Jobu is an energetic cover-band which has been energetically energizing NJ and NY audiences, since 2001! Energetically, we energize unenergetic people so that they become energized and then (soon thereafter) energetic!! No amount of exclamation points can convey how friggin energetic we are!!! The energitude that we exude is, unequivocally, the most energicious energy that has ever been energized by a band!!!! If you are an unenergetic person, do yourself an energilistic favor, and unergetically come to one of our energetic shows, so that we can energetically infuse you with our ballistic energy!!!!!

Jobü
Jeff Siedsma - lead vocals, trumpet
Rob Lorusso - lead guitar, trumpet, shenanigans
Scott Carlson - bass guitar
Mark Endres - rhythm guitar, backup vocals
Matt Jaworski - drums, all around rawker
Don Conger - sax, keyboards

The Jobü Crew:
Mario Paz - sound tech
Don Conger - photographer 

Bios

Jeff Name: Jeff Siedsma Birthdate: 10/3/1976 Instrument: Trumpet, Lead Vocals Horn: Bach Stradivarious Previous bands: Standard Nipple Works Favorite Bands: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Reel Big Fish, Barbara Streisand

Born Jefferson Jeffrey Siedsma on October 3, 1976, in Oswego, NY, to entrepreneurs Cletus and Sandie Siedsma. Through the 1950's, Cletus and Sandie unsuccessfully tried their hand at small business ownership. Says Cletus, "Yeah, we had quite a few shops that never took off: Ye Olde Colostomy Shoppe, Ma and Pa Kettles, It's Salt!, Chester P. Diddy's Funtabulous Funk Factory. Despite Sandie's extensive marketing, accounting, and organizational skills and my gift at naming stores, we just couldn't get these businesses off the ground." Then, in 1959, Sandie came up with the idea that proverbially broke the proverbial bank. Says Sandie, "I was working the cash register at our Your Whey, Your Way shop when my mind, as often does, turned to small, rectangular, multi-colored candy. I thought if only I could come up with a clever way to package some flavorful candy (which was all the rage at the time), we'd break the proverbial bank. Then it struck me: severed heads. Kids love candy. Kids love severed heads. What if we put the two together??!!" And, thusly, Pez was born. Pez (Latin for "small, rectangular, multi-colored candy") instantly became a worldwide phenomenon. Commenting on Pez's enduring appeal and legacy, Cletus says, "From The Flintstones to The Simpsons. From Spider Man to Chewbacca Man. Thousands of different characters have been immortalized by Pez. Sure, not all of the dispensers were winners -Scrappy-Do, Young MC, the SS Stormtrooper Collector's Series, the cast of Just Shoot Me series - but, nevertheless, I feel we've made our mark on the proverbial history." In 1976, Sandie gave birth to their only child, Jefferson, who's in some cover-band, or something.

Robble Name: Rob Lorusso Birthdate:11/01/78 and Yes I have ID to prove it. Instrument: Guitar, Backing Vocals Equipment: Washburn N4 Relic/ Washburn N/ 2Jackson Soloist/ Gavelstine Clear Effects: Vox Wah, Boss Delay, MXR phaser, Heli Talk Box (yeah I own one) Amplification: Mesa Rectoverb 50 /ADA MP1 Previous bands: Bus 2, Radio Rodeo, Dawn of Chaos, Uforea, Some more unnamed and forgettable experiences Favorite Bands:Extreme, Mourning Widows, Santana, Prince, Queen, GN'R, Led Zeppelin, Dramagods

Born August 8, 925 C.E, in Garissus, Hungary to Pudentiana of Carthage and Pliny the Elder. Robert's early years typified those of other children born into a family of 8th century displaced, orthodox abbots and martyrs. Says Robert, "Those were the good ol' days. I'll never forget hangin' with the boys - Barsanuphius the Venerable, Walfrid of Tears, Hildegarde the Bloated, Jim, Azaz the Sweater of Piety - we were true-blue friends." Although he was a model student, Robert and his friends partook in a fair amount of tomfoolery. "Yeah, we were pretty rambunctious teenagers," continues Robert, "But it was mostly harmless shenanigans - throwing rocks at the eremites, tipping over panegyrics, teasing the subdeacons, hanging out at the Catacomb of Praetextatus on the Via Appia - you know, stupid teenager stuff. And I'll never forget the time that Azaz and I snuck out to see the skinning of St. Thethmar of Studites. We blew all our drachmas on mead and flesh-sticks, and we even stayed for the Flaying of Blood ceremony. Man, that was so rad." However, by 939 C.E., Robert and his friends were drifting apart. "We started seeing less and less of each other. We were growing up, traveling, getting burned alive by a riotous mob of Barbanites, meeting different people. And I was getting interested in anachronistic altar sacraments, so I started hanging out with the premonstatensian canon crowd." By the time he was twenty years old, Robert had moved from Garissus and joined the up-and-coming New Jersey-based cover-band, Jobu.

