Lotus guitarist Mike Rempel will leave the band he cofounded in September, following the livetronica band’s performances at Garrettsville, OH’s Nelson Ledges Quarry Park from September 3-5.
After many months of uncertainty, we are excited to get back on stage to renew the collective energy that can only be experienced at live shows and to launch a new chapter for Lotus.”Luke, Jesse, Chuck, Mike Greenfield, and the rest of the Lotus team wish nothing but the best for Mike Rempel moving forward, and we can’t wait to celebrate him at the 2021 edition of Summerdance.
The following year Miller’s brother Jesse joined the young outfit and, over time, Jimenez, Parada and, eventually, Clemens left the project.
I left college after only a few months with Martin Sexton’s song Glory Bound as my personal anthem: ain’t nothin’ but a pipe dream and my guitar.
My experience in Lotus over all these years has been filled with joy, frustration, ecstasy, anger, exhilaration, loneliness, friendship, weariness, adventure, confusion, insecurity, growth, empowerment, pleasure, heartbreak, and above all, Love.
Thus, last year it became clear to me that my love for humanity and my desire to contribute to the evolution of a healthy culture is taking me in a very different direction.
I’m excited to let you know that I am continuing to produce my own music, although it will be secondary–for the time being, anyway– to the transformational work I’ve been offering over the last year which includes personal coaching, authentic relating groups, guided meditations, and mindfulness education.
I’d like to send huge thanks to the wonderful Lotus crew – Scott Huston, Evan Bates, Padraic McQuillan, Sean Garahan, Matt Almond, Laser, and Marty Cox for being dear friends and making it easy for the Lotus vibes to flow, night after night.