NYDEGGER

  In addition to his work with Sikhara, Scott Nydegger occupies himself with a wide variety of activities,having toured with such acts as Steve Mackay's Radon Ensemble (a rotating band for which Nydegger serves as a musical director) Damo Suzuki's Network, Mecanosphere, Master Musicians of Hop-Frog, and Temple  of Bon Matin. These numerous collaborations have been documented by such labels as Bar La Muerte (Italy) Chrome Peeler (New York) Samboat (France) and Bulb (USA). 
  In the studio, he has worked as an engineer, producer and guest musician including projects such as Steve Mackay's Michigan and Arcturus, the USA is a Monster cdr Weedblood, contributing to Serbia's Jewy Saboty and co-producing a series of releases in co-operation with the Fonoteca Municpal Lisboa.  Healming the Radon Booking agencecy, Nydegger has orchestrated a malestrom of tours in the USA and Europe, for artists such as Jean Louis Costes, Z'EV and Ovo.    Despite the inherint nomadic-ness of Sikhara, Nydegger has roughly established headquarters between¨Paris, France and Nashville, TN. 

 

GEOFFRIAUD
  A permanent member for the past 3 years, Yann Geoffriaud earned a reputation as one of Europe's fastest drummers during his time with fast core unit George Bitch Jr. Before their implosion, the group became one of the most recognized bands in the genre, giving memorable performances on some of central Europe's most important festivals.  For his infusion into the sound of Sikhara, he has adapted techniques including double kick bass drum and contact mic vocals into an un-categorizable style that has shaped the very nature of Sikhara's current sound.  Yet Sikhara is but one branch of his ever increasing field of musical projects.  He has collaborated with Henry Barnes of Man is the Bastard/Amps for Christ, is the recurring drummer of Koonda Holaa and has commenced diverse explorations into electronic sounds.     In the rare moment he is not touring or traveling, Geoffriaud maintains sort of homesteads in Paris and Bordeaux.

SHARP
   Sikhara first encountered John Sharp in the fall of 2000, when Sikhara's first European gig was opening for Sharp's project Mr Natural at Magasin 4 in Brussels, Belgium.  He resufaced years later, as Sikhara and Mr Natural made a mini-tour of Serbia in 2005.  Sharp began contributing his home-made instruments on stage with Sikhara for a spring European tour, the following year, going on to join the band for 2 of their last American tours and becoming an intregal part of the sound for tracks on the "Anudni"  cd.  At present time, he has become one of Sikhara's most constant collaborators and is heavily featured on their upcoming releases. 

DRUMURE
  Sasha Drumure is a percussionist and multi-instrumentalist with a lengthy history of musical activity.  He was first pulled into the Sikhara fold in 2002 while leading the tribal duo Samadi along with Marcus Wolf of Crash Worship, Blood Axis and  Waldteufel.    After years of occasional appearances in Sikhara, he came on as a full time member for the 2008 "Anduni" tour of the United States.  He appears on Sikhara's upcoming releases and will continue touring both sides of the Atlantic in a 3 man line-up with Nydegger/Geoffriaud.  In addition to Sikhara, Drumure unveils his solo project Monster Black Centipede with the debut offering "Bedbugs".

 

HOWARD
Dave Howard is the proprietor of Ninth Wave Studios,  situated in a scenic and remote piece of countryside in Gilbertsville, NY.  During the 90's he drummed for seminal NYC noise rock band Rat at Rat R.   He was pulled into the Sikhara fold in 2003, by his long time collaborator Jason Waugaman and contributed to several live events of the period as well as recording parts for the "Mira-me Miguel" picture disc on Marasm.  Rejoining the fold in 2009, he played on tracks for "IV War Haka" recorded in Ninth Wave and took to the road for the "HakatouR".  Howard is set to figure heavily on the next album from Sikhara.

WAUGAMAN
Jason Waugaman came into the Sikhara fold in 2003, both recording and drumming for the Marasm picture disc.  In this pivotal period, he co-authored such Sikhara gems as "Mira-Me Miguel", "Bardos" and "Koba".    As a duo, Nydegger/Waugaman performed events for Day Of the Dead and collaborations with Dave Howard in Portland's Old Church and ritualistic fire dance performance.   Waugaman appears on "IV War Haka" as a co-engineer and drummer and figures to factor heavily in the next round of Sikhara recordings.

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