Lab Partners

Formed in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist MIKE SMITH and KEVIN PARRETT (A Ten O’Clock Scholar), the duo soon added keyboardist AMY SMITH to round out the lineup. In 1999, drummer MATT SCHULZ, who has been a longtime collaborator with Mike Smith dating back from their days together in Honeyburn joined the band. Schulz went on to perform full- time duty with Enon and Holy F*ck. Veteran guitarist MIKE VOLK (Honeyburn, Cigarhead) came on board in late in 2001, when Kevin Parrett left to pursue other interests. Over the years, Lab Partners has had a fair share of drummers such as Ian Kaplan, Todd Carll, and Kevin Vaughn (Heartless Bastards). Today Lab Partners' drum work is handled by JIM MACPHERSON (The Breeders, Guided By Voices).
Over the past 14 years, the band has put out 3 full length albums as well as several EPs. A new album, Seven Seas, is set to be released in early 2014. Moonlight Music, featured 14 songs and was released in March 2010 by Chicago’s PRAVDA RECORDS. 2005's Wicked Branches and 2007's Keep Quiet e.p. was released on Portland's Reverb Records. 2002's Daystar was released on Dayton's Big Beef Records and garnered reviews from SPIN Magazine and Under the Radar. Lab Partners also self produced two early recordings Lab Partners released in 1999 and Turn It On released in 2000.