Bret Bryon Drums, Vocals |
Scott Carlin Bass, Vocals |
Reese Perkins Guitar |
Oddjob History
Oddjob was formed in May, 1998 out of the debris of the breakup of local Austin bands Provocative Elbow, comprised of Scott & Bret (see above), and Jeremy Alexander on guitars and vocals, and Moonstone. Bill Corley and Jimmy Springer from Moonstone joined in to play lead guitar and to replace Bret as the drummer, respectively, while Jeremy would handle the rhythm guitars, some leads, and the main vocals with Scott playing bass and performing vocals, also. A hard rock band formed from the disparate musical influences of its members and elements of funk, blues, punk, and straight ahead rock 'n' roll could be found intertwined throughout.
After the drummer, Jimmy, left the group in January '99, Bill and Jeremy decided to try their luck up in Yankee land (Boston) and moved there in early summer '99.
In the meantime, Scott hooked up with Provocative Elbow's old drummer, Bret Bryon, in a new group called Veronika in February of '99. Things didn't work out and they decided to venture out on their own and resurrect Oddjob in the summer of '99.
They recruited local bad-asses Reese Perkins on guitar and Blake Naranjo on lead vocals in late July. Blake was given a new job opportunity in the real world and unfortunatley had to leave the group in late January 2000. After another 6 months of struggle the band decided it was not worth their time to continue with Odd Job and went on to different projects. They had thought about holding it together and doing it part-time but that never materialized and the band officially called it quits at the end of 2000.
For an in-depth, long-winded biography of Oddjob, hit this link!