Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including Jeff Cloud, Frank Lenz, and Richard Swift.
band's sound was initially identified as an outgrowth of the shoegaze movement of the early 1990s, but the band's music has gradually evolved to the point of little resemblance to that of its early days.
Members:
Jason Martin - guitar, vocal
Trey Many - drums (Velour 100, White Lighter and His Name is Alive)
Steven Dail - bass guitar (Project 86, White Lighter and Crash Rickshaw)
Former members and players:
Andrew Larson - bass guitar (Silver - Gold)
Eric Campuzano - bass guitar (Americana)
Jeff Cloud - bass guitar (The Fashion Focus - Everybody Makes Mistakes - Leave Here A Stranger - Old - I Am the Portuguese Blues)
Dan Reid - drums (Silver)
Ed Giles Benrock - drums (Gold)
Wayne Everett - drums (Gold - Americana - The Fashion Focus - Everybody Makes Mistakes)
Joey Esquibel - drums (Leave Here a Stranger)
Josh Dooley - keyboards (Leave Here a Stranger), guitar (My Island)
Richard Swift - keyboards (Old) (d. 2018)
Frank Lenz - drums (Old - Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice)
Gene Eugene - keys, mixing and production (Gold - Americana - Everybody Makes Mistakes)
From: Riverside, California
Genre(s):
Alternative rock,
Christian alternative rock,
indie pop,
dream pop,
shoegaze,
indie rock,
post-punk revival
Active From: 1993-present