Lead singer, Jaired Johnson, and producer JR Steinbach and been working on artist development for 2 years. In April of 2002, JR brought in several musicians to bring Jaired's music to the stage. Tina, the band's drummer, is one of the few female drummers left from the testosterone-laiden Drum world. Chris, the band's lead guitarist, doesn't sleep. (but he always shows up for practice) Riche, the bassist, is the newest and youngest member to the band. Ironically enough, he is the only one that is married as well. Poor guy. (literally)

From Alternative pop to Latin house beats. From semi-punk rock to rootsy acoustic ballads. Somehow God found it funny to put this mosh-pit of styles into Jaired's head. Fair enough. We turned em around to be pretty good tunes.

The band is currently doing regional tours and concerts in the midwest while JR shops their demo to Industry folks. Feel free to download MP3's from their demo at their website: www.damascusmile.com. And don't forget to register on their fanmail page for free merchandise and to check back for concert dates.