Thee Reps makes music for violin/viola, guitar, synthesizer, bass, and drums. While relating to compositional motoric minimalism and Krautrock of the 70s and post-rock of the 90s, Thee Reps offer something of a different flavor – less bombastic, more inscrutable, always flexible, and deeply focused. Their palette ranges from the slow and subtle shifting of color in “Qumran” to the persuasive, hard-charging insistence of “Punisher”, and from the locked in groove of “Big Bebek” to the complexly intersecting layers of “Head for Sand”. Thee Reps has been gigging around NYC since 2015 and released their debut album Minimal Surface on Gold Bolus Recordings & Cassauna/Important Records in April 2019.
…members…
Sam Morrison (keyboards) works with jazz and improvisation, notated chamber composition, and electronics. His other projects have included the swinging psych-rock band AKG & Costume, the Minneapolis-based piano trio Baby Demons, and a currently forming jazz quintet. soundcloud.com/sam-morrison
Dave Ruder (guitar) is also a member of thingNY and Varispeed. Dave runs Gold Bolus Recordings, on which he has released numerous solo albums of songs and pieces, most recently not Great (2021) and pilquetoast (2022). www.daveruder.com
Jeff Tobias (bass) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has been criss-crossing the American underground in touring weirdo acts since 2003. In addition to slinging bass with Reps, he plays reeds and keyboards in Modern Nature and Sunwatchers. www.jefftobias.net
Andie Tanning (violin) is a violinist and performer. She released her debut album, “Dandelion,” in December 2018 and her album with James Moore, “Gertrudes,” was released on New World Records in 2016. She has toured internationally as a company member of the New York City Players and has served as a multi-instrumentalist in theater groups Object Collection and New Paradise Laboratories. https://www.andietanning.com/
Mike McCurdy (drums), drummer and percussionist, is co-founder and artistic director of the percussion collective Mantra Percussion. He’s played with rock bands including Hi Red Center, The Knells, Lanz and these days… Thee Reps! And he’s collaborated with artists including Ian Williams (Battles), Squarepusher, Xiu Xiu, Ikue Mori, and others. He also manages Red Poppy Music and The Bang on a Can Sound — publishing, promoting and managing the works of Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe, the co-founders of Bang on a Can. http://www.michaelmccurdy.net/
…former members…
Karen Waltuch – viola 2016-18
Mason Macias – drums 2018
Max Jaffe – drums 2016-17
Cory Bracken – drums 2015-16
Andrew Livingston – cello 2015
ellen o – keys 2015
Dave Kadden – keys 2015
