Disperse is a Christian Rock band from Southern Indiana. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally and geographically distinct from the rest of the state
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The band consist of guitarists Chris Billings and Andy Higham, his brother, Nic Higham on bass guitar, drummer Dustin Sanders and singer Chelsey Pieratt. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Their music features original songs and lyrics and the application of well known hymn lyrics to original music. A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities They released their first album, Better Place in 2002 on the Route 7 label.
They were formed in the late 1990s as a youth band for performances at youth group meetings and other religious gatherings, and eventually began to function more as a band than an outreach tool.
In 2001, after a short break, the band reformed minus Pieratt and took on new vocalist Regina Mullikan. A year later Mullikan left for college and Chelsey Pieratt returned as the lead singer.
Disperse broke up in 2003 because of lack of time and gigs. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.
Members Chelsey Pieratt and Dustin Sanders are currently students at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Andy Higham was married Sunday, April 16, 2006 and resides in Seymour, Indiana. Chris Billings and Nic Higham still reside in North Vernon and attend local colleges. Though there is speculation of a temporary reunion concert over the summer and fall months culminating in a second CD release, nothing has yet been confirmed.