BETA Records - Your music matters!

This columbus, OH group was born from countless after school basement jam
sessions, officially forming in 1998 with all members still under the age of
18. With Chris Minor on Guitar, Will Ong on Drums, and Rob Minor on Bass,
OBUS certainly is a reflection of the group's collective personality.

Early on, Rob and Will were accepted to Fort Hayes vocational school for
music theory, history, recording, business, and live performance classes. It
was here that they were affectionately called "the Shitheads" by their
teacher, Jim Maneri. During this period, the group had their first taste of
live performance in front of stunned coffee house crowds under the name "Big
Nasty".

After graduation, the team joined with Mark Sims (now of The Tough and
Lovely), and Noah Lint as the band "It's a Setup". While this new
incarnation only lasted 8 months, the musical super group was able to create
some of their most well-known songs R&R, Monkey & Fellow, and Howling The Truth. The band separated with Will leaving to explore the south and then the west coast.

Upon his return, Will, Rob, and Chris regrouped with a renewed passion and
determination to recreate the original trio. All it took was a refreshed
sense of self and a couple phone calls to cause the team to rework some
older songs as well as write several new ones to fit the 3 piece setup.