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John 5
was born John William Lowery, on July 31 1971, in Grosse Pointe Michigan, in a safe, affluent neighbourhood "it was safe, and I had my own maid". His love of guitar came at the age of seven, from the Hee Haw series he would watch with his father, as well as The Monkees; "I watched the guitar playing and knew that was what I wanted to do. Other influences included KISS and Jimi Hendrix "one of the hardest but most graceful guitar players of all time".

For John it was having the support of his parents who permitted him to play in bars and clubs on the condition that he kept his grades up, which gave the biggest push to his burgeoning career. That support of family still drives John today "I'm very lucky, I practise all the time and yet my wife, my family get it. You come to my house and you will rarely find me without a guitar in hand and I am so blessed to have the support of my family in what I do."

John's first high-school band - 'Dirty Tricks' won a major battle of the bands contest in the sixth or seventh grade. Hours of practise paying off. Another band - 'Vampirella' - was where he began to experiment with the unique facial make-up that he still wears to this day; "we looked crazy on stage. I'd already started wearing eyeliner anyway but the stuff we wore on stage was crazy".

When John was 18 he made the decision to pack up his guitar, move away from the safety and mod cons of his family home, to the bright lights and big city of LA. The move, almost proved to be the quickest start and end of career in history when on his first night, he found himself the victim of a robbery, loosing every penny he had come to LA with. Many would have gone home but John found himself more determined to pursue his career, hunkering down in abandoned warehouses as he went door to door and sell his skills. "I did not want to give up, it would have been too easy to go home but I'm not someone who gives up at all easily.

His first band experience in LA was called "Alligator Soup". A bizarre accident saw the lead singer pulled from stage tending a bleeding head wound. Filling the space and making sure the show still went on John took center stage and played. In the audience was Rudy Sarzo who was so impressed that he took John out to dinner and asked to work with him. As a result of that meeting, John also began working closely with producer Bob Marlette - whom he still works with to this day. Marlette provided a gateway for John to work on music for TV shows, commercials and film soundtracks. Bigger breaks included working with the legendary Lita Ford, opening up with her in support of a KISS "I mean KISS man, I was opening up for KISS - this is like all your Christmases come at once". John also worked with former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Randy Castillo and his first big project - Red Square Black. Together they released one EP - "Square". The project was short-lived as in 1996, John found himself selected from over 2,000 other guitarists to play with K.D. Lang. In fact you can see John on the Live in Sydney tape of the tour. "KD is an amazing artist. I loved working with her".

That same year John narrowly missed out on an audition with Marilyn Manson following the departure of original guitarist Daisy Berkowitz. Instead he teamed up with Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and formed industrial/classic rock band "2wo" (Two).Their album, "Voyeurs" was produced by Nine Inch Nail's frontman Trent Reznor. "Working with Rob was a dream come true - he is a METAL GOD, there is no doubt about that."

Following that, John was able to work with another hero - Dave Lee Roth of Van Halen fame. John's familiarity with Roth's style became one of the overriding reasons as to why he was picked to play and help write "The DLR Band" album - "we did it in two weeks, and I remember Dave saying before we started recording, if you can't do it in two takes, then you can't do it." No pressure then!?! "Exactly!"

In 1998 John found himself sitting at lunch with Marilyn Manson. Manson had just finished recording his studio album "Mechanical Animals" and was searching for a new live guitarist following the departure of Zim Zum. John signed on initially to work as a live guitarist for the Rock is Dead tour and then to work on the next studio album. In between, John also contributed to the Grammy nominated "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes". The track appeared on The Last Tour on Earth CD as well as John also continued working as a session guitarist, contributing works to several albums, including the Jimi Hendrix Tribute album "Hazy Days" and reuniting with Dave Lee Roth for the track "Thug Pop".

After five years in Marilyn Manson, John 5 and Manson decided to part company. John retained the name he had been honored with by Manson and began working immediately. A meeting with the legendary Les Paul, helped pave the way forward. Vertigo, became a deeply autobiographical album pulled from turbulent personal memories. And it proved to be a surprising hit with fans, as John 5 not only brought his trademark Drop-D tuning shredding to the album but intermixed it with some of the Bluegrass music he had listened to as a child.

John 5's newfound solo career also turned out to not be a flash in the pan. Since 2004 he has released six studio solo albums (Vertigo, Songs For Sanity, The Devil Knows My Name, Requiem, The Art of Malice and God Told Me To) and a remix album (Remixploitation) based on his previous work. The albums have also seen John work with other memorable players, including Albert Lee who called John "one of the nicest guys I've worked with", Steve Vai who called John "underrated", Joe Satriani, Jim Root, Eric Johnson and many more.

However in 2006, John found himself conflicted as he found himself torn between his new band and a chance meeting with Rob Zombie. Following an onstage meeting at Dave Navarro's Camp Freddy and then being asked to join Zombie on stage for a short Ozzfest tour ("Rob told me not to get too comfortable at that point") John began working with the musician turned film director on a new album - 2006's Educated Horses. Despite trying to find a replacement guitar player for a forthcoming tour Loser were about to embark on, the record company were not happy with the arrangement and John was faced with a very hard decision.

John returned to the studio with Zombie and contributed eight out of eleven tracks on Educated Horses.

Moving to Rob Zombie was huge as the rocker had begun to build a career as a film director.

Educated Horses was just the start. Following a North America tour which saw the band tear up the festival scene as well as their own dates, the band went back into the studio for "Hellbilly Deluxe 2?. John 5 also found himself working on other projects with Zombie - including in 2013 the score for The Lords of Salem.

In 2011 Rob Zombie toured for the first time outside of the US in years including visiting the UK - where he had last toured with his band White Zombie twelve years previously.

In 2012, between filming and touring, Rob, John 5, Piggy D and the newly acquired Ginger Fish from Marilyn Manson, entered the studio to work on "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor". The addition of Ginger Fish to the band was akin to reuniting with a brother. John he sees Zombie as the place he will call home until whenever Zombie calls it a day "this is home."

Working on new solo albums, Zombie albums would make one busy enough, but John 5 has continued to work as a "hired gun". Whether it be contributing to guitar leads, such as on Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell 3: The Monsters Loose, or going into the studio for not one, but two Lynryd Skynrd albums and surprising fans by working with Ricky Martin and Rod Stewart - to name but two, life is busy for John 5.

Johnny A ~ Guitarist
Johnny A. has one of the most eloquent voices in modern music - and he doesn't sing a note. Instead, he channels joy, love, humor, sadness... every aspect of the human experience, through his guitar.

Only the finest musicians have the ability to capture the nuances of life in sound, which puts Johnny in a very exclusive group of six-stringers that includes Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, and Jimi Hendrix. The secret is his blend of melody, sonic definition, technique and that indefinable-yet-tangible quality called "soul." And he's eloquently shared that secret on the CDs Sometime Tuesday Morning (2001), Get Inside (2004), the instructional DVD Taste, Tone, Space (2006), and the recently released live DVD/CD One November Night which have combined sales in excess 150,000 copies.

Johnny has earned invitations to share the stage with, and ultimately win the admiration of, B.B. King, Les Paul, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck and J.J. Cale, among others. He's also performed at such prestigious festivals as Eric Clapton's Crossroads, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Tokyo's Fuji Rock Festival.

Prior to his successful solo career, Johnny A. lent his talents to such notables as Peter Wolf (The J. Geils Band), Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney and Bonnie), and Mingo Lewis (Santana) amongst others.

Although an instrumentalist, Johnny thinks like a singer as he plays, composes and improvises on guitar. "I'm always interested in dynamics and tone far more than the amount of notes played," Johnny explains. "What's most important to me is that every song has a strong, clear melody; not how fast or flashy the solo is going to be. That's a lesson I learned when I fell in love with The Beatles and other bands of the British Invasion, which is still my favorite era in music."

Johnny's unmatched sound so won over the Gibson Guitar staff that they were moved to produce a Johnny A. Signature Model. "Creating an artist signature model guitar is not something we take lightly," says Gibson senior VP Rick Gembar. "But sometimes a player comes along who is not only a musical innovator and artist of the highest-caliber, but has innovative ideas about designing a totally new instrument. And that's Johnny, who just knocked us off our feet."

From gibson.com - Gibson Custom first introduced the Johnny A. Signature Model in 2003, and it's become one of the company's most successful and popular models. Developed in close collaboration with Johnny A., the Johnny A. Signature Model combines several innovative design aspects with many of Gibson's traditional appointments to deliver one of the world's most unique guitars.

"It's the first time an artist has been involved in every aspect of designing a new Gibson guitar model from scratch since the Barney Kessel in 1961," Johnny says. "I've been a Gibson fan for a long time, but this is an honor I couldn't have imagined."

Johnny A. was the recipient of the "2010 Blues Artist of the Year" at the Boston Music Awards.
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Steven Adler ~ Drummer ~ Guns N' Roses
Steven Adler is famous for his tenure as a member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he performed and recorded from 1985 to 1990. Adler met future Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash at the age of 12. The two attended the same junior high school in CA. Adler drummed on the first two GN'R albums: the multi-platinum Appetite for Destruction and G N' R Lies. In 2003, he started the band Suki Jones, which would later be renamed Adler's Appetite, and released an EP, Adler's Appetite. Steven Adler's autobiography, "No Bed of Roses" will come out in 2010.

Jon Anderson ~ Lead Singer ~ YES
Best known for over three decades as the lead singer for the legendary super-group YES, there can be no doubt that Jon Anderson has one of the most instantly recognizable voices in popular music. Jon spent his youth working on farms, driving trucks, and singing in a series of rock -n- roll groups until 1968, when a chance meeting with bassist Chris Squire in London led to the formation of YES. With Jon's angelic vocals and unique brand of cosmic/spiritual lyrics at the fore, YES produced classics such as I've Seen All Good People, Roundabout, Close to the Edge, Awaken, and Owner of a Lonely Heart. The band's well-earned reputation for musical excellence propelled millions of album sales and countless sold-out concerts worldwide. Outside of YES, Jon has teamed up for successful collaborations with Vangelis & Kitaro. He has also released over a dozen ground-breaking solo albums that have allowed him to explore his own brand of rock, new-age, and world music.

Teddy Andreadis ~ Keyboards
Teddy (Zig Zag) has gained a reputation as a rock-solid keyboardist, a wailing harmonica player, a soulful singer, B3 player and an insightful musical arranger. Teddy has toured and shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music, including: Carole King, Guns 'n' Roses, Roger Daltrey, Jeff Skunk Baxter, Alice Cooper, Slash, Nikki Sixx, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, BB King and Michael Jackson. He also appears on the Guns 'n' Roses "Use Your Illusion" Live 2-DVD set, and most recently played on Velvet Revolver's latest CD. Teddy's own CD, "Innocent Loser," was received with wide acclaim. He continues to tour with the greats and conducts a weekly jam session in Hollywood at the Baked Potato with his band The Screaming Cocktail Hour.

Michael Anthony ~ Bass ~ Van Halen
Mike was suggested by a mutual friend of he and Eddie's to audition for the newly renamed Van Halen, who had also recently added front man David Lee Roth to the mix. Mike jammed with Eddie and Alex in a small garage where the band rehearsed.Van Halen assaulted the Southern California club scene over the course of the next few years and established themselves as one of the premiere rock and roll bands in the area. In 1976, Kiss' Gene Simmons produced their first demo and tried, without success, to get them signed on the Casablanca label. In May of 1977, VH were re-discovered by Mo Ostin and Ted Templeman and quickly signed to Warner Bros. In March of 1978 they released their first album and the rest, as they say is history...

Vinny Appice ~ Drummer
Vinny has created the rhythm and power (live and in the studio) for the music of DIO, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, WWIII, Axis, Rick Derringer, John Lennon and more. He has co-written and recorded songs on over 25 albums including many multi-platinum records. Vinny has toured the world for over 20 years selling millions of records. His unique and powerful drumming style can also be heard on numerous movie soundtracks including; Wayne's World 2, Heavy Metal, Iron Eagle and Bedazzled. He has authored an instruction drumming book and DVD, and has performed incredible powerhouse drum clinics around the world.

Kenny Aronoff ~ Drummer ~ Everyone
Kenny Aronoff is one of the world´s most influential and in-demand drummers. The list of artists he's worked with reads like a who's who of the music industry, and includes Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, B. B. King, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Martin, Santana, Patti LaBelle, etc. With a style of playing that combines power and finesse, Kenny was named the #1 Pop/Rock Drummer and the #1 Studio Drummer for five consecutive years, and in addition has played on over 30 Grammy-nominated recordings.

Sebastian Bach ~ Skid Row
Sebastian Bach has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide as lead singer with his former band, Skid Row and as a solo artist. Since departing the band, Bach has produced chart topping records and performed with Poison and Axl Rose from Guns N´ Roses in addition to touring as a solo act. Sebastian Bach´s most recent billboard chart topping solo album, Kicking and Screaming, was met with universal acclaim and praise. Far from just being a multi-platinum recording artist, the singer/songwriter/actor/entertainer has expanded his career over the past decade to include episodic television with a 5-season recurring role on the CW´s hit series "Gilmore Girls", starring roles on Broadway ("Jekyll & Hyde", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") and national touring companies ("Jesus Chris Superstar"), and has appeared regularly on MTV and VH1.

Willie Basse ~ Lead Vocals
Willie Basse is a classically trained vocalist and professional recording artist best known as front man of the legendary Los Angeles based rock band, Black Sheep. His expertise ranges from vocalist/bass player to audio engineer & producer, to corporate CEO, artist manager, studio manager, actor, film & television producer, to consulting, developing & selling professional audio equipment and real estate, all while maintaining a successful recording & performing career. Willie is the founder of "Rock for Recovery," a non-profit organization that helps develop Alcohol & Drug-Abuse awareness. Willie Basse is currently working with legendary Led Zeppelin engineer/producer, Andy Johns.

Eric Bazilian ~ Songwriter, Guitar, Vocals ~ The Hooters
Nervous Night, The Hooters' 1985 debut on Columbia Records, sold more than 2 million copies and included Billboard Top 40 hits "Day By Day" (#18), "And We Danced" (#21) and "Where Do The Children Go" (#38). After releasing six albums, The Hooters obtained a large global following throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As a result, they were asked to open three major musical events of the late 20th century: Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985, Amnesty International Concert at Giants Stadium in 1986, and Roger Waters' The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990. In 1995, The Hooters went on hiatus, although Hyman and Bazilian would continue to collaborate on musical projects for other artists. In 1995, he wrote and produced Joan Osborne's debut album Relish, which was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for the No. 4 Billboard hit "One of Us," which Bazilian wrote.

Jeff Beck
"One of the most influential lead guitarists in rock, Jeff Beck helped shape blues rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal. Beck's groups have been short-lived, and he has probably been handicapped by the fact that he doesn't sing, but his aggressive style - encompassing screaming, bent, sustained notes, distortion, feedback, and fast, crisply articulated passages - has been more far important than his material.

Born Geoffrey Arnold Beck on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, England, he attended Wimbledon Art College in London and backed early shock rocker Screaming Lord Sutch before replacing Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds in 1965. Beck established his reputation with that band, but he left the following year.

After a short sabbatical he released a version of "Love Is Blue," played deliberately out of tune because he loathed the song. In 1967 he founded the Jeff Beck Group with Ron Wood and Rod Stewart. The band's reworkings of blues-based material helped lay the groundwork for Seventies heavy metal.

Clashing temperaments broke up the group after two acclaimed albums and several U.S. tours. Stewart and Wood went on to join the Faces. Beck was planning to form a band with Vanilla Fudge members Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice when he was sidelined for 18 months with a fractured skull he sustained in a car crash. (A car aficionado, Beck has been in three crashes and was once sidelined for months after getting his thumb trapped under a car.) When he recovered, Bogert and Appice were busy in Cactus, so Beck assembled a second Jeff Beck Group and put out two albums of Memphis funk laced with heavy metal. When Cactus broke up in late 1972, Beck, Bogert, and Appice returned Beck to a power trio format, but weak vocals hampered the band, and it dissolved in early 1974.

Beck then went into the first of many periods of hibernation. In 1975 he reemerged in an all-instrumental format, playing fusion-style jazz tunes. He toured as coheadliner with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and started an on-again, off-again collaboration with former Mahavishnu keyboardist Jan Hammer in 1976 with Wired (Number 16).

During the late Seventies Beck reportedly spent most of his time on his 70-acre estate outside London. He and Hammer worked together on the 1980 album There and Back, but Hammer did not join Beck for his 1980 tour, the guitarist's first in more than four years.

In 1981 Beck appeared at Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball, and in 1985 he toured Japan. Flash, which includes Beck's sole charting single, "People Get Ready" (Number 48, 1985), with Rod Stewart on vocals, and the Grammy-winning "Escape," written by Hammer, peaked at Number 39. Four years later Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop With Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas (Number 49, 1989) garnered the Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Crazy Legs, an homage to Gene Vincent's Blue Caps and rockabilly guitar legend Cliff Gallup, met with mixed reviews.

During the Eighties and Nineties Beck turned up on recordings by artists including Mick Jagger, Malcolm McLaren, Roger Waters, and Jon Bon Jovi. He finally recorded an album of new material (all instrumental) in 1999. On Who Else!, the guitarist got support from longtime collaborators Hammer (on one song) and Hymas and explored a more electronic environment; a tour followed.

The same year Beck was nominated for two Grammys: "A Day in the Life," his contribution to George Martin's album In My Life, was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, while the guitarist's own "What Mama Said" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Beck spent much of 1999 touring.

By the 2000s, Beck seemed content with his new electronic direction and continued putting out albums in that vein: You Had It Coming (2001), on which he reinterpreted Muddy Waters' "Rollin' and Tumblin'" and the Beatles' "Blackbird" as electronica, and Jeff (2003), on which he cranked up the hip-hop breakbeats, industrial rhythms and synthetic lyricism to a Chemical Brothers-like frenzy. Tracks on both albums won him Grammys for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. He returned with predominantly Wired-era pyrotechnics on his 2008 live album, Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's.

Scott Bennett ~ Brian Wilson ~ The Flaming Lips
Scott was a co-writer with Brian Wilson and George Gershwin on 2 unfinished Gershwin songs for the Brian Wilson Re-Imagines Gershwin album.

Co-writer, co-producer, mixer on Brian Wilson's best reviewed solo album, "That Lucky Old Sun", (**** MOJO, Uncut, Rolling Stone).

Won a Grammy for his work on Brian Wilson presents "Smile", and performed with the re-united Beach Boys, Maroon 5 and Foster the People at the 2012 Grammy Awards, followed by an acclaimed six month world tour.

Played several instruments, and / or did vocals on award winning albums for Brian Wilson, The Flaming Lips, Liz Phair, Greg Duli,, Drake Bell and many others.

Scott has performed on every major stage in the world, and has had the amazing fortune to share some of those stages with Sirs Paul McCartney, and Elton John, Sting, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, The Who, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow and many other legends.

