When the opportunity first arose to review Of Fate And Chance’s (OFAC) new EP entitled A Liar’s Monologue, I’m not quite sure what led me to volunteer, but I’m glad I did.

Comprised of only eight tracks, the music and obvious musicianship that it took to bring A Liar’s Monologue into existence led me to want to know more about the band itself. One thing eventually led to another and I found myself eventually contacting the band and asking if they wouldn’t mind answering some of the questions that were buzzing around in my head.

When all was said and done I found myself just as thankful for getting to know a little more about the guys in OFAC, as I was to have been able to experience and enjoy the music that they’ve created together.

In hopes of allowing even more people to join me up here on the OFAC bandwagon, here’s my questions and Ryan Bergamotto (bass, backing vocals) answers:

Where did the name Of Fate And Chance come from? Does it signify anything?

Fate and chance are two opposites. Fate is having your future already set out by a higher power. It is the belief that you don’t have control over whatever happens in the future. Chance is the belief that anything can happen, that you are in control of your life and what happens in the future.

When we were under a different band name called Partial Credit about 5 years ago, we really wanted to change it to something more meaningful. Ironically, Of Fate and Chance was one of the first names we came up with, however, we still wanted to take more time to think of the perfect band name.

After about 4 months of brainstorming, we decided on Of Fate and Chance because it characterized us pretty well. Fate and chance is what life is about, but it depends all no what you want to believe.

Who are the members of OFAC?

Sean Massaro, Ryan Bergamotto and Jon Fleck

When did everyone meet everyone? When did you guys decide to form a band together?

Wow, it's basically our life story.

Sean and I have been friends all our lives (no exaggeration).  Our dads were already friends before we were born and were next door neighbors. So we grew up next door to each other. In second grade I moved to Tewksbury Township, New Jersey and about three years after that so did Sean.