About

The Hole Punch Generation are:

• Patrick Balthrop (Vocals, Guitar, Laptop, Monome, Synth)

• Caleb Epps (Bass, Laptop, Live Video)

• Adam Sturtevant (Drums)

The Hole Punch Generation has been together for five years having formed in Boston, MA.  Their debut album is out on Audiobulb February 2011.

After a song is written many different signal processes are explored, alternate guitar tunings pass through SuperCollider, Max/MSP, and Reaktor patches.  Analog synthesizer patches, Game Boy sound chips hacked & toy pianos bought and broken as they beat out melodies.  Field recordings and sound designs chopped up live using Monomes.  Bass lines pass through fuzz pedals, all set to improvised drum takes played live in the studio. One strict rule they adhere to:  If they can't do it live, they don't do it in the studio.



When not making music together......

Patrick Balthrop enjoys creating memorable interactive experiences in video games through sound design.

Caleb Epps is an electronic musician, MC, bassist, and a composer/sound designer.  A native Cantabrigian, Caleb has also spent time in Los Angeles where he attended CalArts getting his degree in Max/MSP/Jitter wizardry.

Adam Sturtevant is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed as a drummer around the world with dozens of different artists, including St. Vincent, Via Audio, and Sufjan Stevens. His award-winning short fiction has been published in various literary journals.