Influenced by Americana, Rock, Blues Country, Celtic and Reggae this group is hard to "pin down.” Kent Lopez originally formed Primitive Mind in 1990. First as a studio entity participating in "compilation" CDs which were marketed to College Radio and eventually as a live performance group. Although the line-up has changed over the years the music has stayed true to the original intent ... To Create and perform Original songs taking influences from American and other world music and create a unique sound.  Unforgettable melodies and expressive lyrics win audiences over wherever they perform.  The band has gone over big mainly in "Eclectic" venues and Festivals where the concert goers seek out a variety of musical styles. Based around the state of Maryland, PM brings influences from their collective travels to Austin, Nashville, California and the west coast, Hawaii, Jamaica and the west Indies, the British Isles and Europe. The distinct musical styles from these opposite ends of the world are weaved into Primitive Mind's Original brand of music...In addition to performing at various National Venues, Festivals, Colleges and Concert series, PM  has opened for such National Acts as Blues Legend "BB King", Country/Bluegrass sensation "Allison Krauss & Union Station", also "Doc Watson", "Junior Brown", "Lunasa" and the alternative rock band "Phantom Planet". Nashville, TN's renowned Bluebird Cafe features PM in their "Songwriter Spotlight"

Player's Bios

KENT LOPEZ - Lopez grew up with a mixture of Cuban and Deep Southern culture.  Singer and Guitarist Lopez writes most of the songs and claims a catalog of compositions spanning over 15 years.

JUSTIN GILMAN -    Justin sits in on Bass when not developing websites, playing in his own band and appearing on reality TV dating shows. For more about Justin visit his myspace page.

JEFF GILMAN -   Jeff has played drums in Rock bands from California to New York. As a materials scientist Jeff strives to find a way to shrink  his drum kit to the size of a breadbox for easy transport between gigs.

DONNA REGESTER -   Donna has been adding her classically trained violin talents since 1998.. As the story goes kent convinced her to come slum with us and the rest is history.

DAVID GIEGERICH -   Dave is a well known Dobro and Steel Guitar player well known in the Swing and bluegrass circles. His haunting sounds give a hawaiian edge to PM's reggae songs and lend an authentic feel to old country standards. Check out Dave's band The Hulamonsters.

Past Members

DAVID MINER - Dave grew up listening to classic country artists. A common thread in all those country records was the steel guitar, and that sparked his interest.  Dave was quickly gaining recognition as a top notch  resophonic and electric steel guitarist when he was taken by a heart attack in Feb of 2008.  We will miss you Dave more at his MySpace site. 

THERESA MCKENZIESULLIVAN - Theresa played drums with PM from 2004 to 2007. Now residing in Washington State, Theresa holds a Bachelors degree in music. When not playing drums, Theresa coaches gymnastics. Theresa Myspace.  

SAVANNAH FINCH -   Savannah got her  musical start with brother Kent in 1997 and has appeared on countless PM recordings.