Bio - Six Syllable Sin




	Six Syllable Sin Bio Short version Expanded version coming soon “Somewhere along the way we became a band” bassist Bruce Cook said during a Six Syllable Sin rehearsal break in mid December of 2007. No one in the band can say exactly when that happened but it did somewhere between late July of 2007, when the band first got together and December of 2007. Six Syllable sin is a three-piece rock band rooted in the backcountry of small town mid Michigan with Scott Schmitt on guitars and vocals, Bruce Cook on bass and vocals and Jeff Smith on the drums. All are veteran musicians that have been in many local area bands over the years until they came together in 2007 to form Six Syllable Sin. Their music is edgy, melodic and memorable.

The Evolution of Six Syllable Sin
	Bruce Cook			Scott Schmitt		Jeff Smith		Jodon Shinabarger
1985	Indecision					Indecision
1986	Indecision					Indecision
1987						Y-Not
1988				IROK		Y-Not	Alive
1989				IROK
1990				Whisper Alley
1991				Whisper Alley	Rocken
1992					Rocken	S.O.L.
1993	Social Magnet			Social Magnet		S.O.L.
1994	Social Magnet			Social Magnet		S.O.L.
1995	Social Magnet			Social Magnet		S.O.L.
1996	Social Magnet	S.O.L.	Pann 69	Social Magnet
1997	Social Magnet	S.O.L.	Pann 69	Social Magnet
1998	Social Magnet	S.O.L.	Second Shift	Social Magnet
1999			Second Shift
2000			Second Shift
2001			Second Shift
2002	Jack Static	Bar Code		Jack Static
2003	Jack Static	Bar Code		Jack Static
2004	Jack Static	Bar Code		Jack Static
2005	Jack Static	Bar Code		Jack Static
2006	Jack Static	Bar Code		Jack Static
2007	Six Syllable Sin	Bar Code		Six Syllable Sin		Six Syllable Sin
2008	Six Syllable Sin	Bar Code		Six Syllable Sin		Six Syllable Sin		Six Syllable Sin
2009
2010

Indecision - 1985-1987

Members: Kris Pline, Doug Nurenberg, Glenn Bearss, Bruce Cook, Jeff Smith.

Indecision was a cover band that played many parties in the local area plus one memorable high school dance. (If you were there then you know what I am talking about, if you were not then you never will).

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	Y-Not – 1988-1989 Members: Jeff Smith, Curt ??? Gary ??? and Dave ??? Y-Not was a cover band that played several huge parties at the fairgrounds in Eagle MI, Smith hall in St. Johns MI plus many other small towns in the area. I have no photos of this band in my possession at this time. If you have any I would greatly appreciate if you could email me copies. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	Alive - 1989 Members: Jeff Smith, Perry ???, Troy ??? and Tim ??? Alive was a heavy metal cover band from Lansing MI that had big dreams but self destructed before they ever got out the garage they rehearsed in. The total life span of this band was about six months. No known photos of this band exist. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	IROK - 1988-1989 Members: Scott Schmitt, Doug Schafer, Andy Knoop, Darrin Heckman and Don Melton (after Darrin left the band). IROK played several parties as well as Franks Bar in Pewamo. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	Whisper Alley - 1990-1991 Members: Scott Schmitt, Steve Hill, Gil Maxwell, Pat Ondruss, Bruce ??? Hired new singer Greg ??? Darrin Heckman also Drummed for a while too. Whisper Alley played several parties, Franks Bar in Pewamo and the Ranbow Inn in Perrinton. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	Rocken - 1991-1992 Members: Scott Schmitt, Jim Richey Jeff Hamm, Mike Nicholas, Greg Polcari, Kurt Harris. Rocken toured the entire east coast from Florida to Tennessee while with the management company Southeastern Showtime assemblies. Record deal fell thru and so did the band. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	Social Magnet - 1993-1998 Members: Scott Schmitt Bruce Cook, Glenn Bearrs, Paul Bearrs, Darrin Heckman Carol Fedewa. Social Magnet played several huge parties Larkins in Lowell MI. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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S.O.L. 1993- ????

Members: Dave Platte, Brian Smith, Tim Stump Jill Cassle and Jeff Smith. Jeff left the band in 1996 and was replace by ?????, Bruce Cook joined the band in 199?

S.O.L. was a cover band that played many bars from Grand Ledge MI, to Grand Haven MI.

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	Pann 69 1996-1997 Members: Bruce Cook, Johnny Rose, Craig Hendershott and Tim Fedewa. Pann 69 played many show in and around the East Lansing area. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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	Second Shift 1998-2002 Members: Bruce Cook, Tim Stump and Darren Heckman. Brian Smith joined the band in 2000. If you’ve got something you would like us to add here, pictures of this band or a short story about them please email them to us at: band@sixsyllablesin.com and we will put them in here.



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Bar Code (and the Bob Tones) ????-Present

Members: Bruce Cook, Brian Smith, Tim Stump and Darren Heckman. The Bob Tones (horn section) members: