Eraserhead Biographies
Basic Company (Current Eraserhead):
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| Randy Hansen
(band leader, guitar, synthesizer, vocals) |
Stella Starr
(Lead Vocals, percussion) |
Jaimie Harrison
(Lead guitar, bass, vocals) |
Kristi Kolberg
(bass, vocals) |
Julian Imsdahl
(guitar, vocals) |
Spencer Legs
(Drums) |
Guest Artists (available for collaborative concerts with Eraserhead) :
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| Peter Maligo
(Guest Lead Guitar) |
Aja Alverez
(Guest Lead Vocals) |
Steve Kelly
Guest Lead Vocals |
Mad Dog
Guest Drums |
"Randy Hansen" was born in Pasco, Washington April 26th, 1951 and lived his childhood in Spokane, Washington. The first musical instrument was the Accordian and after 1 year of practice he turned to a Farfisha Mini-Compact Keyboards and joined a band called "Midnight Menagerie", Part of that band became"Locksley Hall" a very well known group in Washington in the late sixties. Eventually after spending 4 years in Idaho he moved to Hollywood and then spent several years hiding in the hills and only coming out at night. Early in 1989 he formed the original "Eraserhead" band which included:go back
This band spent many hours in Peter's small 4 track studio and "Flirtin with the Devil" and "Cure Me" were written and another 10 songs or so. Note: (Kenny was long time friend and I never used or remembered his last name.)
In 1991 Peter, Steve and Kenny were involved in other music endeavors and the following new and core members were added:
With Jaimie's outstanding guitar work and the bonding between him and Randy in writing songs the band began to erupt with songs and the Bass and Drums added with MadDog and Kristy put together the energy that it took to shock the underground. Stella Starr's sultry, sexy and bizarre lyrics and vocals, things started to roll. Through 1993 these members wrote around 130 songs.
Jamie traveled across the country several times and helped distribute dozens of tapes of the band to fans and music companies. In 1994 he left the band for a year on a project in the east.At this point Peter Maligo and Steve added a few flavors to the band with vocals and guitars.
Then in 1995 Jamie came back andIn late 1996 Jamie went Tennessee and Randy Hansen and Stella Starr both moved to Northern California. In 1998 two new members joined: