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== Summary ==

Bostjan Zupancic, also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) 19-EDO guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.

Bostjan Zupancic, also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.

== Background ==

Russ Hayes was born in 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and began playing music while attending primary school there. Because he feared he would be punished by the religious school he attended, he booked local shows under the pseudonym Bostjan Zupancic, starting around 1995.

Russ Hayes was born in 1980 in [[wikipedia:Detroit|Detroit]], Michigan, USA, and began playing music while attending primary school there. Because he feared he would be punished by the religious school he attended, he booked local shows under the pseudonym Bostjan Zupancic, starting around 1995.

He studied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Music, and Theater at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and continued studies in physics at Leningrad Electricotechnical University (LETI) in St. Petersburg.

He studied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Music, and Theater at [[wikipedia:Oakland_University|Oakland University]] in Rochester, Michigan, and continued studies in physics at [[wikipedia:Saint_Petersburg_Electrotechnical_University|Leningrad Electricotechnical University]] (LETI) in [[wikipedia:Saint_Petersburg|St. Petersburg]].

Prior to playing microtonal music, Zupancic performed lead guitar in several (non xenharmonic) bands in the Detroit area, including the nümetal bands Unleashed (1995-1997) and Unhinged (2002-2004), and the alternative rock band Asshat (2002-2005). He performed guitar and lead vocals in the power metal band Khereb (2003-2006). Later, he performed bass in the Vermont band RaiZed on Radio, and performed lead guitar and vocals in the international band Hälberwolf (as Russ Hayes), and composed music for independent films, such as "13 Seconds," and independent video games, such as "Pete the Penguin."

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'''19-EDO'''

Zupancic ~~believes~~ that 19-EDO is the most natural expansion of 12-EDO in the framework of western music theory. With fewer enharmonic equivalents, there are more tonalities that can be blended together in ways that were not possible with 12-EDO. And since major and minor tonalities are represented more closely to Table 1 than 12-EDO, it's not necessary to use exotic tonalities to justify the use of the system. This makes 19-EDO more of an expanded tuning system than a xenharmonic system, ~~he argues~~.

Zupancic has argued that 19-EDO is the most natural expansion of 12-EDO in the framework of western music theory. With fewer enharmonic equivalents, there are more tonalities that can be blended together in ways that were not possible with 12-EDO. And since major and minor tonalities are represented more closely to Table 1 than 12-EDO, it's not necessary to use exotic tonalities to justify the use of the system. This makes 19-EDO more of an expanded tuning system than a xenharmonic system, in his opinion.

'''24-EDO'''

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Micro Demo (as Bostjan Zupancic, 2008, 19-EDO) ''All songs were re-recorded for Quiet Please (2015)''

== Inflences ==

Bostjan Zupancic has listed the following musical influences:

Guitar:

