Minor Dischord is made up of 5 musicians:
Brandon Michael on bass guitar , songwriter
John Michael on drums , keeping us hotwired
Bob James on guitars,violin,keyboards
Rudy Escajeda on saxophone , vocals and percussion
Tim Helbling on vocals and 6/12 string guitars
A 5 pc unit together since 2002 , Tim , John , Brandon , Bob and Tom Moffitt played our 1st show Dec 2004 @ the Sutter St Cafe , formerly a Stockton blues club.
2005 brought many shows , and also sorrow , losing a large amount of gear to a robbery and ultimately parted ways with the talented Moffitt (lead/slide/steel guitar , vocals).
2006 , with the addition of Rudy Escajeda on saxophone , finally finishing their debut album in the grammy award producing Prarie Sun Studios in Cotati , CA.
The album earned them a STAMMY (Stockton grammy award) in '06.
Our album was also nominated for a MAMA award in '07 & '08 (Modesto Area Musicians Association) , got radioplay and interviews on the valleys #1 pop station B93.1 (Modesto).
Minor Dischord performed live between 2004-2009.
Occasionally perform intimate shows for friends and fans since 2009.
Jambands, blues, funk, soul, r&b , metal , alt-country ,jazz , and most of all rock n roll.
