Born in Buffalo, New York, Tommy started his professional musical career at the age of 16 fronting local rock bands, Crossroads, The Beez, and Doby Royal. While in The Beez, Tommy wrote and released a single called “Me and My Girl” which sold several thousand copies and helped the band win a Buffalo music award for originality. Tommy went on to open for such national acts as John Cougar, Judas Priest, Ambrosia, Rick Derringer, Badfinger, Greg Kihn, Deep Purple and Grass Roots. In 1986 Tommy moved to Los Angeles where he continued his musical success, recording lead vocals for the title track of a zombie movie, laying vocals as a session musician, performing with John Fogerty at a charity event and playing at several entertainment studio events providing music for the talent of such television series as Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Alias, Scrubs, According to Jim, 8 Simple Rules and many more. Now residing in Ohio, Tommy continues to tour across the U.S. and most recently opened for Tommy James and the Shondells . You can hear the original material Tommy wrote and recorded on iTunes: Tommy Geraci’s “Youth is Wasted on the Young (1976-1986)”; Veronica's Toy “Unwrapped” and Veronica’s Toy “Humans Being”.
Jim’s family is from Tellico Plains, Tennessee (mother) and Pittston Pennsylvania (father), born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Jim began playing guitar at 12 years of age when his dad, a HAM radio operator, traded a radio ham set for Jim’s first guitar a 1954 Kay Thin Twin, which he uses today with a few modern upgrades. At the age of 15 Jim studied jazz guitar with Vince Bologna for 2 years while playing guitar in the Hoban High School Continentals Jazz Band traveling to other Brother’s of Holy Cross schools and Notre Dame University playing concerts. After high school Jim played with ‘Spyce’ a popular variety band made of ex-Hoban High school musicians and were the summer weekend entertainment at Francesca restaurant in Parma, Ohio playing every Friday and Saturday night. Jim also played in the Band Patchwork which included Paul Kapper, bass, Mark Gonder, (jazz great on drums), Mark Mothersbaugh, keyboard (pre-Devo) and Linda Vaughn, vocalist. Following Spyce and Patchwork Jim joined forces with Fred Slezak in the Madhouse which was a horn-based rock band playing the great hits of the 70’s and 80’s including Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Eight Foot Clearance, Average White Band, Kool and the Gang. Musical changes morphed Madhouse into a dance band called Accent with Fred Slezak, Paul Kapper and two female singer fronts focusing on strictly 80’s and 90’s dance material. Subsequently, Jim has played with Blue Eyed Souls, Sight and Sound, 2 Boomers, Geez Catz, and currently Rio Bravo. Jim is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association and a life member of the American Federation of Musicians, local 24, and currently it’s Board Secretary.
Mark is an extremely versatile musician, steeped in jazz, classical and virtually every genre of music. He has traveled worldwide and has been part of the musical communities in Toronto, New York City, Miami, Nashville and Austin. Born in Montreal Quebec and raised in Buffalo New York, Mark has and still is performing with a wide array of musical acts from every possible style and genre group of acts and bands, some of which include Bobby Vinton, Tommy Dorsey, Wayne Jackson ( trumpet player with the Memphis Horns), the Lennon Bros. ( part of the Lawrence Welk Show), Al DeLory (salsa en Nashville arranger and producer and former member of the “wrecking crew”.
Bobby Rydell , Mel Tillis, Leon Russell , Mary Wilson, Vassar Clemmons, Frankie Avalon, Shelby Lynne and a list too long to name.
Easy to get along with and a total team player , Mark brings Intensity and professionalism to every project he has worked with and is an asset to every ensemble he has worked with.
Don was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and has been playing guitar for well over 50 years. He played in his first band during Junior High School, and has played in all sorts of bands around Northeast Ohio since. Don performed with the Cleveland area bands Bittersweet and Myriad in the ‘70’s. During his college years he taught guitar lessons at various music stores throughout Northeast Ohio. In recent years he has played in Dogwood Lane, a rock band playing all original Christian music. The Dogwood Lane lineup included Joe Vitale. He played in Caryn and the Cruise for several years, as well as the band, FROG. He has been heavily influenced by such blues and rock guitarists as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Buddy Guy and countless others.
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