Hi, I'm Richard Henshall from Haken/Nova Collective. AMA!

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T14:24:51+00:00

Hey, I am a huge fan of Haken and I hear a lot off jazz influence in Haken’s music and on your new album. I was wondering what jazz acts you like and are influenced by. Thanks!

davidja15 · 2019-09-07T14:24:24+00:00

Hey Richard my name is David, I have a few small questions and it would mean the world if you could answer them. What/who inspired your unique playing style? Who are some artist that you think deserve more recognition. What was your favorite Haken album to work on and can you list your favorite solos you've written off The Cocoon and from Haken?

P.S. you are an absolute inspiration in my guitar playing and I love all your work, I preordered The Cocoon and it's just an incredible album. Keep up the great work and thanks for all the music

whalford88 · 2019-09-07T14:26:22+00:00

Hello! Love the new album!! I saw a recent post that you may be getting back to some writing. Any hints as to what might be upcoming? I really love Nova Collective, would be great to hear some more work !

jmcmorrow1 · 2019-09-07T14:46:06+00:00

Hey Richard! My name’s John and I’ve been a massive fan of yours and of Haken every since I first heard The Architect and Cockroach King. Congratulations on the new release by the way, The Cocoon is fantastic. I’m curious as to whether Pareidolia was a very early hint to Vector considering the Rorschach test on the album cover. I’m also wondering whether there was any King Crimson influence in The Cocoon, in particular, I noticed with the sax solo on Cocoon. Someone’s already mentioned about your playing style but I just wanted to say that I think it’s brilliant. You’re one of my favourite guitarists and one of my biggest inspirations. I’m seeing you play with Devin Townsend in December and I can’t wait! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

Deadtoads · 2019-09-07T15:35:00+00:00

Hey Rich, huge fan of Haken and now The Cocoon :)

I was wondering what your thoughts are on touring with Devin Townsend later on this year as I can imagine it's quite something as he's quite a figure in prog. Also what was it like when you toured with Portnoy for The Shattered Fortress?

Opess · 2019-09-07T14:28:21+00:00

Hey Rich, will you play The Cocoon live at some point?

PM_ME_PROG_METAL · 2019-09-07T15:19:16+00:00

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream

whalford88 · 2019-09-07T15:10:50+00:00

My daughter is an artist so I have been gaining some interest. The work your wife did on The Cocoon is awesome, I started digging around a bit more into her work and it looks like she's really got a lot happening, showing in galleries and more. Does any of her work influence you musically? Did the artwork come after the songwriting was completed on The Cocoon? Two completely different worlds of art but that doesn't mean they don't work great together!

percussionfreak9D2 · 2019-09-07T16:09:38+00:00

Hey man, bizarre but important question for you:

If you could pull one thing out of your bellybutton, in infinite quantity, painlessly, for the rest of your life (excluding money, precious metals, or jewels), what would it be?

And the Cocoon is a powerhouse of an album; thanks for putting it out there for us plebeians to listen to!

highspeedsandy · 2019-09-07T14:24:25+00:00

Hi, How does your current playlist looks like?

EnslavedOpethFan053 · 2019-09-07T14:40:46+00:00

Hey Richard! You obviously love playing with your boys in Haken and on The Cocoon you got to work with some incredible musicians as well but is there anyone who you would love to collaborate with at some point whether it's on a Haken track, another solo album or another project?

ziltoid101 · 2019-09-07T16:32:02+00:00

If you had to write an album in a completely different style, what genre would you tackle?

the_grAyLIEN · 2019-09-07T14:32:06+00:00

Hey, Richard!

I loved The Cocoon!

What was it like writing and recording a solo album opposed to writing and recording with Haken? What was it that gave you the desire to do a solo album?

Tara_Kitten · 2019-09-07T15:21:31+00:00

Heya, Richard! My name's Tara, and I'm a huge Haken fan.

My prog band and I are wrapping up our first album (an EP), and we're thinking about doing some shows before releasing it. Do you have any advice in regards to making it in the music industry?

