The Brother Project was formed in 1996 after Lead Guitarist Tim Gerland and Rhythm Guitarist Mike Koerner had been performing as an acoustic duo in coffeehouses around the Buffalo, New York area. They soon brought in Tim’s brother Jay Gerland to play Drums and Percussion and then Chris Gangarossa, from Diamond Head Crater, California, to play Bass Guitar, and began creating their own brand of Improvisational Rock and Roll.