ABO, Inc. is the sound you hear in your head while standing on a clifftop, overlooking a valley of serene, rolling green. It's the feeling that swells up inside when standing beside a creek of endlessly flowing, crystal clear, clearly clean water. ABO, Inc. is all of this, and more.
What started as three men set on exploring the unexplored territory of doo-wop covers of stadium rock, disco, and carefully-chosen excerpts from Bob Dylan's Christianity-influenced work, soon metamorphosed into a cohesive band that found that barriers and boundaries would never be a part of their corporation's mission statement.
From the early doo-wop beginnings in a Brooklyn kitchen, ABO, Inc. progressed to an acknowledgment, acceptance, and eventual love of mash-ups. Testing their limits both physically and mentally, the band met in Essex County, New Jersey -- at a purported favorite recording space of The Scorpions, a self-admitted heavy influence on ABO, Inc.'s early work -- to explore the mash-up genre. Inside the Jersey studio, ABO, Inc. pushed their creativity to new depths by breaking ground in the as-yet-uncreated genre of folk mash-ups. Always looking back to the strength and endurance of the Eastern Europeans, they moved forward during two separate marathon sessions of recording, resulting in an abundance of new material and re-worked standards that formed the basis of ABO, Inc.'s early catalogue.
From 2006 to 2008, the band mainly rehearsed and resided in Astoria, Queens; Greenpoint, Brooklyn; and Maplewood, NJ. They continue to push into new musical ground, perfecting the folk mash-ups they pioneered, as well as moving forward into areas of standard folk, Euro-techno-pop, and waltzes, but always, however, always keeping an eye on their doo-wop beginnings.
Nate plays rhythm guitar, lead guitar, 3/4-full beer bottle slide, hand claps, background vocals, lead vocals, electronic percussion, mixing, engineering and host. Nate keeps the sidewalks bumping in Brooklyn.
Graham plays rhythm guitar, lead guitar, hand claps, lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard and glutton. He keeps it serene in Queens.
John plays rhythm guitar, lead guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, beat box and host. When not vacationing in spots inspiring hit singles, he knows he's home in Chicago.
The late jug master (1939-2005) plays some of the spookiest tones ever on the previously unreleased "Visiting Day." Recorded by the Jailhouse Jug Band, the tune is currently spotlighted on the Jug Bandolier player.
