Meet the T.A.P team
Get to know the core individuals who make up T.A.P., each bringing their unique expertise and enthusiasm to the T.A.P project.
Michael Jobborn
Keyboards, soundscapes
Mike, based in Montreal, Canada, has been creating many different types of genres of music since 2003 after getting his first MIDI keyboard and DAW. He became a member of the band Head Joint shortly after. To date his band has created over 800 tracks of ambient, progressive rock, fusion and several genres of progressive EDM.
Michael plays stringed instruments, keyboards, synths, reed and wind instruments, and are all self-taught.
Michael started promoting progressive rock from around 2013. He has helped and worked with many bands over the years, helping with setting up interviews, getting reviews of the various bands, and posting to various progressive rock Facebook groups.
Mark Cook
Warr guitar, bass, soundscapes, mixing/mastering, artwork
Mark, from Arlington, Texas, is a multi-instrumentalist/producer who specializes in playing the touch-style instrument known as the Warr guitar.
His music is a hybrid of progressive rock, art rock, post rock, and psychedelia.
Mark has recorded and performed with Herd of Instinct, Liquid Sound Company, Gayle Ellett & the Electromags, Djam Karet, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Stick Men), Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, Ork), Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), Spoke of Shadows, Nocturne Blue, Dutch Rall, Blood Jet Poetry, The Forever Moment, Hands, and 99 Names of God.
Mark has also composed video game app soundtracks for Acceleroto, Inc. and participated in scoring a modern dance film with Dutch Rall and Diego Martinez Lanz called "Verdesaparecer" directed by Karen De Luna.
Bill Bachman
Drums, percussion
Bill is a world-renowned specialist in hand technique with a heavy background in rudimental drumming and its application to the drumset.
He is the founder of the hand technique site drumworkout.com which made Modern Drummer magazine’s Top 6 online resources list, author of the books Stick Technique and Rhythm & Chops Builders, and the “Logic” book series for RowLoff.com which has become part of the curriculum in many schools and universities.
He earned a B.M. from Berklee College of Music, studied at the University of North Texas.
Behind the drumset, Bill is the drummer for Herd of Instinct, Spoke of Shadows, has toured with progressive rock artist Neal Morse, is on recordings with Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Adam Holzman (Miles Davis & Steven Wilson), Gerald Albright (Grammy award winning saxophonist), and gigs locally on a regular basis. He’s performed at clinics and drum festivals on five continents and teaches at Marcus and Flower Mound High Schools along with offering online lessons globally.
Suzi James
Guitars, bass, e-violin, flute, oud, mandolin.
Suzi is based in north London, UK, started playing guitar semi-professionally in bands in the 1970s, from blues to prog rock, until the 1980s, when she broaden her musical styles and influences, and had the opportunity to undertake some session work, the highlight being a demo for Woody Woodmansey (Spiders From Mars).
In the latter half of the ‘90s, Suzi was a co-founder of a popular Thin Lizzy tribute band, ‘Live & Dangerous’, playing top London venues and many festivals.
Suzi has set up her own home recording studio, and has added bass, keyboards, flute, violin, oud, mandolin and some percussion to her skills.
In 2018, Suzi co-founded Fearful Symmetry, with three releases in 2019, 2022, 2025. The second album, The Difficult Second, was awarded joint ‘Best Prog Rock UK Album 2022’ by ProgRock.com.
In parallel with Fearful Symmetry, Suzi has contributed to other artists' albums, such as Checking For Echo Project, and Drifting Sun.