Snake River Conspiracy

Snake River Conspiracy
Company type	Musical group
Industry	Music
Founded	1998
Founder	Tobey Torres, Eric Valentine, Jason Slater
Headquarters	San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Products	Music albums, singles

Snake River Conspiracy (SRC) is a United States-based industrial rock ensemble established in 1998 within the San Francisco Bay Area, founded by vocalist Tobey Torres alongside producers Eric Valentine and Jason Slater.

History

Snake River Conspiracy originated in 1998 as a collaborative effort between vocalist Tobey Torres and producers Eric Valentine and Jason Slater. Initially, the group secured a contract with Interscope Records following the submission of a two-track demo. Shortly thereafter, Valentine departed to concentrate on his production career. Due to conflicts with Interscope, the band transitioned first to Elektra Records and subsequently to Reprise Records. Their initial EP and single, titled "Vulcan", was released on October 5, 1999, earning critical praise and recognition as NME’s "Single of the Week."

The band's first full-length album, Sonic Jihad, was issued in the United States on July 11, 2000. SRC found moderate chart success with their rendition of The Smiths’ "How Soon Is Now?", which reached number 15 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and climbed to number 38 on the Modern Rock Tracks listing. Morpheus Records re-released this single in the United Kingdom in July 2001, where it attained position 83 on the UK Singles Chart.

During a 2005 podcast, Slater identified Mitchell Doran as the group's "best guitarist and most solid member." Jason Slater passed away from liver failure on December 9, 2020.

In July 2022, Tobey Torres and Mitchell Doran revived Snake River Conspiracy’s Instagram account, announcing plans for new material slated for release in 2023. Later that year, in November, Doran publicly accused Slater of unauthorized use of compositions from SRC’s SRC2 recording sessions for projects involving other bands under his production.

Band members

Current lineup

Tobey Torres-Doran – lead vocals (1998–2004, 2006, 2022–present)
Mitchell J. Doran – guitar and production (2005–2006, 2022–present)

Previous members

Jason Slater – bass guitar (1998–2006, 2012–2020), guitar (2004–2005) (deceased 2020)
Martina Axén – drums and vocals (2004–2005)
Geoff Tyson – lead guitar (1998–2002)
Rob Patterson – guitar (touring only; 2000)
Fab Fernandez Hewitt – guitar (2002–2004)
Eric Hendrikx – guitar (2003–2004)
China – guitar (2004)
Leo Larsen – guitar (2006)
Ivo Ivanov – keyboards (touring only; 2000–2001)
Scott Engelter – keyboards (2001–2002)
Ashif Hakik – keyboards (2006) (deceased 2021)
Jay Lane – drums (2000)
Neil Taylor – drums (2000–2002, 2003–2004)
Bobby Hewitt – drums (2002–2003)
Matt Lucich – drums (2006)

Discography

Albums

Sonic Jihad (released in 2000)

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