The following is an email exchange I had with Michael Ferentino , a local underground/overground music hero.  I’ve always liked Michael’s work.  It pours from his heart, and with a twist from his brilliant mind, you know he lives what he writes.  He’s a lifer, and music will spill from him with his last breath.  Michael’s story is a fascinating one, stick around and check it out.

During this period, Andres and I also teamed up with Miles Hunt of the London-based Wonderstuff.  We called the project the Miles Hunt Club. Most of the music was written by Miles, however Miles and I also collaborated on a number of tunes as well. This was a really interesting phase for me. I got the chance to really explore the guitar again without the confines of being a "frontman." We recorded one album and toured the UK extensively.

Next, I formed the futuristic glam rock band, Transfusion M.  This was a short-lived project produced by Jason Corsaro who worked with Madonna, Soundgarden, Clutch, and Bootsy Collins. The album art was created by the man behind some of Stephen King and Dean Koontz's book covers.  We performed on the East Coast leg of the Warped Tour, and during that traumatic summer (both because of label and internal band conflicts), I finally decided to focus on the project that is by far the closest to my heart.

Bedtime for Robots was created in 2001 as a studio project that no label would touch because of its supposed inaccessibility.   I recorded 6 albums worth of dark ambient noise-scapes.  My first live show with BFR was a real magical experience for me.  I had no idea how my new brand of aural terror performance art antics would be received, and I was overwhelmed with the response.  This is truly the happiest I have been as a performer as well as in the studio.