Hinkley Bio
There is a section of Rochester, New York - in the heart of downtown - which has a reputation for producing authentic
alternative/underground music. In the early 1990's, indie rock band Muler began to stake its claim as part of that scene.Hinkley front man and principal songwriter Will Veeder, part of the original Muler line-up (on bass),
contributed to the band's poppy/bouncy/grungy sound.
In early 2002, and standing on the strong shoulders of Muler, Veeder moved forward to form a new band with Muler drummer Sean Leahy,
they called it Hinkley. Initially Hinkley was not much more than Veeder and Leahy writing and recording songs on borrowed gear.
They collaborated on everything and by the end of 2002 had released the first full-length Hinkley CD, Listening for Breathing.
Two critically acclaimed full-length CD's, one EP and one Live CD followed throughout the 00's.
As a five-member band, Hinkley's musical influences run deep and while the overall sound is grounded in melodic Pop, it also lives comfortably on the outer fringes of Psychedelic, and even at times, Noise.
Compared most often to The Shins and Wilco, Hinkley has forged it's own unique approach to the creation of adventurous, eclectic music.
The current CD, Heaven Is High (Carbon Records, 2010) is a self-produced collection of songs that falls seamlessly
into the Indie/Folk Rock genre.
Reflecting on the well-established Hinkley sound, Veeder says: "Although we are generally associated within an alt-country/alt-rock realm,
another part of what I do musically is kind of experiential and based on more of an "experimental aesthetic". In a live setting our set-list
can transition from subtly sparse to a sort of high-energy loud and noisy. Think indie bands like Yo La Tengo or Beachwood Sparks."
Hinkley is: Will Veeder - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards. Jona Toll - Bass, Guitar, Vocals. Dennis Mariano - Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Vocals. Charles Leport - Drums, Glockenspiel. John DePuy - Guitar, Vocals.
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