Biography
Biota
Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2012
Members: Mark Piersel, William Sharp, Steve Scholbe, Randy Miotke, Larry Wilson, Randy Yeates, Gordon H. Whitlow, Tom Katsimpalis, James Gardner (2), Karen Nakai, Charles O'Meara, Steve Emmons, David Zekman, Kristianne Gale, Rolf Goranson, Bill Burgess (3)
Biota was founded in 1979 in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the Mnemonist Orchestra. Over the years, the Mnemonist Orchestra developed into Biota (the musical contingent) and Mnemonists (the visual contingent). Both Biota and Mnemonists work as one on productions of musical and visual components.