Ampevene

“Gabe Stallman is the Writer, Producer, and Guitarist, along with playing occasional other instruments for Ampevene. The Ampevene Ensemble plays all of the music live and currently features Ava Smith on keys, Bob Morris on drums, and Nick Kozak on bass. The second EP titled Ampevene ll (2015) by Gabe Stallman (from Albany, New York) is indeed a great avant-prog..” - Svetoino

“Led by guitarist Gabe Stallman, Nippertown prog-rockers Ampevene have been making quite a name for themselves, and they showed why with their recent show at Albany’s Hollow Bar + Kitchen in Albany.” - Tim Reidy, Nippertown

“Opening [for Moon Hooch] was Ampevene, a new local act from Albany who are slowly gaining ground with their progressive rock with a hint of open ended jamming. The young band are not to be missed and will be back at The Hollow next month.” - Upstate Live

“An example of that modern, contemporary prog at its best: Gabe Stallman's Ampevene EP http://gabestallman.bandcamp.com/album/ampevene-ep (name your prIce)” - Svetonio

Today I walked into Studio One to find our studio engineer, Bret Portzer working with former intern, Gabe Stallman. I soon realized Gabe was not here to just hang, but was here to work, as a producer! He came in earlier this week with a 25 minute track, with the first 7 minutes as more of a ‘song’ and leaving the remaining minutes as more of a ‘jam session’.
Gabe came in as a local community college graduate, who was enrolled in the first engineering class. He came up with this recording as part of a new project he’s been working on, with the band name of “Ampevave”. The group consists of a few key instruments that create this beautiful instrumental piece, including bass, guitar, drums, keys, and (my favorite part) the saxophone.
I had a chance to ask Gabe why he created such a long winded piece, to which he responded “why not?”.
I came to the conclusion that he’s right, why limit a track to the traditional 3-4 minutes? Why not keep a good piece going for as long as you feel necessary. In this day and age, where music seems so calculated, it’s refreshing to see a young artist going against the grain. - White Lake Music

"Ampevene, a funky quartet of young, talented, musicians recently turned it up and turned it on at The Hollow Bar + Kitchen More often that not, opening acts wind up as a bit of an afterthought, overshadowed by the main event and uninspiring for a crowds. Ampevene, on the other hand, settled in quite quickly and had our heads nodding and feet shuffling in content within minutes. They found their groove and soon enough they had a full house. Definitely some local talent to keep an eye on." - Chris Cleary - All In Time Photography

"This is some fine, well-aged stank cheese. In the good way, the stank cheese people pay good money for. The nice and sharp kind that can be eaten with some keebler brand club crackers. The kind that's like 'Oh dang that cheese is sharp enough to carve stone, that's some stank cheese, man' " - John Hogan, Fan