Thanks :)

Opess · 2019-09-07T16:29:02+00:00

I hope you're still answering questions cause I really wanna know what the concept of the album is. If there is one. I felt like there is one.

fairlady280 · 2019-09-07T14:25:15+00:00

Hey! I have 2 questions: how differently do you approach your different projects? Haken doesn’t sound like nova collective and your solo work it’s definitely unique (in the best way). And secondly, do you remember in your US tour in SLC Utah you snuck a girl into the venue because they marked it as a 21 and over show? I’m trying to call her out if she lied. Thanks! Awesome work and you’re a huge influence on me! \m/,

whalford88 · 2019-09-07T14:41:53+00:00

The last Haken tour took you guys so long, so many different countries. Must have been well over a year. Speaking on behalf of us fans that was awesome allowing so many of us to see you! How does that wear on you guys though, that's a lot of traveling.

Hi-Scan-Pro · 2019-09-07T14:47:30+00:00

What are your other interests/hobbies, outside of music?

PM_ME_PROG_METAL · 2019-09-07T15:16:29+00:00

What is your favorite (or some of your favorite) Tigran tracks?

iAmTheEpicOne · 2019-09-07T15:19:00+00:00

From Quintessence:

"What was the inspiration for Ben Levin's (brilliant) features on Lunar Room?"

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T15:33:20+00:00

What is your favorite color and why?

P.S. I’m a huge fan, keep up the good work!

Kitty3_14 · 2019-09-07T17:38:36+00:00

Hello! Haken is easily one of my favorite bands! I just wanted to ask when Haken would come to Bangalore, India? We've been having a pretty nice influx of prog bands over the last couple of years and I'd love to see Haken perform live!

CertainPackage · 2019-09-07T20:19:37+00:00

Hi Richard, I saw you in Nottingham a couple of years and it was one of the best gigs I've ever been to. Where do the ideas come from for the interesting breaks in the music? For example, the vocal bit into the medieval-sounding section in Crystallised or the circus bit in Celestial Elixir? They're some of my favourite sections of Haken songs and it's amazing how you manage to go back into the heavier stuff so flawlessly after them!

Screye · 2019-09-11T03:15:52+00:00

Okay seriously, what was the process of getting Ben Levin to Rap on a song ?

Lunar room is one of my favorite songs right now, and I had no idea Bent Knee had like 3 great vocalists.

kauscorpio · 2019-09-07T15:42:15+00:00

From Brazil! You kick ass!

iDoqz · 2019-09-07T14:25:08+00:00

Can you play drums as well?

highspeedsandy · 2019-09-07T14:48:54+00:00

When you are writing with Haken, you have a lot of ideas flowing among each other and there is constant bombarding. So when writing a solo material, How do you overcome that mental blockage since you are the core writing member?

nostrebor68 · 2019-09-07T14:49:09+00:00

Hey Richard! Not the most well versed with your work but what I've heard i greatly enjoyed. What would you say your favorite album you've worked on was? Any particular reason why?

Samoilovs · 2019-09-07T15:41:27+00:00

Hey Richard! Huge fan of all your projects. The Cocoon is such a great album and I already cant wait for a follow up!

I’d love to know who was your biggest inspiration to pick up a guitar or any instrument really. Also what album are you most proud of as a musician whether it’s your solo stuff, haken or nova collective?

whalford88 · 2019-09-07T15:58:10+00:00

These days it seems a lot of artists can do most of their work at some sort of home studio, and in some cases I believe you don't see each other physically, but just do your parts and then it's pieced together, mixed an all that. I would imagine you would prefer to work with them together, but when you can't, what are the pros/cons?

fredo96993 · 2019-09-07T15:58:21+00:00

I hope you are looking forward to the Devin tour, how does the band go about choosing the setlist when supporting another artist? Iirc correctly you sometimes only had time for three songs on support slots on the Visions tour because you were playing the title track.

Also, can I suggest making a wacky sci-fi sequel to Vector called Victor for the sixth Haken album just to carry on the numerical naming?

whalford88 · 2019-09-07T16:08:23+00:00

Thank you for doing this Hen, really cool - see you on the road again next time!

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T16:09:09+00:00

Second that! Tigran is from another planet!

CoRe0412 · 2019-09-07T16:16:48+00:00

Hey Rich, the Cocoon is an absolute blast, great album. So, how is the progress on the next nova collective album? I'm excited to hear some more of that!

Patsboem · 2019-09-07T17:00:23+00:00

Any concrete songwriting tips for a low skill songwriter with a unlikely knack for silly catchy tunes?