Scott Name: Scott Carlson Birthdate: 7/9/1973 Instrument: Bass Guitar Equipment: Carvin 5-String Bass Guitar Amplification: Galien-Krueger 2x10 and SWR "Big Ben" 1x18 Previous bands: Chuckle Patch 1991-1993 Favorite Bands: The Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead, Phish, 10,000 Maniacs, The Rolling Stones, Soul Coughing

Born Scott Günter Carlson on July 9, 1973, in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up as an illegitimate son of Gene Simmons, Scott "Jeanne" Carlson had no idea of the artistic highs, and meth-induced lows, his career would reach in the glamour-filled world of late 20th century rock and roll. Scott's story began as so many artists' do, with a four- day bender involving Gene Simmons and Terry from "Three's Company." Less than a year later Terry gave birth to Scott and moved the family to the Finger Lakes. Terry could not have known how appropriate this locale would be for an up-and-coming and massive-handed young bassist like Scott. With a set of chops that rivaled his father's, Scott took up with a local synth-pop collective known as Chuckle Patch. The band soon broke up, having spawned only the hit record "She's Got Billy Ocean Eyes," but Scott was hooked on the music. Unfortunately, that's not all Scott was hooked on. After a brutal stay at Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable's Puddin Detoxification Clinic, Scott was able to stay off the devastatingly addictive Jello Puddin Pops that had become a $1000 a day habit. Slowly rebuilding his life, Scott found inspiration in the wicked backbeat stylings of a young drummer known in the local scene as Matthew Jaworski. The two soon joined ranks with a pair of sisters from California's Napa region and started recording as "The Bangles". Standing by the principles Terry had instilled in him at a young age, Scott refused to shave his legs for a revealing album cover, and he and Matt left to join the up-and-coming New Jersey-based cover-band, Jobu.

Mark Name: Mark (Sparky) Endres Birthdate: 12/10/1975 Instrument: Guitar, Vocals Equipment: '92 Gibson - Les Paul Studio, '77 Electra LP Copy, '89 Ibanez - P.O.S. Effects: Assorted BOSS peds housed by www.nycpedalboards.com Amplification: Marshall- VS102R- 100w 2x12 Valvestate, B/U- Peavey Bandit 35 P.O.S. Previous bands: Chuckle Patch 1991-1993 Favorite Bands: Janes Addiction, Fugazi, Shudder to Think, Soul Coughing, Frenté, Led Zeppelin, Korn, Muppet Show Orchestra

Born Marcus Philippe Endres on December 10, 1975, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Stanton and Crystal Endres. On the surface, Mark's early life seemed charmed. Born into a very well-to-do Hartford family, Mark enjoyed all the trappings of a wealthy scamp. However, his family was never quite accepted by its well-heeled neighbors for two reasons. First, the Endres' were considered nouveau riche, their wealth inherited from the toil of Mark's grandfather. Though he eventually became a tycoon, Mark's grandfather was originally a butcher. In Harper's Bazaar, he told interviewer Gerald Clarke: "He was simply a remarkable man, my grandfather. The Pope knighted him for his philanthropic work, but he never forgot he had been born poor. Never! Not once! Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Huh? Do you?! Get your filthy hands off me!!" Secondly, social acceptance eluded the Endres family due to their involvement in the television industry. For decades, both Stanton and Crystal were successful soap opera actors, starring in such hit shows as Sleepy Hill, As the Time Drags, and Dr. Nip and his Saucy Anesthesiologists. Despite such successes, the Endres' were still outcasts in their community. Says Mark, "I think our neighbors really objected to my parents' involvement in TV. You see, back then, TV was loaded with insipid, brain-boiling, morally-retarded garbage. Television wasn't the responsible, sagacious, voice-of-God beacon of light that is today." In 1986, at the age of 11, Mark began to follow in his parents' luscious footsteps, when he landed his own cooking show, Eggs with Flight Lieutenant Endres. "Back in '86 it was all about sex, drugs, and Cruè. That was the beginning of my trip down the wiggly path." In 1990, Mark was tapped to host a new game show, Wiggly Path. Unfortunately, the show never quite reached its core demographic (18-24 year-old male left-handed prostitutes with gonorrheal blindness), and the show was swiftly canceled. In 2000, Mark moved East where he joined the up-and-coming New Jersey-based cover-band, Jobu.

