Bio
Ousia was formed in the Spring of 1998 by Ryan Stratton
and Rob Pennington. Shortly thereafter, they picked
up Joe Burden on guitar and Jason Balicki on drums.
They played their first show at the 37 Center in Lexington,
KY in August 1998. Ryan left to go to school in New
York soon after. When Ryan returned to town for the
Thanksgiving holiday, Ousia took the opportunity to
record three songs with Will Hancock at The Mercury
Paw Lounge. Ryan took the tracks back to New York
and finished work on them there. Ousia played their
first Louisville show at a house party on New Year’s
Eve with Jay Palumbo playing as a guest on second
guitar. They released their three song seven inch
on Noise Pollution in January 1999 and went on an
eight day tour in the Spring of 1999 hitting major
cities in the North East United States and Canada.
When Ryan returned to Louisville in the Summer of
2000, he and Rob had to assemble a new lineup as Joe
and Jason were unavailable. Their friends Greg Livingston
and Thommy Browne joined on guitar and drums respectively.
They played in Louisville over the Summer and recorded
the bass and drum tracks for a full length album with
Kevin Ratterman. Ryan returned to New York that Fall
and the band is currently inactive.
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