RE: YES FUTURE!
By Jason S. Shapiro

I'd like to express my gratitude toward Peter Scholtes for the positive
article on myself, and the non-dance-oriented-electronic music scene in
Minnneapolis.  One point that I would like to emphasize is that Ousia was
a collaboration in every sense of the word.  Paul Horn, Dave Onnen, and
Fred Teasley contributed no more and no less to the sound of Ousia than I
did.  Besides the element of putting on a "show", we utilized the masks to
provide an anonymity so as that no particular individual was focused upon
in the group.  Although Scholtes didn't say anything that contradicts this
point, I just wanted to emphasize the importance of each musician in
Ousia, including Mike Croswell who helped out on the title track of our
cd, and performed with us many times in a live setting.  On a similiar
note, Rod Smith and Dave Lofquist deserve recognition for setting up the
New Atlantis with me.  In fact, as my schedule has become increasingly
busy, they really have done an amazing job taking up the slack that I have
left during my recent absence (with the out of state Ana Voog live dates).

It's been my sincere pleasure to work with these musicians, and I hope to
continue to do so in various forms.

Jason S. Shapiro
Minneapolis, MN