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<td width="592" height="1453" colspan="2" align="left" xpos="64" content valign="top" csheight="1453"><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="5"><b>Enon is comprised of Toko Yasuda, Matt Schulz, John Schmersal. Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon are both former members respectively. Despite the other things you may be informed of about the band members, the general history and otherwise, this is the simplified explanation of how the Enon ball got rolling...... </b><b><br>
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</b><b>Some time in 1996 Rick Lee met John Schmersal on tour when they were in their perspective bands Brainiac and Skeleton Key. "When I saw John play in Brainiac, I knew I wanted to start a band with him. While this being an unspoken sentiment, one night John stayed with Skeleton Key in their hotel and took notice for Rick's penchant for suitcase enclosed battery powered trickery. "I remember as I was settling in to go to sleep a tireless Rick Lee was just settling in to an early prototype for one of the suitcases he operates. Something he used in between Skeleton Key songs as filler. Seeing Rick turn this hotel room desk into his portable musical distraction was one of the most inspired things I had seen in a great while, as he quietly sat with headphones making up new tracks....." </b><b><br>
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</b><b>Steve Calhoon began playing with John shortly after John moved to NY in the summer of 1997. Mostly playing for fun and on a couple home recordings of which one is featured on the John Stuart Mill release. Calhoon played on the first Enon tour which was pre-"Believo!" as well as a short tour the band did with Man or Astroman on the East Coast later. He also played subsequent NYC and other east coast area shows. </b><b><br>
</b><b>After the sudden end of Brainiac, and John had moved to New York Rick and John eventually hooked up and began playing music together. Steve Calhoon and John also began playing music together. The three of them however were not playing together, just seperately with John. </b><b><br>
</b><b>At first it was very spontaneous and aimless. It was nice not to really concentrate on what the music was or what it could be...instead we were just making it with no aim in particular. </b><b><br>
</b><b>The music which has now materialized in its different phases of the band is more focused and song oriented than those original jam sessions, but the spontaneity and desire not to commit to a specific sound, is still very much at the root of what the band is about. </b><b><br>
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</b><b>Although Matt Schulz was the last person to join Enon, he has actually known John the longest as Matt is cousin's of former Brainiac drummer Tyler Trent and is also an Ohio native. The two met at ages 12 and 14. But did not really play music together until the Brainiac era and mainly for fun or for home recording projects. (Some of which are on the John Stuart Mill release) They did play together in a short term band with other Dayton chums called "The Heart Attack". This was from January to March of 1996. They played two shows and sort of just dissolved due to each members perspective band commitments. (Brainiac, a 10:00 Scholar, Lazy, and Honeyburn) </b><b><br>
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</b><b>Toko Yasuda joined Enon some time after Believo! was completed and right after leaving her former band the Lapse. For a few months the band was comprised as a four piece with Steve Calhoon still on drums. The track "Listen While You Talk" actually features all five past and present enon members, both Steve and Matt on drums. The real upfront drum track played by Steve for the recording and a ghost like track of Matt playing which bled over from John's vocal track which was taken from a live performance of the song while the band was on tour. This is Toko's debut playing bass in the group on record. The multiball magazine split 7" song "Tilt You Up" is her debut on vocals in the band. The Subpop 7" of the month song "The Nightmare of Atomic Men" is her song writing debut in the group.</b></font></td>
</b><b>After releasing a chain of singles, the band , blurry-eyed and exhausted from relentless touring, began to increasingly rely on the Shakespheare 3000, a state-of-the-art-supercomputer originally programmed collectively by all 4 members of Enon . This incredible intelligence device slowly but surely became an increasing source of reliability in the band's songwriting process and eventually it was decided that Rick Lee was to be replaced by none other than the Shakespheare 3000.</b></font></td>
</b><b>With their new cutting edge secret weapon composing and oftentimes performing new songs in their entirety, the band now had more time and energy than ever before to concentrate on their personal lives, recreation and relaxation, something they hadn't been able to do for several years. The year 2002 saw the release of "High Society", and the album was extremely well-received. Of course, Enon had their artificial intelligence friend to thank for all the fresh out-of-the-blue success</b></font></td>
</b><b>The following year, 2003 saw the release of "Hocus Pocus", the first release to be completely written, composed and performed by the Shakespheare 3000.</b></font></td>
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