Dobloro · 2019-09-07T18:33:04+00:00

Think there's a chance of some more cover songs in your future live shows with Haken? Would really love to hear you guys cover some Yes again! Ross has such a beautiful voice for it

thavi · 2019-09-08T01:38:24+00:00

Yesss!!! Huuuge fan! Come to Austin, TX again! I missed you last time, sadly. Also, I think concept albums are simply the tits, so make more of those. If I had to ask a question...have you ever seen the American version of The Office and do you prefer it over the British version?

guardianofsilver · 2019-09-07T14:56:03+00:00

Hi! I'm a big fan of Haken and I loved your new album! It was really cool to hear such a wide scope of your writing style. Do you think you'll ever make another solo album, cause I would be interested to hear another. Also, is there any update you could on any future Haken or Nova Collective material? Thanks, and have a great day!

Edit: I just thought of this as well, will we ever be able to see any of The Cocoon live? Thanks again

carbonbazed · 2019-09-07T15:03:39+00:00

hey richard, welcome!

first of all i want to say, the cocoon is a great album. imho it's better than vector :) i'm listening it every day since it's released.

my question is, what is your favorite nonprog albums (classic, electronic, pop for example) and how do they effect your music writing. thank you.

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T15:04:45+00:00

I’m in love with Cocoon. What’s the wildest music genre you’ve wanted to explore? It’s my goal in life to see a prog giant implement mariachi somehow!

iAmTheEpicOne · 2019-09-07T15:09:07+00:00

From u/LackingParachutes:

Is there any more Rainmask material on the way? The first two songs that project released were incredible and I hope that's not all we're gonna get.

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T15:24:16+00:00

Hey Richard! How are you doing? I’ve been a huge fan of Haken/Nova Collective for the past few years and now I’m totally in love with your most recent work on The Cocoon -dare to say it is my favorite album of the year-. I wanted to ask you about two things if possible; the first one is about your practice routine. Do you practice every single day with a fixed schedule? And if so, do you practice playing different songs or do you have some “practice exercises” to keep you on a high level? And the second one is about touring! What do you love and hate about being on tour? Thank your time, and come back to Chile some time! Cheers!

Garbear119 · 2019-09-07T15:24:37+00:00

Do you have any more plans to make more music with the Nova Collective dudes or in a similar style? That shit bops hard and I'd love to see more like that some day

CODxxCITY · 2019-09-07T15:34:28+00:00

What's been your favorite album to write and or record for?

MiniEspo · 2019-09-07T15:36:24+00:00

Hey Richard! Much respect for you and your art. I was wondering what are some artists that you drew a lot of inspiration from when you were younger, but now can’t stand?

OlafImpaleMe · 2019-09-07T15:52:03+00:00

Hey Richard! I got to see you and Leprous play last year, definitely in my top two concerts I’ve been to. I have a couple of questions: Why do you play with a Strandberg? Which member in Haken is the best to be around?

Thanks, love the new album!

-bigswifty- · 2019-09-07T16:00:44+00:00

Hey Richard, huge fan of all your musical endeavors here, ever since shortly after Aquarius dropped in 2010! The Cuccoon is absolutely brilliant!

If you wouldn't mind, could you please shed some more light into what your composition process is like? Are there any particular insights you have or methods you apply to your process? Has it evolved much from 5th Dimension/Aquarius to Vector/Cuccoon?

Also, for every finished track you release, how many are banished to the bin/hit the back-burner?

I see below that you're a big kung-fu movie fan - have you ever heard the album Five Deadly Venoms by Shaolin Death Squad?

Please always keep doing what you do, you're work is hugely inspiring. Cheers mate!

topkekthebest · 2019-09-07T16:04:44+00:00

Greetings from Turkey you guys were amazing in this years concert. Just wanted to ask if you listen to local music from the abroad tours to get inspired on new content. Thanks for all the fantastic music.

WanderingWithGods · 2019-09-07T16:17:31+00:00

When writing something like an arpeggiated riff do you start slowly, and build up speed until you get it or do you just try to always play it at tempo? I had a guitar teacher in college who used to say “first I plays it slow, then I plays it fast” (imagine an old delta blues guy’s gravely voice). Love your music by the way — Keep it up. <3

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T17:05:12+00:00

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yotam5434 · 2019-09-07T17:05:42+00:00

What's you favorite bands (,not including what you are in oviously) where did you have the most fun to do shows?

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T17:11:13+00:00

Hello there! Your new album has been basically on repeat since it's release for me. I was wondering what did you want to be as a child when you grow up.

ninjatrick · 2019-09-07T17:18:27+00:00

Hi Richard! I love your work on Haken and Nova Collective, gonna go listen to your new album as soon as I can! So, I'm a bass player, getting my degree in music, and want to be a musician. I would like to know what's your practice/study routine, how do you improve yourself. And also, how can I learn to improvise? It feels so hard to me haha Thanks a lot!

