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Field Operations/Visionary

 
Troy Spiropoulos - Lyrics, Music (lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar : electric/acoustic/lead, keyboard, piano, sound effects/samples, and hand percussion), Production

 

 

Agent Prime

 Troy Spiropoulos is a singer-songwriter from San Pedro, California, who has been arranging and recording music since 1993. In addition to song-writing (acoustically and electrically), Troy has played Bass guitar for thirteen years contributing time and tracks as a session player as well as performing with various "rock" projects in the Los Angeles music scene over the years (Room 8, Glue, Martha Metralier, Family Dog, Cold Weather Expert, Purple Kush, LighterFluid, The Orphics, The Quick & The Dead, Paris Railroad, Pow Wow, Money,Sex, and Power, the Jesse Damon Band, and The D*Maggs). Themes of Troy's songwriting range from the topics mythology/theology to personal experiences and observations.

Due to the current state of affairs not only in the music industry, but in the world, Dr. Spiropoulos has now established The Slow Burning Car (audio agency) as a means to thwarting corporate tyranny of the airwaves and marketplace, through the sustenance of musical integrity and sonic exploration thus benefiting as well as retaining the imagination of the individual and the spirit of the human race. 
 

Heavy Artillery/Cannons

 

 
Mike Zimmerman - Drums

 

 

Agent #3

Derived from the collective energy, creativity, and consistency of such poets as John Bohnam, Bill Kreutzmann, Buddy Rich, and Neil Peart, Massachusetts native Mike Zimmerman contributes order in a position renown for chaos.

 

 

The Infantry

 
Victor Bishop - Keys, Bk. Vocals, Sound FX

 

 

Agent #4(20)

Victor Bishop joined the band after the album was recorded, but is currently touring with SBC on Keyboards, as well as lending his voice on Backing Vocals for the live act.  Victor is also in charge of live sound effects, and designed this website from Agent Prime's vision.  Victor has produced 2 techno music albums, "Chasing Mirages" (to be released in '08) and "Cosmic Dreams" (to be released in '07), and has recorded a solo acoustic album, "From the Ashes".  He also has five other websites currently operating in cyberspace.  He is currently writing a novel, and is an avid No Limit Texas Hold-Em player.  
Jim Le - Rhythm/Lead Guitar

 

 

Agent #7

Jim Le was born in Vietnam and raised in the Phillipines. Self-Taught (in music theory and application), Jim was employed by various Phillipino pop and rock artists as a sessionist and performer. Inspired by renown guitarists such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, and Jimi Hendrix, Jim continues to pursue his dream of writing and performing rock music of the highest caliber possible. He is a welcome addition to the ranks of Slow Burning Car

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