PROTEUS

Proteus biography
Founders of PROTEUS were drummer Sergio NESPOLA and bass player Grant AUSTIN after the break-up of their previous band TREEBORN in 1978. they started to run auditions for musicians for this new band until they came upon the keyboard player Bryan ZERCHER who also introduced them to guitarist Ole RIISE; thus forming the original quartet. While working on their album Infinite Change, they performed their first live appearance as an opening act for Stanley TURRENTINE at the Park West in Chicago. The overall positive audience response at that show motivated them to play some of the recorded tapes in their unfinished state on air at WXFM 106FM radio, which later on got them an executive producer in Dave FREEMAN. Also, during the final preparations on the album, FREEMAN was the one to call the bassist Bill DICKENS to perform a bass solo for one of the tracks. After Infinite Change was released in 1980, the band looked like it had a bright future until AUSTIN and RIISE left the band, and some time later ZERCHER decided to pursue medical school, thus leaving music business behind him. NESPOLA kept PROTEUS alive until it's last live appearance at Chicago Fest in 1985 with numerous reformations of the band that didn't record any more material. Infinite Change itself is a bit of a rarity with originaly released 1000 copies that might interest those seeking a simplified version of RETURN TO FOREVER or MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA.

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