The Rocking Horse Music Club is a songwriting and performing collaboration between producer/songwriter Brian Coombes, singer/songwriter Justin Cohn, and singer/songwriter Patrik Gochez and the talents of Rocking Horse Studio musicians Brenden Harisiades, Mike McAdam, Myron Kibbee, and Eric Wagley. The band’s eclectic style blends progressive rock with elements of baroque and chamber pop, gospel, fusion, indie folk, and art rock.

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar / Justin Cohn

Keys, Bass, Vocals / Brian Coombes

Vocals, Guitar, Keys / Patrik Gochez

Bass / Brenden Harisiades

Guitar / Myron Kibbee

Guitar / Mike McAdam

Drums / Eric Wagley

In addition to the core band, Rocking Horse Music Club also features frequent contributions from its talented friends, including Juli Finn (guitar), Jon Finn (guitar), Bobby Rice (drums), Jeremy Harman (cello), Wesley Thurber (trumpet), Richard Gardzina (sax), Jenna Yagjian (violin), Kate St John (oboe & english horn), Brittany Laine (vocals), Michelle Coombes (vocals), Eric Smith (percussion), and co-producer Josh Kimball (guitar & programming).

The band has recorded two albums, Every Change of Seasons (2018) and a tribute album to original Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips, Which Way the Wind Blows (2019), which features guest appearances from Steve Hackett (Genesis), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Noel McCalla, and others. The band’s debut single, Everywhere is Home, received an Independent Music Award in 2019. They received a Best Supergroup award from New Hampshire Magazine later that same year.

The band toured the UK in 2018, including a performance for the British Prime Minister. In 2019, the band performed their tribute to Anthony Phillips at two sold out shows at Trading Boundaries in East Sussex UK.

The band’s third record, a 96-minute concept album/rock opera titled Circus of Wire Dolls, was released on 16th September 2022. The record features special guest appearances by Chris Difford (Squeeze), Greg Hawkes (The Cars), David Cross (King Crimson), Noel McCalla, and others.

The members of the Rocking Horse Music Club have had illustrious careers in the music individually and collectively.

Brian Coombes is an award-winning producer, songwriter, musician and owner of Rocking Horse Studio in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. In addition to his work at Rocking Horse, he has also produced projects at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and at Genesis’ Fisher Lane Farm in Chiddingfold, England.

Prior to Rocking Horse, Brian was a founding member of Tristan Park, a progressive rock band that was signed to the British record label, GFT. The band recorded four albums and toured extensively in Europe and North America before going into hiatus in 1998. After Tristan Park, Brian recorded a album with his wife, using the name Waking in the Blue. That album features guest appearances from Ian McDonald (King Crimson) and Chris Difford (Squeeze).

Brian has received various honors for his production work. In 2015, he received a “Producer of the Year” award from the New England Music Awards. In 2014, he received two Emmy award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Justin Cohn is a singer/songwriter from rural New Hampshire. His music blends elements of folk, rock, pop, and soul into songs about love, truth, and heartache. His debut ep, All Aglow, was released in 2016, produced by Brian Coombes. As a solo musician, he performs regularly throughout New England. He is currently working on a new solo album.

Patrik Gochez is best known for his work with the Hats, an award-winning pop-rock group from New England. The band has released three records, Fake it Til You Make a Hit (2014), an EP (2016), and Chemical Drippers (2018). Patrik is currently working on a new solo album.