Crown Watts
is a progressive rock inspired experience
About Crown Watts
Mark Cooper had a vision in 2017 to establish a band of like-minded musicians that had a desire to perform music that hearkened back to the prog rock era of the 70’s. In those days, bands wrote songs with classical influences with intricate & complimentary instrumental & vocal arrangements. These arrangements were often lengthy compared to the three minute, three chord pop songs on the radio. Mark did not have to look far to find his willing brethren with Ryan Simpson, John Michael, and (Danny Hunt) Tim Cornelius all of whom had grown up learning their craft with prog rock icons of Rush & Yes just to name a few. Of course, Crown Watts balances their show with a wide range of other music styles; however, we think you will enjoy our prog rock edge.
Meet The band
What's the origin of our band name?
The "Crown" pays homage to our home town of Cincinnati,
"The Queen City".
"Watt" is a unit of power
"Red/Orange" represents our professional sport teams colors
"5 Stars" represents our team and the number of times
The Reds have won the world series