Leslie Kooy - lead vocals
Leslie is a talented multi-instrumentalist, with a background in jazz. Patrick & Leslie met in the 4th grade, and have been friends ever since. Leslie likes frogs. If you see a cute frog thing in a store, please send it to her.

Patrick Stirrat - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Patrick used to be in a band called Blockhead, with Neel Daniel and a drummer named Pete Glase. Now he's in a band called The Cocktail Revisionists, where he breaks a lot of guitar strings.

Neel Daniel - bass guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
Neel has been in many bands, including Shebang and Lovechild. He knows more about KISS than anyone else in the band.

Brian T. Lumb - drumbs
Mr. Lumb also plays a few different instruments, but we usually hide the guitars when he's around. When we are big and famous, we are going to buy Brian a watch.



GUEST MUSICIANS ON "THIS IS MY HAPPY FACE":

Pete Glase - Drums, percussion, vocals
An alum of The Cocktail Revisionists, Pete is a great friend of the band. In addition to playing drums on some songs and adding a lot of hand-percussion, Pete helped engineer the drums throughout the CD. Pete sang backing vocals on "Paradise."

Michael T. Kirby - Piano, organ, vocals
"The artist formerly known as Kitchen" - Mike played organ and piano on more than half the songs on This is my happy face. Mike also sang backups on "Paradise." In the late 1990's and early 2000's, Mike was a member of Seattle's best "runk" band, The Ghetto Monks, a fixture on Seattle's live music scene. Ironically, Patrick tried to pick a fight with the Monks back in 1999, about six years before he actually met Mike (long story). Copies of their seminal "Pop Vulture" CD are still available -- write to us and we'll hook you up with the details. If you're in the Seattle area, you can still hear the Ghetto Monks on KJR 950AM's "Groz with Gas" show.

Clark Fredricksen - Trumpet
Clark is studying music at the University of Washington. Clark's horns can be heard on "Paradise", "Half asleep", "Arbusto", "Ode to you", and "Never felt like this before." Props to Clark for being able to transpose from concert key on the fly. (dude - sorry about that)

Amy Windus - Cello
Amy is the principal cellist of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. "Things will change", "Skin and Bone" and "Lie to me" would not have been the same without her amazing playing.

Steven R. Brooks - Guitar, vocals
Steve is a longtime friend of the band, who sang backing vocals on 2001's Non-Specific Gravity. On TIMHF he played guitar on "December" and sang backing vocals on "December" and "Paradise." In 2003, Steve released his debut CD on Urban Cheese Records, called Like The Moon. Steve is working on a new CD that should be done in late 2006.

Christi Stirrat - Vocals
Christi has been involved with the band from the very beginning (for somewhat obvious reasons). This was the first time we convinced her to record with us. She sings backing vocals on "Lie to me" and "Paradise." She also makes a mean blue cocktail.

James Dunbar - Vocals
Also known as Skid Marx from The Runs (San Jose's finest punk band), James sang backing vocals on "Paradise."

Carl Hamilton - Vocals
Carl has been a long time friend of the band. He sings backing vocals on "Paradise".


PHOTOGRAPHY FOR "THIS IS MY HAPPY FACE":
We were fortunate to work with photographer Roniq Bartanen on the packaging for This is my happy face. Roniq did an outstanding job capturing the mood and look that we wanted for this record. More of Roniq's work can be seen on her web site, and also at the Hotel Max in Seattle (her photos are the main artwork of the 7th floor).



Formed in 2000 from the wreckage of two Seattle-area bands (Blockhead and Surreal), the Cocktail Revisionists are four friends who are truly in love with music, who share a passion for creating honest, timeless indie pop/rock. This Is My Happy Face, their sardonically titled third -- and best -- release, is a clear illustration of this passion. Like a child of mixed parentage, The Cocktail Revisionists' diverse influences have come together to produce something truly beautiful. Combining quirky pop, old-school rock and jazz influences (with an apparent fondness for booze), they've come up with a pathos-driven sound that's both heartbreaking AND hopeful.

Very much of the now, yet also fueled by an often '60's-style textured melodiousness, they straddle the line between pleasure and pain in a way we can all relate to. The Cocktail Revs deliver their message in a gorgeously melodic way that's consistently filled with a generous helping of wit and perception.

They don't bother to offer a lot of answers, but they sure as hell know how you feel.