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| - Provision Timeline - - 2000 - November 2000 - Breye Kiser forms Provision with Leslie Hyman. December 2000 - Leslie Hyman hires Keyboardist/Vocalist - Matt Coker. - 2001 - April to December 2001 - Provision assaults dance floors across Texas with 10 live performances. September 2001 - Provision makes their first recorded appearance on - Synthphony Records - "True Faith" A Tribute to New Order compilation. Featuring Provision's cover of "Vanishing Point". October 4th 2001 - Provision shares the stage with Synthpop Legends - "Red Flag". November 2001 - Provision begins recording their debut album "Evaporate" - 2002 - January 2002 - Matt Coker leaves Provision for college. Leslie and Breye decide to continue on as a 2 Piece. February 2002 - Provision completes debut album "Evaporate". March 29th 2002 - Provision performs at "Gothcon 2002" in New Orleans - Headlining Slot, Opening Night. With Gossamer & Noise Process. March 29th 2002 - Provision releases "Innocence" 6 track E.P. and sells 65 of 100 Limited Edition Copies at "Gothcon 2002". Katie McKinney fills in for Matt Coker on Live strings and pads for "Gothcon 2002", and two preceding shows thereafter. May 25th 2002 - Provision performs at "Synthcon 2002" in Los Angeles, California. May 26th 2002 - Provision wins "Best New U.S. Artist 2002" at the "American Synthpop Awards". May 29th 2002 - Provision returns home from Los Angeles. Kelly Wilkins joins Provision as the official Sound & Lighting Tech. May 31st 2002 – Provision self releases Debut Album "Evaporate" under the name of their recording studio – Red Square Digital. The Album is mastered by Synthpop Legends - "Red Flag" September 28th 2002 - Provision opens for - "Imperative Reaction" on their Ruined 2002 U.S. Tour. Alex Virlios performs with Provision as special guest vocalist. October 2002 - Alex Virlios joins Provision and assumes Matt Coker’s former position, as backing vocalist and keyboardist. November 27th 2002 - Provision opens for Synthpop Pioneers - "Anything Box"at SPY in Houston, Texas. The show kicks off the 7 date “Liberation Winter Tour” across Texas and Oklahoma. - 2003 - January 18th 2003 - Provision ends their “ Winter Liberation Tour” opening for Cut.Rate.Box in San Antonio, Texas. February 2003 – Kelly Wilkins leaves Provision, and moves to San Francisco. Provision is again a 3 Piece with Breye, Leslie and Alex. February 6th 2003 - Provision begins demo sessions for 2nd Album - "Visualize" with the tracks – “Tragedy” and “Illusion”. March 7th 2003 – Provision releases Limited “Devotion” E.P. Featuring a new recording of Devotion called “Eternal”, and a new track from their forthcoming 2nd Album Visualize, called “Illusion”. March 8th 2003 - Provision kicks off their Evaporate Spring Tour 2003 at “Sinthetik Skies II” in San Antonio, Texas with “E:Moderne, Solemn Assembly, and Low Technicians”. March 9th to March 22nd 2003 – U.S. Evaporate Spring Tour takes Provision to the masses in Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. April 2003 – Provision begins official recording sessions for their 2nd Album “Visualize” at Red Square Digital and Covision Creative. May 2003 – Provision performs live shows across Georgia, Texas, and California. Carlos Covarrubias signs on as merchandise and marketing director. May 30th 2003 – Provision performs at the “Electro-Nexus Festival" in Arlington, Texas with “Cause & Effect, Solemn Assembly, Outsource, and Apparatus”. August 2nd 2003 – Provision shares the stage with Industrial act – “God Module” in Austin, Texas. August 14th 2003 – Provision opens for Synthpop Pioneers – “The Human League” in Houston, Texas @ The Verizon Wireless Theatre. End of August 2003 – Alex Virlios parts ways with Provision and joins fellow Texas electronic act – “CTRL”. September 3rd 2003 – Leslie Hyman takes 7 month Hiatus from Provision to concentrate on new medical career. Carlos Covarrubias joins Provision as a band member performing Live Bass guitar. Breye writes the track – “Everytime” which eventually becomes the final track on Provision's 3rd album - The Consequence. September 7th 2003 – Provision performs with Synthpop act “B!Machine” in San Antonio, Texas as part of the “Texas - A Different Drum Synthfest”. Brad MacAllister of CTRL performs as guest on lead synths and strings. September 12th 2003 – Provision performs with – “The Cruxshadows” in Arlington, Texas. Brad MacAllister of CTRL performs as guest keyboardist on lead synths and strings. November 8th 2003 – Provision performs at the “Synthetik Skies III” festival in San Antonio with – “Cosmicity, CTRL, and Desamar”. December of 2003 – Provision signs recording deal for 2nd album “Visualize”, with U.S. Synthpop Record Label – A Different Drum. - 2004 - April 2004 – Provision completes recording of 2nd album “Visualize” and prepares to release 1st single – “Could’ve had it All”. Leslie Hyman returns to Provision. Provision plays multiple shows in Texas and Tennessee. August 2004 – Carlos Covarrubias leaves Provision and moves to Dallas, Texas. He then moves to Kingsville, Texas and attends college. Provision is once again "2 Piece" with Breye & Leslie. September 3rd 2004 – Provision releases 2nd album “Visualize” as a Limited Edition 2 C.D. album with Bonus Disc featuring remixes and additional