Q. For starters, what happened to Blue Moon Ghetto?

A. That is a good question. A lot of people don’t realize how much the band went through in the four years of its existence. We went through lineup changes and lawsuits, car accidents and other turmoil. It seemed like with every break we got there were additional challenges that came, too, which I guess is not really that unusual. Ultimately, though, I think one by one the members of the band started to change and feel pulled in other directions, and eventually it just was too hard to keep it together. I know personally that’s what I felt anyway.

Q. I think everyone knows “Shine All the Time,” but Blue Moon Ghetto had a pretty diverse rock sound. How did that sound develop?

A. Well it really developed from everyone’s diverse backgrounds and interests musically. I know that sounds over-simplistic, but it’s really true. As a writer, I had a pretty eclectic set of influences, which made it difficult for me to write in one specific style. It was a cool thing about the band in that we weren’t afraid to change from song to song within a set, although it kind of made it hard for us to fit in any specific category, good or bad.

Q. So what have you and everyone else been up to in the intervening years?