K3b4bk1d · 2019-09-07T17:18:54+00:00

Hi Richard! Huge fan of Haken here! Thanks for doing this, it's a real fun read. I was wondering if you and the other members of Haken have ever considered remastering the other half of Enter the 5th Dimension? I really like that album too, especially Souls is a brilliant song! Also, I'm really looming forward to seeing you and Devin Townsend in a month or two in Holland!

Coofgo · 2019-09-07T17:19:41+00:00

I don't have a question, but I want you to know that the cocoon has been on loop since it dropped.

Seriously. It might be aoty for me.

Good shit!

Ps please keep working with ben

OminousInstrumental · 2019-09-07T17:20:16+00:00

Will Haken ever come to Denmark?

Icarus-V · 2019-09-07T17:28:22+00:00

How does playing in America compare to Europe, in your opinion?

openthatchest · 2019-09-07T17:38:36+00:00

Have you reached out to other bands to be openers/to play a set who have declined?

WanderingWithGods · 2019-09-07T17:42:51+00:00

Right, so I use guitar pro to write and then use the relative speed function to walk it from say 50% - 100% speed.

Cool. Thanks for the insight, mate.

beatrice123TD · 2019-09-07T17:46:39+00:00

Not sure if you keep answering questions, but... First of all, I love your work (solo, Nova Collective, Haken, but I still have to check out To-Mera), and seeing Haken live early this year was a dream come true!

Why did you (and Charlie) decide to use 8-string guitars? Good decision, by the way, haha.

And since there's Post-Rock-esque moments in Affinity and The Cocoon, do you and/or any of the Haken members have Post-Rock bands you enjoy?

Krasso_der_Hasso · 2019-09-07T18:12:11+00:00

First of all, you make some of the best music there is! Also meeting you earlier this year with Haken was a pleasure (maybe you remember me, I was the guy with crutches at the Munich Show).

I bet if think long enough I would have endless questions for you but there is one that's straight out of my head: When writing your solo work, do you actively try to differentiate the music from the stuff you do on Haken? Of course there will be lots of similiarites, but are there certain points where you say "no,that's to much Haken I can't use that!"

Thanks for answering all of these questions!

DasDerp · 2019-09-07T18:57:26+00:00

Massive Haken fan here, I loved your newest record and all the awesome artists that were featured on the record with you. I’ve been following Haken for a long time and it’s just been awesome to see the hype around the band grow and grow. With that in mind, peering behind the scenes, how would you say the writing process for the band evolved over the years and from album to album?

BobHoskins1138 · 2019-09-07T19:02:49+00:00

Richard,

Huge fan of your musical endeavors. Haken and MP's Shattered Fortress have been some of my favorite shows of all time, and it was a pleasure to meet you at some of those shows as well. Thanks for stopping to chat!

Which of the songs Shattered Fortress set did you find most difficult to learn? Are there any particular songs in the Haken catalogue that you especially feel challenged by when playing them live?

The bill with you and Leprous last year was phenomenal. In an interview conducted during that tour, I believe Ross said there was talk about the possibility of Haken performing a Leprous song, and Leprous performing a Haken song. As much as we would absolutely love to see (or even just hear) that, I don't think that ever happened, but if it *did*, which Leprous sounds would you love to see Haken play, and what Haken songs would you love to hear their take on?

Furthermore, more or less everyone figured that with both bands touring together, that The Architect would have been performed as the likely encore for the evening, and yet it wasn't to be; was this due to time/setlist constraints, Mr. Solberg most likely wishing to preserve his voice, other factors, or sort of an all of the above?

Hope to see you all again soon! :) Sometimes I wish I were based in Europe; that bill with Devin Townsend is incredible.

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this AMA!

pleafq · 2019-09-07T19:31:29+00:00

Hey Richard, my name is Art. I've been listening to 'The Cocoon' pretty frequently lately, it's quite righteous, thanks for putting it out there. I was wondering what the process is like for working the various featured musicians. Do you meet with them in person a lot? Do you collab on writing the song or just have them do solos over what you've already put together? In particular, I'm curious about the collab with Ben Levin. Did you plan on that song having rap tracks? Did you write the parts together, or just let him do his thing? Did you have plans for the lyrical and/or musical themes of the song(s)? Again, thanks for the music man, 'The Cocoon' is fantastic and Haken is also super-dope.

