In Progress by IN FUSE group; Ray Fuse, Eli Wallis, Mike Blanchard, Manny Allbeury, Paul Fowles, James Newhouse

released May 31, 2024

Ray Fuse - vocals
Michael Blanchard - bass
Manny Allbeury - saxophone and flute
Eli Wallis - poem lyrics and bass clarinet
James Newhouse - keyboards piano and rhythms
Paul Fowles - hand percussions

Band members are composers of their instruments music equally but in total harmony with each other.

Ray Fuse interdisciplinary artist (director, singer) combines dynamic vocal arrangements with multiple media.
album cover art by Ray Fuse.

Michael Blanchard- bass, string bass. (aka Foster Grant) HiFi eclectic bass, string bass, proficient plucker and tinkerer.
A stalwart of the 1980's Montreal music scene in bands such as Terminal Sunglasses, Bubblegum Army and Megalo,
Michael moved to Vancouver in 1996 to cause havoc in the local music scene.

Manny Allbeury is a dynamic, soulful saxophone and flute player.
He studied under the renowned English tenor Don Rendell and continued his studies at the Barry School of Music in Wales.
He initially started playing in jazz groups then went on to Rock/Soul bands touring England, Europe, and Canada.
His inspiration comes from the extremes of Coltrane to Bobby Keys.

Eli Wallis is a poet and post-bop bass clarinetist.
You can hear his work on ardentepatience.bandcamp.com

James Newhouse has been playing Keyboards for more than 40 years.
Having a sense of harmony and accompaniment helps him to create unique creative piano melodies and electronic drums in a group.
As well as being an original composer, he plays with all sorts of music including Classic, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Folklore, etc.
From a young age James discovered a natural talent for piano.
Beginning to play at 4 years old. Completing grade 5 Toronto Royal Conservatory. James began playing drums at the age of 10 which inspired a journey into Jazz. At 15 years he began to play pop blues and jazz taught by Gwen Greenway.
James went to Capilano College to take the Commercial Harmony program.
James played many professional gigs and learned live sound and Music Production at the Columbia Academy in Vancouver.
He traveled to Montreal to work with a wide and diverse community of very talented musicians.
The process of interactive symbiotic feeling with various influences to express his unique musical experience, to interact with intuition has become a hallmark of his sound.

PAUL FOWLES aka " PAULYRHYTHMS".
Paul is a Drummer/ Percussionist plays in several genres.
He started playing Drums at the age of 11with the support of his family and hasn't stopped since.
He has performed live  in Toronto, Montreal, Greater Vancouver and all over Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast in everything from Private Events to large Festivals.
Also, his artistry (being a Film/ TV and Voice Actor) lends to a certain creativity in his musical performance.