supergush
Formed in the winter of 1996, the genesis of supergush comes from college friends Chris Krupa and Terry Clifton. Since meeting while undergraduates at LeMoyne College, the two have performed music together in various bands and as an acoustic duo. By late 1996, they were looking for something more - the opportunity to play with other musicians that took music seriously, but also wanted to have some fun in the process. 
After a brief search, Chris and Terry met Joe Sauvé, a classically trained bass player, and Rick Borczuk, a drummer who coincidentally grew up in the same neighborhood as Chris. The four of them gathered to see if it would work - and it did. The band began rehearsing and playing shows, as well as writing songs for their first recording. In the spring of 1998, supergush released their first CD, titled gush, to uniformly rave reviews. It became the top selling local CD the month it was released, and received 1999 SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Award) nominations for Best Local Recording and Best Rock Band. supergush has played over 500 shows since 1997 from Cleveland, Ohio to Bangor, Maine. Sharing the stage with acts like the spin doctors, stroke 9, econoline crush, fastball, and evan and jaron, the band continues to retain what brought them together in the first place: friendship, drive, talent, and a desire to share their music with as many people as possible.
Chris Krupa-
I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days sitting on the porch with my family singing and dancing, down in Mississippi. Sorry, wrong intro… My musical interests began back in 8th grade at Sacred Heart School on Syracuse's West End. I was the lead in West Side Story not because I could sing, but because I was never shy or afraid to try something new. My time with supergush demonstrates both of these qualities; show in and show out. Entertaining and self-deprecating sarcastic quips are what keep each show new and interesting for me. I love performing the songs we write, the songs we cover and I love pretending to be from another city (or country) each show. I would like to think that this is what keeps people coming back night after night. It's more than the music, it's the experience. 
For as long as I can remember I have been interested in music and entertaining people. Surviving Catholic school for twelve long years was not easy. I often found myself inventing new ways to entertain my peers and make them laugh. It's ironic that one of the only things that I take seriously in this life is a direct product of my years spent tormenting the nuns at Sacred Heart School. I consider myself living proof that being the class clown and playing in the campus band can pay off somewhere down the road. These years helped to shape who I am today and have provided the experiences that I bring to supergush. Thanks to all of the sisters at SHS who kept me in line with their strict rules and of course, the almighty paddle. I met one of my closest friends (also a product of Catholic school) in that campus band back in the summer of 1992, Terry Clifton. Ter and I spent that summer on campus at LeMoyne College working for the school full time. We were constantly broke, getting into trouble, and singing Doors songs in the basement of our dorm to the beat of a strobe light. Fast forward four years, a few bands, and several encounters with the school bursar, and you have supergush. We have been successfully playing music together and getting into trouble ever since. Many rainy days for me in the eighties were spent hanging out at the Hamilton Street Boys Club. Years later in life I would meet Rick Borczuk through a mutual friend. He was one of the other West End kids who grew up at the boys club. We never knew each other back then and to this day can't figure out how it is possible that we did not. Rick knew all of the kids that I hung out with and I knew all of his friends as well. Our co-existence without meeting back then remains an unsolved mystery. 
Reflecting back on meeting Joe Sauvé I can't remember a specific instance. Joe was this guy who was a friend of Terry's from work. He had a good sense of humor in a very quiet, round about sort of way that you would often miss if you blinked. And if there was some sort of state-of-the-art electronic gadget, Joe had it. That was Joe. My next recollection of Joe is in our basement where Terry, Rick, Joe and myself were playing a couple of songs together. By then it was the winter of '96-'97. You fill in the rest. 
What were the first albums you owned?
Def Leppard: Pyromania: Gunter glieben glauchen globen! Never knew that was German until I was twenty something. I thought that the album was cool and I would constantly draw the crosshairs with the burning building in the background in school at another attempt to be “coolest kid in the neighborhood.” 
Herbie Hancock: Future Shock: I remember catching the Centro bus from my house near Park Ave in the city and taking it all the way out to Fayetteville Mall. Record Town was still the coolest place to get albums and I was addicted to “Rockit” and needed to have it. Herbie was my idol with the drum fill that makes you remember the song. Every kid in school claimed he could pound it out on his knees in perfect rhythm. Of course, I was the only kid who could.
What are your favorite bands?
What is your favorite supergush song?
What was your favorite supergush show?
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Joe Sauve-
My musical background: I was classically trained (French horn, believe it or not). I used to belong to the area's youth orchestra and I met my wife Jeannie there. I also went to summer music camps for classical music study and did the county and state music festival scene while in school.
