Duties: Keyboards, bass, guitar, sound manipulation, drums/percussion,
vocals, production.
Airmaus formed his first band at 14, the short-lived avant-punk group Psychedelic Bisquick. This group had little success, and after it folded, Airmaus co-founded the punk/pop group, Ductape, as its bass player. Ductape had minor underground success with the infectious psychedelic punk of its single, "The Sunflower Song." Ductape enlisted the help of chantuese The Princess Magellan Mustard to deliver captivating lyrics and vocals. However, Ductape dissolved in late 1994, following its lead guitarist's departure.
Airmaus on Ductape: "I thought we were pretty good. We played pop punk music, like what was popular at the time. We played mostly original stuff. I don't think the lead guitarist liked me very much. He kept trying to replace me with his friend, who, quite frankly, could play bass a hundred times better than me. That didn't quite work out, though, so he pretty much dropped the band."
Airmaus then went on to form "Cigarettes Cause Cancer," with vocalist The Princess. CCC originated as a vehicle for Airmaus' acoustic folk, but soon evolved into a lyric-heavy minimalist group driven by The Princess' vocals and Airmaus' winding electric guitar.
Airmaus on Cigarettes Cause Cancer: "CCC helped me find my own direction, rather than what I was doing with Ductape. I got very experimental compared to what I was playing previously. I think CCC really started me in thinking the way I do now."
Cigarettes Cause Cancer eventually faded, and Airmaus ventured into experimenting with techno under the moniker of Daisy. This venture was short-lived, and no material was recorded.
After Cigarettes Cause Cancer and Daisy, Johnny BeGooode approached Airmaus with his idea for the graphic novel, "Molesto Man." Airmaus became interested and began work on a plotline while Johnny worked on the art. Airmaus then began working on music for a soundtrack to "Molesto Man," and recorded it along with Johnny. Thus, Johnny BeGooode & Airmaus was born.
During 1997 and the JBA hiatus, Airmaus recorded several solo albums of experimental electronic music.Perhaps the most interesting of these was the techno experiment, "Children's Music For Adults," with its 18-minute fuzz solo, "Iphigenia's Shadow."
Always Mr. Busybody, Airmaus began working on music for a planned
Cigarettes Cause Cancer "reunion" album and his own material during recording
sessions for "24626."
Airmaus also acts as spokesman for JBA, and is always eager to spew oodles
of useless group information on passers-by.