Orooni
Orooni is an energy that can best be expressed on stage. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Gwen and Stu have played together in Brokedown Sound and Sens. Sens recorded one album, Slide, to good reviews (‘Glide’, ‘The Columbus Dispatch’) and played many venues around the country. Allan relocated from Chicago to Fort Collins. He has toured nationally since the age of 20, mainly as the bass player for Starrunner. Phil spent three years touring with his former band, Rezi, along the east coast. Phil has sat in on guitar with notable bands such as Particle, Sam Kinniger Band (Soulive), and the Breakfast. Individually, the members of Orooni have played over 500 shows throughout the United States. This foursome has traveled the country to find each other in Colorado and the result is intense.
Orooni’s sound contains a balance of mind, heart, and soul. They draw from multiple influences that range from the Beatles and Kerouac to Mahavishnu Orchestra and Stephen King. This band takes pride in being able to soothe with heart warming songs, then explode with aggressive musicianship. Orooni balances strong songwriting, melodic vocals, and improvisation.
Gwen and Stu moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in April of ‘05 to play music with Allan. Phil moved to Fort Collins in the winter of ‘05 and joined Orooni weeks after. Orooni has been evolving ever since.
