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Rivera - Ringo
Starr's All Starr Band (Musical Director), Billy Joel, Elton John, Foreigner,
Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates For
the past 26 years as a member of Billy Joel's band, Mark has played some of the
most memorable sax solos in pop music. For the past 12 years, Mark has had the
privilege of working closely with Ringo Starr and some of the greatest musicians
of all time in helping the former Beatle® assemble his "All Starr Band." Mark
is recognized around the world as one of the best musical directors in the industry. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Nils
Lofgren - Bruce Springsteen, Neil
Young, Ringo Starr In addition to a solo career spanning over three
decades, Nils is best known for being a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street
Band. His career spans studio and on-stage collaborations with some of the world's
greatest artists, and his solo recordings are legendary. He is currently preparing
to tour with Springsteen and The E Street Band during 2007-08. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Will
Lee - David Letterman, The Fab Faux,
More recordings than we can list. Will can be seen every week night
on your TV screen playing at the Ed Sullivan Theatre as the bassist with Paul
Shaffer & The CBS Orchestra on the wildly popular Late Show with David Letterman,
and you can hear him playing and singing on numerous studio recordings as well
as many commercials on both television and radio. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Hay - Men At Work Colin
first landed on our shores from his native Australia as frontman and principal
songwriter of Men At Work. With Hay's wry songs and burnished vocals leading the
way, they were responsible for a series of massive hits during the Eighties ("Down
Under" and "Who Can It Be Now" among them), becoming in the process one of the
first pop icons of the video era. With his one-man show "Colin Hay: Man At Work,"
placement of his songs in film ("Garden State") and television ("Scrubs"), and
the release of solo CDs like 2002's "Company Of Strangers" and his latest 2007
work, "Are You Lookin' At Me," Colin's skills as a songwriter, arranger, engineer,
and bandleader--unified by his immediately identifiable voice-- have kept him
in the industry's forefront. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Jack
Blades - Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades
In addition to fronting Night Ranger, one of the most successful mainstream/arena
rock bands of the Eighties, bassist/singer Jack Blades has either recorded with,
penned songs for, or produced albums for some of rock's biggest names. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Keagy - Night Ranger Kelly
is best known as the drummer for Night Ranger and the lead singer of their classic
hit, "Sister Christian." Kelly started out his career as a drummer, but over the
years he has gained experience in many aspects of the music business, gaining
success as a hit songwriter both singularly and with others.
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| | Jeff
Carlisi - .38 Special Jeff
is the original guitarist and songwriter for the classic rock band .38 Special,
which boasted more than five platinum albums during the 1980s and is best known
for songs such as “Caught Up In You,” “Second Chance” and “Hold On Loosely.” Today,
Carlisi is helping young aspiring musicians make their rock star dreams come true
with Camp JAM, a comprehensive rock ‘n’ roll summer camp for ages 7-17 that he
co-founded in 2004 and which now operates in fifteen cities across the country. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Kulick - KISS, Grand Funk Railroad,
Meatloaf, Michael Bolton, Kayne West, Billy Squier Bruce
Kulick was the lead guitarist for KISS for twelve years, joining the band for
the Animalize tour in 1984 and continuing with the band until the 1996 reunion
tour. His contributions to the band covered over 10 album releases including his
performance on MTV's "KISS Unplugged." Since the year 2000 Bruce has been lead
guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad touring all across the U.S. with original members
Don Brewer and Mel Schacher. Kulick's recording, songwriting, and performing credits
include Meatloaf, Michael Bolton, Kayne West and Billy Squier among others. He
has toured around the world in addition as a solo artist supporting his two solo
discs, Audiodog and Transformer.
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Smith - SNL, Bob Dylan, Hall
& Oates For most people, GE is still best recognized for
being the leader of the Saturday Night Live Band. Throughout the 80s and 90s,
GE could be seen playing his guitar before virtually every commercial during the
show. But before that, he recorded and toured with David Bowie, Darryl Hall &
John Oates, and Bob Dylan (famously working on Dylan's "Neverending Tour" of the
late eighties and serving as Musical Director for his Madison Square Garden tribute).
