Wax & Wane is the collaboration of several musicians spread out all over the world. Wax & Wane has many different iterations, but is always centered around one, unified theme; Personal songs about humans – relationships, nature, time, life & death.

Wax & Wane began with Danny Costa and Ari Schenck (members of The Organ Donors) writing songs together in their dank Baltimore basement. The songs eventually spawned into the collective of writers that now include Sine Jensen, Justin Kwash (Wail Sounds) and Nick Podgurski (Yukon).

The collective released their first record with Richmond, VA based Valiant Death Records in 2005. “Winter,” a CD EP, is a collection of songs built upon an array of eclectic instruments seasoned with a do-it-yourself spirit. Some have described this as a ‘wall of sound,’ or ‘orchestrated bedroom-folk’, a reference to their home recording studio that doubles as Ari Schenck’s sleeping quarters. The follow up record, “Desert” was a 10″ LP that builds upon ‘Winter’s’ DIY ethos with a fuller, more developed sound. ‘Desert’ was recorded live by the band in Wax & Wane’s new West Baltimore headquarters and features some of the best collaboration from each W&W contributor.

Wax & Wane continues to evolve and will be releasing two new recordings in the coming months. ‘Bay’, a 7 inch EP, was recorded in a shack by Karl Blau (K Records) in Anacortes, WA. He also contributes percussion to the project. A complete full length is tentatively scheduled for release in 2008 on Valiant Death Records with extensive touring to promote both upcoming projects.

Members…

• Ari Schenck – Baritone guitar, Rhodes & Wurlitzer Piano, Hammond Organ, Lead Vocalist.
• Sine Jensen – Violin, Cello, Rhodes & Wurlitzer Piano, Hammond Organ, Lead Vocalist.
• Danny Costa – Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocalist
• Justin Kwash – Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocalist
• Nick Podgurski – Drums, Percussion, Guitar