[[wikipedia:Buckethead|Buckethead]] ([[wikipedia:Praxis_(band)|Praxis]], Guns N' Roses), [[wikipedia:Mattias_Eklundh|Mattias IA Eklundh]] ([[wikipedia:Freak_Kitchen|Freak Kitchen]], Freak Guitar), [[wikipedia:Michael_Romeo|Michael Romeo]] ([[wikipedia:Symphony_X|Symphony X]]), [[wikipedia:Ron_Jarzombek|Ron Jarzombek]] ([[wikipedia:Watchtower_(band)|Watchtower]], [[wikipedia:Spastic_Ink|Spastic Ink]], [[wikipedia:Blotted_Science|Blotted Science]]), [[wikipedia:Django_Reinhardt|Django Reinhardt]], [[wikipedia:Jan_Akkerman|Jan Akkerman]] ([[wikipedia:Focus_(band)|Focus]]), [[wikipedia:Chuck_Schuldiner|Chuck Schuldiner]] ([[wikipedia:Death_(metal_band)|Death]], [[wikipedia:Control_Denied|Control Denied]]), [[wikipedia:John_Petrucci|John Petrucci]] ([[wikipedia:Dream_Theater|Dream Theater]], [[wikipedia:Liquid_Tension_Experiment|Liquid Tension Experiment]]), [[Neil Haverstick]], [[John Starrett]], [[wikipedia:Paul_Gilbert|Paul Gilbert]] ([[wikipedia:Mr._Big_(American_band)|Mr. Big]], [[wikipedia:Racer_X_(band)|Racer X]]), [[wikipedia:Jimmy_Page|Jimmy Page]] ([[wikipedia:Led_Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]], [[wikipedia:The_Yardbirds|the Yardbirds]]), [[wikipedia:Jeff_Beck|Jeff Beck]] ([[wikipedia:Rod_Stewart|Rod Stewart]], the Yardbirds), [[wikipedia:Eddie_Lang|Eddie Lang]], [[wikipedia:Martin_Barre|Martin Barre]] ([[wikipedia:Jethro_Tull_(band)|Jethro Tull]]), [[wikipedia:Jason_Schimmel|Jason Schimmel]] ([[wikipedia:Estradasphere|Estradasphere]]), [[wikipedia:Al_Di_Meola|Al Di Meola]] ([[wikipedia:Return_to_Forever|Return to Forever]]), [[wikipedia:Dave_Martone|Dave Martone]], [[wikipedia:Eddie_Van_Halen|Eddie Van Halen]] ([[wikipedia:Van_Halen|Van Halen]]), [[wikipedia:Dick_Dale|Dick Dale]], [[Ron Sword]] ([https://lastsacrament.bandcamp.com/ Last Sacrament]), [[Igliashon Jones]] ([https://cryptic-ruse.bandcamp.com/ Cryptic Ruse], [https://themercurytree.bandcamp.com/ The Mercury Tree]), [[wikipedia:Yngwie_Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]] ([[wikipedia:Alcatrazz|Alcatrazz]]), [[wikipedia:Tony_MacAlpine|Tony MacAlpine]].

Bass:

Roger "Mot" Kares (Aftermass, The Paradox Experiment, Flight of the Jesus Dog), [[wikipedia:Les_Claypool|Les Claypool]] ([[wikipedia:Primus_(band)|Primus]]), [[wikipedia:Victor_Wooten|Victor Wooten]] ([[wikipedia:Béla_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones|Bela Fleck and the Flecktones]]), Reid Diamond ([[wikipedia:Shadowy_Men_on_a_Shadowy_Planet|The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet]], [[wikipedia:Phono-Comb|Phono-Comb]]), [[wikipedia:John_Paul_Jones_(musician)|John Paul Jones]] (Led Zeppelin), [[wikipedia:James_Jamerson|James Jamerson]], [[wikipedia:Ryan_Martinie|Ryan Martinie]] ([[wikipedia:Mudvayne|Mudvayne]]), [[wikipedia:Bootsy_Collins|Bootsy Collins]] ([[wikipedia:P-Funk|P Funk]]),[[wikipedia:Steve_Harris_(musician)|Steve Harris]] ([[wikipedia:Iron_Maiden|Iron Maiden]]), [[wikipedia:Mike_Dirnt|Mike Dirnt]] ([[wikipedia:Green_Day|Green Day]]), [[wikipedia:Robert_"Kool"_Bell|Robert "Kool" Bell]] ([[wikipedia:Kool_&_the_Gang|Kool and the Gang]])

Vocals:

[[wikipedia:Geoff_Tate|Geoff Tate]] ([[wikipedia:Queensrÿche|Queensryche]]), [[wikipedia:Russell_Allen|Russell Allen]] (Symphony X, [[wikipedia:Trans-Siberian_Orchestra|Trans-Siberian Orchestra]], [[wikipedia:Adrenaline_Mob|Adrenaline Mob]]), [[wikipedia:Bon_Scott|Bon Scott]] ([[wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]]), [[wikipedia:Serj_Tankian|Serj Tankian]] ([[wikipedia:System_of_a_Down|System of a Down]]), Chuck Schuldiner (Death), Willy Crawford ([https://destructivenature1.bandcamp.com/ Destructive Nature])

Drums:

[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)

