Consider the Source

Consider The Source
Marin, left, Mann, center, and Ferrara, right, performing live in 2015
Background information
Origin	New York, New York
Genres	Fusion, progressive metal
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Independent
Website	considerthesourcemusic.com
Members	Gabriel Marin John Ferrara Jeff Mann
Past members	Justin Ahiyon Louis Miller

Consider The Source is an American instrumental trio from New York, New York. Formed in 2004, the group has released five studio albums, two live albums, toured extensively across The United States, and visited Israel, Turkey, Germany, and India.

Consider The Source started forming in 2004 after Gabriel Marin and Justin Ahiyon played together in a jam session and discovered their musical compatibility. John Ferrara and Ahiyon had been playing together since childhood. The three musicians met and their collaboration eventually turned into Consider The Source. The group started out almost exclusively improvisational and was not a full-time endeavor. They released a demo EP in 2005 and their debut album, Esperanto, was included on jazz critic Howard Mandel's list of his favorite albums from 2007. Around this time, the trio decided to put all of their efforts into the band. In the next two years, they toured the United States seven times and began to play festivals such as the 2008 NYC Fretless Guitar Festival.

In 2009, Consider The Source released their second full-length album, Are You Watching Closely and quickly followed with a third full-length album, That's What's Up, in 2010. In 2012, Ahiyon left the group, and was briefly replaced by Louis Miller, before Jeff Mann took over on the drum kit. The band toured Germany and Israel. The new trio continued to produce original material which was constantly being introduced at shows and resulted in two live albums. Around this time, the band also began to play full acoustic sets at summer festivals. In February 2014, Consider The Source completed a crowdfunding campaign to fund the production of their largest studio release, titled World War Trio. In October of the same year, part one was released as a stand-alone composition. In June 2015, parts two and three were released as a double-disc.

Guitarist, Gabriel Marin, plays a double-neck guitar customized with MIDI pickups and a fretless neck. He employs sweep-picking and various synthesized instruments on his guitar which he controls with three pedalboards. Bassist, John Ferrara, plays a Fodera five-string bass and utilizes slap bass, slide, and tapping. On drums, Jeff Mann plays a range of styles from heavy double-bass to Indian tala rhythms.