In 2000 The O>Matics were formed. It was a rock band born from an experimental instrumental band named Space Aged. The name "O>Matics" is a tribute to vintage sci-fi where everything was slice-o-matic, freeze-o-matic and so on. The ">" in the name was added to help it stand out. The original lineup was Mark O>Matic on vocals, guitar, and keys, Chris O>Matic on drums and Carlos O>Matic on bass. The band practiced for several months tightening up their sets and then on Feb 17, 2001 The O>Matics played their first show. Throughout the year they played all throughout New Jersey. In September 2001 The O>Matics gained a new member, possibly their most important. Carol O>Matic was a retired school bus (named Carol for the bus' previous driver) that the band bought to travel from gig to gig. 2002 saw a change in the landscape of the O>Matics. Carlos was replaced by Jumpin’ Jamie O>Matic. Jamie brought more diversity in songwriting and song structure to the band. The trio was now able to switch instruments between them and awe audiences with their super exciting sets. For a short period in 2005, the band would go from a three-piece to a six piece "extended family." The guest musicians, Bob O>Matic on lead guitar, Geo O>Matic on Keys and Adam O>Matic on saxophone performed with the O>Matics at several venues in the tri-state area. Now The O>Matics are back to a three-piece and recently had to say goodbye to Carol O>Matic as she went to transportation heaven. With four full-length albums under their belt The Rock n' Roll hero trio is recording a new album and continues to rock n' roll for those who like music.

Mark O>Matic was first known in the music world as Captain Swirly. He was a 15-year-old one-man-band. Captain Swirly recorded over six full length albums. The first albums were recorded on a small 4-track tape recorder. Then Mark graduated to a digital 8-track machine and now today he has a wonderful 24-track studio. On all his albums as Captain Swirly, Mark sang and played Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys and Drum Machine. Over the High School years Mark played in an assortment of bands (most with Chris on drums) until the formation of the O>Matics in 2000.

Hobbies/Interests:                          When he's not rock n' rolling, Mark is writing and drawing cartoon novels. check out his work at www.mypalmark.com! He's been drawing since he was three and been enjoying comics since he could read. His favorites comics include the works of Osamu Tezuka, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Usagi Yojimbo, Invincible and the Walking Dead. He's also a HUGE fan of animation. His DVD library is full of the 80's and 2000's Ninja Turtles, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Samurai Jack, Justice League, and plenty more.

 Musical Influences:                       Mark's ears have always swam in the sounds of They Might Be Giants, Metallica, Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Wilco, The Shins, Esquivel!, Brian Wilson/Beach Boys, The Ramones and Jim Croce.

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Jamie O>Matic was raised on music since he was born.  Always performing in front of his family, he would put on hundreds of "shows" including the use
of a toy piano and guitar.  Early favorites around the age of 6 included
The Beatles and REM, by around age 9 he enjoyed Queen and then "newcomers" Nirvana.  At the age of 13 he learned how to play guitar and by 14 got his first electric guitar which he still uses today.  He has been playing in
bands since then playing guitar and bass in all sorts of venues and
states.

Hobbies/Interests:
Jamie enjoys working on TV projects and films and has done everything from
writing, directing, producing, composing, acting, down to be a production assistant for shows on The History Channel, A&E, The Weather Channel, and the Food Network.  He collects many different things including PEZ dispensers (too many to count), Muppets, and Tim Burton collectibles.

Musical Influences:
Bands and composers that have influenced how he writes and plays include: Danny Elfman, Nirvana, Weezer, Eels, Nada Surf, Oingo Boingo, Fountains of Wayne, Flaming Lips, Superdrag, and Talking Heads.

Check out Jamie's other band, Calamity Menagerie:
www.myspace.com/calamitymenagerie

Carol O>Matic

Carol O>Matic spent 12 years taking the youth of Lodi New Jersey back and forth to school. After she retired from the education field, Carol was reborn as the transportation for the O>Matics. Three seats were removed from the back to fit all the equipment and the seats that remained could occupy up to ten O>Matic Fanatics. She was a site to site and blushed at the complements she received at the many venues she traveled. In 2007 she gave all that she could. Constant overheating problems and alignment issues made her sing her last song. The O>Matics thank Carol for all the miles she went and all the smiles she gave us.