tracks, and their 1st single from the album “Could’ve had it All”. September 4th 2004 – Breye & Leslie take Provision to perform at the “A Different Drum Synthfest 2K4” in Salt Lake City, Utah. Breye performs at guest keyboardist for fellow label act “Voice Industrie”. October 2004 – Leslie notifies Breye that she will not be able to do the fullU.S. Tour for "Visualize" because of her medical career. Left without a band and the inability to promote the new album without touring, Breye contemplates the end of Provision. Jen Foxx & Charles M. hold a special meeting with Breye and offer to quit their jobs and join Provision as live tour members for the upcoming Visualize U.S. Tour. October 13th 2004 – Provision performs as a 4 piece with EBM act – “Icon of Coil” and fellow Texas act – “CTRL” in San Antonio, Texas. This is Jen and Charles debut show with Provision. November 2004 to January 2005 – Provision kicks off the U.S. for “Visualize” in Minneapolis, MN. Leslie Hyman only performs 6 shows of the tour, mostly in Texas. Charles M. leaves the group due to struggles on the road, after only half of the U.S. tour dates. Against all odds, the tour is finished out as a 2 piece by Breye Kiser & Jen Foxx. - 2005 - February 2005 – Jen Foxx joins Provision as Full Time keyboardist and songwriter. March 2005 – Carlos Covarrubias rejoins Provision, after moving back to Houston, Texas in May of 2005. April 15th 2005 – Provision performs 80th show opening for American EBM act – “Assemblage 23”. Support acts include “Back and to the Left, and CTRL”. August 2005 – Leslie Hyman leaves Provision due to increasing career demands. Carlos is let go from the band, and Breye questions the future of Provision. Breye re-assumes former DJ name and Bamboo Crisis stage name - "Breye 7x". September 3rd 2005 - Breye & Jen drive cross country and Provision performs at the “A Different Drum Synthfest 2K5” in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is Provision's 2nd apperance at the festival. Breye performs at guest keyboardist for fellow label act – “Rename”. November 2005 – Provision forms new record label – Section 44 Records, with fellow electronic bands – “Tristraum, and Eloquent”. Offices open in Los Angeles, Denver, and Houston. Provision begins recording 3rd album – “The Consequence”. After extensive talks, Carlos Covarrubias rejoins Provision as Live Bassist. November 25th & 26th 2005 – Provision performs back to back U.S. tour dates with – “System Syn” December 31st 2005 – Provision completes recording of 3rd album – “The Consequence”. - 2006 - March 11th 2006 - Provision releases their 3rd album "The Consequence" on Section 44 Records, and performs an Official C.D. Release show at Numbers in Houston, Texas. Opening support is Houston's own - Asmodeus X. May 2006 - Randon Harris (Charles M.) rejoins Provision as Keyboardist & Percussionist. July 28th 2006 - Official C.D. Release show for "The Consequence" at SiN13 in San Antonio, Texas September 2nd 2006 - Provision performs Show #90 at “A Different Drum's Synthfest 2K6” in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is their 3rd year in a row to perform at the festival. Provision releases the Dual Single "Ideal Warfare" at A Different Drum's 2K6 Synthpop Music Festival. The E.P. includes the Singles "Ideal" & "Perversions of Conventional Warfare"from their 3rd album The Consequence. - 2007 - August 21st 2007 - Provision Officially disbands after 11 months of being inactive. - 2008 - March 1st 2008 - Breye 7x begins construction on Red Square Digital IV at it's new home in Cypress, Texas. June 2008 - Breye 7x Finishes the build of Red Square Digital IV. August 15th 2008 - Joel 313 of Asmodeus X approaches Breye 7x at the CTRL C.D. Single Release show at Elysium in Austin, TX in regards to working together on new music. Mid November 2008 - Breye 7x holds 2 separate, private meetings at Red Square Digital IV with Joel 313 of Asmodeus X; and Matt Willis of Splendor Projekt. December 1st 2008 - Joel 313 of Asmodeus X comes into Red Square Digital IV and contributes vocals to a demo of new track written by Jen Kiser and Breye 7x titled "Love Like Machinery". December 17th 2008 - Joel 313 and Breye 7x compile all of their sound and intelligent lighting gear, and rent a rehearsal studio at The Rock Center in Houston, Texas. - 2009 - January 5th 2009 - Matt Willis of Splendor Projekt joins Breye and Joel for their first Official Rehearsal session as Provision. August 1st 2009 - Provision performs it's first "Live" show since 2006. Breye, Joel, and Matt share their first live performance together with When In Rome, in their own hometown - Houston, Texas. September 25th 2009 - Provision returns to San Antonio for show #93 as a part of DJ Hans 242's Synthfest with The Hunger, Chris Anton, and Erase The Viurs. - 2010 - January 16th 2010 - Joel Schafer states that he was "calling it quits" and officially leaves Provision. As there was no falling out or warnings of his impending departure, remaining members Breye 7x and Matt W. can only assume by his exact wording; that this means Joel will no longer be pursuing music in his life. January 26th 2010 - Jen Kiser rejoins Provision. Having already written lyrics for half of the new songs being performed by Provision in 2009, her return as a full time member was imminent. |