Matt Name: Matthew Ryan Jaworski Birthdate: 12/27/1975 Instrument: Drums Equipment: DW Collector's Series drums - burnt toast burst over quilted maple, Zildjian cymbals, Remo Roto-toms, Pro Mark sticks, miscellaneous debris Previous bands: Master John Thursday, Sandy Duncan's Glass Eye, Willis, Rumplemeyer, Dorothy Weaver Favorite Bands: Phish, Brad Mehldau, Grateful Dead, Rush, Primus, Slayer, A Halo Called Fred, Joanna Newsom, Umphrey's McGee, The Flaming Lips, Iron and Wine

Born Matthew Anferknee Jaworski on December 27, 1975 in Compton, California, the youngest of 19 children to prostitute Loquetia Jaworski. Jaworski grew up on the gang-infested streets of Compton where he quickly learned to fend for himself. Says Jaworski, "Moms was too busy hittin' da pipe to take care of her seeds, know what I'm sayin'? She be all like slingin' her nasty self all up and down Crenshaw knockin' dem bootz, day n' night, yo. And hell I ain't even know who my pops be, ya heard?!" With no parental guidance, Jaworski soon became swept up in Compton's vicious gang life. "Me an my homeys - Francis-Dogg, Smoothee Buttasquash, Erratic Lovea, Timothy the Pernicious, and MC Nutty Crackerz - started up our own gang: the Future Bidness Leaderz of America. We was all bout flossin' n' fightin' back in da day, word is bond." Throughout much of the nineties, Jaworski continued to "perp da gangsta lifestyle, yo." Then, in 1998, Jaworski had a life-altering experience that would forever alter his life. "One day, I was peepin' this phat issue of Reader's Digest when I creeped up on this quote from my man Geoffrey Chaucer. He said, 'For thou, render thou self unto life's serendipitous countenance. Be not wanton of living, ere long life be wanton of thee.' Yo, I read me that an' I was all like, 'Oh, snap!' I knew right there that I had to back up off of da gang. When Chaucer come callin', you gots to accept da charges." By 2000, Jaworski had relocated to the East Coast, married the love of his life, and joined the up-and-coming New Jersey-based cover-band, Jobu.

Don Name: Don (Dr. Con) Conger Birthdate: 03/07/1980 Instrument: Alto Sax Equipment:  Olds Alto Sax Other Jobs: Photographer, Sound Tech, Roadie, Groupie Previous bands: Love Candy Favorite Bands: Green Day, Reel Big Fish, The Specials, The Doors, Barenaked Ladies, Cake, Weezer, Weird Al Yankovic

Born Donald Günter Conger on March 7, 1970, to parents Baxter and Esmerelda Conger in Frankenstein, Missouri. Born into ablue-blooded, well-heeled midwestern family, young Donald blossomed. His parents met ten years prior to his birth while they were volunteering with the well-meaning (though poorly-titled) Peace Corpse. Stationed in Dharamsala, India (located at the base of the Himalayas), “Bax” and “Ez” became fast friends as they learned the local Indian customs, mores, and unique talents. Working on a modest farm, Bax and Ez became proficient in basket weaving, raking, tic lancing, and yak castration. Their mutual and instant attraction to one another, swiftly flourished; while their arms were deep in yak balls, their hearts were deep in love. After finishing their one-year commitment, they returned to Baxter’s hometown in Missouri, got married, and Baxter was made President of his parents’ lucrative corn-lacquer empire. Eventually, their first and only child, Donald Günter, was born to adoring parents. Throughout his adolescence, Bax and Ez gave Donald all the necessary love, support, and encouragement; more importantly, they gave him an ass-load of money to do whatever the flip he wanted. While Donald excelled in many areas (photography, glass-blowing, Quantum Physics, moving drums) he swiftly assumed his parents’ philanthropic spirit. After earning his M.B.A from Frankenstein University, he used his parents’ considerable backing to set up a number of unique (though always fatally-flawed) slightly-for-profit charitable enterprises. Donald is quoted as saying, “Yeah, my first 37 attempts were abject failures – there was Save the Wild Turkeys, Knees!, United Alliance Against Candles, Free Jack Handey, National Society of People With Things, Zesters For Everyone NOW!, Where Did All the Cicadas Go – awful projects, the lot of ‘em. Then I tried backing bands, for a spell, such as Don Key Cong, Whole Heap of Zing, Jimmy Legs, We’re All Starzzz, Operation: Throat!, Sparky Lyle and the Flying Trombones, Oh Yu Rok, Dancy Jumpy Dumpy Dummy – those were all low points.” Eventually, Don returned to three of his childhood loves: photography, playing the saxophone, and moving drums and joined the up-and-coming, New-Jersey-based cover band, Jobu.