Equinox

1989 - 1995

Equinox was formed in January of 1989, when keyboardist/vocalist, Jamison Masters was introduced to drummer Eric Althaus through a mutual acquaintance.  The two played together in a band called ‘SPIRITS’ for the next few months.  In may of 1989, the guitar and bass players of ‘Spirits’ decided to go their separate ways, leaving Jamison and Eric to continue their mutual musical goals.

In June of 1989, Eric introduced Jamison to guitarist Lonnie Melland.  Eric had played with Lonnie in a funk fusion band, ‘Renaissance 13’, just prior to joining forces with Jamison months earlier.  Jamison and Lonnie hit it off right away, and the first creatively productive lineup of the band was formed.  The  threesome began on what would come to be a two year writing binge.  There were also several live performances during the writing process, between 1989 and 1991. Due to the fact that the three could not find the right bass player to compliment the talents of the others, ‘Spirits’ decided to get into a recording studio, and demo their music.  In the Fall of 1991, they started recording demos at a small studio in Minneapolis.  It was a very productive experience, as many of the songs made it onto their future album “Color Of The Time”.

In August of 1992, ‘Spirits’ entered Logic Recording Studio, and recorded a demo version of “Believe”, just to determine if Logic was going to be a creative recording atmosphere for the group.  It proved to be, and in September, 1992, ‘Spirits’ began recording the actual tracks that would make it onto the album. Because the band were recording on their own finances, the recording process took two years.  They would record for a week or two, and then run out of money, so they’d have to go save up again, and then get back in the studio and start the cycle all over.

In late 1994, the album “Color Of The Time” was completed, and the band had replaced their name of ‘Spirits’, with EQUINOX.  The band released a limited number of copies of “Color…” to their friends and families, but the official release was not until May of 1995.  EQUINOX created their own record label, Opus Recordings, and released the album worldwide through distribution outlets they had made arrangements with. Album sales immediately took off - especially in Europe and Asia. As EQUINOX began to amass popularity, Jamison, Eric, and Lonnie were rapidly on their way to becoming more than just a struggling independent band...

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