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Eight and One Half A.K.A. 8 1/2, was David Floodstrand, R. Lewis Floodstrand. David and Lewis had been a song writing team for over 20 years with over six hundred songs to thier credit. Together the brothers handled writing arranging and producing, as well as all instruments on their recordings. Eight and One Half has toured extensively throughout the mid-west as headliners with sold out shows in Chicago, Detriot, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. They have also toured with New Order, Killing Joke, The Thompson Twins, and Lene Lovich, just to name a few. Perhaps their most memorable show was opening for Roxy Music at the UIC Pavillion in front of a sold out house of over 10,000 in their home town of Chicago. Eight and One Half was managed for a number of years by The Firm's Peter Katsis, who presently manages Korn, and Limp Bizkit and began his career managing Ministry. Al Jourgenson of Ministry produced a number of tracks for 8 1/2 at Chicago Recording Company in Chicago 8 1/2 garnered national radio airplay, on college radio, as well as power radio stations, and DJ pools with their debut E.P. on Criterion Records.