Hey Baby, Part One

At the moment we have eight songs in our repertoire for live shows and potential studio releases. There’s also two more that’s in the works to be showcased hopefully a month from this post. While this is happening, we are…

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The Trio

This group has some interesting backgrounds. Jacob, the youngest, is in college for music, performing at a very high level. Thurman, the oldest, is self taught in music and business owning his own studio producing music and film. Chris, a…

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Our Style

Our style is a mix of  Jazz, R&B, Funk, Reggae, and Rock. It’s a lot. But one consistent element that ties it together is our ability to sync collaboratively in interesting ways. We found that the best way to collaborate…

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Our City

San Antonio is an interesting scene. From our experience, there’s not prevalent scenes in Jazz, Funk and R&B. We’ve tried lining up with all types of genres to see which crowd would be the most receptive. So far, we found…

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Thurmanized

Thurman is the mastermind behind Formative Fire. It started several years back before he had opened his own studio, but the brand has been the same as the name implies: absolute fire magically harnessed by the powers of a trio…

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Jacob the talent

Jacob is the newest member of the trio, and the hardest to find. Chris and Thurman have been picky trying out drummers for over a year, and it seemed that it may never be what it was until we met…

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Chris the spark

Chris has been holding it down for the group the longest behind Thurman. Chris is really the person that sparked a new flame into what the band sounds like now. Before Chris, it was a Bluesy, Rock Jam band, but…

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4 Years in the Making

It was March 24th, 2017 when we went to Seabrook, Tx and played a 45 minute set at a place called Fatty's. It was InDaSkies, SALTWATER SLIDE and us opening the show. It rained so much that night and the…

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Death Cycle

So far coming out of hiatus has been a cycle of starts and stops. One thing leads to another but then another thing stops everything all together. I guess that’s band life. But ultimately it’s a choice to be patient…

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New Beginnings

The group is new but not new. It’s new in terms of arrangement and agenda, but not new in style and brand. We’re using the same songs and relationships before, but in a new era of badassery. Whether you like…

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