Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is an American funk jam band from

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. The band has garnered a following as a result of their consistent touring, playing as many as two hundred shows a year.

History

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong began in 2009. They released their first full-length album titled ''Funk E P'' in 2010. This album name is a play on words says vocalist/guitarist Greg Ormont, and unfortunately the name led people to think this first album was just an EP. In July 2014, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released their second full-length album titled ''Psychology''. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has hosted Domefest every year since 2009. The location of the festival has changed periodically but is currently held at

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in Thornville, OH. In a 2017 interview, Greg Ormont (vocals/guitar) said, "We met in college at the

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and the dorm project turned into the real thing. We've been playing for over 8 years. We've been touring the country for 4–5 years and just having a blast spreading our high energy psychedelic funk and good vibes. We like to bring the party and show people a diverse time that is positive and fun and everyone leaves a happier person.” In April of 2022, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released their 6th studio album, Perspecitve.

Personnel

Band members

;Current members *Greg Ormont – Lead Vocals, Guitar (2009–present) *Jeremy Schon – Guitar (2009–present) *Ben Carrey – Bass (2009–present) *Alex Petropulos – Drums (2015–present) ;Former members *Dan Schwartz – Drums (2009–2015)

Crew

*Manny Newman – Lighting Director (2015–present) *Ivan LaRocca – FOH Engineer (2022–present)

Former Crew

*Erich Miller: FOH Engineer (2016-2022) *Dante DiLoreto: Monitor Engineer *Kevin McKay: Tour Manager *Aaron Kovelman: Lighting Director

Discography

Studio albums *''Funk E P'' (2010, self-released) *''Psychology'' (2014, self-released) *''Pleasure'' (2016, self-released) *''Pizazz'' (2017, self-released) *''Presto'' (2020, self-released) *''Perspective'' (2022, self-released) Live Albums * ''The Great Outdoors Jam'' (2017) * ''Stop Making Cake: Halloween 2019 (Live in New Haven, CT)'' (2020)

References

{{reflist 2009 establishments in Maryland Jam bands Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Baltimore