He performed with Wilson and/or the Beach Boys on Letterman, Leno, Conan, Kimmel, Fallen, Later with Jools Holland. He also promoted his own music on Jonathan Ross's radio show,

Won a BMI composer award for his work on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" as well as working on the scores for "Drake and Josh", Disney's "Shake It Up", ABC's "Karen Sisco and the director's cut of the Mel Gibson film, "Payback".

Nominated for an Emmy for his song "Y.O.U", from The Young and the Restless, and has placed many other songs on other shows such as, 90210, Charmed, Vegas, Providence, One Tree Hill...

Scott has composed and/or performed on countless commercials for Disney, Bud, Miller, McDonald's, Vidal Sassoon, Subway, Coke, Pepsi, etc. etc.

Played guitar and keyboards for the Pulitzer award winning "Rent".

His Chicago band, "The Falling Wallendas" debut was called "Breathtaking" by the Chicago Tribune, and his High School band "A Fine Mess" won a nationally televised Battle of the Bands, hosted by Sammy Davis Jr. His current project involves musicians who have worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Morrisey, Fiona Apple, Melissa Etheridge, Liz Phair, and Chris Cornell.

Scott has produced many artists, including his own bands, and is constantly, collaborating and developing new talent like Drake, Bell, Jamar Rogers (from NBC's The Voice), EZ Tiger, Aussie wonderkind, Joel Newman, and the impressive 15 year old band, The Suits.

Scott Bennett graduated from New Trier High School, consistently ranked 1st or 2nd in the USA and fine-tuned his excellent artistic skills at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago.

Dickey Betts ~ Guitar ~ The Allman Brothers Band
Dickey Betts joined the Allman Brothers Band as second lead guitarist and singer in the late 60's. In addition to matching bandleader Duane Allman lick for lick, Betts also wrote such memorable songs as "Revival" (number 92, 1971) and the instrumental tour de force "In Memory ofElizabeth Reed." After Duane Allman was killed in a road accident in 1971, Betts and Allman's brother Gregg shared leadership of the band, with Betts writing and singing the group's biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man" (number two, 1973). Members of the band began solo careers in 1973, and Betts released his first solo album Highway Call, in 1974. The Allmans split up in 1976, and Betts formed Dickey Betts and Great Southern. The Allmans reformed in 1978, with Betts contributing "Crazy Love" (number 29, 1979), "Angeline" (number 58, 1980), and "Straight From the Heart" (number 39, 1981). But they split again, and both Betts and the Allmans were inactive for several years. Betts returned with the Dickey Betts Band and Pattern Disruptive in 1988, and in 1989 he and a couple of members of his backup band joined a second, more permanent re-formation of the Allmans.

Jack Blades ~ Vocals, Bass ~ Night Ranger and Damn Yankees
In addition to fronting rock bands like Night Ranger and Damn Yankees, bassist/singer Jack Blades has either recorded with, penned songs for, or produced albums for some of rock's biggest names. He has recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, done work alongside TMG, and written for artists ranging from Ozzy Osbourne to Cher. His most recent efforts include a second solo CD, and Shaw/Blades is in the process of recording "Influence II".

Hal Blaine ~ Drummer ~ Everyone
Hal Blaine is one of the most prolific drummers in rock and roll history. He's played on 40 #1 singles and 150 that made the Top Ten. In 1961, Blaine drummed on "Can't Help Falling in Love With You," by Elvis and he would play on Presley's film soundtracks throughout the Sixties. Blaine worked with producer Phil Spector, as the percussive backbone of the "Wrecking Crew." which yielded such classic hits as "Be My Baby," by the Ronettes, and "Da Doo Ron Ron," by the Crystals. Blaine appeared on many Beach Boys hits, including "Surfer Girl" and "Good Vibrations." He also drummed for the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds, Johnny Rivers, the Association, Sonny and Cher, the Grass Roots, Frank Sinatra and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and the list goes on.

Tim Bogert ~ Guitar ~ Vanilla Fudge
Tim Bogert was a founding member of East Coast proto-metal band Vanilla Fudge, which earned early notoriety for heavy-ing up The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On" and opening shows for Jimi Hendrix and The Doors in 1968. On Vanilla Fudge's first headlining tour, Led Zeppelin was the opening act.

Post-Fudge, Bogert and Fudge power drummer Carmine Appice co-founded another hard rock band, Cactus, in 1972, then connected with British guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck in the short-lived but legendary power trio Beck, Bogert Appice. Bogert and Appice also teamed up in another threesome with American guitar icon Rick Derringer. There have been several Fudge reunions over the years. In early 1999, The Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame recognized Tim Bogert's contribution to rock history. Later in 1999 he worked with Triality, and Shelter Me. In 2000, Bogert and Carmine Appice formed the power trio DBA with Rick Derringer and toured with Vanilla Fudge.

During 2009 Bogert joined blues-rock trio Blues Mobile Band and recorded "Blues Without Borders" in Los Angeles. In 2010 Bogert, with Mike Onesko on guitar & vocals and Emery Ceo on drums (both formerly from the Blindside Blues Band), recorded Big Electric Cream Jam, a 10-track live tribute to Cream .

Jack Bruce ~ Vocals, Bass ~ Cream
Jack Bruce, composer, bassist, singer and multi-instrumentalist was born in the industrial, Scottish city of Glasgow to working class parents. his love of music was stimulated by his mother (Scots folk music) and father (jazz). At age sixteen he won a scholarship in cello and composition to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama of which he now holds an Honorary Doctorate of Music. There is also the 'Jack Bruce Zone' at the RSAMD which features a wall sculpture by Hazel Blue depicting his life story.

He left home at seventeen to seek fame and fortune and travelled around Europe playing with many jazz bands before settling in London. There he played with Alexis Korner's Blues Inc., The Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall and Manfred Mann before forming the world's first super group, Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. He composed most of Cream's hits, including I Feel Free, Sunshine of Your Love, White Room and many others during the band's meteoric career. After the demise of Cream he began his dream of pursuing his personal goal of forging his own musical language and playing with many of the finest musicians in the world in his own bands.

In 1993 Jack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream, and the band had a tremendously successful reunion in 2005. The following year, Jack was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his work with Cream.

He continues to be prolific musically and records and plays concerts all over the globe.

Gary Burr ~ Songwriter
After years of hard work and hard writing, Gary got his first break in 1982 with Juice Newton's "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me." With a hit under his belt Gary got cuts from such talents as the Oak Ridge Boys and Conway Twitty. After a brief time on a solo career and album, Gary took over for Vince Gill as the lead-singer for the band Pure Prairie League. In the late 80's, Gary moved to Nashville. It didn't take long for Gary to become one of Country Music's most sought-after writers, having hits with Randy Travis, LeeAnn Rimes, Patty Loveless, George Jones, and many more. Burr has been awarded 'Songwriter of the Year' on three separate occasions by three different organizations: Billboard, Nashville Songwriter's Association International, and ASCAP. He has also received over twenty of ASCAP's recognition awards for radio play activity, and CDs featuring his songs have sold more than 50 million units world-wide. With his successes in Country Music, Gary's ventures in Pop have been equally stellar. He has written and performed with Ringo Starr, appearing on VH1's Storytellers series and many talk shows. He had a world-wide hit with Ricky Martin's duet with Christina Aguilera "Nobody Wants to be Lonely," granting him his first #1 on the Latin charts. Gary garnered a #1 on the pop charts with his collaboration on the platinum selling single "Before Your Love" by American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, and a #1 selling single with American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken's song "This Is The Night." Gary collaborated on Ringo Starr's album Ringorama, released on Koch Records in 2003, and continues in the pop world with his recent participation at a Desmond Child hosted "diva's camp" and by also attending a Sir Cliff Richards hosted writers camp for his upcoming album. Gary continues to write great music with great people: Desmond Child, Ringo Starr, Carole King, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Levanthal, Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, and Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies just to name a few.

Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere was trained in classical piano from the age of six. He formed his first band called The Stereos while in his teens which is when he started to perfect his vocal abilities. He left Syracuse University after only two years in order to pursue a career in music. He moved to New York City and got his professional start as a backup musician for Sandy Scott and later Joey Dee and the Starlighters. In 1965, he formed the group "Young Rascals," whose high-energy performances attracted Sid Bernstein and got them signed with Atlantic Records. Throughout the 70's Felix went on to a solo career and released five albums. In 1997, Felix along with his former Rascals band members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Felix has three daughters and still travels the country, performing almost every weekend.

Manny Charlton ~ Guitar, Songwriter, Producer ~ Nazareth
Charlton played a huge part in Nazareth's worldwide success. His no-nonsense, fluid and bluesy style of playing, combined with the raw power of Dan McCafferty's vocals, first came to the attention of wider rock audiences when Nazareth toured in 1971 as the opening act for Deep Purple. But by 1973, they were headlining their own shows.[1] Charlton also became the band's producer for many years, succeeding Deep Purple's Roger Glover, after the band decided they wanted to move in a new direction for the Hair Of The Dog album. Hair Of The Dog attained platinum in the U.S. and has to date sold in excess of two million copies. It is the band's most well known album, it contains their biggest ever hit "Love Hurts" which reached No.8 in the U.S., and also holds the record for the number of weeks spent on the Norwegian chart. Charlton also produced the self-titled Dan McCafferty debut LP around this time.

Cheap Trick (the entire band came to RRFC)
The band consists of members Robin Zander (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tom Petersson (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Bun E. Carlos (drums, percussion). Their biggest hits include "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me", "The Flame" and "Dream Police". The band was also ranked #25 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. None of Cheap Trick's first three albums made it into the Top 40 in the United States. In Japan, however, all three albums became gold records. When Cheap Trick went to Japan to tour the country for the first time in April 1978, they were received with a frenzy reminiscent of Beatlemania.[8] During this tour, Cheap Trick recorded two concerts attended by their loyal Japanese fans at the Nippon Budokan. Ten tracks taken from both shows were compiled and released as a live album titled Cheap Trick at Budokan, which was intended to be exclusive to Japan.[9] Demand for the import album became so great that Epic Records finally released the album in the United States in 1979. heap Trick at Budokan launched the band into international stardom, and the album went triple platinum in the United States.[8][10] The smash track was the live version of "I Want You to Want Me," which had originally been released on In Color. It reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became Cheap Trick's biggest-selling single. The second single, "Ain't That A Shame," peaked at #35. 1988's Lap of Luxury, produced by Richie Zito. Due to the band's commercial decline, Epic Records forced the band to collaborate with professional songwriters. "The Flame", a typical '80s "factory ballad," was issued as the first single and became the band's first-ever #1 single. The second single, a cover of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" also reached the top 10.

Billy Childs ~ Bass ~ Britny Fox
Billy Childs is best known for his work as a founding member of the eighties rock band Britny Fox. Britny Fox is an American glam metal band from the Philadelphia area, initially active from 1985 to 1992 then subsequently reforming in 2001. They are best known for their music video for "Girlschool" (U.S. #81) and their hit "Long Way to Love" (U.S. #100). Britny's relative importance in the decade was best described by Eddie Trunk, on VH1, as ranked 17th of the most influential bands of the decade, sandwiched between Kiss and the Scorpions. The band's self-titled debut album, released in 1988, was one of the most successful premieres of the 1988-89 season, selling more than one million copies and bringing more than 625,000 fans to their 130+ shows. Billy has signed on to appear in the upcoming horror film "Incest Death Squad."

Charles "Keep-A-Knockin" Connor ~ Drummer
Charles was the original drummer for Little Richard, created the unique "Choo Choo Train" style of successive eighth notes with a loud backbeat used by nearly all subsequent Rock 'n' Roll drummers and, in fact, his drumsticks are on display at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. His innovative playing has since been the inspiration for a long list of players and products such as special double bass drum pedals.

Peter Criss ~ Kiss
Peter Criss is a founding member and original drummer for the rock n' roll supergroup, KISS. In addition to playing drums in the band, Peter also provided lead vocals for a number KISS' most popular and memorable songs including Beth, Black Diamond, and Hard Luck Woman. Peter's Catman persona is an instantly recognizable icon in pop culture.

Peter was born Peter George John Criscuola on December 20th, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY. Influenced by the big band sound of the 1940s, Peter idolized the playing style of legendary drummer Gene Krupa, who eventually became instrumental in Peter's musical career. By the early 1970's Peter had established an active and successful career as a musician.

In 1973 Peter Criss formed a trio with fellow New York City musicians Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley who, with the later addition of Ace Frehley, would become KISS. When the bands fourth album, KISS Alive!, hit the scene, KISS began it's ascent to rock n' roll domination. Followed up by the mega-smash album, Destroyer, KISS fans were treated to an unlikely hit in the form of Beth. This song, written and performed by Peter Criss, set aside the drums and guitars of the bands typical sound for piano and a string section. Remaining one of the bands most popular songs, Beth went on to become KISS' highest charting single and a staple of the bands concerts.

After numerous world tours, platinum albums, and KISS merchandise, Peter Criss left the band in 1980. He later embarked on a solo career that led to the release of Out of Control, Let Me Rock You, and most recently One for All.

By popular demand, the original lineup of KISS reunited in 1995 for the years most successful tour. The Reunion Tour was followed up with the Psycho Circus album and tour, and finally the Farewell Tour. After the Farewell Tour, Peter briefly re-joined the band and appeared on the KISS Symphony: Alive VI album and DVD.

In October 2012, Peter Criss will release his autobiography, Makeup to Breakup, giving an up close and personal view of everything from his NYC upbringing, his bout with cancer, music, life, love, and all things Catman!

Roger Daltrey ~ Lead Singer ~ The WHO
Roger Daltrey is noted as the founder and frontman of the legendary rock band, The Who. After leaving London´s Acton County Grammar School in 1963, he formed a skiffle band called the Detours, and then displayed an early genius by putting together unusual elements into a world-class performing act. The unusual elements included Daltrey on vocals, John Entwistle on bass, and Pete Townshend on lead guitar. In 1965 they added drummer Keith Moon, and the fabulous line-up was complete.The band was quickly marked for the synthesis of personalities:Townshend´s art school sensibilities, Daltrey´s down-to-earth interpretation, and Entwistle and Moon´s skill as performers. They were first noted for deafening shows and for smashing their instruments in ferocious displays of auto-destructive art, but they went on to considerable chart success through original songs written by Pete Townshend and the humor-oriented John Entwistle. Townshend wrote the first mini-rock opera for their second album, and after their first tour of America, the band presented the full-length rock opus Tommy, which shattered barriers and established The Who as a major artistic force in the world of music. Daltrey released his first solo album in 1973, and followed that up with a number of solo chart successes. He also established a stage and (somewhat off-beat) film career after starring in the movie production of "Tommy" (1975). He pursued films more steadily during the years after the death of drummer Keith Moon, and turned to production with the drama McVicar (1980). The band continued to perform sporadically with different drummers and John "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboard, but returned to full force in the nineties with the addition of Zak Starkey on drums. Though Townshend is noted as the songwriter and lead guitarist of The Who, Daltrey remains the genius that drives their performances. His energy and stage presence established The Who at the monumental Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Isle of Wight music festivals, and his instincts for production carved their path through the era of stadium rock. The filmography of musicalperformances stand as the best evidence of Daltrey's brilliance as both a musician and a stage performer.

Ty Dennis ~ Drummer
Born the son of an accomplished jazz drummer, there's no wonder why Ty Dennis is receiving rave reviews. Ty was practically born with a pair of drumsticks in his hands and can't remember a time in his life when he didn't play. His early exposures to jazz, rock, and funk influences are major contributors to his unique voice on the drums today.

In 2003 Ty was hand picked to fill the drum seat for the departed drumming icon Stewart Copeland with rock and roll legends Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek in the band The Doors of the 21st Century. Numerous world tours and T.V. appearances helped to expose thousands of fans around the globe to his conviction and command behind the drums.

In addition to playing with The Doors of the 21st Century, Ty's musical diversity enables him to play with an assorted group of artists such as; Martha Davis from The Motels, Elephant Ride, Firebug, Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), and many others.

From sold out concert dates in Argentina, Greece, and the famous Wembley Arena in England to live T.V. appearances including the Carson Daly Show, The Craig Kilborn Show, MTV Japan,VH1 Classics, and VH1's 'Decades Live', Ty continues to deliver world-class drumming on every occasion.

Selected discography credits include recordings with The Doors of The 21st Century, Firebug, Martha Davis (The Motels), alternative rockers Elephant Ride, Insulated, and Virgil, indy rockers Ultraviolet Eye and The Bloody Lovelies, pop/rock artists Larry Marciano and Tina Digeorge, modern country artist Rachel Stacy, and straight-ahead jazz guitarist Sam Graham to name a few. He can also be seen on the live concert DVD 'The Doors of the 21st Century 'L.A. Woman Live'



Jack Douglas
After responding to an ad in the Village Voice offering a program for recording engineers, Bronx-born producer Jack Douglas began his music business career just as the famed Record Plant Studio was opening its doors. Although Douglas started out as the studio's janitor, he quickly moved behind the control board as an assistant engineer on records by Miles Davis, The James Gang and Mountain. After a chance encounter led Douglas to act as the Who's engineer during the sessions for Who's Next, he was given a chance to engineer John Lennon's Imagine. The two formed a close bond and Lennon career often enlisted Douglas to be a part of his own recording ventures, as well as Yoko Ono's. Being a staffer at the Record Plant in the '70s allowed Douglas to work as both producer and engineer on several landmark albums such as Lou Reed's Berlin and the New York Dolls' debut. It was this latter association that led to Douglas' prolonged working relationship with Aerosmith. Admirers of The Dolls and their gritty sound and image, Aerosmith enlisted Douglas as producer of their breakthrough record Get Your Wings. Over the next several years Douglas worked closely with the group during Toys in the Attic and Rocks recordings. Douglas produced, engineered, counseled and often helped to write material when the group was short a song or two. Additionally, he worked on outside projects such as albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult. With their creative run gone and the band spiraling out of control over drug use, Douglas' five-year run with Aerosmith ended in 1979 when they hired Gary Lyons to produce the Night in the Ruts album. In later years the producer occasionally re-teamed with the group, but never with the same creative or commercial success as their early work together. In 1980 Douglas was enlisted to produce Lennon's comeback albums, Double Fantasy and Milk & Honey, but Lennon's assassination cut short the sessions of the latter. With Lennon's death Douglas lost his only other lasting creative relationship and spent much of the '80s moving from project to project.

