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Jason Broadstock (Bass)
Having not been part of a regular beat combo Jasons' rock pedigree consists of doing some recording and live dates for a few bands around London, who were missing bass players for a variety reasons. As he was not paid or very professional this is not to be confused with session work. Most notably on 1995 BBC's "Britpop Now!" as bassist for Powder. Joined 'Millipede' in 2003 on a free transfer for a undisclosed (yet rumoured to be six figure) sum.
Alex Pond (Guitar)
After a staple diet of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind (mainly played at ear splitting volume by his brothers) Alex started to learn to play the piano at the age of 13. He soon realised that this was a significantly more difficult instrument to play than he had expected, so he turned to the guitar and found he could immediately play 'Stairway to Heaven'. Allegations that his first guitar experience was actually playing round a camp fire at scout camp (rock 'n' roll!) are now vermently denied.

None of the bands he has played in have really enjoyed a long and illustrious history. Attempts at university to kick start a musical career were thwarted by the other band members preference for studying the effects of Columbian imports.

Upon return to his home town (that well known rock stable, Horsham), he joined a cover's band, who played stuff like 'Brass In Pocket' and 'It's Too Late', together with some of their own songs. This band never really took off, and Alex walked, 'El Mariachi' like, through a barren musical desert until moving to Brighton.

Here he teamed up with Maria Phillips and Andy Cook to form Jelly Artois. They wrote about 25 songs together and played a couple of pubs, culminating with a performance at the Acoustic Café in London (now shutdown.... portentous echo's of the Cavern Club).

In late 2003 he joined Millipede and the rest, as they say, is history...

Mark Weedon (Guitar/Drums)
Having cut his teeth as guitarist, and occasional drummer, in early 80's post-punk noise merchants 'The Poison Salamanders', Mark became the only founder member to survive the subsequent hiring and firing that eventually led to the more melodically based five peice line up of 'A Wild Bunch Of Bananas'. This band featured Mark on drums and vocalist Tim Kegan, who later went on to form Departure Lounge .

In 1986, the year after the 'Bananas' farewell mini-album 'The Very Short Long Player Alive', Mark started the painfully slow work on what was to become the first Fabuland album, 'New Motor Belief'. Another four albums followed over the next decade, as well as a rarites compilation and an ambient side project under the monicker Mos~sad.

Then in late 2003.........

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