ROLL CALL
Jon Dawson
Songwriter, Guitar
Jon Dawson founded and played in hardcore punk groups Child Labor and Screaming Outlash before joining Necropolis in 1986.
He is a diverse musician who contributed significantly to the Necropolis sound as an original songwriter, dynamic performer and shredding lead guitar player.
He studied music from High School through College and beyond. First at the Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and then at the University of Miami, from which he graduated in 1993.
His musical legacy continues as both a performer and teacher.
He currently resides in the Chicago area with his wife and children.
CHRIS EMERSON
Songwriter, Drums
Chris joined along with Jon Dawson in 1986 after their band Screaming Outlash broke up.
As a student at Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts High School, he studied a diverse range of percussion styles. His fast and powerful drumming helped propel Necropolis to a higher level of intensity and technical strength.
He also played with Shape Of Rage for many years. Once Necropolis ended, Chris helped establish the group 210, continuing his collaboration fellow Necropolis members Eric Reese and Brian Stanwyck, along with Shape Of Rage singer, Brian Cummings.
He also collaborated with Karl Hendricks and other musicians from the Pittsburgh music scene.
He currently lives in Florida with his wife and family.
ERIC REESE
Songwriter, Guitar
Eric was recruited from the Pittsburgh area band Castle Blood in early 1987.
Upon joining, he immediately bolstered the Necropolis sound as the second guitarist on the Futurekill demo. His more-frenetic lead style was a contrasting foil to Jon Dawson's melodic approach, providing the group with increasing diversity and depth.
With the departure of George Grant, Eric became a major contributor to the songwriting process and a critical component of the band's sound.
After the conclusion of the band, he became the founding guitar player in the group 210, before marrying and shifting his focus into other areas of interest.
He still resides in the Pittsburgh area with his wife and family.
Brian Stanwyck
Songwriter, Bass
Brian was a talented musician who joined Necropolis in the summer of 1987. He had been fronting a trio called X-Cape where he played bass, keyboards and sang lead vocal.
His arrival in Necropolis finalized the group's roster and his contributions as both a songwriter and bassist added another dimension to the band's versatile sound.
Once Necropolis expired, Brian was the driving force of the new quartet, 210. He emerged as the principal songwriter and band leader, as well as the bass player.
He also managed the Flagrant Underground studio for a time and collaborated with many other musicians before reuniting with Spahr Schmitt for the project, Crash.
Tragically, Brian took his own life in the fall of 1995.