About us

Funhouse Mirrors is a theatrical, suspenseful, and aggressively quirky new brand of progressive rock. Founded in Northern New Jersey in 2019, the band is blending prog/art rock like Yes and Frank Zappa with many new influences, including indie rock bands Radiohead and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Their thought-provoking lyrics range from serious social commentary to outright silliness. The group has performed fun and energetic shows to crowds in many venues, including Dingbatz and Debonair Music Hall. Consisting of Johnny Weiner (vocals, guitar), Evan Sheppard (vocals, drums), Dan Centeno (vocals, keys), and Jackson Gray (vocals, bass), Funhouse Mirrors is recontextualizing progressive rock for a new generation.

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In 2020, Funhouse Mirrors kicked off their discography with their eclectic debut album Coloring Book. The album showcases a vast array of styles including the theatrical ‘Deleted Rebel’, the goofy ‘Fictional Friend’ and ‘(Another Day in) Ancap Paradise’, and the heavy ‘Venetian Lounge’. It was then followed up by two new singles. Their 2022 single Braincell Slaughterhouse is a chaotic and satirical commentary on punk culture. Melting Mannequins, released in 2023, is unpredictable and ambiguous in genre, creating a musical journey condensed to just 5 minutes. Their latest release, Schrodinger's Sexuality, is a goofy and dissonant song about not knowing someone's sexuality. These singles are just a preview of what’s to come, as only in their live circulation, the band is performing a 16 minute prog epic entitled The Saints, the cinematic and chaotic Red Bird, and the spacey jazz fusion instrumental Tabby’s Star.

Meet The Members

Johnny Weiner

Guitars and Vocals

Johnny used to be just strongly influenced by Indie Rock and Classic Rock, but then he developed an unhealthy addiction to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and got indoctrinated by Evan. Now there is no turning back for him; Johnny has become a huge fan of all sorts of prog genres, ranging from symphonic prog to zeuhl. Johnny also produces the band's recordings in his home studio.

Evan Sheppard

Drums, Percussion, and Vocals

Evan might have the most radical musical taste out of all of the members, which can be good when a song needs some extra kick, but not so good when he wants the others to just play random notes. Not much of a surprise, he's a huge Gentle Giant and Zappa fan. Banned the group from writing love songs so now we write about the weirdest topics possible.

Dan Centeno

Keyboards and Vocals

The straight-laced one. Classically and Jazzically trained in piano, he has to put up with the others' bull. But it's not so bad, because he enjoys working with people stranger than himself anyway. Likes Phish. Writes 8+ minute long prog epics like it's nothing.

Jackson Gray

Bass and Vocals

The sexiest person in existence, Jackson can also be called 'Jacked-Son'. But they aren't the only one who's beefy though, Jackson produces some mean bass tones. They are also a very fun person to have around and we are very thankful to have them in the band.