Composer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers first gained notice for her musical talents as a child, performing for such esteemed artists as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock while still in grammar school. As a high schooler she began posting her...

Austin Romero has been appearing on The Progressive Microscope for the better part of 2 years now Reviewing everything from TVs to Video games Austin loves to Bake and play guitar in his spare time, but his passion remains in the video game world. Austin’s favorite...

Tim Correll has been involved with music since he was a teenager.  Tim started out working with a local band in Charlotte, NC while still in high school, running lights and pyrotechnics.  Unfortunately for the drummer, his pyro was a bit too strong at times and his...

Who am I? I have always been a seeker. Always been one who was never satisfied with the 'status quo'. I was always looking for music that sounded a little different, or music that was well crafted in comparison to what is heard on mainstream radio. As a long time...

DJ Tony has been with House of Prog since 2013 and has been broadcasting an internet radio show since 2009.    He started with aiiradio doing 3 shows a week dedicated to unsigned progressive and progressive metal artists.   There he made many friends and contacts...

Marty Dorfman, AKA The Prog Doc, resides in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA and has been a Progressive Music Fan since the 70’s. His friend Mitch’s dogged insistence that he listen to “prog” above all else influenced him and guided him toward that genre. The Prog Doc...

Legend has it, my love for music began in the womb at a KISS Concert in the Summer of 1977. According to my mother, I didn’t move at all for Cheap Trick. However, when KISS took the stage, I wouldn’t stop moving around! My love for music and radio goes back to my...

Steve Bonino A New York City native, Steve is the son of Roz Vallero, a professional actress. Steve’s father, Ernesto Bonino, was a famous Italian crooner who was very popular in Europe and who also enjoyed success in America. He was considered the Frank Sinatra of...

Gregg is a former academic turned terrestrial radio DJ at WVLP 103.1fm and WLPR 89.1fm (NPR affiliate) in Indiana. He's been on FM radio for nearly 20 years and a collector for many more, with a collection closing in on 27,000 items. His curiosity has meant that his...

Ian grew up around Wigan, Lancashire, England. After witnessing his first band [Rainbow] at the Liverpool Empire in 1976 Ian was hooked on live bands and listening to music. Ian moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1981 and joined campus radio station CJSF at Simon Fraser...

Hi my name’s Geoff (Penn) and I retired to live in Cyprus after living and working in the UK as a Consulting Engineer. My first memories of being totally absorbed in music were at the age of about six playing shellac records on my grand- mother’s posh radiogram. As a...

Kev has been writing about progressive music for more than a quarter of a century. Between 1990 - 2006 he ran Feedback Fanzine in the UK, writing about bands that were never covered in the mainstream press, many of whom were in the progressive underground. He built...

  I grew up in the London Suburbs, UK, in the late 60’s at the end of the Hippy Era. I always wanted to be different with my musical tastes and went head first into heavy rock and Prog. Now, 50 years later, my tastes are still the same. Still love playing vinyl,...

Michael has been an immense fan of music ever since he received his first Walkman around the age of 6. Like many music fans, he grew up listening to the local radio station. It was at this time he purchased his first record player and a copy of Frank Zappa’s Joe’s...

Blake Carpenter is a web designer, a musician and a music lover. He has been designing websites since 2000 and has taken his love for music and art and incorporated it into his site designs and more. His web design company Dragon's Blood Web Productions has been...

As HOP's Artist and Media Relations Coordinator, Rob Rutz arranges artist interviews, handles scheduling support and designs digital promotions to support of House of Prog's mission. Earning his radio broadcasting license when he was in 7th grade, Rob leverages nearly...

Olav is the incidental reviewer for the House of Prog. Not incidental by choice, as he would have loved to contribute more to the station, but due to the demands of life. Outside of a regular daytime job with plenty of evening meetings to go with it, an understanding...

Rick is a lifelong resident of Central Pennsylvania, and currently is living with his wife Mary Pat (aka Mamasalami) in Newville. He grew up listening to bands like Genesis, Yes, Rush, and Kansas. Always a fan of Epic Progressive music, he like many fans thought the...