Pfeiffer began working on music under the name Vernian Process in the winter of 2003. He released a number of downloadable albums over the next 4 years, including 2004's Discovery and 2006's The Forgotten Age, before being approached by Irigoyen about joining forces to work on Behold the Machine. From that point forward, Vernian Process evolved beyond a solo project. Throughout 2009, as work on the album progressed, Vernian Process sought out additional members in order to play shows to support the upcoming release of Behold the Machine, as well as record new material for future albums. Behold the Machine was released on October 1, 2010. On November 11, 2010, they announced that their next album would be titled The Consequences Of Time Travel. On June 27, 2011, Vernian Process released the first single from the new album, entitled "Something Wicked." The song was inspired by Ray Bradbury's similarly titled dark fantasy novel Something Wicked This Way Comes. The song integrates tarantella and circus music styles with progressive rock and features a sampled calliope. It features Kyle Thomas and Unwoman as guest musicians. On October 31, 2011, they released a special remix of "Behold the Machine" entitled "Behold the Machine." The remix incorporates EBM and industrial influences. In October 2014, bassist Vincent Van Veen joined the project.
Press
Vernian Process has appeared in articles in media such as the UK publication Bizarre Magazine, and MTV during their coverage of the Steampunk genre.
Band members
Joshua A. Pfeiffer - Vocals, songwriting
Martín Irigoyen - Guitars, songwriting, various instruments, SFX
As of 2008, Joshua, Martin, and Allison Curval have begun working together on the musical score for the steampunk themed videogame; "Shades of Violet: Song of the Clockwork Princess" for Imagineer Games.
Dirigible Days
In 2012, Vernian Process was commissioned to write the theme song for the newly released steampunk web series Dirigible Days. The resulting instrumental track, "New Horizons", was released as a single on August 13, 2012. The edited version for the show's opening also features narration by Anthony Daniels, most famous for his work as the voice of C-3P0 in the Star Wars film series.
The Getty
In February 2014, The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California launched a video they created with Vernian Process to promote their Victorian photography exhibition. It shows a trip to The Getty as a time traveling experience.
Profondo Delle Tenebre
In mid-2014, frontman Joshua Pfeiffer formed Profondo Delle Tenebre, a synthwave/Italo-Disco project inspired by the Italian Giallo horror genre. He was soon joined by Half Rats of fellow Steampunk band Ague, and Vernian Process keyboardist Steven Farrell, as well as Vernian Process bandmate Martin Irigoyen. Operating under the pseudonyms Dario Bava, Mario Argento and "The Shape", the first full-length album Esoterica was released in October 2015. Profondo Delle Tenebre has also remixed tracks for San Francisco-based darkwave band Roadside Memorial and horror synth artist Nightcrawler.
