VNON is a band of revolutionary musicians proficient in ALL styles of music founded by activist Gabe Rosales. All proceeds of all shows go to charities.
Our revolution is through consciousness, and all styles of music in one show. Vital Nonsense (VNON) was founded by musician/ educator/ writer/ Universal Zulu Nation Southwest Regional Manager/ Anti-Injustice Movement West Coast General, Guerrilla Republik West Coast Right Hand/ Gabe Rosales in 09. VNON is a revolutionary band/movement to acknowledge and encompass all styles of music and to educate
and inspire people everywhere who draw energy from revolutionary concepts of preserving cultures, combating unfettered capitalism, facilitating human evolution, and cultivating self awareness. Vital Nonsense is based on personal responsibility and the internalized knowledge that we as a species share a "common origin" and are all connected. It is also based on the experiential knowledge that everything is impermanent. VNON has many close affiliations with different causes and organizations to help revive humanity's strength to challenge its oppressors which come in the form of organized religion, central banks, corporations who have no moral responsibility to the earth and corrupt governments. The band promotes a S.U.N. philosophy which stands for Scientific, Universal, and Non-sectarian. This concept is derived from vipassana meditation as originally taught by Buddha in India over 2500 years ago. The teaching is universal because misery is a universal problem for all humanity. It is non-sectarian because subscribing to a particular sect promotes separation and aggravates nationalities and turns brother on brother and sister on sister. In an ever changing, ever evolving world, we need to use logic and reason to come out of our chaotic habit patterns. Science is the element of understanding through quantifiable information but it also represents the "beginners cup" mentality in that we do not have all the answers to the questions of the universe but we are humble enough to acknowledge that fact and continue the search until new evidence is available. This S.U.N. philosophy acknowledges the fundamental issue with humanity which is our inability observe our feelings and emotions objectively. VNON bases nothing on blind faith or dogmatic rituals. VNON covers all styles from jazz fusion to death metal, to live out the reality of a group who are proficient in many forms of self expression. Gabe Rosales' 1st solo album entitled Vital Nonsense was the launch pad for this concept and band. The movement includes members Jeff Suburu (guitars), Mike Madariaga (guitars), Todd McCool (guitars), Brian Roberts (keys), Anesha Rose (vocals), Peter Freeman (bass), Jimi Etherington (vocals), Jon Knox (drums), Jason Toney (drums), Max Vega (drums and percussion, graphic design), Will Lyle (Keys and percussion), Divine Styler (vocals), Zulu King Lastman (vocals). THE CONCEPT
Vital Nonsense spawned from a chapter in the quantum mechanics book entitled The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav. - "The importance of nonsense can hardly be overstated. The more clearly we experience something as 'nonsense', the more clearly we are experiencing the boundaries of of our own self imposed cognitive structures. 'Nonsense' is that which does not fit into the pre-arranged patterns which we have super imposed on reality. There is no such thing as 'nonsense' apart from the judgmental intellect that calls it that." "True artists and true physicists know that nonsense is only that which, viewed from our present point of view, is unintelligible. Nonsense is nonsense only when we have not found the point of view from which it makes sense. Those scientists who establish the established lines of thought, however, are those who do not fear to venture boldly into nonsense, into that which any fool could have told them it is clearly not so. This is the mark of the creative mind, in fact, this IS the creative process."
