Gary Brown (Guitar/Vocals) is a DC area native (Palmer Park) with 30+ years playing experience.  After picking up his first guitar (an old Guild acoustic) at age 14, Brown quickly progressed to electric and after stints with various local bands, most notably The Spoilers, and sitting in around DC area clubs he decided to take the plunge and form his own group in 1992. 

Gary Brown loves playing guitar, and loves playing/performing for people - the more the better.  Festivals are a great way for him to share his love of guitar and music with a wide spectrum of music lovers.  It's easy to see, from watching him perform, how connected he is to the music - he emotes - making sure each note counts, conveying not only the melody of each song, but the emotion behind them.  

Tone is a hard thing to describe.  Just like "tone of voice" is used to describe vocal timber and how "nasally" or "clear" a speaker's voice is used to create a mood or a character - the tone created by a guitar conveys emotion, mood, or adds character to a song.

Gary's constant pursuit of good tone has taken him down a long and winding path through a plethora of different amplifiers, effects pedals, and guitars.  Currently he has a G&L Legacy (Fender Strat style built by the guys who left Fender to start their own company), two custom built guitars, a "Viper-Verb" custom built amplifier (designed by Gary and his friend Tim at Full Custom Audio), a custom modified Marshall JMP, and an ever-changing pedal board.  Listen for yourself and you can hear his evolution of tone obsession.