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Portland / Vancouver Indie Lineage  ·  1981 – 2026  ·  Jordan Rzad Seed

1981 – 1984
Nimble Darts 1981–1984 · Portland Robert Brown (guitar) · Albie Foresterer (drums) Lori Calhoun (vocals) · Dan Reed (keys) Dan Reed → Dan Reed Network 1984
Kashmir 1984 · New Wave James Schroeder (vocals/bass) Outside / Boy single · Falcon Studios
Jordan Rzad Starts bass age 12, Vancouver WA · 1982 Mountain View High School Classmates: Mark Johnson · Nick Lyon · Wade Oliver
1989 – 1990
First Person Portland, OR · October 1989 – April 1990 Jordan Rzad (bass) · Mark Johnson (vocals) Stu Carpenter (guitar) · Collin Colebank (drums) Satyricon · Audio Addict · Key Largo · 8 documented shows
Making Dedication Recorded 1989 Music: Phil Carpenter Lyrics: Mark Johnson One play · KXYQ 105.1 FM Taped off-air by Robi Knepp
Same era at Satyricon: Nirvana · Mudhoney · Green Day · Melvins · Smashing Pumpkins · TAD · L7 · White Zombie
First Person were post-punk / Joy Division influenced — not grunge. Britpop would have suited them better.
1990 – 1991  (session work & new bands)
Tim Flanary  ·  Oblivion Street After Dark 1990 · Portland session recording Jordan Rzad (bass) · Stu Carpenter (guitar) Drum machine — no live drummer Also known as Gilligan Fetish · recording largely unfindable
The Willies Portland · 1991+ Eric Levine (vocals/songwriting) · Stu Carpenter (guitar) Collin Colebank (drums) Named best new band of 1991 by Two Louies Magazine Self-titled 4-song EP · “Aliens” featured Stu’s lead guitar
Carnival of Souls Portland · 1990 – 1991 James Schroeder (vocals) · Jordan Rzad (bass) Raymond Martin (guitar — Andy Summers–style atmospheric) · Collin Colebank (drums) Core engine: First Person’s rhythm section + Schroeder’s songwriting + UK-influenced New Wave guitar
Colebank exits · Martin exits
1992
Lizard Portland · August 1992 James Schroeder (vocals) · Jordan Rzad (bass) Robert Brown (guitar) · Albie Foresterer (drums) Eli’s Cafe · Cisco & Ponchos · Featured in Rattle and Shake Carnival of Souls foundation supercharged by Nimble Darts veterans
Schroeder & Rzad solidify studio writing partnership
mid-1990s – 1999
Very (7) 1999 · Studio indie / electronic James Schroeder · Jordan Rzad Raymond Martin (lead guitar solos) Album: Trophy Wives · Red Horse Music Songs: Blue · Imagination (Schroeder / Rzad)
John Taylor  ·  Duran Duran Picks up Blue & Imagination Sold via Trust the Process (TTP) portal
Flow  →  Whispering Tongues Mid-90s sessions · Portland Jordan Rzad (bass, early sessions only) James Schroeder (vocals/guitar) Raymond Martin (lead guitar / ramble steel) Jason Garrett Gibson (percussion) Recorded at Jim Beam’s Studio above Kells Olympian, SW Portland Name changed by Gibson · project continued through 2013
2017 – 2021
Lostwave rediscovery Making Dedication posted to Facebook · July 9, 2017 Global internet search by the lostwave community Identified November 15, 2021 via Discord → Portland music historian → Stu Carpenter Collin Colebank finds the master DAT tapes · Spotify release 2022
2026
Do You Want To Play  ·  Mad World Creative (2026) Independent horror film · directed by Nick Lyon Making Dedication licensed as sync placement Nick Lyon · MVHS class of 1988 · classmate of Jordan Rzad and Mark Johnson Cast includes Weston Oliver — son of MVHS ’88 classmate Wade Oliver Currently in post-production
Band / group
First Person
Carnival of Souls / Lizard / Very (7)
The Willies
Session / side project
Key connection
Lostwave
Song / film