Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Gilbert Marhoefer is now artist in residence at Oracular
Laboratory Multimedia in San Francisco. Gilbert contributes to the Apes in a
number of ways, but his primary function is as the group's poet/lyricist and
art director.
Jason Gibbs was associated with several other groups before defecting to the
Apes of God. Gilbert and Jason met at the University of Pittsburgh, where Gibbs
earned a PhD in Musical Composition. Outside of his work with the Apes as composer
and multi-instrumentalist, Jason has been extensively travelling in Vietnam,
researching the country's music and culture.
Guitarist,
bassist, and composer Myles Boisen was one of the first pupils taken on by guitarist
Robert Fripp. Myles then went on to play with many avant-garde musical talents
(John Zorn, Fred Frith, and Henry Kaiser among others). Myles appears on two
David Lynch soundtracks, "Wild at Heart" and "Fire Walk With Me" and was one
of the co-founders of San Francisco's well-known jazz improv group, The
Splatter
Trio. Currently, Myles is working with the Apes and with Clubfoot Orchestra.
Many of the Apes's recordings are engineered by Myles at his recording studio,
Guerrilla Recording, Oakland, CA.
Drummer and percussionist John Hanes was involved in the early '80s New Wave
scene, playing with bands such as Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Chrome, and
Romeo Void. His musical involvement of date has branched into two main projects,
the Apes of God and
Engorged With Blood.
Also working with the Apes as drummer
and percussionist is avant-garde drummer
Gino Robair, (another original member
of
The Splatter Trio)
and owner of Rastascan Records.
Elisa Salasin makes important appearances on Apes' tracks as recording vocalist. Mark Schifferli,
of a somewhat hazy origination from the state of Alabama, joins the group regularly
as bassist, guitarist and musical conscience. Deb Fox joins the Apes in concert as a theremin player and vocalist