Lynn Henson comes to the Northwest from Los Angeles where he started his music career on the sax with R&B greats such as Etta James, Bill Foster and Bobby Mann, all by the tender age of 13. Throughout the 60's, Lynn cut his chops sharing stages with blues artists Sugar Cain Harris & Alan Toussaint. Lynn's musical credibility, and career really took off when his bands opened for world class acts such as Blue Cheer, Eric Bourdon & the Animals, Sly Stone, Ike & Tina Turner, and others.

Scott Peoples has lived in Olympia for the last 5 years moving from North Carolina, where he earned his Bachelor of Music degree from East Carolina University. He has performed with such names as Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott and toured the world with many top artists over his quite impressive music career. Scott, an executive for a growing internet based business, composes percussion ensembles which have been performed in high schools, universities and percussion events all over the world, has performed with the Olympia and Seattle Symphonies and regularly gives drum and percussion clinics.

Tommy 'Lip Muscle' Russell was born and raised in Queens, New York. After studying music performance, theory, and composition at the Julliard School of Music in New York City, Tommy went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Evergreen College in Olympia. Playing in Olympia bands including Obrador and New York Trio w/Joe Baque for a culmination of 30 plus years.

Raised in the big city of Seattle, Skyler Blake really dug his heels in and learned his craft. His talents are far reaching, not just as a pro level bass player, but also as a superb vocalist, guitarist and composer. Not only did Mr. Blake, eyes wide open, take in all types of music, developing into his own distinctive style of performance, he backed his passion up by earning his Bachelors degree in Music Performance. Some of Skylers other projects include: Flux Capacitor, as well as an impressive catalog of solo material, which will be featured with Sour Owl in live performances and upcoming releases. Skylers energetic and dynamic personality spills onto the stage where his presence far supersedes his physical stature. Sour Owl is happy to have the talented Skyler Blake on board and really look forward to working him for a long time to come.

Steve Munger " I love playing music. It's been over thirty years and I can honestly say it is only getting better. I mostly use the Tenor saxophone as my voice when performing and my roots are firmly planted in jazz. But, as you peruse the site and listen to some music, you will soon see that I call many styles home and always try to let the music be my guide. I am truly honored to be able to play with some of the best musicians in the Northwest and I hope you follow the links to their sites and see what they are up to as well."

Born in New York, Started playing Bass at age 13, playing primarily Gospel, Jazz, Mowtown, and Rock. Shortly after acquired a passion for Reggae, Latin, Zouk, Funk and similar genres. Started performing at 15 and hasn't stoped since. Over the past several years perfomance, recording,song writing, teaching, and, of course, practice and learning have been the main focus. I have played in many diverse settings ranging from performances with live reggae,gospel, rock bands, at universities, jazz gigs, various studio projects, community and benifit concerts. Home Page