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Etymology: Late Greek biographia, from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy. Date: 1683

50 Man Machine thrives on the unexpected nature of live performance, social consciousness, improv and pure joy. The groups diverse backgrounds in jazz, pop, celtic, hip-hop, caribbean, gospel, ambient, funk, afropop, rock, and folk all come together into one very exciting experience. Group Bio ; Group Fact Sheet ; Reviews ; press photos: jpg 1, 2, 3

L.Collier Hyams - Songs, Voice, Guitar, Loops, Percussion, Pipes, Whistles with: Andrew Dodds - Scandinavian, Cape Breton and Scottish Fiddle, Mandolin; Kristen Jones - Steel Pan Drums; Ray Yrure - Drums, Percussion; Jeff Frank - Bass;
David McDavitt - Drums and West African Percussion; Herman Burney - Upright, Fretted and Fretless Bass; Neil Anderson - Highland and Uilleann Bagpipes, Irish Whistles, EJJones - Highland, Small and Uilleann Bagpipes, Irish Flute and Whistles; Mandolin, Clarinet, Voice; DJ Flip One/Bernard Weekes - Turntables, Freestyle, Voice, Beatbox; Scott Smallwood - Steel Pan, Trumpet, Laptop, Percussion; Mike Young Jr. - Drum Kit; Marvin M. Williams - Upright and Electric Bass; Diallo House - Upright Bass; Stephen Orsini - Upright and Electric Bass; Jason Martin - Electronics, Reel-to-reel Tape, Toys; Danny Whelchel - udu drum; DJ Licious - Turntables, Electronics

Video Imagery performances by the group and collaborations with outside artists. Group photography by Peter Barvoets.

Action / Performance Art Group, The 50-Man-Machine, hits with: See "Event" page for details - Director L.Collier Hyams, Jason Martin, Scott Smallwood, Marco Loera, Arlen Johnson, Chung Kyu Kim, Jason Murphy, Greg Smith, Liz Miller, Nathan Lavertue, Junya Sakai, Justin Taylan, Paula Torres, Bryan Kenyon, James Baumgartner, Pong Suwanacheep, Pond Suriachoti, Gan Hua, Lisa Erdman-Ramirez and more.