finished in 1997 when Rob
and Marq recognized the unlikelyhood of Bil's permanent return to California
and decided it was time to seek a full time guitarist.
About this time, Rob ran into an old friend named Brian Aguilar. Brian
was between bands and Rob informed him of the open slot for a guitarist.
Brian listened to Weedpuller's music and liked it very much so he tried
out for the band. The initiation was successful so he learned all there
songs and finished the recording of the girth album. At the present time,
all of the songs have been recorded and the finished product is currently
being mixed, the band has been having great fun and the fruits of their
efforts are sounding very promising. In Feb 99, the band offered fans a
preview release of Girth from their web site, and the reviews thus far
have been great. Expect a formal Rock n World review when the disc is officially
released.
Brain
left the band in late 98 to pursue other career interest and the band recruited
local guitar veteran Kevin Sanborn. With the new lineup Weedpuller has
been touring the Orange County area and is actively seeking management,
distribution and promotion offers from reputable record companies.
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