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Tonal Vision

Tonal Vision is a Birmingham based band of four like-minded musicians. In the summer of 1997, they met up in the same music theory class at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jason Bailey, the mandolinist, was studying music at Maryville College in Tennessee. Simply for the fun of it, they put together a bluegrass set of music to be performed at a local pizza parlor. Over the years, their performances have expanded into two main portions: One is all acoustic, consisting mostly of the bands unique and energetic original acoustic compositions but also contains some bluegrass traditionals. The other is an electrified assault of funk, rock, jazz, fusion and anything else they can get their eager hands on. With the release of their debut CD "Odd Times", and with the addition of their latest album "Time of Calling" Tonal Vision began to expand into other markets including Knoxville, Mobile, Auburn, Greenville, Atlanta and other areas around the Southeast.

Colin Soniat   - Percussion & Guitar

Colin's musical interest started with the guitar. Several guitars and amplifier's later, Colin performed in such bands as Lizzy's Angry Poem, Good Green Bus and Happy Camper. During this time, Colin began to experiment with drums and sharpened his skills on both instruments with gigs in the Birmingham area. Also, during this time, Colin's new-found interest in bluegrass prompted musical exchanges with mandolinist Jason Bailey. In 1997, the two met up with Jeremy and Kristian and the seeds of Tonal Vision were planted. An avid participant in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's MIDI ensemble, and an accomplished guitarist and drummer, Colin's myriad of influences include The Beatles, Tony Rice, Jane's Addiction, Phish, CSNY and My Bloody Valentine, just to name a few. Colin received a Bachelor of Arts in Music during March of 2000. colin@tonalvisionmusic.com

Jason Bailey - Mandolin

"I can't remember when I started playing music. My parents tell me that when I was 3, I would play on our now broken organ," says Jason of his first recollections of music. Jason's first instrument was a violin. "I accidentally broke it in high school and got an electric guitar to replace it." From electric to acoustic and finally to the mandolin in 1995 thanks to a $50 garage sale purchase, Jason discovered David Grisman and other mandolin greats. Music was it That year, Jason began studying music at Maryville college in Tennessee where he met several other bluegrass enthusiasts. The following summer, Jason met Colin's classmates Jeremy and Kristian and began writing and playing with them on school breaks. Jason's main influences come from that of Bob Marley, David Grisman, Tony Rice and Stephane Grappelli. jason@tonalvisionmusic.com

Jeremy Burns - Bass

Jeremy received his first electric keyboard at nine "because it made cool sounds." Those "cool sounds" fostered a love for music and, like his father, a love for the guitar and bass. Jeremy began to play in bands in high school with some success and notable gigs in the experimental Paradigm Shift. After the untimely death of his friend and fellow band mate, Barry Menk, in 1995, Jeremy's musical endeavors were limited. Jeremy enrolled in Music Technology at UAB in 1997 where he met Colin and Kristian. "One day Kristian and I were hanging out over at Colin's while he and Jason were pickin' some tunes. I wished I had my bass and, one day, I decided to bring it." The four of them have been playing together ever since. In the year 2000, Jeremy will have received his BA in Music Technology and plans to continue with the study of computer-generated music jeremy@tonalvisionmusic.com

Lane McGiboney - Drums and percussion

A comparatively late bloomer, Lane started playing when he was five years old but didn't start gigging until the ripe old age of 12. Playing in bands like Citizen Kane, Ophelia and the Blue Ticks and Manganamous---he thinks it's spelled that way---sharpened his skills as a tasteful timekeeper. He listened to drummers like Neil Peart of Rush and Lars Ulrich of Metallica, but found the emotional, no-frills stylings of Animal from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem more concomitant with his musical aims. Speaking of which, Lane has what he calls a pathological aversion to studying music, unlike his scholarly band mates, for which he compensates by studying human nature as a full-time recording engineer at Boutwell Studios in Birmingham.

Behind The Scenes
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