Pat DinNizio ~ Lead Singer, Songwriter ~ Smithereens
In addition to the Smithereens' body of work, DiNizio has also released three solo albums, Sounds and Songs (1997), This is Pat DiNizio, a collection of cover songs arranged for piano and vocals (2006), and Pat DiNizio (2007). In 2000, DiNizio made an unsuccessful run for the New Jersey seat of the United States Senate, running on the Reform Party ticket. The campaign was chronicled in the 2001 documentary film Mr. Smithereen Goes to Washington. The same year, he launched the "Living Room Tour," a five-month jaunt where he performed solo, by request only, in the homes of fans. The tour was a success, and he still occasionally books similar concerts for a nominal fee. In 2001, he was one of the first musicians to throw his support behind XM Satellite Radio, becoming host and program director for the XM Radio Unsigned station. DiNizio was also an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel to support independent artists. In 2006, he was the focus of 7th Inning Stretch, an ESPN2 reality special. The special focused on DiNizio's recovery from a "life-threatening and debilitating nervous disorder" by training and attempting to try out for a Minor League Baseball team (The Somerset Patriots). DiNizio recently released an audio book, Confessions Of A Rock Star, and continues to perform both solo acoustic shows and with The Smithereens. DiNizio presents a condensed, live adaptation of the book (with storytelling and full band accompaniment), in nightly performances at the The Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Elliot Easton ~ Guitar ~ The Cars
Elliot is best known for being the left-handed guitarist from The Cars, the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late 1970's. As lead guitarist for The Cars, Easton has sold over 30 million records worldwide and has cemented a reputation for memorable solos, great tines, and an uncanny ear for catchy melodies. Over the years, Easton has recorded and performed with an amazing roster of respected artists including Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Ronstadt, Hall and Oates and more including music genius Brian Wilson, playing on his first solo album as well as other recordings and performances. For the last 10 years, Easton has been the lead guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revisited, performing over 100 gigs throughout each year. The creative lead guitarist behind hits such as "Just What I Needed," "Shake It Up" and "You Might Think" is a well-respected guitarist in the music community. Elliot recently reunited with original Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes and has been touring again with The New Cars whose lineup includes Todd Rundgren on vocals, Prairie Prince on drums and Kasim Sulton on bass.

Spike Edney ~ Keyboards, Guitar ~ Queen
Spike's most notable collaboration has been with Queen since 1984, to the extent that he has sometimes been described as the fifth member of Queen. During the early 80s he worked with Duran Duran, the Boomtown Rats, Dexys Midnight Runners, Haircut 100 and the Rolling Stones. Spike's connections with Queen began in 1984, when he appeared on the European leg of 'The Works' tour, providing additional guitar and keyboards. He is the main keyboard/piano player for all Queen + Paul Rodgers concerts and collaborations.

Dave Ellefson ~ Bass ~ Megadeth
Other than Dave Mustaine, Ellefson was the only constant member of Megadeth from the time of their establishment in 1983 to the group's dissolution in 2002. To differentiate between the two Daves, Mustaine referred to Ellefson as "Dave Junior", which was often shortened to "Junior". He appeared on every album and tour from 1985's thrash record Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! up until 2002's Rude Awakening. Ellefson's original playing style involved using his fingers, however, as Megadeth progressed and the music became more complex, he tended to prefer playing with a pick/plectrum. He is currently active as a songwriter and performer with his own band F5, as well as a record producer and bass guitar clinician. David authored the book "Making Music Your Business...A Guide For Young Musicians" and continues to lecture and educate on the subject of business in the music industry, including his online YouTube series "David Ellefson's ROCK SHOP".

Mark Farner ~ Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter ~ Formerly of Grand Funk Railroad
A true rock 'n roll legend, Mark Farner found fame and success at 20 years of age as the leader of one of America's biggest bands of the 1970's - the original Grand Funk Railroad. The band recorded 17 albums with total sales of more than 25 million records. Mark Farner is the unmistakable voice, guitarist, and songwriter that powered the original Grand Funk Railroad to 12 platinum and 15 gold albums. Their hit singles include: "I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)", "Foot-Stompin' Music", "We're an American Band", "the Loco-motion", "Mean Mistreater", "Bad Time" and "Some Kind Of Wonderful". His continuous touring schedule keeps him in contact with his longtime Grand Funk fans, and new fans he gains as a solo artist.

Lita Ford ~ Guitar, Vocals ~ The Runaways
In 1975 at the age of 17 she joined the all female rock band The Runaways, for whom she played lead guitar. After the group split in 1979, she began a solo career. Her most commercially successful album was 1988's Lita. With Sharon Osbourne as her manager, and produced by herself, the album featured the hits, "Kiss Me Deadly", and "Close My Eyes Forever". She has been honored with seven Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards and an installation into the Circus magazine Hall of Fame, in which she is the only female inductee. Ford appears in the 1992 film, "Highway to Hell" as 'The Hitchhiker'.

Robben Ford
Robben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Claus Ogerman, Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Greg Allman, John Scofield and many others.

Robben began to teach himself guitar at age thirteen upon hearing the two guitarists from The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. In the late 1960?s, Ford frequented the Fillmore and Winterland Auditoriums in San Francisco to see Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Albert King, B.B. King and all of the progenitors of blues.

On his interest in jazz, Robben says," I fell in love with the sax-playing of Paul Desmond and The Dave Brubeck Quartet, and before long found Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and of course, Miles Davis." These influences have stayed with Robben, playing a large part in his particular blend of jazz and blues that define him as a guitarist and allow him to play in a wide variety of settings.

After high school, Robben and his brothers Patrick (a blues drummer) and Mark (a blues harmonica player) formed The Charles Ford Band (named after their father), and recorded for the Arhoolie label. Robben (on sax and guitar) and Patrick went on to tour the U.S. with Chicago harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, again recording for Arhoolie.

Robben's first attempt at forming his own jazz quartet was picked up by legendary blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon, which brought Robben to L.A. He toured the U.S. and Europe with Witherspoon and was seen by Tom Scott and members of The L.A. Express, who were about to begin a promotional tour with Joni Mitchell for her recording "Court and Spark." Robben was invited to play guitar on the tour and played on two recordings with Mitchell and The L.A. Express. "The two years I spent with Joni were the most formative of my musical life. Joni was just brilliant and very accessible, and the members of The L.A. Express became good friends and teachers. It was great."

Beatle George Harrison invited Robben to join him on his "Dark Horse" tour of the U.S. and Canada, raising his musical profile even further. Shortly after the two-month stint with Harrison, Robben moved to Colorado to take a much-needed break from music and to study with Buddhist teacher Chogyam Trungpa. In 1977, he was approached by Elektra Records, which produced his first solo recording "The Inside Story" with a group of musicians who went on to become The Yellowjackets.

Elektra closed their doors in the early 1980?s, leading to a time of uncertainty. Robben moved to San Francisco to be close to family and his early musical history. Soon his career would take another upward swing, recording and touring with Michael McDonald, securing a recording contract with Warner Brothers Records, and meeting his soon-to-be wife, actress Anne Kerry. After moving to New York with Anne, he was called to play with musical icon Miles Davis. "Producer Tommy LiPuma played Miles my work with the Yellowjackets, then three days later, Miles called me personally to join his band. Shocking!" Robben lamented having to leave Miles after only six months because of recording commitments with Warner Brothers, but was told by Miles that if he ever wanted to come back, "just come back."

Robben's 1988 release for Warner Brothers, "Talk to Your Daughter" brought his first Grammy nomination (Best Contemporary Blues Recording) and he started touring the world under his own name. Still based in New York, he backed David Sandborn on the television show "Night Music," in which Sandborn hosted a variety of musical acts. Robben toured with Sandborn in 1990, then moved back to southern California shortly thereafter to be closer to his own band.

After leaving Warner Brothers, Robben signed with Stretch/GRP records, where he finally found a real home for his creativity, recording three CDs for them with his band "The Blue Line" (Tom Brechtlein on drums and Roscoe Beck on bass). After a very fruitful eight years, Robben disbanded the group and recorded two more CDs for the label which had then become Stretch/Blue Thumb: "Tiger Walk" (an instrumental recording produced in New York with Keith Richard?s rhythm section) and "Supernatural," his most accomplished work up to that point as a songwriter.

In 2000 Robben was invited to tour with Phil Lesh and Friends on a co-bill with Bob Dylan, reuniting him with Billy Paine and Paul Barrere of Little Feat, as well as drummer John Molo. "This experience gave me new respect for Jerry Garcia as a musician and songwriter. The songs and musical context were pure pleasure--real guitar music!"

When his contract expired at Stretch/Blue Thumb, Robben signed with Concord Records, the largest independently owned record company at the time. In 2002, he released "Blue Moon" and in 2003 "Keep on Runnin," a recording full of the 60?s blues/R&B feeling with which he grew up. His third release for Concord was entitled "Truth." "I feel this is the best work I have done in terms of a solo recording. It is my most realized work as a songwriter, and I feel like I am reaching higher ground as a guitarist. "Truth" represents the blues as they are today; some of the songs are sociopolitical in essence, but not without humor, and the musical setting is fresh."

In 2007 Robben toured with the legendary guitarist, Larry Carlton, resulting in "Live in Tokyo" and an "unplugged" DVD, "The Paris Concert 2008."

Robben's fourth release for Concord, Soul on Ten" is a "live" recording performed in San Francisco (2009). "People had been requesting a live recording for years and I had the right band, music, and venue to pull it off." The CD also includes two studio tracks which feature Larry Goldings on B3 organ and John Button on bass.

In 2010, Robben and a group of musical friends who have played in different combinations and contexts over the years decided to focus on a project together recording for Mike Varney's Shrapnel label. The result was the formation of "Renegade Creation" with a self-named album. This is a rock band, Robben's first, and the results have people talking: "Dare I say everyone who hears it, loves it!" says Robben. The other members are guitarist Mike Landau, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Gary Novak.

After much critical acclaim for "Renegade Creation" RC returned to the studio and produced "Bullet" which was released in June, 2012. In the past year Robben has also played internationally with the Miles Davis tribute band, "Mile Smiles," featuring past Miles' alums, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Wallace Roney and Joey DeFrancesca, as well as touring with Bill Evans and Randy Brecker's group, Soulbop. Robben also collaborates with his wife Anne on various musical projects including her CD "Weill" which Robben produced on their own Illyria label.

Jeff Foskett ~ Guitar/Vocals
Jeff Foskett is a guitarist and singer best known for his work with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Foskett has also toured and recorded with many other luminaries in the music industry such as Paul McCartney, Heart, Roger McGuinn, Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ringo Starr, Chicago, The Moody Blues, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Cross and America to name a few. He has also been an occasional member of the surf-rock group Papa Doo Run Run since 1993 and continues to record his original music with New Surf, LTD label mate Jeff Larson, among others.

Tony Franklin
The names of few bassists over the past two decades have become more synonymous with the fretless bass guitar than that of Tony Franklin-the Fretless Monster!

A born performer who first took the stage at age 5, Franklin got his big break in 1984 as bassist in stellar supergroup the Firm, with guitar legend Jimmy Page, vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC, Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Franklin's signature fretless growl was a distinctive and instantly recognizable element of the band's first hit, "Radioactive." Playing fretless bass almost exclusively, Franklin went on to perform with David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Blue Murder (with John Sykes and Carmine Appice), Whitesnake, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Roy Harper, Donna Lewis and many others. As a Fender signature artist, bassist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, touring and session musician, in his own words, Franklin prefers "not to rest on any imaginary laurels. I'm excited about the future and the new musical landscape. In many I ways feel like I've only just begun!"

Ace Frehley ~ Lead Guitar ~ KISS
Known as the "Celestial One", "Mr. Excitement" or simply to the legions of KISS fans as the Spaceman, Ace Frehley with his impressive lead guitar riffs and stinging vibrato has been a major influence on rock guitar for over two decades. On January 17, 1973, Ace went to a loft on 10 E. 23rd. St. near Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City where Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Gene Simmons were auditioning for guitarists to finish creating their ultimate band. He was answering an advertisement for a guitarist in the magazine "The Village Voice" which said, "Guitarist wanted with flash and balls. " He walks into the audition with an orange sneaker and a red sneaker, and a week later, he was in the band, which later named itself: KISS. Check out Ace's recent album, Anomaly.

Jay Jay French ~ Lead Guitar ~ Twisted Sister
Jay Jay French is a human enigma. His playing has inspired countless guitarists all over the world, and 30+ years after founding Twisted Sister, he is truly a living legend. As a manager, he has worked with such diverse artists as Sevendust, songwriters Andrew Fortier and David Forman, blues guitar legend Johnny Gale, jam band heroes The Sound Of Urchin, underground New York legends The Step Kings and Fred Sargolini - the FS of the world-famous new york DJ duo Ming & FS. Combined as a guitarist/manager/producer, Jay Jay has been responsible for the sale of over 12 million records worldwide and has 39 gold and platinum albums from eight different countries, reflecting the success. Jay Jay has been in the rock'n'roll circus for three decades, and knows both sides of the stage and the microphone.

Richie Furay

After starting his musical career as a solo artist and member of various folk groups, RICHIE FURAY formed BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD in 1967 with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. Buffalo Springfield´s debut album included the hit single "For What It´s Worth." The band went on to record two more albums before disbanding in 1968.

And who would have thought that 2010 and 2011 would see a reunion of BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD. The R&R Hall of Fame band existed for just two years in the late sixties and its three primary songwriters gave birth to over 40 years of groundbreaking music upon the band´s demise. In October of 2010, the surviving founding members, Richie Furay, Stephen Still, and Neil Young reunited for a one off performance at Young´s annual Bridge School Benefit in Mountainview CA. What followed was an early 2011 run in California culminating with a stellar set at Tennessee´s Bonnaroo Festival.

In 1968, Furay formed POCO, one of the first "country-rock" hybrid bands with Jim Messina (who had replaced Palmer in Buffalo Springfield), Rusty Young, George Grantham, and Randy Meisner (quickly replaced by Timothy B. Schmitt) and Paul Cotton (Messina´s replacement after three albums). Poco recorded 6 albums with Furay at the helm, including the classics "Pickin´ Up The Pieces" and "A Good Feeling To Know." POCO´s unique sound set the stages for bands like The Eagles as well as the "rock" music that now dominates the modern country music market of the 21st Century.

While Furay would occasionally join with core Poco members Young and Cotton, a stellar lineup of Furay, Young, Cotton, Messina, Grantham´Schmidt reunited for a one-time performance at California´s Stagecoach Festival in 2009.

Soon after departing Poco in 1973, Furay participated in Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (with J.D. Souther and Chris Hillman (of The Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers). The SHF band´s hit single was Furay´s "Falling In Love."

After three solo albums in the ´s70´s, Furay headed home to Colorado where he is the pastor of the Calvary Chapel.

Furay has since released two excellent inspiration albums, "In My Father´s House" and "I Am Sure."

2006´s, "Heartbeat Of Love" was Richie Furay´s first general market album in 3 decades. Joining him on this collection are former band mates, Neil Young and Stephen Stills, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Timothy B. Schmitt as well as Kenny Loggins and The Turtles´ Mark Volman.

THE RICHIE FURAY BAND is currently performing material from his extensive catalog. Featuring the young rhythm section of Aaron Sellen and Alan Lempke, Jesse Furay Lynch and multi instrumentalist Scott Sellen. The live show spans Richie´s rich musical history and recreates some of the country rock legend´s best work, "Kind Woman," "A Good Feelin´ to Know," "A Child´s Claim to Fame," and "Crazy Eyes".... just to name a few.

Sandy Gennaro ~ Drums
Sandy's drumming style can best be described as pop/rock and he is legendary for his extremely accurate timing, along with really loud playing. Sandy has toured and/or recorded with the following artists: Bo Diddley, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Pat Travers Band, Johnny Winter, Joe Lynn Turner, The Monkees, Michael Bolton, Benny Mardones, Craaft, and Jon Paris. Sandy has also made numerous TV appearances including The Tonight Show, The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV New Years Ball, and David Letterman among others. He currently also teaches drums in New York City.

Sammy Hagar ~ Frontman ~ Van Halen and Chickenfoot
Sam Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". From 1985 to 1996, and 2003 to 2005, Hagar was the singer for Van Halen. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. Outside of music, he founded the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain. He currently resides in Mill Valley, California, and also has a residence in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. His present musical project is as lead singer of Chickenfoot.

Paul Hammond ~ Guitar
Rock Guitarist/Engineer. A founding member of "Get The Led Out" also known as "The American Led Zeppelin" - a band who's become very popular due to their painstaking recreations of the recorded works of "The Mighty Zep!" In addition to his concert performances, Paul's guitar playing has also been featured on numerous television commercials for brands such as Motorola, Time Warner, Comcast, and Verizon. Aside from Paul's musical abilities, he is also an accomplished engineer/technician who builds custom guitar amplifiers and effects pedals to use live. One of his latest projects was helping design a highly customized Martin acoustic guitar for Brian May of Queen.

Colin Hay ~ Singer, Songwriter ~ Men At Work
In 1967, Colin Hay was 14 years old, traveling by ship through the Suez Canal from Scotland to Australia. He played some acoustic guitar, sang a song, and told some stories. He did that then, and he does that now. This is the thread that runs through his work for the last 25 years, from the multi-platinum award winning Men At Work, to the solo acoustic release "Going Somewhere," and "Company Of Strangers". In 1978 Colin Hay and Ron Strykert formed the nucleus of what was to become Men At Work. No one could have predicted that this Australian rock band would sell 10 million copies of one album and win the 1982 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. From that album, Business As Usual, "Who Can It Be Now" topped the charts in Australia, Europe, Canada, Japan, South and Central America, and the USA. The single "Down Under" hit #1 in dozens of countries, and has become one of the most iconographic Australian pop songs of all time. This single and its album stayed at #1 on the American charts for 16 weeks. The success of Cargo, kept them in the spotlight through 1983-84. It spawned the hits "Overkill," "It's A Mistake," and "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive." Two Hearts, released in 1985, went gold in the US and included the hit "Everything I Need." In 1994 Men At Work were inducted into the ARIA Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 1987 Colin released his debut solo album, Looking For Jack, inspired by a brief meeting with Jack Nicholson. The single, "Hold Me," hit the US Top 100. The music continued with Celtic-influenced Wayfaring Sons, featuring "Into My Life," which was a huge hit in Brazil, resulting in Colin being invited in 1991 to play at Rock in Rio, alongside Prince and Joe Cocker, to 150,000 people. Then came the record Peaks & Valleys. Colin formed his own label, Lazy Eye Records in 1994, and released his 4th solo CD, Topanga. The full band sound on Transcendental Highway, released in 1998, was nominated for an ARIA award, and supported by tours of the U.S., Canada, Germany and Australia. Songs from the 2001 acoustic CD Going Somewhere are featured on the TV shows Dawson's Creek, Judging Amy, and Scrubs. Both "Beautiful World" and "Overkill" are featured on the Scrubs soundtrack, set for a September 2002 US release (Hollywood Records). Of the acoustic CD Going Somewhere Colin says, "I received so many requests to record an album that's as close to my live show as possible. So here it is."

Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known for his work as a long time guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and his work with the Dead and his own Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey Betts Band. Before he started playing guitar Haynes wanted to be a soul singer, and in his recently released album, Man In Motion, he is able to showcase his unique talents as a singer and guitarist. In Man In Motion, Haynes draws on his dynamic bluesy voice and stunning six-string syntax to create melodies that frame the past with the present, fusing enduring themes of love, desire and loss with bristling contemperary energy. His soul and blues influences help his album tell real stories about everyday people in an honest way. In addition to his three solo discs, seven albums with the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule's 16 studio and live releases, Haynes had accumulated stacks of accolades for his efforts. These range from Grammy wins and nominations to his ranking at number 23 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time."

