ripe, though recently reformed, has been around for about five years. Drummer, Paul Henry, from Otis
Oregon, together with Bassist / Vocalist Aaron Gibson (a.k.a. Blotus) from Newport, are the founding
members. Chris Johnston (guitar) and Michael Gibson (keyboards) joined the group last year. ripe has many influences that span a wide variety of genre's from Jazz and Be-Bop, to Rap and Hip-Hop, Electronic Music, Rock-n-Roll, Alternative and Metal.

In the past, ripe has shared the stage with acts like 7th Day Slumber, Stavesacre, Playdough, Lojique,
Edict, Selah PR, Lightheaded, De Noir, Proof, and numerous others. ripe's new sound is a mix of things
that aren't usually heard together, but the different styles flow together well. ripe is currently working on new material and will be playing shows around Oregon throughout the rest of this summer. ripe is also mixing a new album. A release date has not been set.