Pete Francis Heimbold is a solo musical artist formerly of the bands Dispatch, Woodriver bandits and Hermit Thrush. He plays guitar, bass, and is a singer/song-writer. Francis pursued a successful musical career with the independent band Dispatch for eight years, and is now continuing to write, play, and record solo. He draws his inspiration from his studies of poetry, art, and music from around the world. The style of his music takes on aspects of blues, folk, pop, soul, and rock.