Pete Birch

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I’ve been playing and creating music for as long as I can remember. In the 90’s I was the drummer in a band called The Rakes Progress. We were the first act signed to ALMO sounds. We were on MTV, the cover of Billboard and Late Night with Conan. We made two records for them but they didn’t catch. We were dropped and the lead singer and I started a Jingle business in New York, as well as a 70’s and 80’s inspired band called Booga Sugar. The business and band did well, but right as we were taking off, 9/11 happened. I stopped music and moved with my family to MA. I became a Park Ranger (which I still am today) , but music was calling and I had to get back to it. I put together a small studio in my basement and in late 2022 started making this record. Strange Reality is the first time I've done everything on a record from writing, playing the instruments, producing and mixing. It might feel a little disjointed at times, but I had to let it come out the way it needed to come out.