Individual Members Biography
About
Rowen is a co-founder of Persephone’s Dream. Early in his music life (1970-1980s), Rowen worked with bands such as Cobra, Iron Cross, Assassin, and White Water in the Pittsburgh area. These groups played a mixture of original compositions and Led Zeppelin covers. Rowen originally played bass guitar for White Water and later moved to
About Chris Siegle
Chris has been playing bass since 1993 and started his musical playing life alongside Rowen playing Rush covers in Rowen’s dining room. Chris has been influenced mostly by Rush’s Geddy Lee and has adapted his style ever since 1993. Other bass player influences include John Myung, John
About Heidi Engel
Maybe every young woman who sees Disney’s Sleeping Beauty thinks to herself, “Hey, I want to sing opera.†But few have the desire, talent and sheer determination to pursue that goal, much less succeed at it the way Heidi Engel has. This expressive singer/songwriter has performed and worked with many recording artists such as Kenny Rogers, The Temptations Review, DC Cooper, IQ, King’s X, Bryan Cole, Nancy Stokes Milnes
About Jim
Jim Puskar started drumming in 1980 just when The Police were releasing their third album. Unbeknownst to Stuart Copeland, Jim Puskar was listening and watching with keen interest. Jim loved listening to Copeland’s drums and style which was enough motivation to pick up the sticks. Jim is proud to be influenced by musicians such as Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers, Virgil Donati
About Jason English
Jason started his journey into music by learning the trumpet at seven years old. Jason continued his trumpet playing while attending South Side Beaver High School in western Pennsylvania. During his teenage years, Jason also started learning guitar and eventually played with numerous rock bands. Jason has collaborated on many musical and video projects and currently writes and plays music with Tiffany Apan. Jason has been influenced by many musicians including Roy Buchanan, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Eddie
Jason is currently writing music for a solo project and composing with Persephone’s Dream. Jason lives in Pittsburgh, Pa.
About
Laura Martin was born in Madrid, Spain and first explored music using a recorder when she was seven years old. Playing the recorder helped Laura read sheet music, and prepared her for other musical endeavors. A year later Laura picked up a Spanish guitar and started singing with her choir at San José School in Madrid. The love of music further motivated Laura to start playing the piano and composing some small pieces. Laura was recognized by local musicians and fans by winning (several times) first place for “Best Song†while singing and playing her guitar in Madrid. After two years of playing guitar, singing and writing small melodies and compositions, Laura decided to dedicate herself to some formal training and attended Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid to earn her degree for piano. While working on the piano degree, Laura found further interests in new age and jazz music genres David
Band Members
Rowen Poole: guitars, synths, lyrics
Chris Siegle: bass, synths
Heidi Engel: vocals, lyrics
Jim Puskar: drums, percussion
Jason English: guitars, vocals
Laura Martin: pianos, keyboards, synths, vocals
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MRR Discography
Anomalous Propagation (Late 2019) LP, CD, & Digital
Latest Release
Previous Discography
Pan: An Urban Pastoral (2010)
Pyre of Dreams (2007)
Opposition (2001)
MoonSpell (1999)
Evening Mirage (1997)
Other Projects
Whitney Ann Jenkins and her Platonic Guy Friends – Down Stage Left (2013) CD & Digital – Featuring Rowen Poole and Jim Puskar:
Videos
Persephone's Dream – Rhizomatic Horizon from Melodic Revolution Records on Vimeo.
