Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Origin Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genres Funk
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Members
  • Greg Ormont
  • Jeremy Schon
  • Alex Petropulos
  • Ben Carrey
Past members
  • Dan Schwartz
Website pigeonsplayingpingpong.com

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is an American funk jam band from Baltimore, Maryland. [1] [2] The band has garnered a following as a result of their consistent touring, playing as many as two hundred shows a year. [3]

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History

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong began in 2009. The band released its first full-length album titled Funk E P in 2010. [4] [5] This album name is a play on words says vocalist/guitarist Greg Ormont, and unfortunately the name led people to think this first album was just an EP. In July 2014, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released its second full-length album titled Psychology. [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has hosted Domefest every year since 2009. The location of the festival has changed periodically but is currently held at Legend Valley in Thornville, OH. In a 2017 interview, [10] Greg Ormont (vocals/guitar) said, "We met in college at the University of Maryland and the dorm project turned into the real thing. We've been playing for over 8 years. We've been touring the country for 4–5 years and just having a blast spreading our high energy psychedelic funk and good vibes. We like to bring the party and show people a diverse time that is positive and fun and everyone leaves a happier person.”

In April of 2022, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong released its 6th studio album, Perspective. [11] In April of 2024 they released their 7th studio album, Day In Time. [12]

Personnel

Band members

Crew

Former Crew

Discography

Studio albums

Live Albums

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