Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Jay began taking Suzuki Method violin lessons at the age of eight, transferring between a few teachers before graduating through Lauren Baker's studio. Jay has been in a number of orchestras including The Lafayette Community Orchestra, UL Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, UL Chamber Orchestra, and the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. After graduating high school in 2013, and two years of college, he moved to New Orleans as an artist by trade until opportunity brought him back to Lafayette where he picked up the violin once again, this time taking a mighty interest in Eastern European Gypsy music. Using this heavy background of classical music and song writing, creating Vetus Morbus became an exploration of melting genres and aesthetics, character studies, cabaret, and the spirit of punk. 

   Chase The Drummer, the real life psychotic madman playing the ficticious psychotic madman Dead Grotti, has lead a strange life. His birth was herald by hurricane Hugo, which destroyed much of the surrounding area of his birth. Only a few years after being welcomed into the world by a Halloween themed apocalypse, he found himself near Seattle strangely at the time of Kurt Cobain's death. Those who would prefer to view the world as a much more magical place than it actually is might not find it entirely coincidental that upon discovering the spiritually soothing properties of artistic expression and the joys of performing in his early adolescence, the tropical island he was living on at the time promptly didn't suffer a massive volcanic eruption.

Childhood bands aside, Chase has performed with a variety of different acts and genras. The more serious projects prior to Vetus Morbus are as followed...

6Bit: Industrial Goth Metal
Warm Beer Tragedy: Southern Hard Rock
The Quintessential Oddities: High Energy Art Punk
Kevin/The Posts: Progressive Blues Rock

Josh Trahan portaying old west werewolf Ryan Channing, has his origins in both formal and informal music background. Originally a trombone player in the Lafayette area specializing in funk, jazz, and dixieland brass, he transitioned to guitar over the years and pursued his interest in acting and horror themes at the 13th gate. He joined the band filling the role of vocals and rhythm guitar, combining all of his passions and love for old west. He has played in previous bands and recorded with artists such as:

MENEW
A funk band named MACHETE
GIVERS
Crosstown soul
Michael Juan Nunez

  Born in the foul-smelling cajun outback known as New Iberia, Jacob grew up with drunkards and was perpetually surrounded by dad music. He then decided to rebel, and began fueling his teenager angst with metal and bass. As the years went on, he broadened his horizons to progressive, psychedelic, indie, and doom, even learning acoustic and electric guitar in the process. Working retail and offshore further fed into his desires to make it big. Chase Delino then arose from Hell and befriended him, leading to his first break with The Quintessential Oddities. After that fleeting nightmare, Vetus Morbus was birthed into the universe. Taking Blake's place as their new permanent bassist he has never fit in so well, and holds high hopes for this fresh eldritch adventure.

Blake Langlinais- Live bassist (Jan. 2019- Jul. 2019),  recording studio for "They Came from Eldrich Swamp"

Jack Morrison (Warganized Records)- Mastering for 'They Came from Eldrich Swamp', and recording, mixing & mastering       for "To Kill Old Gods"

Seth Thomas (105.1 The Local Stew)- Radio Support

SK Stevenson (@baphometdraws)- Artist and show assistant

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