Fuzzy Logic was founded by Wisconsin poet R. Virgil (Ron) Ellis in 1995 in order to explore the multimedia dimensions of poetry. Text, music, and at times video are fused in exciting, sometimes strange, ways that propel audiences to fresh insights.

Biff Blumfumgagnge contributes arcane and uncanny musical resources in relation to this poetry. An accomplished violinist, Biff also works with samplers, treated guitar, balalaika, theremin-violin, synth-mandolin and peculiar combinations of percussion and recorded sounds. After world tours with Willy Porter and Adrian Belew and gigs from Turkey to Italy, Blumfumgagnge was awarded "1998 Best Instrumentalist-Strings" by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI). He currently appears in the Reptile Palace Orchestra, the Gomers, Jambeau, Fuzzy Logic and Yammer (formerly Swamp Thing). Keep up with Biff at  http://beeftone.com.

Tom Hamer, drums and percussion. Tom has performed on stages around the Madison, WI area with various rock and new music groups including Vortex, Zonk, Dangerous Odds, Tap-It Dance and Theatrical Co., The Romulans and Station Wagon. He plays a mix of drum set and MIDI  electronics, various 'found' objects and little instuments. Other performance-related activities include sound design for theater (notably 6 seasons for the Madison Rep), live sound mixing, recording and CD mastering. He currently provides the rhythms for Fuzzy Logic and is an active participant in The Vortex group at Mother Fools in Madison. Note Tom's new site at http://hamer.mad-host.com.

William Stafford, famous poet and Poet Laureate of the U.S. before his death in 1995, wrote the foreword to R. Virgil (Ron) Ellis’ first book of poems, The Blue Train. Another volume, The Tenting Cantos, can be sampled at http://www.poetrvellis.com. He has recently placed poems with New Works Review, new digressions, Recursive Angel (http://www.recursiveangel.com/ellis.htm), and Mississippi Review Web (http://sushi.st.usm.edu/mrw). Albums of his performance poetry include Open My Eyes, Lunar Crescent Wrench, and Dangerous Odds. Open My Eyes was favorably reviewed in The Village Voice and has been aired on National Public Radio and on WNYC. He has often given performances on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Hotel Milwaukee." His work with Fuzzy Logic and other groups has often been broadcast over WORT in Madison.

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John Sinks is a sound engineer/technician for King Crimson. Additional credits include work with The Bears, R. Fripp, John Paul Jones, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian, and The California Guitar Trio. He was Sound Engineer at the Bottom Line Club in New York, and performed with the League of Crafty Guitarists, and also with the Seattle Guitar Circle.

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PERFORMING AT THE EPIDEMIC PEACE IMAGERY EXHIBIT AT THE Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts MADISON, WISCONSIN Saturday June 11 2005