Gary Hoey ~ Guitar, Vocals

World renowned rock guitarist Gary Hoey takes on the Blues with his new album, "Deja Blues," to be released Nov 2012 on Wazoo Music Group. "This is an album of original blues songs I've wanted to record for a long time. The Blues has always been near and dear to my heart, I have so much respect for it. When I'm recording a blues song, it's a 5 minute journey and you can't take a breath, you can't keep punching in the recording button to fix stuff or it loses the vibe."

Hoey recently produced and co-wrote The Queen Of Metal Lita Ford's latest release "Living Like Runaway" for SPV records to rave reviews, "It was a thrill to work with Lita she is a true rocker a pioneer for woman in rock, and she's a kick ass guitar player".

With a collection of 18 albums and a #5 Billboard Rock hit with "Hocus Pocus" it's no wonder Gary Hoey is listed as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. Gary's clients have included Walt Disney films, ESPN, New Line Cinema, and scoring the Roller Coaster "California Screaming" songs placed in "Office Space", "Deck The Halls" with Danny Devito, Beethoven III (The dog movie) Endless Summer II full score.

Hoey has toured and traded licks with the likes of Jeff Beck, Brian May of Queen, Ted Nugent, Joe Satriani, The Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Styx, Steve Vai, Peter Frampton, and Dick Dale.

Mark Hudson ~ Songwriter/Producer/Guitar/Vocals
Grammy award winning songwriter Mark Hudson has had an amazingly varied career covering everything from musician, producer, and songwriter. After first rising to prominence as a performer, songwriter and TV personality in the 1970s as a member of the Hudson Brothers trio, Hudson achieved independent success as record producer and songwriter. He has written with an for multi-platinum artists such as Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi and many more. His production credits include Ringo Starr, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne Hanson and many other artists. Mark is currently writing with Steven Tyler for a new album.

Rami Jaffee ~ Keyboards
Rami Jaffee is best known for starting with the Wallflowers 20 years ago and playing with Foo Fighters today. His extensive recording career expands beyond those 2 bands all the way from Johnny Cash to Macy Gray and hundreds of others, most of them selling millions of records. Holding one Grammy and having played on a dozen Grammy winning records, Rami continues his career with composing and producing as well as his session and live work, and has also found time to create and tweak tracks for various video games.

Tommy James ~ Songwriter
The music of Tommy James is played continuously, everyday, in every country in the world, and has been for more than a generation. His songs are so ingrained in modern culture, it's difficult to go for more than a day or so without hearing one of them on the radio, TV, or a film soundtrack. To date, Tommy's sold over 100 million records and has been awarded 23 gold singles, and nine gold and platinum albums. In 1959, at the age of 12, he formed his first rock band, "The Tornadoes", and began playing local gigs around the area, developing a sizable following along the way. In 1964 a local DJ asked Tommy and the group to sign with his new regional label, "Snap Records". Among the four sides they recorded was an obscure song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich called Hank Panky. The group changed their name to "The Shondells" and released it as a single. It was an instant local hit but didn't break nationally and was soon forgotten. Amazingly, two years later, the record was found in a record bin by a Pittsburgh nightclub DJ who played it at his weekend dances. The response was so overwhelming that the local radio stations started spinning it and an enterprising record distributor bootlegged it, selling 80000 copies in ten days. By May of 1966, Hanky Panky was the number one record in Pittsburgh. Tommy was quickly tracked down and asked to come to Pittsburgh. Unable to put the original group back together, he went alone and hired a local band to be The Shondells. Two weeks later the new group signed a record deal with Roulette Records in New York and Hanky Panky became the biggest hit of the summer of '66. Thus, began one of the longest strings of non-stop hits in recording industry history. The hits that followed over the years include I Think We're Alone Now, Mony Mony, Crimson and Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Gotta Get Back To You, Sweet Cherry Wine, and many others. Tommy has also enjoyed success as a solo artist and is a best-selling author.

Jim Keltner ~ Drummer
In drumming circles, his name is spoken with the same reverence as Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa or Ringo Starr. Yet it's somehow possible you're not familiar with the name Jim Keltner. Rest assured, you have certainly heard him. In case you don't think so, here are a few names to jar your memory. John Lennon, Manhattan Transfer, Delbert McClinton,the Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Mick Jagger, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Pink Floyd, James Taylor,Boz Scaggs, Linda Ronstadt, Ringo Starr, Indigo Girls, B.B. King, Rickie Lee Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Brian Wilson, Fiona Apple, Neil Diamond, the Bee Gees, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Rita Coolidge and Harry Chapin. Famed session drummer Jim Keltner has played and recorded with Bob Dylan since the early 1970's. Jim has participated on recording sessions for Warren Zevon and was the drummer for George Harrison's album "Brainwashed. He did an album for a band called "Little Village" in the early 90's with John Hiatt, Nick Lowe, and longtime pal Ry Cooder. Keltner has also collaborated with Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. The "Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project" features Watts on drums, Keltner as sonic alchemist with a multitude of electronic and acoustic instruments, and appearances by the likes of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Blondie Chaplin, creating nine description-defying musical auras which take their titles from the names of seminal jazz drummers like Art Blakey, Elvin Jones and the late Tony Williams.

Lemmy Kilmister ~ Bass ~ Vocals ~ Motorhead
Lemmy saw The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club when he was 16, and learned their chords on guitar. In 1971, Lemmy joined the space rock band, Hawkwind. He had little experience as a bass guitarist, but quickly developed a distinctive style that was strongly shaped by his early experience as a rhythm guitarist, often using double stops and chords rather than the single notes preferred by most bassists. He went on to form a new band called Motorhead, one of the most influential bands in the heavy metal music genre, still performing and releasing records to this day. A documentary on Lemmy has been announced for release in 2010. Entitled simply "Lemmy".

Simon Kirke ~ Drummer ~ Free and Bad Company
Drummer Simon Kirke kept the beat for two of the 70's most popular bluesy hard rockers -- Free and Bad Company. Born July 28th 1949 in London, Simon began playing at age 14. He left school at 17 and was determined to become a drummer full-time. He joined a blues outfit called The Black Cat Bones featuring aguitarist called Paul Kossoff. After six months both Simon and Paul left and formed a new group called Free with Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser.The band formed in 1968 and toured the summer of 1969 with Blind Faith. Over the next five years, Free released several albums and singles, the most famous one being "Allright Now." "Allright Now" was a top ten hit for Free in the United States and Europe. Even though they were relatively young as a group, Free left a musical legacy which lasts until today. In 1973, Paul Rodgers and Simon disbanded Free and formed Bad Company with Mick Ralphs and Boz Burrell. They signed a record contract with Swan Song Records, the record company started by Led Zeppelin and their manager Peter Grant. To this day, Bad Company is the only Swan Song act, with the exception of Led Zeppelin, to have any lasting impact. Five of the six albums Bad Company released with Paul Rodgers are multi-platinum or gold. Their debut record includes the hit singles "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On." The band's string of hit songs continued with "Good Lovin' Bone Bad," "Feel Like making Love," and "Rock and Roll Fantasy." A great live act, they did several successful stadium tours during the 70's. Paul left the band in 1982. Simon and Mick put the band back together in 1986 and continued to release more gold and platinum albums. Hits for Bad company during this period include "If You needed someone" and "Holy Water." In 1996 the band released Stories Told and Untold. With the combined successes of Free and Band Company, you can turn on any rock station in the world and you are likely to hear Simon's drumming. As well as being a well respected drummer, Simon is an accomplished songwriter and producer. He co-wrote the song "Bad Company" with Paul Rodgers and wrote "Anna" and "Weep No More" for the Straight Shooter album.

Richie Kotzen ~ Guitar, Vocals
Touted as one of the best guitar players in the world, while possessing a voice on par with some of the greatest rock/soul singers and a gift for songwriting, Richie Kotzen has had an incredible journey into the world of music. With styles ranging from rock, blues, jazz and fusion to pop and soul, Kotzen has built a remarkably diverse 20 year career. During that span, he has not only built an incredibly successful solo career, but has also found himself writing, recording and playing live with a variety of different artists, ranging from Pop/Rock bands like Poison and Mr. Big to Jazz/Fusion groups like Vertu, which featured Kotzen and Jazz legends Stanley Clarke and Lenny White. Working with these artists has provided Richie with a great deal of in-studio experience, as well as the opportunity to tour the world many times over, making him an international sensation.

Eddie Kramer ~ Engineer ~ Everyone
In the course of a production and engineering career that has spanned 30 years, Eddie Kramer has been behind the boards for the biggest names in music - The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, David Bowie, The Beatles and Bad Company, just to name a few. But he is perhaps best known for three long-term associations in which he not only helped create some of the most important music of the rock era, but also set standards for rock production that set him aside as a true innovator. His work with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Kiss produced music which continues to influence rock musicians and producers today.

Bruce Kulick ~ Lead Guitar
Bruce Kulick has been playing professionally since 1975. He first gained notoriety as a member of the touring band for Meat Loaf's classic "Bat Out Of Hell" album in 1977. Shortly after, Bruce was asked to join KISS, where he remained as their lead guitarist for twelve years. After leaving KISS, Bruce formed UNION with John Corabi in 1997, which would go on to release three albums between 1998 and 2000. In early 2001, Bruce released his debut solo album Audio Dog, which was followed in 2003 with Transformer. In 2001 Bruce joined Grand Funk Railroad as lead guitarist after receiving a personal invitation from drummer Don Brewer. Bruce is still touring with GFR and is currently in his 9th year as their lead guitarist. Look for Bruce's new album BK3 out now!

Thomas Lang ~ Drummer
A native of Vienna/Austria, Thomas took up drumming at the age of 5. In addition to lessons at local music schools and years of private tuition, Thomas was formally educated at the Vienna Conservatory of Music.

After leaving the conservatory, Lang began working professionally - working his way through the European Pop, Rock and Jazz scenes.

In addition to his work as a session musician (Thomas has played with Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big/Racer X), John Wetton (UK, King Crimson), Robert Fripp, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Kelly Clarkson, Sugababes, Geri Halliwell (Spice girls), Emma Bunton ("baby spice'), Victoria Beckham ("posh spice"), Ronan Keating, Steve Hackett, Boyzone, 911, Falco, Nina Hagen, Steve Jones, Mick Jones (the Clash), The Commodores, George Michael, Doogie White (Rainbow), Bill Liesegang, Gianna Nannini, Sertab Erener, Vienna Art Orchestra, Bonnie Tyler, the Vienna Art Orchestra, Save the Robots, Stork, Terabite, Schwarzenator and many more) Lang's 1995 solo release, "Mediator" topped the charts in Europe and garnered rave reviews for its innovative Jazz/Dance/ProgRock sound. Thomas has performed at every major international drum festival and has toured the world many times over as a sideman as well as solo performer. Thomas has appeared everywhere from "Top of the Pops" to the Eurovision Song contest, from sold-out football stadiums to the Modern Drummer Festival.

Lang's original practice regime eventually became the basis for his 2-part series of instructional videos, "Ultimatives Schlagzeug I & II" which were originally released in 1995. Due to overwhelming demand, these videos were re-released on DVD in 2004 by Hudson Music (www.hudsonmusic.com).

In 2003 Lang released the multi award-winning instructional DVD and book "Creative Control" which was an instant hit with drummers and drum teachers around the world.

His highly anticipated follow-up DVD and book, "Creative Coordination & Advanced Foot Technique" (www.halleonard.com) was released in November of 2006.
This ground-braking DVD has also won worldwide awards and and marks a milestone in modern high-end drumming concepts and technique.
All of Thomas Lang's DVD's and books remain Best-sellers and are also available through his offical merchandise site: www.muso-mart.com.

In his quest to, "play the unplayed," Thomas has worked cooperatively with the research and development team at Meinl Cymbals to create, "Tom's Becken" - a pitch-matched range of contemporary crash cymbals that provide acoustic and electronic drummers with modern sounds that resemble artificially engineered cymbal samples. Launched in 2002, "Tom's Becken" were so well received that in 2004 Thomas Lang worked with Meinl once again to design the "Fast Hats" , and a whole series of "Filter Chinas" (www.meinlcymbals.com).

In 2002, the Remo Corporation approached Thomas to produce the "Thomas Lang Practice Kit" (www.remo.com)

Other Thomas Lang signature products are Vic Firth's "Thomas Lang signature model" stick (www.vicfirth.com) and the "Thomas Lang signature Bigfoot bassdrum beaters".

Thomas Lang endorses DW drums and pedals, Meinl cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drum heads, Roland electronics, Gibraltar hardware, Hardcase road cases, Puresound snare wires, Bigfoot beaters, Hansenfutz practice pedals, E-pad and Audix microphones.

Denny Laine
For a few months at the height of the British invasion, Denny Laine was one of the most recognizable voices on the entire British music scene. As the lead singer on the Moody Blues' recording of "Go Now" -- a worldwide multi-million seller -- he stood out in a large pack, and did so splendidly. His soulful, agonized lead vocal performance, coupled with Mike Pinder's chiming piano, proved irresistable on the radio. Within a year, however, the band fell by the wayside.

Denny Laine was born Brian Hines and grew up in Birmingham, England. As a boy he took up the guitar, not under the influence of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly, or even Scotty Moore, but rather jazz legend Django Reinhardt. His first band of any significance was Denny and the Diplomats, formed in Birmingham in the early '60s. The group's line-up also included future Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan and guitarist-singer Roy Wood. By 1964, Laine had abandoned Denny & the Diplomats and -- with four members of the city's other top bands -- formed the group that became the Moody Blues. Laine's tenure with the band was highlighted by one monster hit ("Go Now"), a brace of superb R&B-styled sides ("From The Bottom of My Heart," "Lose Your Money," etc.), and a string of commercial failures that left the band languishing by the end of 1965. Laine exited the group, to be replaced by Justin Hayward, whereupon the reconstituted Moody Blues adopted an increasingly adventurous sound that ended up making them the premiere progressive rock band of the late '60s.

Ironically, Laine himself went in a similar direction with his next major project, the Denny Laine String Band, an electric psychedelic outfit that featured an amplified violin and cello, remarkably similar in many ways to the configuration that the Electric Light Orchestra would adopt more successfully three years later. The Electric String Band failed to attract serious public attent

Michael Lardie ~ Keyboards ~ Great White
Michael Lardie is multi-platinum and Grammy nominated American musician and producer, known for his memberships in Great White and Night Ranger. Michael is a self-taught musician having taken only a handful of lessons as a child. He plays guitar, bass, sitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica and flute, respectively. Michael spent most of the early to late eighties learning the craft of analog recording. Although he is well known for producing and engineering Great White records, most would be surprised to know he had a solid career recording other artists long before joining Great White. He was worked on records by artists as diverse as Black Flag, Kajagoogoo, Dokken, Saint Vitus to name a few in his early career. Lardie joined Great White in 1986 as a session and touring rhythm guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist and would eventually become a permanent band member, as well as the band's producer and engineer. The group broke up officially in 2000, and their final concert was recorded and released under the name Thank You...Goodnight!. Michael joined Night Ranger in 2003 as keyboardist/backing vocalist, replacing original keyboardist Alan Fitzgerald. He remained with them until 2007, performing in both Great White and Night Ranger concurrently. When Great White disbanded, Michael returned to his first love. Production. In recent years he has worked on records by Jake E. Lee, Leslie West, Colin Blades (son of Jack Blades, Night Ranger), Shaw Blades and Jizzy Pearl.

Tommy Lee ~ Drummer ~ Motley Crue
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962), best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. Tommy received his first drum when he was four and his first drum kit when he was a teenager. Mötley Crüe quickly built a strong fan base and they released their debut album, Too Fast for Love in 1981, on their own independent label (Leathür Records). Elektra Records decided to sign the band shortly thereafter, reissuing their debut in 1982. The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade-1983's Shout at the Devil, 1985's Theatre of Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr. Feelgood-establishing the quartet as one of the biggest hard rock/metal bands of the '80s. During this time, Lee used several memorable gimmicks during his drum solos at concerts, such as having his entire kit revolving and spinning, or having the entire kit float above the crowd while he continued to play. In 2004, Lee reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release the double-disc album of hits entitled Red, White & Crüe, which went quad platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead, the band's first in six years. They also finished the year number 8 on the top concert money earners list. They played 81 shows and grossed $33 million US (Billboard Boxscore). Lee released his autobiography, Tommyland and his second solo album, Tommyland: The Ride in 2005. Tommy Lee is a supporter of animal rights and PETA.[18] He made a donation to support PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Howard Leese ~ Guitarist, Producer
Leese studied music theory and classical music at Los Angeles City College, opting to leave when an opportunity arose for him to have full use of a recording studio, later to become Mushroom Studios. In 1974, a local band called "Heart" came in to record a demo, which Leese ended up producing. Mushroom signed the band and they began production of Heart's first album "Dreamboat Annie." Leese was Assistant Producer, writing charts, conducting the orchestra, playing guitars and keyboards. The Wilson's asked Howard to join the band, which he did in '75. Leese was Heart's guitarist, backing vocalist, keyboard player and song arranger for 22 years and has received 4 Grammy nominations and sold 40 million records worldwide. In 1998 Howard Leese joined "The Paul Rodgers Band" and has been touring internationally as a guitarist and Musical Director ever since.

Meat Loaf
Multi-platinum and Grammy-award winning artist Meat Loaf is notable for some of the largest-selling albums of all time and breaking several records for chart duration (selling over 70 million albums world-wide and is one of only two artists with an album never to have left the music charts). Bat Out of Hell, the debut album that had been four years in the making, has sold over 37 million copies. After almost 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over 9 years. Each of the seven tracks on the album eventually charted as a single hit. Sixteen years later, lightning struck twice with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, which included the international chart-topper "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" and earned Meat Loaf a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance. Bat Out Of Hell II went to #1 in the US and UK and has sold in excess of 20,000,000 copies. Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose more than lives up the standard of excellence set by its two predecessors, and stands as one of Meat Loaf's most symphonic, emotional and personal journeys yet. Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows, sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his onstage personality, such as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He appeared in the acclaimed feature film Fight Club. Other notable roles: appeared opposite Samuel L. Jackson in "51st State" and "Crazy In Alabama" with Melanie Griffith. On Broadway roles include "Hair", "Shakespeare In The Park" and "The National Lampoon Show".

Nils Lofgren ~ Guitar, Vocals ~ E Street Band
Nils Lofgren is a rock music recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. At age 17, Lofgren joined Neil Young's band playing piano and guitar on the album After the Gold Rush. He used his experience with the Neil Young album to land his band Grin a record deal. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has worked for over 25 years as a member of Bruce Springsteen's "E Street Band" as well as a former member of "Crazy Horse."

