DROG has been laying low for a few years now, taking on a kind of mentoring role behind the scenes. We continue to explore ways to enhance the musical potential of our friends and spread the good word. While we do not sell or distribute CDs by individual artists, we do still make the theme albums available. All proceeds from these albums is distributed to various benevolent organizations. A list of recent donations is available here. We are also happy to say that most of the members of our community continue to be active in their artistic careers, and we highly recommend that you check out their amazing music, both live and on disc!

Lewis Melville continues to record and produce, and has released several new albums under the DROG banner. The latest theme album, 60 Second Songs, came out in 2002 as well the most recent solo disc - Noah's Work. Recent releases include a number of collaborative albums which he recorded with musicians from Mali, West Africa during a major music-in-development project in Bamako in 2004. More information about the Mali Project is available at Tannis Slimmon's Mali webpage. Recordings by Mansa Sissoko, Abdoulaye Kone and Jah Youssouf  are available for download at Calabash Music and the National Geographic World Music Sites.

Lewis also has recent offerings from the Woodchoppers Association, the Hoofbeats, the Williams, and others. In addition to contributing to projects by other artists, he is currently co-producing Tannis Slimmon's new record, and performing with Tannis Slimmon, Michael Johnston, the Hoofbeats, and the Woodchoppers. He also volunteers for Hillside Festival, helping artistic director Sam Baijal organize and facilitate the music workshops.

Dave Teichroeb(www.davet.ca) has returned to Guelph, where he is writing and performing his songs as a solo artist, raising his family, and working as a carpenter.
He organizes a songwriters showcase at Manhattan's music club in Guelph once a month, and promotes shows by his visiting musical friends from Texas and beyond.