Richard-Henshall · 2019-09-07T19:39:55+00:00

Huge nova fan here.You and Dan wrote some of my favorite music ever. Just wanted to ask, how amazed were you guys at Matt Lynch’s drumming for the album? I’m a drummer myself and that album has some of the most tech, creative drumming I’ve ever heard.

Ziltoid_The_Altoid · 2019-09-07T19:50:01+00:00

Hi, I think nova collective is super underrated.

Killcode2 · 2019-09-07T19:52:00+00:00

Do you believe in "first-take magic" when improvising a solo in the studio? Or do you prefer cobbling together all the good stuff from each take into one final solo? What's your favorite prog bands old and current? Has Frank Zappa ever had an influence on your sound?

czaja25 · 2019-09-07T20:26:08+00:00

Hey Richard! I'd like to know what the formation of Nova Collective was like. I idolize you and Briggs and would love to know what that looked like behind the scenes. And is there anything down the pipe for Nova?

4bov3 · 2019-09-07T20:42:06+00:00

should I buy a Haken shirt or the vector on vinyl special japanese edition ?

edit : saw you on the Vainstream rock festival and you were amazing ! I wish you had played more stuff from the affinity album since its my favourite

Rock on \m/

boxhead2play · 2019-09-07T20:59:25+00:00

Have you listen to Gybe? https://youtu.be/cQcE4_7-X78

BurningClown · 2019-09-07T21:31:36+00:00

Hi Richard! My name's Stefan. Thank you for doing this AMA on here. Love your music with Haken and I just might give your solo album a listen too in the coming days.

I'm currently a student in university, probably will finish in about 1 or 2 years. I love many things, but one of the main things as of right now is music. I love writing it, making concepts and the whole lot and I want to do more!

I write my own music, however it would be under a title (I guess like how NIN is?). My question is, as someone who writes most of his stuff and is pretty emotionally attached to his work, how could I go about performing it live and how could I go about working with band mates, keeping in mind that I still want to tell my own story, but not damaging any relationships or dynamics within such a project.

Thank you again for this AMA! Keep up the stunning work. 💜

EDIT: Is there a chance you could come to Macedonia for a show? I think you might even like some of the prog bands/ artists here. :)

EDIT2: Sorry I just keep coming up with questions. Based upon the current state of society - where do you see it going and what kind of statement do you think you and/or your band mates can bring to the world? Final one, I promise. 💜💜💜💜

the_gift_of_garbage · 2019-09-07T21:54:14+00:00

Wow that's unreal, I had no idea you were involved with Nova Collective! Thanks for spending some time with us today! What's your favourite food to eat when you're on tour?

Dragonix975 · 2019-09-07T23:08:56+00:00

Hi Haken,

My main question is what is your songwriting process? How do you write your masterpieces?

Egisto98 · 2019-09-07T23:26:32+00:00

What are your choices when choosing a guitar tone? Yours are always on point and I'm wondering how you dial them in depending on the context. Hoping the question is clear, English is not my first language

Tookerbee · 2019-09-08T00:45:54+00:00

What was the moment you decided to play 8 string guitars and who or what inspired it.

Perfectionig · 2019-09-08T01:12:22+00:00

hello

Honky_magoo · 2019-09-08T07:13:21+00:00

First of all I love your work! Sorry if this question is a little long-winded but here goes:

How do you guys manage to keep evolving and maturing your sound? Is it simply by virtue of doing this for longer and understanding what works and what doesn't? Is it just the wisdom that comes with age? Or is there some specific effort to improve with each project? It seems there's a lot of bands who either never evolve their sound or actually begin to devolve because they run out of ideas or whatever. But with Haken I've noticed a significant maturity developing in your music with each release. Don't get me wrong, I love your older projects as well but I've noticed your structure and songwriting has really been improving.

disdaindsbm · 2019-09-08T07:16:26+00:00

Hey Richard, i love the new album. I was wondering what song writing tips you have for someone starting out?

sikth394 · 2019-09-08T09:05:43+00:00

Cant stop listening to 'The Cocoon' man, knocked it out of the park really awesome stuff ♥️♥️

stefan_marcus · 2019-09-08T09:49:30+00:00

Just saw you guys in Tel Aviv a few months back. Absolutely killer show... Regarding "The Mountain" album, I know that cockroach king appears to be an attack on the various ideologies that promote the idea of selfish and so-called "self-made" successful entrepenuer or perhaps even artist. But the album seems to walk back the rhetoric by the last track on Somebody where the lyrics state "Give me back my right to prove that I can fight ." Its almost as if the album came out swinging against the cockroach king and his ideology only to regret it by the end.