George Lynch ~ Guitarist ~ Dokken
George Lynch is one of the most recognizable names in the world of heavy metal guitar. With a career spanning more than thirty years, George has recorded more than twenty albums, toured the entire globe many times, and is the one of the most recognizable endorsees of the world's finest guitars and equipment.
Born on September 28, 1954 in Spokane, WA, George Lynch began learning to play guitar at the age of 10. A naturally gifted musician, his guitar playing quickly progressed and became a creative outlet for him during his teenage years performing with several bands, most notably Sergeant Rocks.
In the late 1970s, George moved to Los Angeles, California where he formed two bands, The Boyz and Xciter. With Xciter, George's technical abilities and unique style was a very important draw to the band's fan base. Playing the L.A. club circuit, it was clear that he was already taking the necessary steps that would lead him to success in the 1980s and his partnership with legendary band Dokken.

When George Lynch joined Dokken in the early 1980's, success came very quickly. As history proves, much of the band's album sales and credibility is the result of George Lynch's guitar abilities and songwriting. With Dokken, Lynch recorded five albums from 1983 to 1988, all of which did remarkably well in the United States, Europe and Asia. This worldwide success made George Lynch one of the most influential rock guitarists in modern music, even earning the band a Grammy nomination in 1989 for Best Rock Instrumental. 1989 was also the year the George parted ways with Dokken and began the new decade with a different approach…enter the Lynch Mob.

By the early 1990s George had become a marquee guitar hero throughout the world. As a result, working with the Lynch Mob was a highly scrutinized and anticipated project. In just three years, the Lynch Mob released two records and hit the road on two worldwide tours. After the second tour's completion, Lynch took hiatus and retreated to the studio to craft his first solo recordings. "Sacred Groove," Lynch's first solo endeavor was released in 1993. For the first time in his career, he was able to display a broader assortment of musical and guitar styles. The "Sacred Groove" album clearly established Lynch as an eclectic musician with a volume of eccentric work. Having satisfied this endeavor, George Lynch took several years off to spend time with his children and enjoy life in Arizona. That was until a call from an old friend came in 1994.

Following his departure, Dokken had reformed without the use of George Lynch, but when the record company refused to release a new Dokken record without Lynch, phone calls were made in late 1994. Lynch came in to fulfill the requests of the record company and round two with the band began. Soon to follow were two more Dokken records and three more years of touring the globe. By 1998, Lynch finished his commitment with Dokken and set out to work with the Lynch Mob. This resulted in "Smoke This," an album that featured a culmination of his playing styles, but with a new approach. The 1999 tour that followed brought George's playing to a new audience and resulted in a renewed interest in the band and George Lynch's influence. With new confidence, George began working with former Dokken band mate bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Michael Frowein on what was to become a lengthy album titled "Wicked Underground."

The Lynch/Pilson project grew out of song ideas that began with Michael Frowein at Lynch's Stonehouse Studios the previous year. Jeff Pilson was always in mind to join in the completion of the songs. The collaboration proved to inspire Pilson and Lynch to completing the full-length record together. "Wicked Underground" was completed under the name LP (Lynch/Pilson) and delivered to stores in April 2003.
Also in 2003, Lynch began reworking the sound of earlier Lynch Mob and Dokken material. To complete this task, George re-assembled Mob band members, Robert Mason and Anthony Esposito, along with Michael Frowein on drums. Together, they reinvented the spirit and fire of early Lynch compositions onto an album titled, "REVolution," which was also released in 2003. The guitar work on both "Wicked Underground" and "REVolution" demonstrated Lynch's consistency with his signature sound while balancing a more experimental side.

At present, George Lynch has been busy in the studio and on the road. His latest solo record titled " Legacy" features a collection of songs that influenced the musician throughout his career This special edition EP release celebrates thirty years of George Lynch's guitar playing with an amazing 4 track offering for the fans. Legacy injects us with a super charged dose of George's signature style and proves once again why he's one of the most respected guitar players of the last 3 decades!
George is also working on a new album project called "T & N" with Jeff Pilson, Mick Brown and Brian Tichy.
George Lynch is always evolving as a musician. And with the George Lynch guitar legacy comes remarkable business opportunities. Many musical instrument manufacturers consult with George creatively to produce equipment. As a result, many quality products bear his name.
The most notable is his endorsement with ESP Guitars. ESP has held George as their highest profiled endorser for close to 20 years. Electric guitar pickup guru Seymour Duncan has also honored George with his own signature series pickup called the "Screamin' Demon." Now a highly regarded standard in the guitar world, the "Screamin' Demon" reigns as one of Seymour Duncan's most popular items to date. George also conceived the design for a triple amp selector switching system called the "Tripler" which is manufactured by Morley. American Recording Technology manufactures and distributes the George Lynch Signature guitar, patch and speaker cables. In 2005, Randall Amplifiers revealed a new George Lynch modular amp called the "Lynch Box." Also of note, George Lynch and Robert Keeley have developed the Lynch Time Machine, a unique and powerful effect unit that is gaining a lot of interest and momentum within the guitar industry.

Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 30, 1963. Yngwie originally had no interest in music. However, on September 18, 1970, Yngwie saw a TV special on the death of guitar iconoclast Jimi Hendrix. Seven-year-old Yngwie watched with awe as Hendrix blasted the audience with torrents of feedback and sacrificed his guitar in flames. The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born.

Applying his intense curiosity and tenacity to first an old Mosrite and then a cheap Stratocaster, Yngwie immersed himself in the music of such bands as Deep Purple and spent long hours practicing to learn their songs. His admiration for Ritchie Blackmore's classically influenced playing led him back to the source: Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart. As Yngwie absorbed the classical structures of the masters, his prodigious style began to take shape. By age 10, he began to focus all his energies into music. In his early teens, Yngwie saw a television performance of Russian violinist Gideon Kremer, who performed the highly difficult 24 Caprices of 19th century virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini. The effect was profound, and Yngwie understood at last how to combine his love of classical music with his burgeoning guitar skills and onstage charisma.

By age 15, Yngwie's trademark style had begun to emerge. He worked for a time as a luthier in a guitar repair shop, where he encountered a scalloped neck for the first time when a 17th century lute came into the shop. Intrigued, Yngwie scalloped the neck of an old guitar in similar fashion and was impressed enough with the results to try it on his better guitars. The scalloped fret board was somewhat more difficult to play than a normal neck, but his control over the strings was so improved that Yngwie immediately adopted it as a permanent alteration to his equipment.

About this time, Yngwie began playing in a number of bands built around his explosive guitar style, with long instrumental explorations. Around age 18, Yngwie began sending demo tapes to record companies and music contacts abroad. One such tape found its way into the hands of Guitar Player contributor and Shrapnel Music. Yngwie was invited to record with a new band Steeler--and the rest, as they say, is history.

From Steeler, Yngwie moved on to Alcatrazz, a Rainbow-style band, but it became clear that to fully develop his talents, Yngwie would have to go solo. Yngwie's first solo album, Rising Force (now considered the bible for neoclassical rock) made it to #60 on the Billboard charts, an impressive feat for a mostly instrumental guitar album with no commercial airplay. The album also gained Yngwie a Grammy nomination for best rock instrumental performance. He was voted Best New Talent in several readers' polls, Best Rock Guitarist the year after, andRising Force became Album of the Year. Rising Force blazed a trail on the concert circuit that established Yngwie as one of rock guitar's brightest new stars and added a new genre to the music lexicon: neoclassical rock.

With his place in guitar history firmly established, Yngwie's neo-classical compositions fueled the ears of fans and the ambitions of aspiring guitarists worldwide for over a decade with such powerhouse classic albums as Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, Live in Leningrad / Trial By Fire (gold-selling concert video of Yngwie's 1989 sold-out concerts in Moscow and Leningrad), Fire & Ice (which debuted in Japan at #1 and sold over 100,000 copies on the day of its release), The Seventh Sign, Magnum Opus, Inspiration (covering the music of Deep Purple, Rainbow, U.K., Kansas, Scorpions, Rush, and Jimi Hendrix), Facing the Animal, Alchemy, and Attack!!

In 1997, Yngwie proved that he was much more than a rock phenomenon. After months of intensive work, Yngwie produced his first completely classical work, Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Eb minor, Op. 1. This groundbreaking album was recorded in Prague with the prestigious Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and famed symphony conductor Yoel Levi. Several years later, in 2001,Yngwie found his first opportunity to perform the critically acclaimed Concerto Suite with the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo. The DVD/CD/VHS package of this groundbreaking performance became Yngwie's first release of the year in January 2002.

In 2003, Yngwie joined the famous "G3" Tour in a lineup many guitar fans saw as the ultimate dream combination (Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen). The CD and DVD of the tour became instant classics and hot sellers throughout the year. Once the G3 tour ended, Yngwie took to the road again in support of his Attack album.

Taking most of 2004 to rest, recharge his creative batteries, and work in his studio at his leisure, Yngwie produced a highly acclaimed new album titled Unleash the Fury. Featuring some of his most impressive playing and songwriting in years, the album garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike.

By 2006, Yngwie's career resurgence was in full gear. He attended the annual NAMM music-industry convention to promote his new strings endorsement with Dean Markley, then toured the U.S. a second time, then Asia, Australia, and Finland by the end of the year, igniting fans as never before.

2008 marked Yngwie's 25th year in the U.S.! Yngwie signed several endorsements, with Austrian acoustics company AKG, makers of top-of-the-line microphones and acoustic equipment, and Boss/Roland. That same year, Yngwie learned he'd been chosen to be in the exclusive NAMM Oral History program. Begun in 2000, NAMM's Oral History Project documents through videotaped interviews some of the greatest contributors to the music products industry, including Herbie Hancock, Maynard Ferguson, Les Paul, blues legend B.B. King, and now, Yngwie Malmsteen.

2008 also saw an amazing testament to Yngwie's resurgence on the rock music scene - he scored the cover ofGuitar World's "Kings of Shred" issue, appearing alone on the cover instead of sharing it with other musicians. About his newfound visibility, Yngwie said, "There are a lot of new, younger fans who are just discovering the joys of playing with speed, power, and articulation and they're coming to my shows and places like NAMM and guitar shows." Throughout 2008, Yngwie scored other magazine covers, including All Access, Crusher Magazine, Fuzz,Guitar Player, Roadie Crew, and Vegas Rocks. But perhaps the biggest recognition of 2008 came in October, when Yngwie was inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk of Fame on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

Also in October, Yngwie released his new studio album, Perpetual Flame, on his own newly established label, Rising Force Records. The album also marked the debut of Yngwie's new singer, ex-Judas Priest front-man Tim "Ripper" Owens. To coincide with the festivities surrounding Yngwie's first album in several years, the Fender Custom Shop unveiled the new Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster guitar, the reproduction of Malmsteen's beloved "Duck" (also called the "Play Loud" guitar). Touring to support the new album began in earnest, with a full schedule of dates starting in the U.S., and the momentum of Perpetual Flame kept rolling right on into the new year.

Early in the 2009, Yngwie contributed three tracks to the video game Rock Band, for both Xbox and PlayStation. Still promoting Perpetual Flame, Yngwie and the band played a series of killer concerts in Japan with rock icons Deep Purple. By mid-summer, Yngwie astonished fans and critics alike by releasing an album completely off the beaten path for him, an entirely instrumental collection of ballads from Yngwie's earlier works, performed on acoustic guitar with orchestral arrangements. To everyone's surprise, Angels of Love (inspired by Yngwie's wife April) hit the top of Amazon.com's New Age music list.

Recognition of Yngwie's place in music history continued to come in. In Time Magazine, Yngwie found himself included as one of the "10 Greatest Electric Guitar Players." Near the end of the year, Yngwie and his management company decided to begin releasing rare archival concert footage. The first was Yngwie in Korea, shot during his 2001 War to End All Wars Tour, in Seoul, South Korea. And that, asserts Yngwie, is just the tip of the iceberg of things to come!

Dave Mason ~ Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter ~ Traffic
Dave is one of the most critically acclaimed musicians to date and a co-founder of rock super-group Traffic. In his long career, Mason has played and recorded with many of the era's most notable musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Fleetwood Mac. Mason's best known song is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a kind of psychedelic satire that became a classic in its own right. "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo hit written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of on radio playlists. He is currently performing about 100 shows a year with the Dave Mason Band across the U.S. and Canada.

Nick Mason ~ Drummer ~ Pink Floyd
He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation. Nick met Pink Floyd band mates, Roger Waters, Bob Klose, and Richard Wright in 1964 at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster), where Pink Floyd's predecessor, Sigma 6, was formed. Mason has played drums on every Pink Floyd album, and has done some work with other people, notably as a drummer and producer for Steve Hillage, Robert Wyatt, The Damned and Gong, and Michael Mantler.

Vince Melamed ~ Songwriter, Keyboards
Vince Melamed is a four-time BMI Millionaire Award, five-time SAI Award, NAMMIE Writer of the Year nominee, and two-time Music Row Song of the Year recipient. Melamed's career spans as far back as the 60's, when he and his group The Mugwumps released 3 singles and appeared on two soundtrack lp's for Capitol Records and Mike Curb. Since then, he has had record deals with CBS, Arista and MCANashville with Run C&W. As a keyboard player, Vince has toured or recorded with the Eagles, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Dan Fogelberg, Jimmy Buffett, Rosanne Cash, JD Souther, Bobby Womack, Danny O'Keefe, Rita Coolidge, and more. Melamed came to Nashville in 1985 to play in Rosanne Cash's band and has been a resident ever since. In 1989 he signed with Pat Higdon as a writer and later with Tracy Gershon/High Seas Music/Warner Bros. Melamed has penned many hits, including "Walkaway Joe" (Trisha Yearwood), "What Mattered Most" (Ty Herndon), "Tell Me What You Dream" (Restless Heart), "She'd Give Anything" (Boy Howdy), "I'd Give Anything" (Gerald Levert), "Too Cool To Fall In Love (Jill Sobule) and "She Ain't The Girl For You" (The Kinleys). Additionally his songs have been recorded by Tina Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Tiffany, Rosanne Cash, Randy Travis, Pam Tillis, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Anderson, Mary Wells and others.

Bret Michaels ~ Lead Singer ~ Poison
Bret Michaels is one of the three co-founders of Poison and the main songwriter. He also released a solo album in 1998, along with his first film, A Letter from Death Row, that he wrote, directed, and played the starring role. Poison exploded out of the LA club scene and onto the national stage in 1986. After years of paying their dues, the controversial glam metal punks, whose stage show was hailed by one critic "as the Sex Pistols meets Kiss on acid", could not be ignored. Combining streetwise, catchy songs which lead vocalist Bret Michaels called "the soundtrack to our lives" and a strong video image, helped to make their 1986 independent debut album, Look What The Cat Dragged In a multi-platinum Top Ten smash. Poison's outrageous image and attitude caused as many people to hate the band as fans who loved them. With the MTV and radio success of the singles "Cry Tough," "Talk Dirty To Me," "I Want Action," "I Won't Forget You," and an opening act slot on the Ratt tour, Poison had become a household name by the summer of '87. Poison was, and still is, one of the few bands who, because of constant touring and having over the top, no-holds-barred stage shows, has formed one of the most loyal fans bases in the world, allowing them to tour arenas for the last 16 years, as many of their peers fell by the wayside. In 1988, Poison released their second album, Open Up And Say...Ahh! The record quickly went platinum and its single, "Nothin' But A Good Time" raced up both the MTV and Billboard charts. The band opened for David Lee Roth, but it became obvious that they were capable of selling out arenas on their own. They found themselves as headliners with three more hit singles: "Fallen Angel," "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (their first #1 single), "Your Mamma Don't Dance" and an album that would ultimately go on to sell eight million copies worldwide, and were featured in Time Magazinealongside Metallica as one of the largest grossing touring acts of that era.

In the 90's they released their third album, Flesh And Blood, and embarked on another World Tour. Flesh & Blood reached #2 on the charts, and went multi-platinum, and spawning three more gold singles ("Unskinny Bop", "Ride the Wind" and the mega-hit, "Something To Believe In"). Michaels' television show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" has been an enormous ratings winner for Vh1. The series has became the highest rated series on Vh1 and consistently won its time slot when aired. Michaels has also been in the cast of Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump.

Joey Molland ~ Guitar ~ Badfinger
Joey Molland played in various bands in Liverpool around the time the Beatles took off and made history. Some of these bands played the same circuit and string of clubs as the Beatles, like the Cavern and The Blue Angel. Joey played in The Merseybeats, The Masterminds, The Fruit Eating Bears, The Cryin' Shames, and Gary Walker And The Rain. Then in 1969, he was asked to join Badfinger. He moved down to London to live with the band and record their third album for Apple Records, The Beatles' own label. The first album was made under the name of the Ivey's, and the second was a reissue of songs from the first record and some new songs written for a movie, starring Ringo and Peter Sellars, called The Magic Christian. Joey appeared on the first 'new' album done under their new title Badfinger, (given to them by Neil Aspinall of Apple). He added some super rhythm and gave them a different direction with his rock'n'roll. He wrote more tunes than anyone else in the band and played almost all the lead guitar on the hit singles created by Badfinger in the 70's. They had four top ten singles on the charts and they wrote one of the most famous hits of all time, Without You (done by Harry Nilsson in '72 and Mariah Carey in '94). Their hits include Come And Get It (which was given to them by Paul McCartney), No Matter What, Day After Day, and Baby Blue.While in Badfinger, at Apple, he played on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass album and played at the Bangla Desh concert in 1972 at Madison Square Gardens and on the album that followed. He also played with John Lennon on his Imagine album. Joey is currently touring and recording with his trio Joey Molland's Badfinger.

Rod Morgenstein ~ Winger, Dixie Dregs
Rod Morgenstein is an original member of the multi-platinum heavy metal band Winger, six-time Grammy nominated fusion band Dixie Dregs, prog power duo Rudess Morgenstein Project, jam band Jazz Is Dead, and muso power-pop group The Jelly Jam. An avid believer in music education all his life, Rod is a professor of percussion at Berklee College of Music. His most recent creation is ´Rock Drums´, the first ever on-line college course in rock drumming, available through Berklee Music. Additionally, Rod has authored several books including Drumset Warm-ups and The Drumset Musician, an instructional video, and has written over two hundred articles for Modern Drummer Magazine, Rhythm Magazine(UK) and Sticks Magazine (Germany). With over 50 recordings to his credit, and having performed hundreds of clinics and thousands of concerts around the world in some 30 countries, all of these activities continue to be an active part of Rod´s professional life.

Jamie Moses ~ Guitar, Vocals
Jamie is one of Britain's busiest free-lance guitarist/singers. Jamie has worked with a variety of artists and bands including Merlin, Broken English, The Hollies, Olivia Newton John, Mike & The Mechanics, Paul Young and the Pretenders, and SAS (Spike's All Stars). Since 1993 Jamie has been playing second guitar and singing with Brian May and Queen. From 2005 on he has spent the majority of his time touring the world with Queen and Paul Rogers including UK, US, European and Japanese tours. Jamie also works regularly with Mike Rutherford and Mike & The Mechanics playing guitar and bass and covering vocal duties. He is also "house guitarist" for the 46664 Nelson Mandela shows, supporting artists such as Bono, Beyonce, Anastasia and Eurythmics.

