12A= THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PHOTO ESSAY
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003
KELPIE
ABOVE: Brad Lewis, Overland Park senior, listens to playback while consulting band members during a recording session. Lewis is an architectural engineering major with an acoustics emphasis and has a recording studio in his home.
ABOVE RIGHT Casey Burge, Kalpie guitarist, listens to play-hack while recording a guitar track.
RIGHT: Drummer John Momberg (left) and guitarist/vocalist Casey Burge perform at Prospero's Books, 1717 W. 39th St., in Westport.
New local band seeks record deal through hard work and positive attitude
Kelpie, a band that took its name from a creature in Celtic mythology that would take different animal or human forms and was known to raid villages and kill its victims, is new on the Lawrence music scene.
Nate Harold, founding member and Weskan senior, and Casey Burge, Shawnee Mission Northwest senior, were previously in a band called Diversion 4.0. When that band broke up in the fall of 2002, bassist Harold and guitarist/vocalist Burge sought out drummer and Lawrence resident John Momberg to form Kelpie.
The band recently sought the help of Brad Lewis, Overland Park senior, who was in another band with Harold, to record its CD. Lewis has his own recording equipment, and according to Momberg, the band has confidence is Lewis's ability to make a faithful recording.
The band is planning on a late April release for its CD "One."
Momberg said the band had been able to play several local venues such as The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., and The Brick, Kansas City Mo.
When asked about the trials of being a musician and seeking a record deal, Momberg said, "My hope is to work hard and go through the trials."
Editor's note: Nate Harold is a music reviewer for the Jayplay section of The University Daily Kansan.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DAN NELSON THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ABOVE: Casey Burge (left) and John Momberg (center) consult with engineer Brad Lewis during a recording session. The band is working to release a five-song EP.
ABOVE RIGHT: Nate Harold, Weskan senior and Kalpie bassist, tunes up before recording. Harold and guitarist Casey Burge were in a band together before forming Kelnie.
together before forming Kelpie. RIGHT: Kelpie drummer John Momberg plays during a sound check before recording. "If I can make a living in music and be comfortable, then that would be a happy life," said Momberg.
"IF I CAN MAKE A LIVING IN MUSIC AND BE COMFORTABLE, THEN THAT WOULD BE A HAPPY LIFE."
John Momberg
Kelpie drummer
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