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| - Provision Timeline - November 2000 - Leslie Hyman forms Provision with Breye Kiser. December 2000 - Leslie Hyman hires Keyboardist/Vocalist - Matt Coker. April to October 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" January 2002 - Matt Coker leaves Provision for college. 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. Provision Sells an Amazing 65 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 official Sound & Lighting Tech. May 31st 2002 – Due to no label interest, 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. January 18th 2003 - Provision ends their “ Winter Liberation Tour” opening for Industrial/Electro act - Cut.Rate.Box in San Antonio, Texas. February 2003 – Kelly Wilkins leaves Provision, and moves to San Francisco shortly thereafter. 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”. 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, & 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. Alex eventually joins fellow electronic act – “CTRL”. September 3rd 2003 – Leslie Hyman takes 7 month Hiatus from Provision to concentrate on new medical career. Carlos Covarrubias joins Provision performing Live Bass guitar. Breye begins work on 3rd Provision album with the track – “Everytime”. 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. 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. 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 – Provision performs 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 – Jen Foxx & Charles M. join Provision as live tour members for the upcoming Visualize U.S. Tour. October 13th 2004 – Provision performs with EBM act – “Icon of Coil” and fellow Texas act – “CTRL” in San Antonio, Texas. November 2004 to January 2005 – Provision tours the U.S. for “Visualize”. Leslie Hyman only performs 6 shows of the tour, mostly in Texas. Charles M. leaves the group after half of the east coast dates in mid December. Against all odds, the tour is finished out as a 2 piece by Breye Kiser & Jen Foxx. February 2005 – Jen Foxx joins Provision as keyboardist and songwriter. March 2005 – Carlos Covarrubias rejoins Provision, and moves 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 career demands. Breye questions the future of Provision, and re-assumes former DJ name and Bamboo Crisis stage name Breye 7x. September 3rd 2005 - Provision performs at the “A Different Drum Synthfest 2K5” in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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”. November 25th & 26th 2005 – Provision performs back to back U.S. tour dates with Industrial Dance act – “System Syn” December 31st 2005 – Provision completes recording of 3rd album – “The Consequence”. 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 act support is Houston's own - Asmodeus X. May 2006 - Randon Harris 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 what will be it's final Live performance - Show #90 at “A Different Drum Synthfest 2K6” in Salt Lake City, Utah. August 21st 2007 - Provision Officially Ends it's career as a Live Band. |