John Moyer ~ Bassist ~ Disturbed
John Moyer is the bassist and back up vocalist for the alternative metal band Disturbed. Since the band formally signed in 1999, they have sold over 11 million albums worldwide. Behind the success of singles "Stupify" and "Down With The Sickness", Disturbed has become one of the largest grossing hard rock bands in recent years. The band has released four consecutive studio albums that have debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Inside The Fire," a song from their 2008 album Indestructible. Moyer's bass playing can be heard on Disturbed's third studio album Ten Thousand Fists, their fourth album Indestructible and Disturbed's fifth studio album Asylum. Moyer was formerly part of the Texas hard rock act The Union Underground. Prior to his stint in The Union Underground, he was the bassist of the popular band Soak, also hailing from Texas. Moyer has a signature line of basses with BC Rich. He and the company produced his signature BC Rich Havoc. He also has a signature line of speaker cabs and practice amps with Kustom featuring his own design printed on the front of a skull engulfed in flames. When not on tour with Disturbed, he teaches at Natural Ear Music in Austin, Texas, where he works with young bands, works in partnership with Silver Tongue Management where he helps discover and develop upcoming artists/bands, and is currently working on video game and tv scoring having recently completed 4 songs for the upcoming topware release of the sci fi shooter Scivelation.

Brent Muscat ~ Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns
Hard rock guitarist Brent Muscat began his professional career in 1986 as a founding member of the band FASTER PUSSYCAT appearing on three albums that appeared in the Billboard 100, selling over four million albums. The smash single "House of Pain" was a #1 video on MTV and cracked the Billboard top 30. Brent has toured on stages the world over performing with artists including Guns N Roses, KISS, Motley Crue, Poison, Alice Cooper & Whitesnake.

Brent was also a member of L.A. Guns and Adler's Appetite with G n'R drummer Steven Adler.







Vince Neil ~ Lead Singer ~ Motley Crue
Neil was discovered while performing with his band, Rockandi in 1980, and joined Mötley Crüe in 1981. Mötley Crüe was looking for a lead vocalist at the time and were impressed by Neil, after hearing him through Lee. Mötley Crüe released its first album, Too Fast for Love the same year. In 1983, Mötley Crüe released Shout at the Devil, a blockbuster success that has established the band as a big act at the time in rock and roll. In 1985, Neil regrouped with Mötley Crüe to record Theatre of Pain. The band subsequently recorded the hugely successful Girls, Girls, Girls (1987). The band then released their highest-selling album, Dr. Feelgood, in 1989. In 1992, Vince left Mötley Crüe to pursue a solo career. In 1997, the band got back together to release the album Generation Swine and go on tour. The band came back into the spotlight after their, "Behind the Music" episode aired on VH1 in December 1998. The episode became the highest rated in the series. Motley Crue released the new studio album album "Saints of Los Angeles" in 2008. Vince released his third solo album Tattoos & Tequila in 2010. The album is a soundtrack to the book Vince released in the same year "Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock´s Most Notorious Frontmen". Each song on the album corresponds with a chapter in the book.

Ron Nevison ~ Producer
Ron Nevison's career highlights include many of the record industry's highest distinctions, including his being recognized as Billboard Magazine's Top-5 Producer of the Year 4 separate times, garnering countless Grammy-nominated and winning hit records/albums, and producing well over 100 Million Albums sold in the course of his almost 4-decade career. Here is a partial list of the bands Ron has worked with: Bad Company, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Chicago, Jefferson Starship, Ozzy Osbourne, and Heart.

Stephen Perkins ~ Jane's Addiction
Stephen Perkins was born 1967 and raised in Los Angeles.

Janes Addiction in 1986,Porno For Pyros in 1993,the electric jazz band-Banyan in 1996. The punk band -HELLRIDE in 1998 and melodic rock outfit -The Panic Channel in 2003.

Drummer for Infectious Grooves and Tommy Lee's - Methods of Mayhem in the 90's.

Numerous sessions and special appearances with NIN, NO DOUBT, RAGE AGAINT'S THE MACHINE, CHILI PEPPERS,SUBLIME,LOVE and ROCKETS and many others.

Working and performing drum circles / music therapy sessions , drum clinics / educational seminars, DVD's and hosting drum events worldwide.

Invented the percussion instrument "GO-JO Bags" made for drummers and used by music therapists everywhere. Father, husband and dog lover.

Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Pearcy is the founder, lead singer and songwriter of the popular rock band RATT, who has gained critical praise and multi-platinum success. During the bands fifteen year span with Pearcy, RATT released 10 platinum and gold albums, has played over a thousand shows and sold over 20 millions records worldwide. In 1995, Pearcy founded Top Fuel Records and continues to evolve as a musician and businessman. He just completed a tour this past summer and his 4th studio album. 2012 promises to be a successful year with the release of his book and RATT begins work on a new record.

Slim Jim Phantom ~ Drums ~ Stray Cats
Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s. He often performed with The Stray Cats using only a snare drum and a crash cymbal on stage, rather than a full drum kit. Most recently he has been involved with three main projects; his own roots-rock trio, Dead Men Walking with Kirk Brandon, Mike Peters and Captain Sensible and The Head Cat starring Lemmy and Danny B. Harvey. He currently owns and operates the nightclub, The Cat Club, on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Jeff Pilson ~ Bass ~ Dokken
Jeff Pilson wears many creative hats. Recognized worldwide from as the bassist of the hard rock band Dokken and a major contributor to its gold and platinum-selling albums over the last 21 years, Pilson's career is now at an exciting peak, whether it is producing new artists, playing with legendary bands like Foreigner orcontinuing with his ongoing melodic rock group, War & Peace. In 1983 he joined Dokken, which rode the 80's hard rock wave to international success with albums like Under Lock and Key and Back For the Attack, playing to huge stadium crowds on the Monsters of Rock tours in Europe and the U.S. and opening for such bands as Aerosmith, Metallica and AC/DC. The band achieved platinum sales and a 1989 Grammy Award nomination. Pilson served as Music Director for the movie Rock Star in addition to appearing on screen as Jorgen Wolf, the Icelandic bass player in the fictional band Steel Dragon. For the last several years, Pilson and his partner Tommy Henriksen have been consumed with producing several acts including Brooks Buford, Melissa Manchester, Kazzer, Revis, and new modern pop band Clear Static. The two have embarked on a new production company called ZuZuRecordings, Ltd., which is dedicated to finding, developing and signing new talent with the goal of transcending musical trends and fashions.


Mike Pinera ~ RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE
Founding Member, Lead guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Producer from such legendary bands as BLUES IMAGE also with IRON BUTTERFLY and ALICE COOPER. Multi-Platinum awarded recording artist and producer Mike Pinera and the groups he has beenin have collectively sold in excess of 100 million albums.

Mike Pinerasignature songs include rock anthems and hits,

"RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE"

"IN A GADDA DA VIDA"

"BUTTERFLY BLEU"

"EASY RIDER"

"SCHOOLS OUT"


Currently Mike Pinera has several new releases out including "ANTHOLOGY OF THE CLASSICS" "GARDEN OF EDEN" and is featured on a star studded album"WHO'S NEXT? THE TRIBUTE TO THE WHO."

Pinerawho resides in Southern California with wife Valerie is currently completing a new solo album entitled "THE PRESENT." The 20 song set combines Pop, Blues, Rock, Latin and Acoustic.


John Popper ~ Blues Traveler
Jeff Pilson wears many creative hats. John Popper was raised in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Growing up he originally wanted to become a comedian but when he and a friend performed a routine as The Blues Brothers, he found that his really passion was music. Popper played trumpet in his high school jazz band, and convinced the teacher to let him play harmonica instead, after an in-class solo on the song "She Blinded Me With Science".

He formed several garage bands with friends in Princeton, New Jersey, one of which evolved into Blues Traveler in 1987. After graduating high school, the group's members all moved to New York City, where Popper enrolled in The New School for Social Research. Popper attended for three years but devoted himself to the band full-time once they signed A&M Records in 1990.

With the release of Four (1994) Blues Traveler spawned one of the biggest hits of 1990s - the Grammy-winning "Run-Around" - which spent nearly a year on the charts and along with the hit single "Hook" drove the album to sell over 5 million copies. Over the course of their career the band has released 8 studio albums, six of which have been certified either gold or platinum and have collectively sold over 10 million units worldwide. John is currently on tour with Blues Traveler celebrating their 25^th Anniversary.

Mike Portnoy ~ Drummer ~ Dream Theater
Mike Portnoy is one of the founding members of Dream Theater with whom he was with for 25 years. He also is the drummer in Adrenaline Mob, Flying Colors, Transatlantic & Liquid Tension Experiment...he has also recorded &/or toured/performed live with Avenged Sevenfold, Neal Morse, OSI, Hail!, Stone Sour, Fates Warning, Overkill, G3 and his 4 tribute bands with Paul Gilbert: Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods, Amazing Journey and Cygnus & The Sea Monsters.

Mike was born on April 20th 1967 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York.

He grew up learning to play the drums primarily self-taught by listening to his early biggest influences: Ringo Starr, Keith Moon and John Bonham.

As he developed a taste for more challenging progressive music, his biggest influences were Neil Peart and Frank Zappa.

He attended the Berklee College Of Music on a scholarship in 1985 which is where he formed the band Dream Theater with whom he sustained a successful career for 25 years, developing a tremendously devoted fan base and record sales of almost 10 million copies worldwide.

Mike's long list of Awards include 26 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including Hall of Fame Inductee in 2004, MVP of the Year in 2010, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (for the magazine's record of 12 years in a row), Best Clinician (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (7 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Score and Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. He also holds the distinction being the 2nd youngest drummer ever inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame (while age 37) and is currently the youngest in the Hall of Fame.

He also is the recipient of 12 Drum! Magazine Drummie Awards including "Drummer Of The Year" two years in a row in 2011 & 2012.

Mick Ralphs ~ Lead Guitar ~ Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
Mott The Hoople experienced several years of struggle before the group hit it big with David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes" in 1972. The more popular Mott became, the more they emphasized Ian Hunter's songwriting over the other members'; Hunter's increasing ambition was more and more at odds with Ralphs' taste for simple, riff-driven hard rock. In 1973, after the release of Mott, Ralphs left the band to form Bad Company with two ex-members of Free. His composition "Can't Get Enough," which Mott was unable to record because of the vocal register in which it was written, became an immediate hit and pushed the group's 1974 debut album to number one in the U.S. A string of hugely successful albums followed up to 1982, making Bad Company one of the top arena rock acts in the world. After the initial lineup disbanded, Ralphs recorded a solo album, Take This!, which was released on the small Rock Machine label in 1984. In 1986, the first of several Bad Company reunions took place, which have continued to the present day (Ralphs was present for all of them, and plays guitar on every one of the group's albums and singles). In 2001, Ralphs released his second solo album, the all-instrumental effort It's All Good, on the Angel Air label.

Marky Ramone ~ Drummer ~ The Ramones
Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell; July 15, 1956) is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits. Although he is not the original drummer (Tommy Ramone), Marky is the only living member of the longest running Ramones line-up (15 years) which featured Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and himself. In October 2001, Marky appeared on MTV accepting a lifetime achievement award presented by Bono of U2 to the Ramones. Marky Ramone's hand prints are on the Hollywood Rock Walk. In March 2002, Marky was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, at New York's Waldorf Astoria as a member of the Ramones. Marky's hand prints are on the Hollywood Rock Walk in Hollywood. In September 2004, Marky served as Executive Producer and released a Ramones DVD entitled Ramones Raw, which featured footage of the band while on tour all over the world along with other various rare, vintage footage. Much of the candid footage is courtesy of Marky Ramone's personal video library. Ramones: Raw is the only certified Gold selling Ramones DVD and one of only two US gold selling releases in the Ramones entire catalog. The other being the greatest hits double LP Ramonesmania released in 1988. Ramones: Raw is also the highest charting release in the Ramones history. Marky has a DVD coming out next year called The Job That Ate My Brain - the Marky Ramone Story. He teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger's, Hilfger Denim, in 2009 to launch his own clothing line consisting of leather jackets, jeans and t-shirts. He also has his own line of pasta sauce, "Marky Ramone's Brooklyn's Own Pasta Sauce." Marky continues to carry the torch for the Ramones as he tours the world with his band called Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, which plays a 32-song set of the Ramones with former Misfits frontman and lead singer Michale Graves. Marky also won the lifetime achievement award from the Grammy's for 2011.

Phil Ramone ~ Producer
Phil is one of the most respected and prolific music producers in the recording industry. With 34 Grammy nominations, 14 Grammy Awards, including a Technical Grammy for his lifetime of innovative contributions to the recording industry, an Emmy, and numerous honors and accolades to his credit, Ramone is often described as one of the world's top creative producers. Ramone's unique skills make him invaluable to the artists with whom he works. His impeccable list of credits includes collaborations with artists such as: Burt Bacharach, Bono, Ray Charles, Chicago, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, BB King, Madonna, Paul Simon, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Michael Buble and many more. A passionate fan of all forms of entertainment, Ramone has numerous concert, film, Broadway and television productions to his credit to include A Star is Born, August Rush, Beyond the Sea, Flashdance, Midnight Cowbody, Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park, and Ghostbusters.

Kane Roberts ~ Guitarist ~ Alice Cooper
Kane was discovered by Bob Ezrin (Kiss. Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd) and became Alice´s guitarist/writing partner for two albums and two world tours including the infamous "The Nightmare Returns" tour. Kane´s experience in the entertainment industry includes recording for high profile companies that include Geffen, Capitol, A&M and MCA. As a solo recording artist he´s landed Top 40 hits at Geffen Records and MCA records and his varied musical background includes recording, writing and touring with artists such as Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart, Kiss, Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Alice ´n Chains, Berlin, Guns n´ Roses, Garland Jeffries. He´s also written or recorded music for films like Light Sleeper, Penelope Spheeris´ Decline of Western Civilization, Friday the 13th IV Jason Lives, Shocker, Roswell, John Carpenter´s Prince of Darkness and more. In addition Kane has acted in films such as Wes Craven´s "Shocker" and John Carpenter´s "Prince of Darkness" and has written and produced films including "EMBRYO", an award winning 30 minute short film. Kane is currently recording a new collection of songs scheduled for release in 2012.

David Rosenthal ~ Keyboardist
David Rosenthal toured the globe as a keyboardist, synthesizer programmer, producer and songwriter. David graduated from Boston´s prestigious Berklee College of Music, completing a highly rigorous triple-major in Piano Performance, Electronic Music, and Audio Recording. David´s career has taken him to the studios and stages of Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Robert Palmer, Whitesnake, Steve Vai, Ritchie Blackmore, Cyndi Lauper and Little Steven. His work with Billy Joel has led to extensive world tours, including the Face-to-Face Tour with Elton John. For the Tony-winning Broadway Show, "Movin´ Out", David scored and arranged the keyboard parts. The Czech Philharmonic and New Japan Philharmonic recorded his orchestration of Yngwie Malmsteen´s "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra."His recent DVD, "Building your Music Career" (Berklee Press) furthers his dedication to the next generation of musicians. Accordingly, Berklee has honored David with its Distinguished Alumni Award for "Outstanding Achievements in Contemporary Music." He also earned high honors from Keyboard Magazine, where he was voted "Best Hired Gun" in their reader's poll.

Share Ross ~ Bass ~ Vixen
Formerly Share Pedersen, she was the bassist for platinum femme rockets Vixen and "All Star" group Contraband with Michael Schenker, Tracii Guns, and Bobby Blotzer. Widely known for her prowess as a player in both bands she's gone on to blaze a trail as a guitar player, songwriter, and singer with her indie rock band, Bubble, which won Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and toured throughout the US, UK and Japan. Share won Best Female Guitarist twice in LA, produces bands our of her recording studio and currently hosts and online video show, "Rock n Roll TV."

Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess (born November 4, 1956) is trained Julliard keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater

Jordan admitted her second grade teacher as an exceptional pianist and was immediately given professional tuition to enhance his immense talent At the age of nine he entered the prestigious Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Department of classical piano training, but by his late teens he had become increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music against the advice and wishes of his parents and tutors, he decided to turn away from classical piano and try his hand as a solo Prog Rock keyboardist

After performing in various projects in the 1980s he received national attention in 1994 when he publishedwas seen as "Best New Talent" in Keyboard Magazine readers' vote after the release of his Listen solo albumTwo of the band who cared about the up and coming young star was The Dixie dregs and Dream Theater both invited him to join their respective bands Jordan chose the Dregs, mainly due to being a part time member of the band would have less impact on his young family, a choice he was not given with Dream Theater

Jordan Rudess During his time with the Dregs Jordan formed a so-called "power duo" with drummer Rod Morgenstein genesis of this pairing occurred when a power outage caused all dregs' instruments to fail except Jordan's so he and Rod improvised with each other until power was restored and the concert could continue chemistry efforttween the two was so strong during this jam that they decided to perform together on a regular basis (under the name Rudess / Morgenstein Project or higher RPM) and has since released a studio and one live record

Jordan encountered Dream Theater again when he and Morgenstein received support slot on one of Dream Theater in North America Tours 1997, when Mike Portnoy was asked to form a super group of Magna Carta Records, Jordan was elected to fill the keyboardist spot in the band, which also consisted of Tony Levin and Mike's Dream Theater colleague John Petrucci During the recording of Liquid Tension Experiment's two albums, it became clear that Mike and John who Jordan was what Dream Theater needed and requested from Jordan to join the band and when he's accepteradeyläppte his former keyboardist Derek Sherinian to make way for Jordan

Jordan has been a full-time keyboardist in Dream Theater since the recording of the 1999 Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes from a Memory He has recorded five second studio album since then, in 2002's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 2003's thought 2005's Octavarium 2007 Systematic Chaos and 2009's Black Clouds & Silver Lining In addition, he has appeared on the live albums Live Scenes From New York Live at Budokan and Score-20th Anniversary Tour.

Mitch Ryder ~ Founder ~ Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Mitch Ryder is most notably known for his group, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. The group recorded several hit records on DynoVoice Records label, most notably "Devil With A Blue Dress On", their highest-charting single at #4, as well as "Sock it to Me-Baby!", a #6 hit in 1967, and "Jenny Take A Ride!", which reached #10 in 1965.

Robert Sarzo ~ Guitar ~ Hurricane
Robert Sarzo is a Cuban-American guitarist. His career has spanned 40 years. He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry. As a bit of trivia, he was hired by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, as the original replacement for Randy Rhoads.