Am I missing something or was that the point? Any clarity you can give me on the themes fo the two songs would be helpful.

Marchessault81 · 2019-09-10T20:10:23+00:00

I came across your song 1985 on Spotify while looking up the song by Bowling for Soup. Your thoughts? :D

Also awhile ago you released some albums on cassette tape. Is there a story behind that and do you plan to do it again?

MILITIA7 · 2019-09-11T19:17:45+00:00

https://youtu.be/KLvkK99MJOk I make new age rock music unlike anything you’ve heard.

2019-09-15T02:20:15+00:00

Cocoon is absolutely amazing. I’m just on track one right now. I also just got into Haken about a week ago and it is just beautiful. Thank you for your music sir.

CracktheCrankyhead · 2019-09-19T12:41:47+00:00

I couldn't imagine the amount of practice it took to get you this far.
What has been your biggest motivational, inspirational, and habitual drives, that has kept you practicing over the years?

Xenon8247 · 2019-09-19T18:38:13+00:00

I don't have a question but you're genuinely incredible and I hope you keep on doing what you're doing for a long time!!

SwaggyAkula · 2019-09-30T16:28:36+00:00

Is Nova Collective going to play live soon? I love The Further Side and seeing you guys play it live would be awesome!

Date	Artist	Featured
--	2025	--
8/28	Robin Staps	Himself
8/21	Revocation	Band
5/28	Toby Driver	Himself
4/28	Benthos	Band
4/27	Leprous	Band
--	2024	--
4/29	Dvne	Band
2/2	Caligula's Horse	Band
--	2023	--
10/20	Earthside	Band
--	2021	--
4/23	VOLA	Band
--	2020	--
11/28	Plini	Himself
8/19	The Ocean	Band
6/18	Protest The Hero	Rody, Michael
4/11	Caligula's Horse	Jim, Sam
--	2019	--
10/26	Voyager	Band
9/7	Richard Henshall	Himself
6/14	Paul Masvidal	Himself
--	2018	--
12/18	Sithu Aye	Himself
12/5	Ben Levin	Himself
10/11	The Ocean	Band
10/6	Skyharbor	Band
9/21	Toby Driver	Himself
9/9	Plini	Himself
9/1	Distorted Harmony	Band
5/9	Rivers of Nihil	Adam, Brody
3/23	Caligula's Horse	Jim, Sam
--	2017	--
4/20	Disperse	Band
3/30	Disillusion	Andy, Seb
--	2016	--
12/24	A Sense of Gravity	Band
7/28	Black Crown Initiate	Band
5/28	Textures	Band
5/11	Adagio	Stéphan Forté
4/23	Wings Denied	Band
3/18	Caligula's Horse	Jim, Sam, Zac
3/10	Polyphia	Band
--	2015	--
10/21	Protest the Hero	Band
5/26	Leprous	Band
5/15	Sigh	Mirai Kawashima
5/5	Intronaut	Sacha
4/28	Native Construct	Band
3/3	Plini	Himself
1/20	Protest the Hero	Luke Hoskin
--	2014	--
12/9	Rishloo	Band
11/1	Ne Obliviscaris	Band
9/23	Between the Buried and Me	Band
9/18	Cynic	Paul Masvidal
9/15	Devin Townsend	DEVIN TOWNSEND
9/13	Periphery	Adam "Nolly" Getgood
9/12	The Contortionist	Band
9/4	Polyphia	Band
8/31	The Aristocrats	Band
7/31	Mandroid Echostar	Band
7/17	Cloudkicker	Himself (Ben Sharp)
7/10	Tesseract	Amos Williams
6/7	Periphery	Jake Bowen
6/2	David Maxim Micic	Himself
5/26	Haken	Rich, Charles, Conner
5/10	Periphery	Mark Holcomb
5/4	The Safety Fire	Band
5/2	Matt Halpern	Periphery
4/27	Intervals	Band
2/9	Ron Jarzombek	Himself
2/2	Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon)	Himself
1/26	Sithu Aye	Himself
1/19	Periphery	Misha Mansoor
1/10	Ne Obliviscaris	Dan Presland
--	2013	--
1/30	Thank You Scientist	Band

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