brian femiano lead guitar

I came from a small village in Maryland called Columbia. Metallica, Godsmack, and Cradle of Filth are my biggest influences. At a young age, many around me were calling me a musical prodigy. I consider myself more of an “electric guitar” savant than a music prodigy. Some of my other hobbies include watching movies and eating food that’s not mine.

Breadpig has given me the chance to pursue my dreams. I love playing the lead guitar while covering some of the greatest bands in music such as Gwar and DeathGuild. It gives me an intense release after a long week at my day-job to rock-out without any care in the world.

Where will this experience leave me? I don’t know, but I have a good feeling I’ll end up with more than I started with.

jon swyers drums

If you asked me twenty years ago if I thought I’d be a cultural icon, I’d probably have said nothing cause I was five years old. But if you asked me maybe a year ago, I’d have said definitely. Anyone who knows us knew that this was bound to happen.

All those years I spent in the percussion section of the band have finally paid off. Now I’m doing what I’ve always dreamed of doing, only I’m not getting paid for it. Yet.

I draw my influences from everything around me. For instance, last night, I had pizza for dinner. I kept thinking about pepperoni for the rest of the night. So when we met up for practice today, I said “Hey, let’s get some pizza for lunch.” See what I did there?

Even if this doesn’t work out with us ending up in the coveted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, I still feel like we had an impact on the rock landscape. Like some kind of meteorite.

alexis ohanian bass

Conceived at during the encore of a Men at Work show and born during an Air Supply concert, I was spawned to rock. As a result of my edgy, street-wise childhood, my parents were worried about too many gang influences in my life and moved the family to suburban Maryland. I was four.

My biggest influences are Metallica, NIN and myself. I chose to play the bass because I thought having all those extra strings was like playing on “easy mode.” I’ve never had a teacher or mentor for more than a week — you just can’t cage a tiger. This kind of talent can’t be constrained by conventions like “practice” or “sobreity.” The only thing I do when I’m not rocking out is think about how I’m going to soon be rocking out.

Starting breadpig was probably the best decision of my life. The tribal bass guitar tattoo I got is a close second. This band has really allowed me to pursue some more experimental sounds. I think they really shine in our latest album.