The Hush Sound first began as a casual pastime when longtime friends Bob Morris and Greta Salpeter began playing music together for fun during their free time. Introduced by mutual friends (Bob a sophomore in high school and Greta only in seventh grade), they were an unlikely musical combination: he had been in rock bands since age 12 and she was a classically trained pianist since age 3. �I had horrible stage fright at first,� Greta admits, but Bob wasn�t about to let her quit. �He told me that I have talent and that I needed to pursue my passion, music, and we started writing songs together after that.�
It wasn�t until winter of 2004/05 that the band started writing seriously. Originally an acoustic/piano duo, The Hush (later adding the �Sound� after finding out a rapper shared the name) decided to branch out and try their hand at adding drums and bass. Coincidentally around the same time, Darren Wilson and Chris Faller, friends from another local Chicago band, were looking for a new band to play with. Bob got in contact with Darren and jammed out abo...more
