One hundred years have passed since the Spellplague forever changed the magical and mysterious lands of Faerûn. Mighty empires fell and great cities toppled, leaving only monster-haunted ruins and survivors struggling to rebuild.
The city of Neverwinter, the Jewel of the North, seemed blessed by the gods. While the rest of the Sword Coast was devastated by the event, Neverwinter survived largely intact. But this was only a temporary reprieve from its inevitable doom. Nearly 75 years later, a volcanic eruption rained fire, ash and molten fury upon the city, annihilating everything in its wake.
Today, Neverwinter has restored much of its former glory. Lord Neverember of Waterdeep has taken the city under his protection and put forth a call to all adventurers and heroes of the Savage North to help rebuild Neverwinter in the hopes that one day he can lay claim to her throne and crown. But evil forces conspire in the dark places of the world, seeking to undermine all…
Biography
Robb Benson – Singer songwriter in Seattle Washington, has been in several bands including Dear John Letters, the Glass Notes, Dept of Energy, Nevada Bachelors, and plays drums in The Great Um. Along the way Robb has released 4 solo albums on Roam Records, and is now working on his 5th album “Cursive Falls from the Sky” to be released in the summer of 2013 under the new title Robb Benson & The Shelk.
Nominated three years in a row (2003, 2004, 2005) for the best singer/songwriter “SEATTLE WEEKLY” music awards, his band Dear John Letters reached as high as #34 Nationally on the CMJ Charts.
Over the years Robb has been very lucky to play with some great acts on awesome bills. Some of the bands he has opened for are: Death Cab for Cutie, The Presidents of the USA, Fountains of Wayne, The Posies, You Am I, Pedro the Lion, Clem Snide, Harvey Danger, The Long Winters, David Garza, The Tractenburg family slideshow players, Scott McCoughey, Visqueen, Shadow Shadow Shade, Wayne Horvitz, and way too many others to list.
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D-Pression consists of producers Jay B and Solley.
Jay B has been into Jungle/Drum & Bass since 1994 after hearing mix tapes from the legendary club “Sterns”.
He started collecting vinyl in 1996, bought his first decks in 1997 and has been DJing ever since.
He’s been involved in running his own events in his hometown of Worthing, always striving to play less conventional Drum & Bass, and hopefully this shows in his mixes today. He held a residency at Volks in Brighton and has played across England with DJs like Andy C, Fabio, Friction, SS, Hive and Evol Intent.
Highlights so far for Jay B have included winning the Knowledge Magazine Mixtape competition and playing in the final at One Nation in Brixton Academy, plus he also played in Miami at the WMC.
Solley has more of a musical background playing the guitar from a young age. He got into music production about 10 years ago but has focused on making Drum & Bass since 2006, after being inspired by the early Pendulum work, Klute, John B and the Metalheadz sound.
He didn’t have to wait too long for his first release, which was a collaboration with Mace on Planet Funk – “Light Up The Darkness”.
Solley and Jay B began making tunes together in 2007 and formed D-Pression in 2010. Their monthly Podcast has been going since October 2010 and is still going strong. Their ethos is to play the entire spectrum of Drum & Bass as well as showcasing their own productions.
Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004, originally from Midland, Ontario, located near Georgian Bay. They are currently signed to Warp Records and Paper Bag Records. The members are Luke Lalonde (guitar/vocals), Mitch Derosier (bass), Andy Lloyd (guitar/keyboard) and Steven Hamelin (drums).
John Vanderslice (born in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and recording engineer. He is the owner and founder of Tiny Telephone, a San Francisco Mission District analog recording studio.
In 10 full-length albums, and 5 remix records and EPs, Vanderslice’s songwriting is characterized by deeply personal and political lyrics and the use of experimental analog recording techniques. His declared musical influences are diverse, ranging from Neutral Milk Hotel and Radiohead to Public Enemy and Henry Cowell. He has collaborated with renowned musicians such as The Mountain Goats, St. Vincent, and Spoon.