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About Us
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Chris Plunkett
Owner- Bass / Guitar |
Chris Plunkett: Bassist, composer, and former
Musicians Institute B.I.T. instructor. Bass player for
Hank Williams Jr. in the mid to late 1970's: Played on the "The
New South" album recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and toured
the country with Hank Jr., as a member of the "Bama Band".
Extensive studio experience in studios from New York to Los
Angeles, performing with a wide variety of artists including
Hank Williams, Jr., Waylon Jennings, Norman Brown, Scott
Henderson, Frank Vignola, Glenn Alexander, Gregg Bisonette, Joe
Ascione, Eddie Rosetti, Raphael Cruz, Chuggy Carter and many
others. Co-founder of the New Jersey based R&B band "Line
Drive", and owner of South Street Studios, a private music
lesson studio in Freehold New Jersey. |
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Rick Baicher - Guitar |
Ricky Baicher, is a graduate of the
college of Staten Island and has his BS in classical guitar.
Ricky has been working with guitars since the tender age of 15.
He started teaching and repairing guitars at 18 years of age
Ricky has worked closely with CJ for the last 2 years. Ricky
is an avid Pro Wrestling Fan and is frequently looking for his
next Transformer to complete his extensive collection. |
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Jack Frost - Guitar |
Take part in a once in a lifetime
opportunity to study with one of Metals Finest lead guitar
Players.
Jack Frost, lead guitarist with
Seven
Witches, has played in several
major bands including Savatage, Metalium, Bronx Casket
Company ( DD Verni and Tim Mallare of Overkill ), Speed
(with Aaron Randell and Ray Hartman of Annihilator ), Seven
Witches ( with Joey Vera of Armored Saint) and Finally Frost
Bite. One on One lessons in private with Jack! Choose
either 30 minutes 4 times a month at $100. per month or 1
hour per week at $225. per month
This is a unique opportunity to learn and
perfect your guitar playing to a level that most just dream
of plus the chance to spend tome and learn about how to
thrive in the business of Rock - N - Roll.
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Jeff Brown - Guitar |
Jeff Brown is a seasoned singer, songwriter and musician who has
been performing and writing music for over twenty years. He had
an early interest in music, his first outlets were singing,
playing the piano and the trombone, and he studied music
privately for many years. At the age of fourteen he taught
himself how to play the guitar and later furthered his education
on the instrument with New Jersey Jazz Guitarist "Paul
Gravelle"
Jeff actively performs as a solo acoustic artist and as a member
of The Otis Brown Band, The Jeff Brown Trio,
The Cryers
and owns / operates
Earth Audio recording
studios in New Jersey. Over the past few decades, Jeff has
entertained audiences all over his native New Jersey and the
USA, and in nine countries around the world including Canada and
much of Western Europe.
Jeff has recorded in many studios in the tri-state area
including Time Warner Studios, New York City and Planet Sound
Studios, New York City where he worked with legendary producer
Mike Theodore of the 1970's Detroit soul and disco scene.
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Dan Weeks - Drum |
During the past seventeen years, Dan Weeks
has performed throughout the Tri-State region as the co-leader
of the critically acclaimed hardbop jazz group Jazzlamic. The
group has performed at the Cape May and Montclair jazz
festivals, the Clearwater and Sea Monster Jazz Festival and made
multiple appearances at Jazz in the Parkand the Jersey Shore
Jazz and Blues Festival Red Bank, NJ. Weeks, who studied
privately with Blue Note recording artist Ralph Peterson Jr. and
Muse recording artist Michael Carvin, has also performed with
Saxophonist Danny Walsh and Leo Johnson, trumpeters Clark Terry
and Ralph Peterson Jr., Trombonist Bob Ferrell; the jazz
Lobster; guitarist Doug Clark, Lenny Argese, Chuck Welch, Jerry
Topinka and Chaz Williams, and bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and Jack
Six. Weeks also currently performs with Jerry Topinka, The
avant-garde groups Thissitid Idols and Milky Chicken Spit and
his own jazz quartet Hammerhead.
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Tanya Peterson - Piano / Violin & Cello |
Tanya Peterson's love of music started
at the age of 8, when she started violin lessons in school and
started to teach herself piano. within 2 years she became a
member of the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra, which she
participated in for 8 years. Her musical interest continued to
blossom through the years, and she began teaching herself other
instruments as well as singing. Tanya learned to play the
guitar, bass, percussion, viola and trumpet by the time she
entered high school. She attended Monmouth Regional High
School and was a member of the jazz band, orchestra, concert
band, chorus, show company, marching band - where she became
drum major senior year, and played various instruments for the
school musicals. She picked up 2 more instruments, cello
and trombone, by the time she graduated in 1997. Her late high
school years were also spent playing keyboards for the SKA band
The Studebaker that played local shows and recorded a few
songs for compliations. |
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Marc Muller -electric, acoustic, slide
and nylon guitars; pedal steel guitar; lap steel guitar; dobro;
mandolin; violin; banjo; ukulele; bass; drums; keyboards; vocals
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Producer, writer, arranger:
PBS TV “It’s A Big Big World” opening, middle and closing
theme songs 2006Steve Forbert “Strange Names and New
Sensations” – 2007, “Just Like There’s Nothing To It” – Koch
records 2004Dave Murphy “Songs From Snake Hill” – 2008,
“Chasing Ghosts” – Phoenix Night Productions 2002 Disney
Channel’s “Book Of Pooh”, “Bear In The Big Blue House”
2000-2003 WABC-TV’s “Pepper Anne” theme song 1997-2000
Marc Muller’s “American Home Cooking” 1997
Touring: Van Zant 2005 – current, Tour
highlight – Grand Ole Opry co bill with Loretta Lynn at the
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville – 12/07, appearing on the Redneck
Revolution tour with CMA entertainer of the year Gretchen
Wilson.
Shania Twain 1995 - 2004; “Up!”, “C’mon Over”
and promo tours, including Super Bowl 04’,
Recorded nylon guitar on video/single release of “From This
Moment”
SheDaisy 2002, in support of the 02 release “Knock On The
Sky”.
Phil Roy 2000 - 2005, Independent Singer/Songwriter
Mindy Jostyn 1992 - 2000, Independent Singer/Songwriter.
Featured on many episodes of the Food Network’s “Emeril Live”
Tommy Shaw 1987 - 89 in support of Styx guitarist’s
solo effort “Ambition”
Surreal McCoys 1987 - 93 critically acclaimed NYC band.
Once referred to as “New York’s house band” by the New York
Post
Various performances/recordings:
Victor Wooten, Nickelback, Kelly Clarkson, Billy Joel, John
Bon Jovi, Branford Marsalis, Elton John, The Backstreet Boys,
Carly Simon, Donald Fagan, Joan Osborne, John Waite, Howard
Tate, John Popper, Jill Sobule, Dr. John, Mark O’Conner, Blood
Sweat and Tears, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Spencer Davis Group
(MD, 87-89) Joe Lynn Turner
Education: Graduate
Berklee College of Music, Boston MA 1981-84 |
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