Aaron Meicht and Brendan Dougherty have been collaborators since 1997, when they met in Philadelphia. Since then they have played together in such groups as Feigner, The Meicht Group, the OURSONGISLONG ensemble and several other collaborations with composers, theater directors and dance companies. Recently the AB Duo has brought its music to stages in Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Munich) France (Paris) and America (NYC).

The first two AB Duo albums are released by Scrapple Records.

Cardboard Keyboard (2004) SCR 53409 - The recording took place in Philadelphia during the summer of 2004. The process of recording was taken on as an extension of the Duo's collaboration; Aaron engineered the recording sessions in Philadelphia and Brendan later mixed the tracks Berlin. The title of the recording refers to the William Gaddis novel The Recognitions which was a source of inspiration for the music of the Duo. The instrumentation is trumpet, drums, and computers.

Everyone Is Happy (2006) SCR 53411 - The second release of the Duo is completely acoustic and features intense silences and rhythmic pulses which reappear throughout the album, carrying on for inappropriate lengths, almost autistic. The first six tracks come from a studio recording in New York recorded by the Duo. The second half of the record was recorded live at the C.O.M.A. series at the legendary ABC no Rio in NYC.

Too Much for a Pogie, the third AB Duo record is now complete. It was created in New York City and Berlin, Germany between July and September 2007. Acoustic instruments (Brass, Drums, Cymbals) and digital computing (UPIC, Kyma, SoundHack, Spear, Ableton Live, Logic) were used in the making of this music. The Pogie is in four parts and is just over 30 minutes long. You can hear some excerpts on the myspace page. It is not yet released officially.



The group is currently split between New York and Berlin, playing concerts as often as they can.