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Matt Riddle: Keyboards
Photo: John Stone
Musical Education: Studied Classical piano with Nellie Whittaker, including three
recitals at Steinway Hall. Teaching lineage: Whittaker > Maier > Schnabel > Leschetizky >
Liszt > Czerny > Beethoven.
Musical Influences: Yes, Genesis, Chopin, Liszt, Debussey, ELP, Chick Corea, Ahmad Jamal, Patrick Moraz,
Jean Luc-Ponty, anything that bears the resounding mark of quality.
Favorite Songwriters: Jon Anderson, Lennon/McCartney, Kerry Livgren
Favorite Single: Fly Like An Eagle -Steve Miller- I just love that Hammond work!
Influential LP: Resonance (Patrick Moraz)
Instruments: custom chopped Hammond B-3, custom chopped Leslie, Minimoog, Studio Electronics SE-1,
Polymoog, Roland JV-80 Synth, Ensoniq ASR 10, Fatar Studio 610 Keyboard Controller, assorted effects.
Also featured on keyboards for Genesis tribute, Seconds Out.
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Melissa:
Lead vocals, Various eclectic mood enhancing percussion devices, Acoustic guitar
Photo: John Stone
Musical Influences: Beatles, Yes, (classic) Genesis, Rush, Handel's Messiah, Adrian
Belew, Zeppelin (man)
Favorite Songwriter: Jon Anderson, Lennon/McCartney, Neil Peart, Paul Simon (who can pick just one?)
Favorite Single: Much too difficult to answer--my brain reels from the myriad of possibilities
Most Influential LP: Cannot compute--
Instruments: The vocal cords God gave me, Ovation acoustic guitar, tambourine and other percussion
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John Kastelic: Guitars
Photo: John Stone
Musical Education: Bachelors of Music Education, with a classical guitar performance
degree.
Musical Influences: The Beatles, The Who, Tod Rungren, Simon and Garfunkel, Genesis, Rush, John Williams,
Neil Young, Supertramp, Rudy Goldsmith (composed the film "Rudy"), James Horner, and most
importantly YES!
Favorite Songwriters: Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Jon Anderson...
Most Influential LP: It's tied between the Beatles Blue album, and The Yes Album. Soundtracks to
Jurrassic Park, and Rudy are tied for second.
Instruments: Gibson ES-175, Gibson SG, Washburn "Woodstock" acoustic, Yamaha 135 classical,
Fender Telecaster, Custom Electric Sitar. Effects: Roland GP8 effects processor, ART SGX Express
2000 processor, Midiverb II, Akai patchbay, DBX compressor limiter, Crybaby Wah. Amp: Fender Twin Reverb.
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Alex Macdonald: Bass
Photo: John Stone
Musical Education: Formal guitar and bass lessons ages ago, but mostly just two ears
and long nights holed-up in a basement with mono Beatles albums
Musical Influences: (bass heroes) Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Jack Bruce, John Entwhistle,
Chris Squire, Chuck Rainey.
Favorite Songwriters: Lennon/McCartney (big surprise!), Pete Townsend, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen.
Favorite Single:" You Can't Do That", The Beatles
Most Influential LPs:An endless, ever-changing list, but today-"Revolver" (Beatles),
"Live at Leeds" (Who), "Fragile" (Yes), "The Nightfly" (Donald Fagen).
Guitars: Rickenbacker 4001 V-63, Carvin BB-75 5-string, Danelectro 58 Longhorn. Rack: Ampeg SVT
amp, Yamaha FX-500 processor, Kawai 4-channel mixer, Sabine tuner, Rack Rider power conditioner, Hush
Super-C noise suppressor. Speakers: Peavey 1820 cabinet w/ 2 x 10" and 1 x 18", Carvin 210
cabinet w/ 2 x 10" Pedalboard: Fatar bass pedals, Korg analog synth module, Rolls Midi pedals,
Envelope Filter pedal, Tremolo pedal, Octave pedal, Distortion pedal, "Crybaby" bass
wah-wah-pedal, Volume pedal.
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Marty Zlocki: Percussion
Photo: John Stone
We're still getting Martys' bio together. Marty is our wildchild who refuses to give
out info. (witness protection ?) We know he has a dog named Foxy and that's it..... In the meantime
here's his current equipment list.
Instruments: Drum Workshop drumkit, Sabian cymbals, Tympani, Timbales, Cowbells, Tambourine,
windchimes, Ensoniq sampler
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