The Machine (band)

The Machine is one of the oldest U.S. Pink Floyd tribute bands. Formed in 1988 by Tahrah Cohen and Joe Pascarell, the band has performed many shows around the world. Spin magazine noted that The Machine "sounds exactly like Pink Floyd"

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• Members
• Discography
• Songs
• References

The Machine began as a cover band who played gigs local to the Rockland County, NY area and did not play Pink Floyd Music exclusively. At one point, they were approached by a talent agent and it was suggested that they play only music from Pink Floyd, since it seemed to garner such a delighted response from their audiences. From there, the band's reputation continued to grow and soon they became one of the forerunners of the tribute band phenomenon.

Inedependently of this, on the West Coast there was also a Pink Floyd tribute band known as The Machine in the late 1980s/ early 1990s, based in Anaheim, Fullerton, and Garden Grove. Made up of Brian Butts (Roger Waters), Phillip King (Richard Wright), a banjo player called Jack (David Gilmour) and a drummer known as Don (Nick Mason), this version of The Machine gigged steadily throughout Orange, LA, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. King left in 1993 to focus on a real estate career and established Spider Studios in an unincorporated part of Garden Grove.

The band has played thousands of shows worldwide and has seen several lineup changes.