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Zmick is a jam band from Urbana, Illinois noted for their musical improvisation, and extended jam sessions. Formed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006, when Kris Ahrens and guitarist Dan McLean decided to leave Chicago and move to Urbana, Illinois, to play music with long time friend and self taught bassist/composer Dan Wonsover, and jazz pianist Jack Scheff. The four musicians, who are huge fans of both elaborately composed progressive rock and jazz music, and broad appealing "catchy vocal music", have been fusing the two different styles together with strong groove orientated rhythms since they started Zmick.

2006-2007
Zmick started out playing small venues across the Champaign-Urbana area in late 2006 with their original line-up. The band developed a cult following as 2007 continued on, culminating in a packed sold-out Cinco De Mayo party/concert at the Red Herring Cafe in Urbana. The early successes of the band can be attributed to their unique songwriting style and putting their own spin on covers of many recognizable songs from rock music's past. During the summer of 2007, McLean and Sheff decided to move back to Chicago, leaving Zmick short a guitarist and keyboardist. Not discouraged, Wonsover and Ahrens found new members in Brad Miller and Mike Donato.

Over the summer, the talent buyers at Canopy Club began to realize Zmick's potential. The band was booked for a free show every Monday night during the fall 2007 semester, as part of Canopy's new Monday Night Rage event, showcasing the best jam bands in the central Illinois area. The members of Zmick used their time every Monday night as a way to bring the music community together in a celebration of life and community. The transition between lineups was a smooth one, aided by the band's decision to keep playing songs written by the band's previous lineup. The songs "Interrogation", "Options", and "Cob" remain crowd favorites to this day. The band was a part of the 2007 Summer Camp Music Festival lineup in Chillicothe, Illinois. They also made an appearance at the 2007 Strip Mines Music Festival near Carbondale, Illinois.

2008-Present
After taking a brief hiatus after the fall 2007 semester, the members of Zmick were invited back to their spot with Monday Night Rage. The band continued to play every week, as well as introducing bands from around the area to open for the concerts. Due to the increasing notoriety of the band, they were booked for a show in the Canopy Club's main hall, usually reserved for nationally-touring bands, on Friday, January 25th, 2008. The band decided to call the show the OurEvolution dance/costume party, a "revolution" for the local music scene. The show was a large success for the band, leading to increased attendance at the weekly Monday night concerts. The follow up concert to the OurEvolution show, was a pre-Spring break party in Canopy Club's main hall, entitled Chambana Supernova. This show featured Zmick dressed up in spacey costumes, playing two space-themed sets. The sets included covers of Richard Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra", David Bowie's "Space Oddity", and Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage/Eclipse".

Notably, on Memorial Day Weekend the band made their second appearance at Summer Camp Music Festival. This performance was highlighted by their newer compositions, "Crad Rock", and "Gotta Move". Upon leaving the stage, many fans were surprised to find that their bag had been pinned by clothespins, made by the Zmick street team. In 2008, the band has played shows in Chicago, Illinois at venues such as Kinetic Playground and Reggie's Rock Joint. Zmick has been making a lot of trips to college towns across Illinois at venues such as Hangar 9, in Carbondale, and The Uptowner in Charleston. This has started to develop a more expanded fan base.

Highlights
Zmick has opened up for Israeli hip-hop group Hadag Nahash, rock group Blind Melon, and, most recently, electronic jam band Lotus. Zmick has also played at The Summercamp Music Festival in 2007 and 2008, the Strip Mines Music Festival in 2007 and 2008, The Universal Rhythm Assembly Festival in 2008 and the Wuhnurth Festival in 2008.

Philosophy
There are a countless amount of atoms floating around in the universe, most of which are fading away into nothingness or laying waste to the laws of entropy. But here on planet earth, atoms have decided to defy the laws of the universe and form together to make cells, tissue, organs, bones, muscles and brains. How you might ask? No one is really certain, and while their are a multitude of religious explanations, scientific theories and mystical interpretations for the creation of our wonderful world and the conscious mind, the members of Zmick feel it's more important to celebrate what IS and not worry about how it got here.

We're talking about the conscious mind here my friends!! What a beautiful thing!! This stuff doesn't happen every day on any other planet (at least that we're aware of). As far as we know it, this stuff that we call life, is only going down on this planet right here, and right now (and boy, what a party it is)!! The beautiful ability to process the world through our eyes, ears, mouths, noses, hands, heads, shoulders, knees and toes, using language to share our lives with each other via sound waves, and creating crazy experiences along the way; experiences that only happen once in the existence of the entire universe!! That's right my friend, you are only happening once. A completely unique individual, made up of all the same stuff everyone else is, but doing it in your own way, the way you want to do it, here and now. If that ain't something to celebrate, we couldn't tell you what is.

Now there are many ways to be reminded of how beautiful this life is. One way of putting appreciation in the forefront of our minds is by going off on a rant like the above. Another way, is through music, the most universal language on our planet. What better way is there to shed off all the subjective stresses of life, tap into our inner happy spots, and really celebrate the beauty of existence, than by listening to funky noises in moments in time that make us want to dance, sing, laugh and party!!

So that's where Zmick comes in, and that's why we do what we do. We make diverse colorful music for all walks of life, with the intention of celebrating this sweet existence we've been blessed with. We are the conduits that bring music to people that are ready to have fun, celebrate and appreciate new, interesting, funky sounds traveling through space in moments in time. Some people call Zmick shows a gathering of the vibes, some call them a spiritual release from the drama of everyday stress, some people call them a straight up funky dance party. We like to think of them as a place where people can get together, celebrate life with other music appreciators, and have a dirty good time.

Original Songs
-"Crad Rock" -"Move Out" -"Daffodil" -"Cob" -"Interrogation" -"Apartment 54" -"Sexy Crazy" -"Tribute to the Grove" -"Loose Key" -"Options" -"Beginning of Time (Amnesia)" -"Halfway" -"All I Need" -"Man Behind the Curtain" -"Sugar" -"The Drifter" -"Barbed City" -"The Dock" -"Zombie Horde" -"Bring It Back"