The Band
From the rolling hills of West By God come The Ultimatums, an ass shaking R&B fusion ensemble!

From the hollers of West by God Virginia rise The Ultimatums; a nine member dirty soul band.
The Ults were formed in September of 2006 by Michael Stewart as an answer to the stale bar band scene that rolls over the same tired classic rock covers. The goal was to deliver original music to the gun totin’, beer swillin’ masses through high energy stage shows and 60’s laden soul hooks blasted from the four man horn section like salt peter from a shot gun. A few out of the ordinary cover songs even crept into the set list just in case there wasn’t any chicken wire at the venue.
At first the shows were raw, stripped down, juke joint affairs where the band and the audience would dress in their Sunday’s best just to dance, sweat, smoke, and drink themselves into the back row at church and put money into their dry cleaners' pockets. With time and some staff changes the boys have honed their skills to knife’s edge rock, ass shakin’ grooves, and howlin’ at the moon blues laments.
Get yourself a secondhand suit, some foldin’ money, and a dancin’ partner ‘cause The Ultimatums aren’t your Dad’s horn band.

| NAME | Michael Stewart |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1976 |
| INSTRUMENT | Vox, Tambo, Vibra-Slap, Harmonica, Bull Horn, Tiredness |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Grand Piano, Kettle Drum, String Section |
| INFLUENCES | Anything I don't understand |
| PANDORA STATION | Elevator Love Song (Stars) |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | The Symposium |
| DREAM CAR | 1965 Lincoln Continental |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Have memorized TV commercials from earliest memory, Learned to whistle @ 6, Sing shitty 80's-90's pop songs in public (gas stations, reception areas, grocery) |

| NAME | Matt Coffman |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1984 |
| INSTRUMENT | Drums |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Pearl Reference Series Kit, Zildjin Brilliance Cymbals, Jimmy Chamberlain Signature Snare |
| INFLUENCES | Dream Theater, Smashing Pumpkins, They Might Be Giants |
| PANDORA STATION | They Might Be Giants |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | Here I Am |
| DREAM CAR | Denzel's car in training day |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Drums @ 16, OSC, Sugar Camp, The Skinnys, Eight Track Trebuchet |

| NAME | Randy Smith |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1977 |
| INSTRUMENT | Bass |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Melotron |
| INFLUENCES | Radiohead, Rage, Primus |
| PANDORA STATION | Arcade Fire (Neon Bible) |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | The Symposium |
| DREAM CAR | Shelby Cobra |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Started playing guitar @ 14, Fuck Norris and the Bartabs ,Eight Track Trebuchet, Remedial Adults |

| NAME | Todd Rider |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1976 |
| INSTRUMENT | Keys |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | A hurdy gurdy in every key (He's not messing around. He means it.) |
| INFLUENCES | David Byrne. Bob Palard, Bela Fleck |
| PANDORA STATION | Flying Lotus |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | We Stopped Talking |
| DREAM CAR | Delorean |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Piano @ 8, Hillbilly Gypsies, Eight Track Trebuchet, The Skinnys, Remedial Adults |

| NAME | Jeremy Batten |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1985 |
| INSTRUMENT | Guitar |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | 1973 Fender Tele Deluxe, 1959 Gibson ES 335, OG Moog Synth |
| INFLUENCES | The Beatles, 50's 60's jazz, The Jellyfish |
| PANDORA STATION | James Blake |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | Telephone, In a Minute |
| DREAM CAR | 89 Buick Skylark |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Bumped into Tony Bennet in 2009 |

| NAME | Michael (Wiz) Wisell |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1977 |
| INSTRUMENT | Baritone Sax |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Finger Snaps |
| INFLUENCES | Jodeci |
| PANDORA STATION | Wilson Phillips |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | The Crying Game |
| DREAM CAR | Yugo (the one with the hood scoop) |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Has been whistling for years |

| NAME | John David (JD) Reed |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1979 |
| INSTRUMENT | Tenor Sax |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Contra Bass Sax, Theramin |
| INFLUENCES | Galactic, Cake, Liquid Soul |
| PANDORA STATION | Madeski Martin and Wood |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | I'll be Right Back |
| DREAM CAR | 1963 Lincoln Continental (sky blue) |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Sax @ 10, Spiritual Creaminess, Music Teacher, Skinnys |

| NAME | Adam King |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1984 |
| INSTRUMENT | Trumpet |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Randy's bass |
| INFLUENCES | Arturio Sandoval |
| PANDORA STATION | Waren Haynes |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | She Don't Call |
| DREAM CAR | Bugati Veyron |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Trumpet @ 12, Skinflute @ 14 |

| NAME | John Shneider |
| BIRTH YEAR | 1985 |
| INSTRUMENT | Trumpet |
| DREAM INSTRUMENT | Own it |
| INFLUENCES | Harry James, Wynton Marsalis, Adam Rapa |
| PANDORA STATION | Classic Rock |
| FAVORITE ULTS SONG | The Peanut Vendor |
| DREAM CAR | Mercedes SLR McLaren |
| MUSIC HISTORY | Trumpet @ 11 |
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Shows
| Show | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ults Show at The Ordinary | The Ordinary in Clarksburg, WV | Fri, Feb 25, 2011 10:00PM |
| Gig | The Goal Rush | Sat, Nov 20, 2010 10:00PM |
| Gig | The Ordinary in downtown Clarksburg | Sat, Nov 13, 2010 10:00PM |