Smith is acknowledged as one of rock's pre-eminent guitarists, both in-studio
and on-stage. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Christine
Ohlman - SNL / First-Call Vocalist in the World of The Blues
This
queen of blue-eyed rock n' soul, known as "The Beehive Queen" for her mile-high
platinum blonde hairdo, is the long-time, current vocalist with the Saturday Night
Live Band, where she graces the stage of NBC's Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center,
and recently expanded the SNL connection by singing the theme song to the Tina
Fey/NBC sitcom "30 Rock." Christine is a first-call studio/live musician with
particularly deep roots in the Blues, appearing on more recordings than we can
list, including Grammy nominees by Charlies Musselwhite and The Howlin' Wolf Band.
She tours constantly behind her own four solo CDs and recently guested on Ian
Hunter's acclaimed 2007 release "Shrunken Heads." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Kazee - Southside
Johnny & The Asbury Jukes A
longtime member of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Jeff has spent years touring
with Bon Jovi and can be seen subbing for Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David
Letterman. A blue-eyed soul singer of renown, his roots go back deep to his musical
family in Kentucky. Jeff's hipster stage presence and wizardry on piano and Hammond
B3 are in high demand from New York to LA and all points in between. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Crystal
Taliefero - Billy
Joel, Elton John, Faith Hill, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Joe
Cocker
Crystal
has a stage presence that is unbelievable. As a multi-instrumentalist, she has
been an integral part of Billy Joel's band for the past 19 years. She has also
toured with Springsteen, Faith Hill, and many others. An in-demand studio vocalist
and producer in her home town of Nashville, she has appeared on dozens of Music
City recordings. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Tommy
Byrnes -
Billy Joel, Brian
Setzer, Movin' Out Musical Director Multi-instrumentalist,
composer, songwriter and producer Tommy Byrnes has been Billy Joel's guitarist
and musical director for the past 19 years. He was key in helping Billy and Twyla
Tharp create the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash Movin' Out and served as the
show's Musical Director during its long run. Tommy has toured and collaborated
with rockabilly legend Brian Setzer (co-writing Setzer's hard-hitting "Barbwire
Fence"). His further touring credits include artists as diverse as Enrique Inglesias
and Joan Jett, and as a songwriter he's penned tunes for Mandy Moore and others.
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Drayton - Keith Richards, Johnny Cash, Divynls, Don
Henley, Neil Young, Seal, Herbie Hancock, Iggy Pop, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan,
Janet Jackson, Courtney Love, and many more Brooklyn
native Charley Drayton is the consummate performer. Aside from his incomparable
drumming talents, he brings to the table his skills a guitarist, bassist, keyboardist,
vocalist, arranger, and producer. His lengthy list of playing credits covers the
elite of the music industry, from the superstars listed above to artists as diverse
as The B-52s, David Sanborn, Michelle Branch, and jazz legend Miles Davis. Charley's
unique playing style and approach to songwriting make him one of the most sought-after
musicians in the business. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Andy
York - John
Mellencamp Guitarist Andy York began his musical career in 1987
when he joined Jason & The Scorchers. Since then, his live and studio credits
have included Ian Hunter (he produced Hunter's critically-acclaimed 2007 release
Shrunken Heads), Robert Plant, Nils Lofgren, Marshall Crenshaw, Wilie Nile, Donovan
Leitch, and, most notably, John Mellencamp, for whom he's been the lead guitarist
since 1994, sharing songwriting credits on "Positively Crazy" and "Summer of Love,"
headlining the annual Farm Aid benefit, and appearing with Mellencamp on concert
stages worldwide. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Eric
Martin - Mr. Big Eric
is the voice on Mr. Big's smashes "To Be With You" and "Just Take My Heart." Currently,
he has several portions on his plate: he recently wrote and recorded the theme
song for the hit pay per view television show Pride FC,which is a major ultimate
fighting program. The song, “The Last Man Standing” debuted New Year’s Eve 2006
on pay per view to millions of viewers. Eric also wrote and recorded a song for
guitar legend Ronnie Montrose’s upcoming CD 10x10.
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| | Bob
Birch - Elton John Bob,
our West Coast connection, has been playing with Elton John since the early 90's,
appearing on, among others, Elton's CDs Road To Eldorado, Peachtree Road, and
Big Picture. Elton has said that Bob is the best bassist he's ever worked with,
and we agree with that ringing endorsement.
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