LUCAS CLARKE - Drums

Lucas grew up on a small organic farm in Clackamas, Oregon on which his family grew extremely large vegetables, roughage and various blends of Vanilla tea. Due to the long tireless days or the old Nuclear power plant down the road Lucas developed oversized hands, feet and shear brute strength. With these newfound gifts he became Oregon famous as the youngest winner of the Annual Tractor Pull for Tots!

With his overbearing fame and fortune Lucas decided to do what every 4 year old wants to do...play the DRUMS! He locked himself in his room for the next 14 years studying the whimsical art of rhythm mastery, funk, pocket grooves and many other free forms of percussive theory.

After emerging from his room he realized that he had just spent 14 years in isolation and seclusion and hadn't attended any formal schooling; he applied to the University of Colorado at Boulder, they realized he had a pulse and the means to pay out of state tuition so was immediately accepted. Now Lucas lives in Denver with his lovely drum friendly wife and he occasionally vacates his room to rock the house at The Atomic shows.

JASON GLASS - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Jason lives in Eagle, Colorado.

MICHAEL BYRNE - Bass Guitar

Michael is the only member of The Atomic that is a genuine Colorado native...born at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as a military experiment gone wrong. After the military released Michael to his parents he spent the next 17 years growing up in the Springs, keeping busy selling big wheel tours up Pikes Peak. On a collegiate note, Michael applied to Colorado School of Mines in Golden after accidentally transposing the male to female ratio, but eventually left with a BS in Mechanical Engineering anyway.

Looking for a well-rounded base, early in his career he spent time as a laundromat sock finder, watch hand model, cat shepard, competitive double-dutch athlete, and coincidentally enough also sold meat-on-a-stick. Michael spent time honing his skills in these different areas before finally settling into the sexy and powerful position of software technical sales engineer.

A little known fact, Michael does not actually play the bass live during shows...instead playing a pre-recorded tape hoping the rest of the band doesn't ad lib causing another embarrassing "Ashlee Simpson moment".

In his free time, Michael enjoys trying to perfect his meat-flavored martini recipe, returning telemarketer's phone calls, collecting baby corn that looks like famous people, and chasing his entrepreneurial dream by trying to get his artificial tree watering service off the ground.

JOHN BARNARD - Percussion/Backup Vocals

John grew up in the beautiful historic city of Richmond, Virginia where in his early preteen youth would jump trash cans on his Schwinn Sting Ray bike often landing on his face. To afford his addiction to the comic book hero "Conan The Barbarian", 7-11 slurpees and Pacman, John made money by cutting grass around his neighborhood while trying not to sever any electrical wires or run over any cats.

It was in High School where John's desire to be a percussionist was first discovered by his ninth grade geometry teacher who threw him out of class for loudly tapping his foot on the floor and banging his pencil against his desk. John's new found passion grew when he later purchased his first set of bongos and practiced around campfires with other percussionists beating on everything from sticks, beer bottles and a cow bell which fans can never get enough of.

As a college lad, John learned everything NOT to do in life but had a lot of fun doing it but somehow managed to earn a BFA in Graphic Design. John now lives in Denver with his side kick James Brown, his chocolate lab, and runs his own marketing/advertising and design business. He also delves in photography where he can be seen around town with his camera photographing manhole covers and reflections through a beer glass.

For fun, John enjoys collecting Chia Pets, making snow angels and sculpting abstract figures with silly putty.

HUNTER WAGNER - Lead Guitar/Backup Vocals