Bass - Ryan Harrison was born in
1969 in Thailand. Playing in
punk bands at age 14 in Thailand
& Malaysia.In the late 80’s Ryan lived in Tampa, FL where he picked up the
bass & played around, opening acts for acts like the Meat Puppets & The Red Hot
Chili Peppers.Following the Grateful Dead
& Phish took Ryan out of
Florida to North Carolina.Enlightened by
the sounds of Phil and Mike,
Ryan set his sights on forming a new band with a new sound.IN 2000 a band called Groove Diggler came
and went.Then ULD was the focus &
has been ever since.
This is Ryan with his family when he was
younger. Click to Enlarge
Guitar - Zach Aldridge was raised
in Winston-Salem & at the age
of 13 moved to China.The year was 1993
& Zach found that he could not put down his Dad’s 1972 Martin D-28.Zach soon got his own guitar and lessons
would follow.Zach played in several
bands with sounds ranging from ska to classic rock to a blues trio
called Blue
Minds in 1999.With heavy influences
from the Allman Brothers
the rock & roll sounds got louder &
longer.Upper Level Disturbance is now
the place for Zach’s extended licks.
A little Trivia? Zach fooled the world
with this prank. Click To Enlarge
Guitar - Kevin Taylor on rhythm
guitar brings a sense of spacey
electrified rhythms with a twists ranging from mellow folksy sounds to
funk.Growing up with the local bluegrass
influences Kevin has adapted well to the needs of Upper Level
Disturbance.A chance meeting @ Bonnaroo 2002
with Ryan Harrison was the next piece to the ULD puzzle.Ryan & Kevin continued the musical
conversations into the night & now it all revolves around Upper
Level
Disturbance.
Kevin at a Zoo when He was younger. Click to
Enlarge
Drums - David Pughbegan singing at a
very young age to late 70’s
and early 80’s pop music stolen from his older sister’s record
collection.In Jr. High he found his
parents Simon and
Garfunkel and Peter,
Paul, and Mary tapes and began harmonizing to them.He picked up the guitar at age 12 and messed
around with a friend's drum kit during high school.During high school and college he sang in
various chorus
ensembles and then his senior year at East
Carolina University formed what
would be known as Groove
Diggler with Doug
Spears.Met Ryan Harrison in 1999 and
completed the Groove Diggler line
up.Major influences on David
have been The Verve and The Charlatans UK, and of
course the Mighty Fishman.
Upper Level Disturbance has given David the chance to explore his love
for endless jams.
David almost gave up drumming after this near
fatal kick back at ECU. Click to Enlarge