Robert has worked with Interscope/Universal Record's Jimmy Iovine and legendary metal producers, Bob Ezrin and Mike Clink. He also worked with Robert Stigwood of "Saturday Night Fever" and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts" fame on numerous soundtracks such as "Times Square", D.L. Byron the writer of Pat Benatar's hit "Shadows of the Night", Reggae artist Garland Jeffreys, and the late Sam Kinison on his "Leader of the Banned" album. Robert formed his band Hurricane in the early 80's and went on to have hits such as "Over the Edge" and their #1 hit "I'm Onto You."

In the early 1980s, Robert was introduced to bassist Tony Cavazo by Los Angeles heavy metal band Quiet Riot's lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow. Both Robert's brother Rudy and Cavazo's brother Carlos were in Quiet Riot at the time. He later joined with Cavazo, singer Kelly Hansen and drummer Jay Schellen to form the Glam Metal band Hurricane.

He remained with Hurricane from 1985 until 1989. Although Hurricane released a reunion album (Liquifury) in 2001, Sarzo did not participate in this project. After many years in the studio, Sarzo worked to reform Hurricane in 2007.[1]

Not just a heavy metal/rock and roll guitarist with a classical background, Robert Sarzo has branched out to become a producer and movie music composer. His current projects include the movies, "The Hiss", written and produced by David Lynch's daughter, Jennifer, and the 2009 wide-release "The Collector" written and produced by Marcus Dunstan writer of Saw 4, 5, & 6. Robert will be working on "The Collector" sequel in 2011.

Rudy Sarzo ~ Bass
Rudy Sarzo has been a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 25 years. As a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band, he toured the world in support of the "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" records. As a member of Quiet Riot, Rudy recorded the multi-platinum albums "Metal Health", the first Heavy Metal debut to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. During this period he headlined worldwide tours, appeared on numerous MTV videos and was voted #1 Bassist in Circus Magazine in 1983. Rudy was also a member of Whitesnake, from April of 1987 to September of 1994. Rudy reunited with Quiet Riot, from May of 1997 to August of 2003. His recordings with all of these artists combined have sold over 30 million copies. Rudy is currently touring with AniMetal, a hugely popular Japanese novelty heavy metal band who specialized in metal covers of theme songs from Japanese anime TV series.

Danny Seraphine ~ Drummer ~ Chicago
In 1967, Danny Seraphine was one of the architects of the band 'Chicago Transit Authority', soon afterknown simply as 'Chicago'. As the original drummer for the group, Danny performed and contributedhis songwriting talents for over twenty-two years until he was abruptly dismissed in 1990. During histenure, 'Chicago' was the leading singles-charting group of the 1970's. Collectively, the band generated sales over 130 million units in the U.S., with 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. During the course of their career, they charted five No. 1 albums and 21 top ten hits. Chicago is historically one of the longest-running and most successful U.S. pop/rock and roll groups, second only to the Beach Boys in terms of singles and albums. Danny has been recognized as one of the world's most highly-respected and influential jazz-rock/rock drummers of all-time. Not only was he rated by the legendary Buddy Rich as one of his favorite young drummers, but Danny also earned a rank on Rolling Stone's" All-time Top 100 Drummers". Following his departure from 'Chicago', he went on to produce recording artists, Broadway and off-Broadway shows, and an independent movie and soundtrack. In 2006, he formed his new band CTA (California Transit Authority) which he continues to tour and record with today while carrying on the jazz/rock legacy Chicago Transit Authority started in 1969. Danny recently received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Cape Breton Drum Festival and was recognized for "Songwriting of the Year" in respect of his songwriting contributions as a co-writer for Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me" by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) during the 27th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards.

Billy Sheehan ~ Bass
Billy is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style. Guitar Player has likened his soloing on the four-string instrument to Eddie Van Halen's on the six-string guitar. Sheehan's repertoire includes the use of chording, two-handed tapping, right hand "three finger picking" technique and controlled feedback. However, Sheehan is also noted as a steady "true" bassist, fulfilling the traditional supportive role of the electric bass in the rock rhythm section. He was recruited by David Lee Roth (when Roth left Van Halen in '85), for the legendary "Eat 'Em And Smile" album & tour.Billy continues to work as a solo artist releasing albums and touring worldwide.

Jerry Shirley ~ Drummer
Jerry Shirley is an English rock drummer, best known for his work with the rock band Humble Pie. He began playing drums at an early age and was recruited to by Steve Marriott to join the newly-formed group, Humble Pie, at the early age of 17. He remained the band's drummer throughout the group's entire career and also worked on Steve Marriott's solo projects. In the 1980s he co-founded the popular group Fastway. Shirley co-wrote Fastway's biggest hit, "Say What You Will." When Fastway disbanded, Shirley reformed Humble Pie as the only original group member and they performed for 10 years. He has also worked as a disc jockey at a classic rock station in Cleveland, Ohio.

Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons was born in Haifa, Israel in 1949, and is the only child of his mother, a German Nazi Concentration Camp survivor. He has always attributed his ethics, morals and drive to his mother's notion's about life. "Every day above ground, is a good day." He came to America when he was 8. Gene got a Bachelor of Education degree and taught sixth grade in Spanish Harlem in New York City. He then became the Assistant to the Director of the Puerto Rican InterAgency Council. He worked at Glamour and then at Vogue, as the assistant to the editor. Gene Simmons co-founded KISS 38 years ago!!! KISS continues to be the juggernaut of licensing/merchandising, with over 2,500 licenses. KISS has broken BOX OFFICE RECORDS set by the Beatles and Elvis and continues stronger than ever. KISS has been AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE GOLD RECORD AWARD WINNING GROUP of all time. (RIAA).

Gene discovered VAN HALEN and produced their 15 song demo. His TV Show, GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, is now filming it's 9th Season and is seen in 84 countries around the world. Gene has written two New York Times Best Selling Books, KISS AND MAKEUP (Crown), SEX, MONEY, KISS (Simmons Books/New Millenium) and LA Times Best Seller, LADIES OF THE NIGHT. Gene speaks a few languages: English, Hungarian, Hebrew, German and is getting better at Japanese every day. At present, he is becoming fascinated by Mandarin Chinese and has every intention of becoming fluent in it. A Gene Simmons US Postage Stamp is available at your local Post Office.

Chris Slade ~ Drummer
Chris Slade is a rock drummer who has enjoyed a long and varied career, which can be traced back to 1963. Chris toured with Tom Jones and played on Tom's hit single, 'It's Not Unusual.' Chris recorded albums with Tony Hazzard and Tom Paxton in 1971 and then went on to become a founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1972. The Earth Band recorded 8 albums and achieved 3 UK top 10 singles. After the Earth Band, Chris went on to record with Frankie Miller, Kai Olsson, Gary Numan, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page and many more. In 1989, he was asked to play with AC/DC and toured and recorded with them over the course of the next 5 years. Chris continues to pursue other musical ventures and is currently rehearsing for a new album with English power trio 'Damage Control.'

Slash ~ Lead Guitar ~ Guns N" Roses and Velvet Revolver
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. In 2010, Slash released his eponymous debut solo album, featuring an all-star roster of guest musicians.Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. Time named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while Rolling Stone placed him at No. 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. Guitar World ranked his solo in "November Rain" No. 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and Total Guitar placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at No. 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs."

Phil Solem ~ Singer, Songwriter ~ The Rembrandts
Phil Solem is one half of the duo, The Rembrandts. best known for their hits, Just The Way It Is, Baby, Someone, Johnny Have You Seen Her, and I'll Be There For You (theme song from the sitcom 'Friends'.)

Phil Soussan
Phil Soussan studied violin, classical music, composition and harmony as a child and teenager. In college he was inspired by someone playing the electric guitar to pick up the bass guitar. It was after his new found love for rock music that Soussan abandoned his studies in medicine, left college, and toured Europe with a post-punk band called Terminal Rescue. In 1980 he was asked to audition for Simon Kirke of Bad Company's new band, Swan Song. After touring Europe with them and releasing a self-titled album in 1981, they parted ways and Soussan went on to play with various drummers like, Chris Slade and Rat Scabies. Since then he has also played many great artists like, Ozzy and Billy Idol. Soussan continues to play and write songs. His talent and creativity continues to grace fellow musicians.

Matt Sorum
Matt Sorum speaks through the drums. Each hit or kick that Sorum has recorded or knocked out on stage can be felt by everyone. Whether it's the epic percussive backdrop behind Guns N' Roses' "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," or the propulsive punked-out beat fueling Velvet Revolver, Sorum's playing remains unique, undeniable and unforgettable. While touring with Velvet Revolver, Sorum recorded his first solo record, Hollywood Zen, a pensive, poignant and poetic offering that saw Matt singing as well as playing guitar and drums, he also joined an LA cover band, Camp Freddy, with Dave Navarro. Right now, he is producing The Darling Stilettos' highly anticipated debut and spearheading his unique Global Sound Lodge project as well as a host of non-profit and charity gigs.

Paul Stanley ~ Lead Singer ~ KISS
Paul Stanley is the charismatic front man, lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist for hard rock super group KISS. He is best known for his wailing vocals and high-energy, on-stage antics. He had a keen interest in music from a young age and has been playing the guitar and writing his own songs since he was a teenager. After a chance meeting with another aspiring young musician, Gene Simmons, the two of them formed their idea of how their "ultimate group" should look and sound. Thus, KISS was born and went on to be one of the hottest groups of all time. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band. The band has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States and their worldwide sales exceeds 100 million albums. Paul is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits. Stanley himself established the "Starchild" character for his Kiss persona.

Apart from Kiss, Paul creates works of art which are exhibited and sold. He still tours with KISS and performs to sold out arena's across the globe.

Juma Sultan ~ Percussionist
Percussionist Juma Sultan shot to international fame when he stepped onto to stage of the 1969 Woodstock Festival as a member of Jimi Hendrix's short-lived band, Gypsy Sun & Rainbows. He wrote and recorded with Hendrix from late 1968 until the guitarist's death. His work appears on numerous Jimi Hendrix recordings that were released posthumously. He has also served, and continues to serve, as an in demand studio musician having recorded with the likes of Vinny Martell (Lead Guitarist for Vanilla Fudge), Noah Howard, Kalaparusha Maurice Mcintyre, among others. Mr. Sultan is also a noted archivist and has received grants from the National Endowments of the Arts to have his films, sound recordings, and oral histories memorialized at Clarkson University (http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/jumasarchive). Further, Mr. Sultan has produced concerts, managed artists, and continues to perform and record. He currently is a member of the band's Sons of Thunder, Asha Nan, and the African performance ensemble, Sankofa. Mr. Sultan also plays bass guitar, piano, guitar, and various wind instruments.

Joe Stefko ~ Drums ~ The Turtles
Joe Stefko's first tour was with John Cale (The Velvet Underground) in 1975. Joe walked off the stage in London and into a loft in Manhattan to audition for Meat Loaf, becoming his drummer during the Bat Out Of Hell blitz that lasted for three years. "It was funny because Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman literally auditioned about six hundred musicians. I don't know if they knew what they were hearing anymore but they had read about my leaving Cale in Rolling Stone Magazine and were impressed. Joe has played with Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson, Todd Rundgren, Hot Tuna, Edgar Winter, Jim Steinman, Ellen Foley and The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie. He was also in the original cast of the off-Broadway play Love, Janis for it's two year run in Greenwich Village. Joe has always endorsed Slingerland Drums, Zildjian Cymbals and Tripp clothing from Trash & Vaudeville, NYC. Joe is also an award winning book publisher. His prestigious Charnel House press has designed and published lavish limited editions for Dean Koontz, Tim Powers, Harlan Ellison, Keith Reid, Christopher Moore and Stephen King. www.charnelhouse.com

Steve Stevens ~ Guitarist ~ Billy Idol
Steve Stevens is one of the most gifted guitarist to emerge from the 80's music scene. He first picked up the guitar at the age of seven and quickly immersed himself in the great early 1970's Brit guitar heroes like Beck, Page, and Clapton, eventually becoming an avid progressive rock fan. In the early 80's Steven joined Generation X singer Billy Idol, who was working on launching his solo career. Combining Idol's punk and Steven's hard rock backgrounds with dance music, Idol became one of MTV's early video stars. Stevens remained an in-demand hired gun as he played on recordings by Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and others. Stevens also appeared on the mega-selling 1986 soundtrack Top Gun, in which he earned a Grammy Award for Pop Instrumental Performance of the year. In 1989, he formed his own group the Atomic Playboys, and then got signed on to work with Vince Neil on 1993's Exposed album. Stevens and Neil opened for that summer's Van Halen tour. Eventually Stevens reunited with Idol and the duo celebrated a 30-year partnership in 2011.

Simon Townshend
A familiar name with an original sound, Simon Townshend is straight from the lineage of one of British music´s most famous families. The son of England´s top big-band reed man and baby brother of Who legend Pete Townshend, Simon has been recording and performing since the age of nine, when he was brought in to add vocals to The Who classic Tommy. He went on to successfully self-produce six well received solo CDs on the Stir Music label, including Among Us (1997), Animal Soup (1999), Bare Bodies Bare Assets (live acoustic)(2000), Ages (2000) and simontownshendis (2002). In 2002 Simon added to his musical arsenal by creating a stylistic alternative to his distinctive rock sound with an alter ego, .bom, for live performances in New York, Los Angeles and Boston. In 2005 Simon joined Bruce Foxton (The Jam/Stiff Little Fingers) and Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) in forming The Casbah Club, releasing Venustraphobia (2006). Simon is back in 2011 with the EP entitled Something New. The 4 track sampler is a preview of material from what may be his best and most impactful solo recording to date, the forthcoming 2012 release, Looking Out Looking In.

In addition to his own music, Simon has produced artists both in London and New York. He has performed with numerous established acts ranging from Jeff Beck to Pearl Jam, and including elder brother Pete Townshend, with notable song writing and vocal contributions to Iron Man and Psychoderelict. Other credits include 15 years as guitarist and vocalist in The Who, playing sold out tours of Europe, Asia and North America, and a monumental performance at the 2010 Super Bowl. He was referred to by one U.S. newspaper as The Who´s "secret weapon." In 2004 Simon served as producer for The Who´s first new, original studio recordings in more than 20 years and in 2006 contributed his talents to their highly anticipated album, Endless Wire. Since 2009, Simon has accompanied Roger Daltrey on tours of the United Kingdom and North America, including a stint with Eric Clapton. A highpoint of these shows features Simon´s electrifying performance of The Who classic, Goin´ Mobile, which consistently brings the cheering crowd to their feet.

Eddie Trunk ~ That Metal Show
Eddie Trunk was born in New Jersey on August 8th 1964. A lifelong Jersey resident, Trunk was into music at a very early age. It started like any young kid in the early 70s, with the Partridge Family and various top 40 radio hits on the close and play (remember those?). Then in the mid 70s Trunk was introduced by a friend to a band called The Raspberries, and was instantly drawn to the sound of "power pop," a style of music that had the pop hooks, but also heavy crunching guitar riffs. This quickly became his favorite band, and even though the Raspberries only had moderate mass success, Trunk had to have every record and know everything he could about the band. At that point, Eddie was only 11 years old, and was way too young to ever see his new found heroes live (something he finally did on the bands 2005 reunion, not only did he see them, he intro'd them and interviewed them for TV on VH1 Classic).

Then came 1976 and walking home from Jr. High School Trunk made his usual stop at the local record shop he passed every day with a friend. It was there that he was introduced to a record by a band called Kiss. Their brand new album at the time was called Rock & Roll Over. However, since his buddy hadn't heard that one yet, he recommended the previous Kiss LP called Destroyer. Needless to say, like any other kid growing up in the 70s, the Kiss obsession began (and still continues!). From there it led to other hard rock favorites such as Aerosmith, UFO, Black Sabbath, Billy Squier (whom Eddie had seen open for Kiss with his old band Piper at his first concert ever in December of '77 at Madison Square Garden), Rush, Y&T, and countless others. Trunk never cared about trends and if bands were considered "cool," and was often made fun of for the bands and music he liked (there was no band considered more un-cool than Kiss in the very early 80s). As a result, he never spent much time with the "in crowd" in high school, and spent time listening to records and reading about his favorite bands. As a senior in high school (where he never had good grades), Trunk was asked to write a record review section for the high school newspaper. It was there that he could earn school credit, while also doing what he loved, listening to music. A music career was born.


Steven Tyler ~ Lead Singer ~ Aerosmith
Known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams and his wide vocal range and on-stage acrobatics. Steven Tyler is the iconic songwriter, composer and voice of Aerosmith - one of America's greatest rock-and-roll bands - and is considered one of rock's most recognizable and dynamic frontmen. Rolling Stone has named him one of the greatest singers of all time. Aerosmith played its first gig together in 1970, and by 1975, emerged as one of the world's leading rock bands. Forty years later, the "Bad Boys from Boston" continue to excite fans in stadiums and arenas worldwide. Aerosmith came full circle when they played to a sold-out crowd in August 2010 at Fenway Park, a few blocks from where they had their humble beginnings as a band. Closing out the show, Tyler appeared atop the famed Green Monster in the outfield projecting his classic smash "Dream On" on a white baby grand piano in what can only be described as one of the greatest moments in recent rock-and-roll history. The band has sold over 100 million records and has won numerous prestigious awards, including Grammys, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and MTV Awards. Aerosmith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Many of the band's greatest hits have topped the Billboard charts throughout the years: "Dream On," "Walk This Way," "Sweet Emotion," "Toys In The Attic," "Janie's Got A Gun," "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," "Livin' On The Edge," "Cryin," "Crazy," "Amazing," "Pink," "Love In An Elevator," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady) and "Mama Kin." Their trendsetting videos defined the video era, and the band has infiltrated rock history with their memorable film and TV appearances, including "Wayne's World," THE SIMPSONS and the Super Bowl XXXV Halftime Show in 2001, as well as with their own version of Guitar Hero, the smash hit video game. Tyler remains a relevant rock icon. As a result, he has since embarked on several solo endeavors including guest appearances on other artists' music, film and TV roles (including as a judge on American Idol), authoring a bestselling book, "Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?," and solo work (including a Top 40 hit single in 2011). However, he has continued to record music and perform with Aerosmith, after more than 41 years in the band.

Steve Vai
Growing up on Led Zepplin and progressive rock, Vai had always had a penchant for the conceptual side of rock. While many of his albums revolve around a specific thematic axis, Vai considers his 2001 record, "Alive in the Ultra World," the high point of his conceptual efforts. Steve Vai's unique musical vision continues to use unbridled guitar virtuosity and soulful artistry to explore the spectrum of human emotion. He is driven by an addiction to create sounds that are unique and to create a sound all his own by striking a balance between technical ability and poetic phrasing. Vai's first step into the spotlight was in 1980 as a guitarist in Frank Zappa's band. But Vai's indelible contribution to music came during his solo career, which includes a combined sales of nearly six million albums. Vai continues to be inspired by a deeply-held spiritual commitment to improving the world through his music and actions.

