Tracer Heights

Joshua Pohl

vocals, drums, percussion

Joshua knew that rhythm would be life at a very young age. He started drum lessons on just the snare drum in sixth grade, learning all the sheet music and rudiments that he could. He continued in percussion and drums throughout middle school and kept it as a hobby while in high school.

Rhythm took on a new meaning for Joshua when he spent much of his late high school and early college years following around his favorite band, The Grateful Dead. It was in the parking lot of these historic shows that he would join in multiple drum circles and jams with his Djembe acoustic drum. Joshua was 18 years old when he bought the current Djembe that he plays on stage today. With it he honed his skills within the same parking lot jams as many other musicians.

Jeremy Clark

vocals, bass

Jeremy first picked up the bass on a lark, after being asked to back up Ben on a few songs during his record release party in 2009. In the audience was a local Kansas City bluesman, who noticed something that Jeremy didn’t know he had.

After a 5 year tour of duty on the regional blues circuit, Jeremy emerged as a confident musician ready to combine his roots experience with his passion for improvisational psychedelic music.

Ben Hoppes

vocals, electric banjo, guitar

While growing up in Missouri, music became part of Ben early in life. As a child, he spent hours digging into his parents LP collection, sampling everything from Ravi Shankar to Leo Kottke. But when he heard a banjo being played for the first time at age 13, he knew the instrument was going to be part of his life forever.