Soulful Terrain was started as a project of various musical styles and ideas by Jason Williams. Being a lover of many styles of music prompted him to dive deep into a band that would break traditional boundaries.  By combining elements of Rock, Prog, Celtic influences and other styles of music Soulful Terrain expresses life's wondrous possibilities.


With the release of "The Days of Truth & Hope" we hope to touch listeners with our multi-stylistic music. Music is suppose to allow us to be ourselves and tell the stories that revolve around our lives. As musicians we should always be expanding and growing, because as people aren't we always doing the same? Life isn't 2 dimensional, so why should music be?


Tired of the “flavor of the month” music, Soulful Terrain was a way to be completely free of the boundaries imposed by FM stations. After their first indie self release “Pictures In-Between,” ST begin writing “The Days of Truth & Hope,” a mostly instrumental album that really was different than most of the instrumental releases of the time. Focusing on different genres, the album struck a chord with listeners who liked being transported musically to different times and places. Never happy to rest too long in the 2000’s, ST began writing their new project called “Astoria”, with new drummer Van Hunsberger. This project is a labor of love that ST hopes will be the bands best work yet. The album that will really define them in their own space and reach listeners in a deeper way. While not conceptual in nature it does have a common thread running throughout the record. Astoria will again transport listeners through various styles of music and emotions to unfold the story that runs through each one of us. Astoria should be released sometime early 2009.


1998 Pictures In-Between (out of print)

2003 The Days of Truth & Hope

2005 CPR Vol 2. Christian Progressive Rock V2 www.cprogrock.com

2007 Songs For Luca 2 (Compilation) - http://www.iona.uk.com

2009 Astoria - On sale now!!

      


Jason Williams - (Guitars, Bass, Keyboards & Background Vocals) Born in North Carolina to musical parents, Jason started his entrance into music at the age of 14. He received his first guitar and amp that year and quickly submersed himself into music. Learning different styles of music he was opened up to a wide variety of styles and influences. "I was a sponge about music, I enjoyed listening to just about any style of music and tried to soak up anything I could from it." Practicing and playing from the late eighties to early nineties Jason began to tire of the typical cover band scene, so he began to start learning to record and write his own music. "I have always wanted to create music that encompassed many styles, because there is a lot of freedom in not being tied down to one or two styles. In a way, you are almost limiting your creativity by limited your musical expression. Drawing from many artist influences from Eric Johnson, Sting, Iona, Michael Hedges, King's X, Pink Floyd and more gives me a huge palette of styles and musical roads to travel down.


You can contact Jason here: jason@soulfulterrain.com



Van Hunsberger - (Drums, Percussion & Background Vocals) has been playing drums & percussion since first becoming infatuated with the Monkees T.V. show in the late 60’s. Beginning formal training in the 5th grade, he has since broadened his musical background to play styles ranging from orchestral works, progressive rock and jazz-fusion to jazz and big band swing. A two time attendee of the acclaimed Interlochen music camp, Van’s musical journey’s have found him performing as a 14 yr. old guest marimba soloist of a college group touring Europe, leading the Michigan Marching Band onto the field as a member of it’s snare drum line and gigging regularly in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area as a member of several jazz and big band groups. 


With drumming influences by the likes of Neil Peart, Nick D’Virgilio, Omar Hakim, Manu Katche’, Carter Beauford and a host of great jazz players, Van’s stylistic diversity is certainly an asset to the varied style of music Soulful Terrain creates. A lifelong Christian, he currently is a member of his church’s contemporary “praise band” and works during the daylight hours as a licensed architect. Van records on his “near” vintage 1980 Rogers XP-8 maple drum kit with assorted Rogers, Tama, Ludwig & Pearl snares as well as a wide variety of Zildjian A Custom, K Custom and K Constantinople cymbals. Endorsement deals are of course always welcomed!


You can contact Van here: luckwie@aol.com


Elic Gurganus - (Lead Vocals) Starting out loving music at an early age, Elic began to notice his passion for singing and the emotion brought by a deep but communicative lyric. With the influence of bands such as ''dctalk'' , ''U2'' and other musicians around him, he started to work off of this inspiration to write his own. Now years later with experience and the passion of writing, performing and reaching people with the gospel with these gifts, he looks to continue to grow and experiment. Along with becoming involved with Soulful Terrain' he is also writing and creating a newness from where they've been before as ''[40...]'' with his band now known as '' voicebox...''.This project has been a grand feat for him and he looks forward to others ''digging'' in and experiencing the passion and dept of this album.