Zebulldada

Zebulldada formed in 1999 out of the ashes of Experimental-Funk band Grill-O-Matic Mosey. Ian Price approached fellow student Joe Baker about performing at the upcoming Battle of the Bands competetion and see how much they could confuse the audience with music and performance. Mark Treise, Ryan Horlacher and Doug Morrison, all previously members of Grill-O-Matic Mosey with Ian, all came to the first practice and therefore became members of the nameless group. Jonny Deschamps stopped by later to film footage for a project he was working on and was asked to contribute his trumpet skills

The 6 piece, now titled Zeb, surprised the audience and themselves by actually having a memorable and entertaining performance and were asked by one of the audience members to provide the music for a birthday party at Gradie's Cafe in downtown Auburn. This show also turned out to be a success. From then on, Zebulldada performed at Gradie's nearly twice a month, usually paired with touring experimental groups from around the country. They performed under many names (Zeb, 4x4xFun, Stummies, Glandscaping) but eventually settled on Zebulldada as the name for their collective

Zebulldada were known for their chaotic live performances which many times bordered audience antagonism or performance art and often included random props, costumes, and total improvisation. In one tense performance as the opening act for the pop-punk band Ruckus, Zebulldada performed no actual music while explaining to the rabid Ruckus fans why Ruckus wasn't worth seeing or hearing. They also opened for Bobby Conn, The Porque Torta, and Bebbe & Serge.

Joe, Ryan, Doug and Ian were becoming increasingly interested in home recording and began frequently collaborating on songs. Ian and Ryan's work together produced 2 electronic albums, The Naturebot 1 & 2, while Joe & Doug created (usually also working with Ryan or Ian) numerous Guerilla-Pop tracks such as The Media's Darling, Blood, Only Obvious, Omnipotence, Milking a Boulder, and Jonny's Swedish Whore

In late 2003 Zebulldada made their last 2 live appearances in Olympia, WA. The first performance was marked by their enormous volume which could be heard clearly for a 4 block radius and was nearly deafaning to those actually present in the room. The second of these performances included only 2 of Zebulldada's actual members performing as a 3 piece with a stand-in on bass. There will be performances in the future if someone bothers to ask

Currently members are working seperately and together to create music. Mark lives in California and is a member of the band Triangle, Ian helped found the Bonkers! festivals in Seattle and still periodically works on Naturebot projects with Ryan, Doug has been fine tuning his new fondness for electronic beats, Joe continues to write and record pop songs sometimes collaborating with Zebulldada members, and Jonny fronts the All Night Sunshine Band which features Ian on synth and, at one performance, Joe on bass.