OUR STORY

​       Magic Thrust is a post-rock band comprised of four virtuosic multi-instrumentalists who blend progressive rock, jazz, funk, and pop and are gaining popularity for their high energy, largely improvisational live shows.  The energy and fun spirit of a Magic Thrust show is undeniable; the musicians seem to have just as much fun as the audience and frequently engage the fans.  While their highly improvisational live shows might tempt one to label them as a “jam band,” Magic Thrust is much more than that. One may say that the band doesn’t quite subscribe to a specific genre but they MOST DEFINITELY have a sound.
      The band is compromised entirely of New Jersey natives and includes drummer/

percussionist, Matthew Puleo; guitarist/vocalist/pianist, Mike Dirsch; bassist, Andrew Moghadam (a.k.a Gom); and guitarist/pianist, Zach Price.  Matt, Mike, and Gom met while attending Montville Township High School and when Matt and Gom graduated and began attending Rutgers University in 2010, they met Zach and added his funky guitar licks to their already eclectic sound.  The funk was so viscous, and the sting so vicious that they needed to do to others what they had done to themselves; and just like that, Magic Thrust was born and began gigging rigorously all throughout New Jersey.

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​     The band has created quite a stir in the past year while relentlessly gigging the college circuit, playing basement concerts and parties at Rutgers University, Montclair State University, William Paterson, and the University of Delaware.
      Magic Thrust’s bizarre mix of prog-rock, jazz, and funk is a force to be reckoned with. Their unpredictable, highly improvised, live shows offer fans the opportunity to see them time and time again without ever being subjected to the same show.  Almost every member joins in on backing vocals and the two guitarists often trade back and fourth between vocals, piano, clarinet, and saxophone. With song titles like, “Nefertiti's Fjord,” “Dog Napkins,” and “Probably Pete's,” the band reveals that not a single member seems to take themselves too seriously. Magic Thrust is eccentric to say the least, and they are not trying to hide it.

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