BIOGRAPHY





 
Joe Baiza - Joe started playing guitar when he was 26.  According to Richard Meltzer though, he's been eating sound for breakfast since 1970.  Joe cofounded Saccharine Trust with Jack Brewer in 1980 and went on to play for six years with this band.  Following that, he went on to form the Universal Congress Of and also the Mecolodiacs. Joe now has the Joe Baiza Congress Of in session.  In 1996 Joe and Jack got back together to reunite Saccharine Trust.  Joe can be found hanging out until last call almost always.


 

 


Jack Brewer - Cofounded Saccharine Trust with Joe Baiza in 1980.  Poured his heart out for 6 years until Saccharine Trust called it quits.  Later went on to form the Jack Brewer Band and played in Sandbox.  Jack also recorded two improvisational albums with Bazooka. Jack now has the Jack Brewer Reunion Band doing gigs presently as well.  In 1996, he reformed Saccharine Trust with Joe Baiza and currently continues with that.  Jack also does occasional poetry readings.  Please, watch out...
 
Brian Christopherson - Joe, Jack, and Chris bumrushed Brian at his house and forced him to join Saccharine Trust.  This line-up has been the same for around seven years. Besides Saccharine Trust, Brian can be heard drumming for Guns, Books, and Tools, Dead Air, and Tune to Me. His house in Highland Park, Ca. has served as the bands primary practice headquarters for the last 6-7 years.  Brian is also known to some simply as "brushfire."

 

Chris Stein - Chris was mysteriously abducted into Saccharine Trust after running into Jack Brewer in a San Pedro bar.  He has been throwing his bass frequencies around with these guys since 1996.  Prior to this, Chris played bass in Citizen Down (1991-1996) and also did many many gigs with Carnage Asada. He also has a knack for making strange films.  When asked how he ended up in Saccharine Trust, Chris simply replies "...I'm not really sure." 

 

Richie Hass - Richie began playing in Saccharine Trust in late 2000. With the addition of his electric vibraphone, it has brought the band further into the bizarre. Richie can also be heard in other bands such as the Amadans, and on occasion, the Carter Brothers Blues Band. Most noted is his work with Zoogs Rift and His Amazing Shitheads. It goes without saying to be cautious of Richie's "bad vibes."


 

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