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Aqueous is an American rock group and jam band founded in 2006. The band has released five albums, ten live recording EPs. The band's latest album, Best in Show, was released in October 2016.

Aqueous is known for their unique live performances, and have recently been regulars at music festivals across the US, including Summer Camp Music Festival and Electric Forest Festival.

Background
The band's founding members are Mike Gantzer on lead guitar, Dave Loss on guitar and keyboards, and Evan McPhaden on bass. Drummer Rob Houk joined the band in early 2016 as the fourth musician to fill that role over the band's previous 10 years.

Career
<!-- The band's first release was titled "Beastly". It was released in April 2011 as a YouTube video. The track was noted for its bass performance by No Treble, an online magazine for bass players. The band released its first EP, Mit Peck, in December 2011, and a second EP, Vollmilch, in December 2012. In 2013 three band members backed up Darren Criss on his national tour, and Katzman was the musical director of the tour. In 2013 Joe Dart was ranked as No Treble's 5th-favorite bassist. Vulfpeck's first live performance was at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan, followed by a performance in New York City at the Rockwood Music Hall in October 2013. The band released its third EP, My First Car, in August 2013. The EP's first track features a vocal performance by Antwaun Stanley – the band's first track featuring a vocal performance. A review of My First Car called it less energetic compared to the band's first two EPs but "still a fitting addition to a unique catalogue of music".

In March 2014 Vulfpeck released Sleepify, a ten-track silent album on Spotify, in order to raise funds for an admission-free tour. The album generated $20,000 in royalties over a two-month period. Subsequently Spotify removed the album stating it violated their terms of content. The band's royalty generation scheme received international press coverage. In July the band received the royalties and announced that they would follow through and organize a tour.

In August 2014 the band announced the Sleepify Tour and released its fourth EP, Fugue State. The EP's second track "1612" is styled after Wardell Quezergue's works and features Antwaun Stanley on vocals. The admission-free Sleepify Tour was scheduled for September 2014. Tour locations included San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Chicago, Ann Arbor and New York City.

In December 2014 the band released "Christmas in L.A." featuring David T. Walker on guitar and Katzman on vocals. In March 2015 Stratton proposed a more equitable model for Spotify payout distribution in which each artist's payout is solely based on the revenue associated with that artist's listeners, and not the overall revenue.

Vulfpeck released Thrill of the Arts in October 2015. The album features contributions by several artists including David T. Walker, Charles Jones and Blake Mills. Jim Fusilli of Wall Street Journal called the music "gritty, in-your-face, not-prettified funk played with fire" and a homage to old school funk and soul. Zac Lavender of Zumic noted the album's "funky swagger." The album debuted at number 16 on the U.S. R&B Albums chart. In November the band and Goodhertz Inc. released a production plug-in called Vulf Compressor. The band performed on the Stephen Colbert show in November 2015.

In 2016 Vulfpeck performed regularly with Antwaun Stanley and guest artists including several shows with Bernard Purdie. The band's second album The Beautiful Game was released in October 2016. It features contributions by several artists including Cory Wong and Adam Levy. The album debuted at number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

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Discography

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 * Released on Spotify
 * Sleepify (2014)
 * Official Statement (2014)
 * Flow State (2016)

Members
 Jack Stratton grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and started on drums in third grade. He was drawn to The Meters and was influenced by Bernard Purdie on drums. In college he led a band called Groove Spoon. He does most of Vulfpeck's management and production.

Joe Dart grew up in Harbor Springs, Michigan, and started on bass at age 10. Early on he was influenced by Flea and emulated his style, and in high school he played in a Phish-inspired jam band. He names Pino Palladino, Rocco Prestia and Verdine White as his favorite bassists.

Theo Katzman grew up in Long Island, New York. As a teenager he played piano, drums, guitar and started writing songs, and in college he was a member of the band Ella Riot. His solo work is rock and folk based. In 2017 he released his second studio album Heartbreak Hits.

Woody Goss grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and started on piano at age 7. He was influenced by Thelonious Monk and gravitated to jazz, and in high school he was drawn to funk. In college he gigged with several bands. In 2016 he released the album Solo Rhodes.