Elizabeth Vargas ~ Edge Music Network Inc.
Elizabeth Vargas is founder of Edge Music Network, a globally syndicated multi-platform music network connecting bands with fans and fans with bands. Globally we utilize both server and satellite technologies to bring music fans togethercreating a richer content experience for everyone!

Edge Music Network, A New Channel for Music, is designed to connect fans with their favorite bands across the world. Edge Music Network connects fans across almost every popular outlet including broadcast, wireless and onlinedevices. Our content is uploaded and formatted for the latest technologies to deliver HD sound and video. Interactive features like the Music Capsule, aninteractive timeline, enable artist discovery like never before. With everyfeature being built from the ground up to connect fans and music, the channel engages audiences to not only watch and listen, but also participate and support their favorite bands. Backed by industry veterans, this platform delivers a complete solution for labels, artists and venues to generate newforms of revenue. Before Edge Music Network, Friday night might have been a few hours of music television, Pandora and a pizza... and label executives adjusting their revenue forecasts down. With Edge Music Network, our fan is at the show and connected to their favorite artist and friends around the globe, sharing the latest updates about the scene. EMN helps the artists, labels and executives maintain industry stability through our automated ad and subscription payout formula. We keep the artist, labels, managers, venues and content providers in the "know" and in full control of their brand to keep their fans engaged!

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Joe Vitale
This year will mark Joe Vitale's 45th year of touring and recording with Hall of Fame artists The Eagles, Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Dan Fogelberg and Ted Nugent, just to name a few. He has recorded with Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Bill Wyman, John Entwistle, Zakk Wylde, Keith Richards, Rick Derringer and many more. Joe Vitale has over 50 gold and platinum albums that he has performed on.

In 2011, Joe Vitale played drums for the historic Buffalo Springfield reunion tour.

His drumming encompasses all styles of music and his songwriting includes co-writing and recording Joe Walsh's classic "Rocky Mountain Way" (recently awarded 5 million plays from BMI) and from The Eagles Hotel California album, "Pretty Maids All in a Row." He's also written songs for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
He continues to tour, record and write and has no plans of retirement !!!

Detailed discography credits:

Joe Walsh ~ Singer, Songwriter, Guitar ~ The Eagles
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B. King and Dan Fogelberg. On December 20, 1975 he joined the Eagles as Bernie Leadon's replacement. His addition steered the band toward a harder-edged sound and away from their early country-style work, and he was featured prominently on their multi-million-selling album Hotel California, co-writing the Top 20 hit "Life in the Fast Lane" (with Don Henley and Glenn Frey) and "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (co-written with former Barnstorm drummer Joe Vitale). As the Eagles struggled to record the follow-up to Hotel California, Walsh re-ignited his solo career with the well-received album But Seriously, Folks... (1978) which featured his hit comic depiction of rock stardom, "Life's Been Good". Joe also contributed "In the City" to The Warriors soundtrack (1979), a song penned and sung by Walsh that was later rerecorded for the Eagles The Long Run album.Walsh sang the US National Anthem at the beginning of game four of the 1995 World Series. Walsh has a lifelong hobby of amateur ("ham") radio with the callsign WB6ACU. Walsh ran for President of the United States in 1980 on top of his music career as a mock campaign. He promised to make "Life's Been Good" the new national anthem if he won, and ran on a platform of "Free Gas For Everyone." Though Walsh was not old enough to actually assume the office, he wanted to raise public awareness of the election. He then ran again for vice president in 1992. Look out for Walsh's first solo album since 1992 with Jeff Lynne producing.

Leslie West ~ Guitar, Vocals ~ Mountain
Leslie West first gained recognition as the lead guitarist for the Vagrants, a locally popular 1960s Long Island group. One of that group's singles was produced by Felix Pappalardi, a bass player who also produced Cream. After the Vagrants and Cream split up, Pappalardi played bass on and produced West's debut solo album, Mountain (July 1969). Following its release, the two teamed up with drummer Norman Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing) and keyboard player Steve Knight to form the band Mountain, which cut the albums Climbing! (February 1970; a gold-selling LP featuring the Top 40 single "Mississippi Queen"), Nantucket Sleighride (January 1971; which also went gold), and Flowers of Evil (November 1971). In 1972, Pappalardi left Mountain to return to being a producer. (Posthumous record releases included Mountain Live (The Road Goes on Forever) [April 1972] and The Best of Mountain [February 1973].) West and Laing joined with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce to form West, Bruce & Laing. The trio recorded two studio albums, Why Dontcha (October 1972) and Whatever Turns You On (July 1973). (A live album, Live 'N' Kickin', was released in April 1974.) Bruce quit in the summer of 1973, and West and Laing briefly formed Leslie West's Wild West Show. Then West, Pappalardi, Alan Schwartherg (drums), and Bob Mann (keyboards) re-formed Mountain, recording a double live album, Twin Peaks (February 1974), in Osaka, Japan, in August 1973. This was followed by a Mountain studio album, Avalanche (July 1974), made by West, Pappalardi, Laing, and Knight. Then Mountain split again, and West formed the Leslie West Band, releasing The Great Fatsby (April 1975) (which featured Mick Jagger) and The Leslie West Band (1976) (which featured Mick Jones, later of Foreigner). Bedeviled by substance abuse problems, West retired from music for a time, then cleared up and again re-formed Mountain with Laing and bassist Mark Clarke (Pappalardi had died in 1983) for Go for Your Life (March 1985). The group broke up again, and West made Theme (1988), again teaming with Jack Bruce. West then participated in the Guitar Speaks (1988) and Night of the Guitar (1989) recordings of legendary rock guitarists for IRS Records' Illegal subsidiary. His next solo album was Alligator (August 1989), followed by Dodgin' the Dirt (1994). In 1994, West and Laing teamed with ex-Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding in another edition of Mountain, recording two tracks for the compilation Over the Top (1995). The solo As Phat as It Gets followed in 1999. After an album for Voiceprint, Guitarded, in 2004, West released two blues-inflected albums for Blues Bureau International, 2005's Got Blooze and 2006's Blue Me. West lost a leg due to complications from type 2 diabetes in June of 2011, but it didn't slow him down much. He released Unusual Suspects, which featured guest spots from guitarists Billy Gibbons, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Joe Bonamassa, and Steve Lukather three months later in September.

Alan White ~ Drummer ~ YES
Alan White is considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers of all time. With forty-plus years of performance experience and appearances on over 50 albums, Alan's dossier reads like a who-s who of rock legends. With his consummate professionalism and easy-going nature, Alan continues to be an inspiration to fellow musicians as well as fans. Alan is most known as the longtime drummer in YES, where he has been the driving force behind the band since 1972, having recorded and toured for every Yes release for the past 40 years. In addition to his tenure in Yes, White has worked with John Lennon, Yoko One, Joe Cocker, and Eric Clapton, to name a few. Alan's association with Lennon included recording his landmark album 'Imagine', with Alan performing the title song, 'Jealous Guy', along with Lennon's hit single 'Instant Karma'. This work led to an introduction to George Harrison, who asked Alan to perform on the album 'All Things Must Pass', including the single 'My Sweet Lord', released in 1970. In addition to being a legendary drummer, Alan lends his talents to the piano and has composed and recorded pieces for Yes as far back as 1974. Alan spent most of 2012 on tour with Yes, performing the band's most current release 'Fly From Here', and he continues to contribute musically to this day. Alan's other projects include the band 'White', who record and perform locally, and 'The White Sox', along with bass player Bernt Bodal. Alan enjoys mentoring as a band counselor for Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, working with young musicians performing for the annual 'Moore Music at the Moore' concert, and occasionally performing as a guest artist with Blue Thunder drum core at Seattle Seahawks games. Alan has served on the Board of Governor's for the Pacific NW Chapter of the Grammy Association; he currently serves on the Centerstage Council for Seattle Theater Group and is a founding member of Music Aid Northwest, a non-profit organization supporting music education in schools throughout Washington State.

Mark White ~ Bass ~ The Spin Doctors
Mark White - is a bass guitarist who is a founding member of the 90's mega rock group The Spin Doctors. In August 1991, the Spin Doctors released their full-length debut album Pocket Full Of Kryptonite, co-produced by Peter Denenberg and Frankie LaRocka. Relentless touring and a wave of positive press kept the album alive into the next year, when sales began to increase dramatically....Kryptonite was certified gold in September 1992 and received an additional boost from the band's October appearance on "Saturday Night Live." Reaching the one million mark in January 1993,...Kryptonite entered the Billboard Top Ten one month later. By June 1993, the album was triple platinum and had breached the Top Five among Billboard Pop Albums while spinning off two major hit singles: "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and the No. 1 Rock radio song of 1993, "Two Princes." Ultimately, Pocket Full Of Kryptonite sold over five million copies in the US and another five million overseas.

Jane Wiedlin ~ Guitar ~ Go Go's
Jane has been the guitar player and songwriter of the Go-Go's, "We Got The Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," "Vacation." With the hallmark 60's surf sound, girl-group influence, punky guitar, rich vocal harmonies you've seen on VH1's the Behind The Music, chronicling Rock 'n Roll's first and foremost Bad Girls. The first ever all-girl group to write their own songs and play their own instruments, they became immensely popular doing it. Our first hit album was released in 1981, Beauty and the Beat and we got lucky again with 1982's "Vacation," and its 1984 follow-up "Talk Show." They toured the world, selling out Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl and appearing twice on the cover of Rolling Stone. After seven years, the Go-Go's split up Jane moved on to a solo career, releasing six albums including the hits "Rush Hour," "Blue Kiss" and "Tangled" (a song featured in the movie Pretty Woman). Jane has acted in several movies including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Star Trek IV, Clue and Sleeping Beauty. As a voice actor, Wiedlin had a lot of fun doing unique voices for animated projects such as Tom & Jerry, Batman the Animated Series, King of the Hill, Pinky and the Brain and two of the Scooby Doo movies, amongst other shows.

Brian Wilson ~ Singer, Songwriter ~ The Beach Boys
Within The Beach Boys, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group. Besides being the primary composer in The Beach Boys, he also functioned as the band's main producer and arranger. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Shut Down", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Dance Dance", "Help Me Rhonda", "California Girls" and "Good Vibrations". These songs and their accompanying albums were internationally popular, making The Beach Boys one of the biggest acts of their time. In the mid-60's Wilson used his increasingly creative ambitions to compose and produce Pet Sounds, considered one of the greatest albums of all time. At this point his music was considered to rival that of "Lennon-McCartney". In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", and ranked Wilson number 52. He is an occasional actor and voice actor, having appeared in television shows, films, and other artists' music videos. On December 16th 2011, a 50th Anniversary Reunion was announced and Brian returned to The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson remains a member of the Beach Boys corporation, Brother Records Incorporated.

Kip Winger ~ Guitar, Vocals ~ Winger
C F Kip Winger, the multi-platinum recording artist, may be known best for his success with Winger and his early days as a bass player with Alice Cooper. However the range and scope of his musical journey can be more fully experienced in his solo albums, This Conversation seems like a Dream, Songs from the Ocean Floor, From the Moon to the Sun and his most recent composition Ghosts, for string orchestra. Aside from his powerful solo acoustic shows and touring with Winger, Kip was the lead singer for the Alan parsons live project. Kip's latest project is to record a new ballet at Oberlin College.

Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 called largest solo artist deal of it's time, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just discovering the blues via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Constantly shifting between simple country blues in the vein of Robert Johnson, to all-out electric slide guitar blues-rock, - Johnny has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link between British blues-rock and American Southern rock (a la the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.) Throughout the '70s and '80s, Johnny was the unofficial torch-bearer for the blues, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.

Growing up in a rough-and-tumble town populated by oilfield wildcatters and shipyard workers, he spent long hours listening to a local deejay named J.P. Richardson - The Big Bopper of "Chantilly Lace" fame - and became hooked on 50's rock & roll. He formed his first band, Johnny and the Jammers, in 1959 at the age of 15, with his 12-year-old brother Edgar on keyboards. Racial tensions in Beaumont were still high in those days. The town had been side to one of the worst race riots in Texas history just nine months before Johnny's birth. Mobs wandered the streets, businesses burned, martial law went into effect, and more than 2,000 uniformed National Guardsmen and Texas Rangers sealed off the town from the rest of the world until tempers cooled. Despite the brutal legacy, Johnny remembers never hesitating as a kid to venture into black neighborhoods to hear and play music. Looking back, he believes people in the black community knew that he was sincere, that he was genuinely possessed by the blues. "Nothing ever happened tome. I went to black clubs all the time, and nobody ever bothered me. I always felt welcome." He also became friends with Clarence Garlow, a deejay at the black radio station KJET in Beaumont. Who opened Winter's eye's and ears to rural blues and Cajun music. Clarence, who recorded for the swamp boogie specialty label Goldband, KRCO, Frolic, Diamond, Moon-Lite, Hall-Way and other regional labels.

There's a famous story about a time in 1962 when Johnny and his brother went to see B.B. King at a Beaumont club called the Raven. The only whites in the crowd, they no doubt stood out. But Johnny already had his chops down and wanted to play with the revered B.B."I was about 17," Johnny remembers, "and B.B. didn't want to let me on stage at first. He asked me for a union card, and I had one. Also, I kept sending people over to ask him to let me play. Finally, he decided that there enough people who wanted to hear me that, no matter if I was good or not, it would be worth it to let me on stage. He gave me his guitar and let me play. I got a standing ovation, and he took his guitar back!"

Winter's big breakthrough came a few years later in 1968 when Rolling Stone writers Larry Sepulvado and John Burks featured him in a piece on the Texas Music scene, which prompted a bidding war among labels that Columbia eventually won.

Johnny's self-titled 1969 disc announced loudly that there was a new guitar-slinger on the new national scene. The disc included audacious covers such blues classics as B.B. King's "Be Careful with a Fool," Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Good Morning Little School Girl," Robert Johnson's "When You Got a Good Friend" and fellow Texan Lightin' Hopkins' "Back Door Friend." It also featured two prime original Winter songs, "Dallas"and the controversial "I'm Yours and I'm Hers," that went into heavy rotation on FM underground radio. The album peaked at No.24 on the billboard chart and was promptly followed by Second Winter later that same year.

Looking back, writer Cub Koda described the period as one when "Straight out of Texas with a hot trio, Winter made blues-rock music for the angels." That trio, by the way, included bassist Tommy Shannon who would go on to be part of SRV's Double Trouble and drummer Uncle John Turner. Winter stayed with Columbia and it's boutique Blue Sky label for more than a decade, turning out such well-received platters as "Johnny Winter And" (1970), "Still Alive and Well" (1973) and "John Dawson Winter III" (1974). He also helped to introduce blues giant Muddy Waters to another generation of listeners by producing and playing guitar on the Grammy-winning "Hard Again" (1977), as well as the Grammy-nominated "I'm Ready" (1978), Muddy "Mississippi Waters Live" (1979) and "King Bee" (1981). The collaborations were so successful that Waters took to referring to Johnny as his "adopted son"!

Johnny joined Alligator Records in 1984. His desire to record nothing but authentic blues made for a perfect fit. When Johnny released Guitar Slinger later that year, it was widely hailed as his best (and bluesiest) album ever; it charted in both Billboard and Cashbox as well as earning a Grammy nomination. The next year, Johnny followed up Guitar Slinger with Serious Business. The powerhouse album won Johnny his second Grammy nomination with Alligator Records. Third Degree, his final Alligator release, came out in 1986. The album featured several special guests and an array of blues styles. Original blues cohorts, Tommy Shannon and Uncle John "Red" Turner, as well as Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack, all made guest appearances. Johnny also played two solo acoustic cuts on the National Steel guitar (the first time he'd played the National in the studio since 1977).

Johnny was living his artistic dream, recording nothing but pure blues.His Alligator albums earned their way onto rock radio and a video for the song Don't Take Advantage of Me played on the fledgling MTV network for over six months. But no matter how much commercial success Johnny's Alligator albums received, they never compromised his commitment to his roots.

Today Johnny Winter is enjoying an unparalleled resurgence performing to sold out shows worldwide even after a long life full of honors and accomplishments such as a triumphant appearance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival with Derek Trucks, Buddy Guy and Clapton that has been immortalized on the Emmy award winning DVD. In a ceremony with Slash presenting in Nashville, Gibson Guitars released the signature Johnny Winter Firebird guitar that has been his beloved trademark for years. A Live through the 70s DVD is a hit along with his Live Bootleg Series CDs that have all entered the Top 10 Billboard Blues charts. Two unique instructional DVDs have been produced by Cherry Lane/Hal Leonard to the gratitude of players around the world. Always one for special appearances he recently performed with the Allman Brothers at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan on the 40th anniversary of their debut.

In addition Winter has been headlining such prestigious events as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Swedish Rock Fest, Warren Haynes X-mas jam and Europe's Rockpalast viewed by millions just to name a few. Warner Bros. has now released a 40th anniversary DVD of Woodstock: 3 Days of Love and Peace the Director's cut featuring, for the first time, Johnny playing his smoking classic "Meantown Blues."

His recent Grammy nominated "I'm A Bluesman" disc on Virgin/EMI, has only added to his Texas-sized reputation. Joining him on this CD are guitarist Paul Nelson, bassist Scott Spray, 2 members of his current scorching road-tested touring band also consisting of drummer Vito Liuzzi. Performing now with a renewed vigor and fire to say that he is "back" would be an understatement. In fact, he never left. He is just better than ever.

Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He began studying music at an early age and formed his first band, Stone Henge in 1984. In 2006, Wylde was credited on the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame in recognition of his successful career as a musician and his contribution to the music industry. Osbourne has praised Wylde for lending a high level of energy and passion to performances and Wylde was the official guitarist for Black Rain, which was released in 2007. Wylde has also made some appearances in many television shows and has had characters in video games like Guitar Hero. Wylde is known for his signature Gibson Les Paul custom model guitars with a "bulls-eye" graphic.

Bill Wyman ~ Bass ~ The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman (born William George Perks; 24 October 1936) is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. It has been useful to him as an author who has written seven books, selling two million copies. Wyman's love of art has additionally led to his proficiency in photography and his photographs have hung in galleries around the world. Wyman took piano lessons from age 10 to 13.Wyman's lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar. In 1960 he bought a Burns electric guitar for £52 on hire-purchase, but was not satisfied by his progress. After hearing a bass guitar at the Barron Knights' concert, he fell in love with the sound of it and decided this was his instrument. He created what may have been the first fretless electric bass by removing the frets from a bass guitar he was reworking and played this in a south London band, the Cliftons. He used the stage name Lee (later Bill) Wyman, taking the surname of a friend with whom he had done national service in the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1957. He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys relic hunting; The Times published a letter about his hobby (Friday 2 March 2007). He designed and markets a patented Bill Wyman signature metal detector, which he has used to find relics in the English countryside dating back to the era of the Roman Empire. As a businessman, he owns several establishments including the famous Sticky Fingers Café, a rock & roll-themed bistro serving American cuisine first opened in 1989 in the Kensington area of London and later, two additional locations in Cambridge and Manchester, England.