Human Industry



Tell me about who is in the band. Tom Weiss, Vocals
Ellen Weiss, Vocals
Aaron Van Voorhis, Drums
Michael Iwanski, Keyboards and other stuff
Nathan Van Voorhis, Guitar
Barry Brown, Native Instruments and crowd
Mark Van Voorhis, Bass

How did the band get started? God did it!!

What is your goal as a band? "To see people's lives changed for Christ and to feed the saved" -- Mark.
" To save souls." -- Barry
"To have seven ministries work as one. to show the churches, that believe in Christ, to work as one . To minister to all that need it, in the ministry that God gave each one of us individualy as a band." -- Mike
"To reach the lost and give the saved a kick in the pants to get motivated!!"-- Nathan

What style do you play? hardcore, industrial, rap, emo, alt, techno, rock, ska

Where are you guys from? Chicago area

What is the music scene like in your area? "Seek and you shall find." -- Mike
"Pretty good, a lot of bands play at a local coffeehouse and EDAN Productions bring in a lot of bands too." -- Aaron

What bands influence your band? " Not a band but a style - hardcore, alt.,etc." -- Mark.
"Insyderz because they minister just like we do." -- Barry
"Rage Against The Machine" -- Nathan
"Industrial, hardcore , folk music?!" -- Aaron
"Very wide variety. p.o.d. rage, a tribe called quest." -- Tom

What kind of a ministry does the band have? " To reach out to the slackers."-- Mark.
"To reach out and love the hurting." -- Ellen
"Like an ice-cream store... anyflavor that God wants to give you through US!"-- Mike
"Very focused on completing the vision God gave us." -- Tom

If you had the choice, which band would you tour with? " P.O.D./ Insyderz/ Sixpence None the Richer." -- Ellen
"Moffett" -- Nathan
"P.O.D." -- Aaron
"P.O.D. or The Insyderz." -- Tom

Any interesting concert experiances or funny/weird stories? "Wore elephant slippers on stage." -- Ellen
"Cornerstone and getting muddy everyday,.. i took at least 20 showers a day."-- Barry
"Forgot about the time change, got there an hour late." -- Nathan
"Someone kicking the cord out of the plug! :p someone playing around with the keyboard and transposing the keys by four :P " -- Mike
"An entire drum set, borrowed from another band, fell apart while we where playing live!. shnikees!!" -- Aaron
"Guitarist broke a string in concert and we didn't know what to do." -- Tom

What's the wackiest thing you've ever done in concert? "Play the playdough song." -- Mark
"Played a didgereedoo... I think thats how you spell it." --Mike
"When they played a song too fast and I had to keep up" -- Tom
"Dresses up as a wolf." -- Barry

What would you say the best part of the show is? "When people get saved." --Mark
"When everyone is having fun.." -- Ellen
"Music and the pep-talk." -- Nathan,
"When God's spirit falls on the place" -- Tom

Do you ever play cover songs? "Yes, right now we play just one. But we haven't been able to get some time to do anything cause we are in the recording studio." -- Mike

Best and worst things about being in a band? "Best: get out and save the lost." -- Mark
"Best: following GOD, worst: being short." -- Ellen
"Practice stinks." -- Nathan
"Traveling and traveling." -- Aaron
"Best , meeting new people. Worst , getting ready for a show" -- Tom

Anything people should know about the band? "It's not a real wolf it's Barry!" -- Mark
"We are all very shy by nature." -- Ellen
"We are Jesus freaks." -- Barry
"We are all very tall." -- Nathan
"Each show has a theme." -- Mike
"We love people." -- Aaron
"We are all different kinds of people and God put us together so we can reach different types." -- Tom

Do you have any cds,demos, etc., out? yes they are available through e-mail and or at our concerts.

How can people contact you for merch and stuff? [email protected] or 1-800-905-5228

Any final comments? "I'm the youngest in the band" -- Mark
"God speed" -- Nathan
"I want to thank all the people that believe in us. Thank God for giving us the vision because "without vision people perish". and letting God put visions back into people and their lives through us." -- Mike
"Its all about GOD!" --Aaron






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