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Lavaman: Exclusive Interview on Project Opus

New to the Project Opus community, Scotland’s Lavaman was quickly recognized for their virtuoso guitar work. With Al on lead and long-time co-writer John on bass, Lavaman takes listeners by storm with their new album, “Back to Earth.”

Inspired by their life experiences, “Back to Earth” has been in the works for nearly a year. More than an example of musical craftsmanship, it’s also quite the technical feat. With little more than a handful of guitars, a couple of LINE 6 PODs, Cubase SX, Addictive Drums, and a pair of broken hi-fi speakers, the album remains a sonic marvel.

TeachONE: Exclusive Interview on Project Opus

Wesley (TeachONE) Pepper has one goal – to reach people with his music and improve the communities around him.

As an educator for five years and a devout follower of hip-hop since his early teens, Wesley has married his love for teaching and his passion for music by developing three programs that encouraged learning through hip-hop. Away from school, he is an emcee and a producer who has collaborated with musicians who hail from everywhere – including his own classroom.

uberbelly: Exclusive Interview on Project Opus

Jeff (uberbelly) Sawatzky is a long-time member of the Project Opus community, and veteran to the music industry.

Starting his career in Edmonton, Jeff played with the bands Office and Voice as a bassist, guitarist, and keyboardist before moving on to his own project, Savage Nurses, and another band, Darkroom. After some time, Jeff and his drummer, Sherri Leigh, sought out a new experience. Together, they moved to Vancouver to play as the rhythm section for the then unknown Sarah McLachlan. Jeff wrote and performed on SARAH's debut album “Touch” in 1988. After two years of touring and production of Sarah’s second album, Jeff went on his way to pursue his own music once again.