HiveMind is the the creation of Brian Brumfield, Gregory Bullock, and Donovan Loucks. A mesmerizing power trio, these three musical geniuses power out the tunes like no other rock band can. Although they'd known each other for years, they combined their instrumental talents less than a year ago, and already no copies remain of their first album, elegantly self-titled, HiveMind (pictured at left).

Their first performance was for a private audience whose stunned silence told volumes. Although this trio formed only minutes earlier, the synchrony that exists between them gave the impression that they'd played together for hours. Brian leads the pack on guitar, Gregory keeps pace on rhythm guitar, and Donovan drums on what he's termed his "Big Mouf' Bucket".

When they first formed, deriving a name for the band was a long and difficult task. Many obscure names were suggested, such as Aleph Null, and others that can't be printed here. One of the more amusing names was Various Artists, suggested because spaces already existed in record stores for a group so named. Donovan Loucks explains the name of the group:

We'd commented for years that the collective knowledge of the universe was contained within our few brains. We often found that information gathered by one of us could be retrieved by the others, and the notion soon circulated amongst us that we possessed a "hive mind"--a group of minds linked as a unit. Bees are all individuals, yet they often act as a unit for the betterment of the hive. When we again considered a name for our group, HiveMind became the obvious choice.

Their on-stage presence is certainly unified, with each of the three musicians able to make the other two appear superior. They currently have no intention to tour, but if their popularity at home continues at its present rate, they'll have no choice but to take their act on the road.