Now: Besides playing bass in supergush, I make money by supplying equipment for a number of karaoke and DJ shows (Karaoke Joe's Video Karaoke Show and DJ Services). P.S. They call me "Papa Joe" because of my Three kids, Noah, Zoe and Jonah!
Rick Borczuk-
 Fourth grade, Porter Elementary School. I still remember the sign-up sheet that was passed around the classroom. So many choices for an eight year old. I could have very well ended up a tuba player. Well, as fate would have it, I was destined to play the drums. Many of my teenage years were spent in the eighties, and for many of us, that meant long hair, leather jackets, and Motley Crue. Everyone wanted to be a rock star. Several bands over several years made me a realist rather than a dreamer. 
There are a probably only a few people who understand just what kind of work ethic, attitude, and chemistry are required to make a band successful. When I say successful, I do not necessarily speak of fame, fortune, or even being a paid musician. I refer to a band that is capable of staying together for any real length of time without wanting to kill each other.
After several years of despair, I took a break from the music scene. My next few years consisted of very little playing, except an occasional jamming session with some friends. Looking back on a phone conversation that I had with a friend, I remember blowing off an opportunity to meet Chris and Terry and getting together to play with them. When my friend told me that the music they played was "alternative" music, somehow this phrase came to mind. "Freddy is a frog, he jumps around. He leaps to the sky and back to the ground." With that in mind I told my friend that I was not interested in seeing their acoustic duo at the time, The Noisy Boys. It was not for another six months or so that my friend dragged me out to see the guys play and meet them. When I saw Chris and Terry play, I was very impressed with their musicianship and their fun-loving energy. You could see it in the music they played and on their faces as well. I went out to their shows a couple more times and I became more and more interested as well as inspired to play the drums once again. By this point I had a couple of brief conversations with Chris about getting together to play for fun, and there would be a couple more conversations before we actually did. I was hoping that they were possibly considering the idea of forming a full fledged band with electric guitars, a bass player, and a drummer (hopefully me). I tried not to be too excited and was simply thinking of jamming and possibly get to play out a few times with their acoustic duo.
Bringing my individual story to present, let me simply say that I have a total appreciation for the situation that I am in now. I love the music that we as a band create. I love the fact that although we are four separate individuals in our own sense, that we know how to be a team. We have similar goals that we all work toward as a team. Most of all I love the fact that I can once again dream with the same spirit I had as a child, believing that what I am a part of now, is part of my dream.
Terry Clifton-
 The most rewarding aspect of music for me is the emotional element. Mood affects music so much that it is really essential to have the right attitude. Some days you feel like you can do no wrong, and other times it is just the opposite. "Maybe I should take up another profession," you say to yourself.  It is the greatest feeling to share something as powerful as music with three other guys that are as dedicated as myself. In addition, our friends and family are literally the "fifth member". They inspire us, give criticism we don't always want to hear, and support us like no other people I know. It makes me feel confident and driven to strive to the highest level I can reach. I owe it all to my bandmates as well as my friends and family.  I take the responsibility of being in a band extremely seriously. Anyone who knows us knows that we treat supergush as a full time job; a fun job like no other, but a job nonetheless. Attitudes and egos; there just isn't room for these. That is why I believe in my heart that we will succeed in all of the goals that we set. We just have to follow through...and we love to follow through! 
What were the first albums you owned?
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By 2000 supergush released their sophomore disc, confusion among the masses. The CD was recorded at Acqrok studios in Utica, New York. The band collaborated with acclaimed record producer Bob Acquaviva on the project. The result was a CD which helped the band to reach fans well beyond the Central New York Area. Their third effort released in the fall of 2002 is entitled radius.The CD is a live compilation that encompasses 5 years of shows across upstate NY. The band recorded several shows from 1997 – 2002 at several locations and released a “best of the best”.
That got me a chance to earn a scholarship and study music (both French horn and bass) at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. I abandoned French horn though, and concentrated my musical talents on bass guitar (I always thought I played bass better anyway).I started my electric bass career in 8th grade in order to play in my dad's school jazz band. There aren't many parts for French horn in jazz ensembles, and yes, my dad is a music teacher. 
I have been playing ever since.
THEN IT HAPPENED! The big meeting. Top secret information was revealed...a can of worms opened....the word was out.....there was a band to be formed. The rest is supergush history.
We were technically done writing for the studio. I showed it to Chris and he had lyrics and a melody a few days later. We said "All right, it must be meant to on the album." Done.
