Adam Gould - Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals
Nate Mahaffey - Guitar, Vocals
Ryan Douvlos - Guitar
Don First - Bass, Vocals
Ben Mahaffey - Drums
Our music relies on no particular form and is often impromptu, grazing in the fields of rock, progressive rock, electronic, metal, reggae, jazz, hip hop, RnB, but never picking a favorite.
The roots of the Guise were humbly formed in Scandia, PA on many cold winter nights in 2014 under the name Buddy McGrupp. Ryan, Nate, and Don birthed what would be come Surprise Guise. Lineups of this ever-evolving project have included the likes of Grayson Foley on guitar, Kevin Ignatius, Graham Mahaffey, and Nick Campbell on drums. The latest addition of Adam Gould on keys has launched the band to a whole new level with excellent songwriting and otherwordly keyboard additions.
Robben Ford, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Phish, Opeth, The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, John Scofield, Vulfpeck, A Tribe Called Quest, The Rolling Stones, Little Feat, Miles Davis, The Allman Brothers Band, Waylon Jennings, LTJ Bukem, Jimmy Herring, John Coltrane.
A Funker 2 from Surprise Guises 10/17/2020 show
at Bent Run Brewing Company's annual Bent Fest, Warren, PA.