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 == Summary ==
-Bostjan Zupancic, also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) 19-EDO guitarist/bassist.  As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.
+Bostjan Zupancic, also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist.  As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.
 == Background ==
-Russ Hayes was born in 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and began playing music while attending primary school there.  Because he feared he would be punished by the religious school he attended, he booked local shows under the pseudonym Bostjan Zupancic, starting around 1995.
+Russ Hayes was born in 1980 in [[wikipedia:Detroit|Detroit]], Michigan, USA, and began playing music while attending primary school there.  Because he feared he would be punished by the religious school he attended, he booked local shows under the pseudonym Bostjan Zupancic, starting around 1995.
-He studied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Music, and Theater at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and continued studies in physics at Leningrad Electricotechnical University (LETI) in St. Petersburg.
+He studied Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Music, and Theater at [[wikipedia:Oakland_University|Oakland University]] in Rochester, Michigan, and continued studies in physics at [[wikipedia:Saint_Petersburg_Electrotechnical_University|Leningrad Electricotechnical University]] (LETI) in [[wikipedia:Saint_Petersburg|St. Petersburg]].
 Prior to playing microtonal music, Zupancic performed lead guitar in several (non xenharmonic) bands in the Detroit area, including the nümetal bands Unleashed (1995-1997) and Unhinged (2002-2004), and the alternative rock band Asshat (2002-2005).  He performed guitar and lead vocals in the power metal band Khereb (2003-2006).  Later, he performed bass in the Vermont band RaiZed on Radio, and performed lead guitar and vocals in the international band Hälberwolf (as Russ Hayes), and composed music for independent films, such as "13 Seconds," and independent video games, such as "Pete the Penguin."
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 '''19-EDO'''
-Zupancic believes that 19-EDO is the most natural expansion of 12-EDO in the framework of western music theory.  With fewer enharmonic equivalents, there are more tonalities that can be blended together in ways that were not possible with 12-EDO.  And since major and minor tonalities are represented more closely to Table 1 than 12-EDO, it's not necessary to use exotic tonalities to justify the use of the system.  This makes 19-EDO more of an expanded tuning system than a xenharmonic system, he argues.
+Zupancic has argued that 19-EDO is the most natural expansion of 12-EDO in the framework of western music theory.  With fewer enharmonic equivalents, there are more tonalities that can be blended together in ways that were not possible with 12-EDO.  And since major and minor tonalities are represented more closely to Table 1 than 12-EDO, it's not necessary to use exotic tonalities to justify the use of the system.  This makes 19-EDO more of an expanded tuning system than a xenharmonic system, in his opinion.
 '''24-EDO'''
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 Micro Demo (as Bostjan Zupancic, 2008, 19-EDO) ''All songs were re-recorded for Quiet Please (2015)''
+== Inflences ==
+Bostjan Zupancic has listed the following musical influences:
+Guitar:
