Oblivion Sun is the brainchild of Frank Wyatt and Stanley Whitaker, founding members of 70’s Arista recording artists Happy The Man. HTM reformed in 1999 to headline Nearfest 2000 and they released their first CD in almost 25 years, “The Muse Awakens” in 2004.
After several different lineups, iterations, and groups, Frank and Stan emerged with a new band…Oblivion Sun. The ensemble features the compositional and performance skills of Stan Whitaker on guitar and vocals, Frank Wyatt on keyboards and reeds, Bill Brasso on drums, and David Hughes on bass and vocals. They have released two albums, both of which garnered great reviews and new fans worldwide. When their excellent keyboardist left the band, there was a void that needed to be filled…here’s where Andrew Colyer enters the picture…keep reading…
Oblivion Sun headlined the U.S. progressive rock festival RoSfest in 2010, and in 2013 headlined at ProgDay (North Carolina) and the New Jersey ProgHouse. They plan to tour in the U.S. and are looking towards Europe in 2015. They are currently fine tuning a live performance set that will combine music from both Oblivion Sun albums and some prime cuts from the Happy the Man days.
After meeting drummer Bill Brasso on the 2013 Cruise to the Edge, then meeting Frank and Mindy Wyatt on the 2014 Cruise to the Edge and them getting to see Andrew play, the Oblivion Sun band has offered Andrew to join the band as a second keyboard player! Rehearsal dates for next month are now scheduled at Frank’s studio in Pennsylvania! More great news to come – watch this space……
