"Echobrain" has been added to your list of bookmarked artists
close
Echobrain
Biography
The origin of EchoBrain began at a Super Bowl party in 1995, when Metallica bassist Jason Newsted invited a handful of neighbors to his house to watch the game and jam in his home studio, known as "The Chophouse." The veteran musician was impressed with a local 16-year-old jazz/funk drummer named Brian Sagrafena and the two spent the rest of the evening working through their favorite Tower of Power tunes, eventually missing the end of the football game. Sagrafena, the son of a drummer who spent a stint in the '70s San Francisco funk/soul band Sassafras, was never a Metallica fan, so his jam sessions with heavy metal royalty never really affected him, but his friend and musical collaborator Dylan Donkin was admittedly sweaty palmed upon meeting Newsted. The three kept a loose relationship throughout the '90s, with Newsted recording a demo for Donkin and Sagrafena's funk band the Discojefes.

In 1999, Sagrafena and Donkin took a road trip to Baja, Mexico, writing new songs and polishing their old ones. When they got back to the States, they recorded a handful of new songs on eight-track, playing them for Newsted when he returned home from touring. The rough demos caught Newsted's ear and he offered to collaborate with the two, helping out on bass and assisting with the songwriting.
Selected Discography

Echobrain
2002