Couch Professor

What you can expect from Couch Professor is a high energy rock post punk show featuring mostly original songs with the occasional inclusion of a our take on a crowd pleasing cover or two. We are first and foremost a rock band, while we do play some acoustic songs and ballads, we play alternative and post punk rock and roll with melodic vocals, instantly memorable melodies, and nuanced but powerful instrumentation. We can tailor out set to include more covers or more acoustic and slower numbers but the audience should be prepared for a full on rock show.

Couch Professor is:

Nolan Hill - Lead Vocals, guitar, bass
Matt Guy - Guitar, bass, backing vocals
Tom Drake - Bass, guitar, backing vocals
Chris Wemple III - Drums

While Couch Professor's soon to be released eponymously titled debut album might a set of smoldering new originals - the members of the band are no rookies to the DC music scene. With hundreds of collective shows between them in their various former bands, these veteran rockers know how to make an audience jump.

Whether it's slow burning, catchy yet startling honest songs like, "10:30 AM,” or "Same Old Sin," or scorching punk songs such as "Sinister Man,“ or "The Blessed Could Care Less,” or “You Dont Wanna Be My Girlfriend,” or the hard driving but thoughtful Post Post Punk / Hard Indie songs like “Hippie Mom,” or “Something’s Broken,“ and the pounding hard rockers like “Sold,“ and “(No No No) You Gotta Go,” Couch Professor‘s debut eponymously titled album is first and foremost a geuine rock album driven by guitars, bass, drums, and unforgettable melodies.

All of the music, whether from the soon to be released album “Couch Professor “ or songs the band intends to include on their next release (due to begin recording in the summer of 2019, stay on the lookout for a firm release date for both the new album’s release date and show dates by checking their official website and by following them on social media. Several of the songs being released on the new album are available to stream under their official website's "Audio," tab.

Since they have a wide variety of musical tastes and life experiences, The material reflects this and you are for a real treat. The act features song's that will make you think, soak you in blissful harmoniy, melodies and acoustic guitars, and other numbers that are loud, fast, and heavy and suitable fare for any mosh pit anywhere. They pride themselves on their musical versatility. Despite the different styles of music the band plays - you will notice a commonality amongst all their material, and whether slow or fast or super fast, sweet or angry, driving or instropsective, you will recognize these songs as the work of a singular band.

This band has been put together with like minded individuals who deliver thoughtful, sometimes humorous, sometimes angry, sometimes introspective, sometimes driving and heavy, but always extremely listenable, memorable, and exceptional hard indie / post punk rock music.

We have no particular requirements for sound other than the ability for your venue to meet the power requirements for our equipment. We do have our own PA system and have a sound man we very much prefer to play in venues that have full PA systems, house sound, and a board operator.