+[[wikipedia:Buckethead|Buckethead]] ([[wikipedia:Praxis_(band)|Praxis]], Guns N' Roses), [[wikipedia:Mattias_Eklundh|Mattias IA Eklundh]] ([[wikipedia:Freak_Kitchen|Freak Kitchen]], Freak Guitar), [[wikipedia:Michael_Romeo|Michael Romeo]] ([[wikipedia:Symphony_X|Symphony X]]), [[wikipedia:Ron_Jarzombek|Ron Jarzombek]] ([[wikipedia:Watchtower_(band)|Watchtower]], [[wikipedia:Spastic_Ink|Spastic Ink]], [[wikipedia:Blotted_Science|Blotted Science]]), [[wikipedia:Django_Reinhardt|Django Reinhardt]], [[wikipedia:Jan_Akkerman|Jan Akkerman]] ([[wikipedia:Focus_(band)|Focus]]), [[wikipedia:Chuck_Schuldiner|Chuck Schuldiner]] ([[wikipedia:Death_(metal_band)|Death]], [[wikipedia:Control_Denied|Control Denied]]), [[wikipedia:John_Petrucci|John Petrucci]] ([[wikipedia:Dream_Theater|Dream Theater]], [[wikipedia:Liquid_Tension_Experiment|Liquid Tension Experiment]]), [[Neil Haverstick]], [[John Starrett]], [[wikipedia:Paul_Gilbert|Paul Gilbert]] ([[wikipedia:Mr._Big_(American_band)|Mr. Big]], [[wikipedia:Racer_X_(band)|Racer X]]), [[wikipedia:Jimmy_Page|Jimmy Page]] ([[wikipedia:Led_Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]], [[wikipedia:The_Yardbirds|the Yardbirds]]), [[wikipedia:Jeff_Beck|Jeff Beck]] ([[wikipedia:Rod_Stewart|Rod Stewart]], the Yardbirds), [[wikipedia:Eddie_Lang|Eddie Lang]], [[wikipedia:Martin_Barre|Martin Barre]] ([[wikipedia:Jethro_Tull_(band)|Jethro Tull]]), [[wikipedia:Jason_Schimmel|Jason Schimmel]] ([[wikipedia:Estradasphere|Estradasphere]]), [[wikipedia:Al_Di_Meola|Al Di Meola]] ([[wikipedia:Return_to_Forever|Return to Forever]]), [[wikipedia:Dave_Martone|Dave Martone]], [[wikipedia:Eddie_Van_Halen|Eddie Van Halen]] ([[wikipedia:Van_Halen|Van Halen]]), [[wikipedia:Dick_Dale|Dick Dale]], [[Ron Sword]] ([https://lastsacrament.bandcamp.com/ Last Sacrament]), [[Igliashon Jones]] ([https://cryptic-ruse.bandcamp.com/ Cryptic Ruse], [https://themercurytree.bandcamp.com/ The Mercury Tree]), [[wikipedia:Yngwie_Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]] ([[wikipedia:Alcatrazz|Alcatrazz]]), [[wikipedia:Tony_MacAlpine|Tony MacAlpine]].
+Bass:
+Roger "Mot" Kares (Aftermass, The Paradox Experiment, Flight of the Jesus Dog), [[wikipedia:Les_Claypool|Les Claypool]] ([[wikipedia:Primus_(band)|Primus]]), [[wikipedia:Victor_Wooten|Victor Wooten]] ([[wikipedia:Béla_Fleck_and_the_Flecktones|Bela Fleck and the Flecktones]]), Reid Diamond ([[wikipedia:Shadowy_Men_on_a_Shadowy_Planet|The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet]], [[wikipedia:Phono-Comb|Phono-Comb]]), [[wikipedia:John_Paul_Jones_(musician)|John Paul Jones]] (Led Zeppelin), [[wikipedia:James_Jamerson|James Jamerson]], [[wikipedia:Ryan_Martinie|Ryan Martinie]] ([[wikipedia:Mudvayne|Mudvayne]]), [[wikipedia:Bootsy_Collins|Bootsy Collins]] ([[wikipedia:P-Funk|P Funk]]),[[wikipedia:Steve_Harris_(musician)|Steve Harris]] ([[wikipedia:Iron_Maiden|Iron Maiden]]), [[wikipedia:Mike_Dirnt|Mike Dirnt]] ([[wikipedia:Green_Day|Green Day]]), [[wikipedia:Robert_"Kool"_Bell|Robert "Kool" Bell]] ([[wikipedia:Kool_&_the_Gang|Kool and the Gang]])
+Vocals:
+[[wikipedia:Geoff_Tate|Geoff Tate]] ([[wikipedia:Queensrÿche|Queensryche]]), [[wikipedia:Russell_Allen|Russell Allen]] (Symphony X, [[wikipedia:Trans-Siberian_Orchestra|Trans-Siberian Orchestra]], [[wikipedia:Adrenaline_Mob|Adrenaline Mob]]), [[wikipedia:Bon_Scott|Bon Scott]] ([[wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]]), [[wikipedia:Serj_Tankian|Serj Tankian]] ([[wikipedia:System_of_a_Down|System of a Down]]), Chuck Schuldiner (Death), Willy Crawford ([https://destructivenature1.bandcamp.com/ Destructive Nature])
+Drums:
+[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)