Our Biographies

John Belpedio

Instruments	Bass Guitar
Influences	Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, John Entwhistle and Jim Fielder (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
Experience	The Tasmainian Devils in 8th grade, the Chicago Jazz Quorum in college. Mason-Richards Band and Lip Service.
Claim to Fame	The Lane Tech Chorus: Sang on the Ray Rayner Show as well as Bozo’s Circus. The Northeastern University Big Band: Shared the stage with the Stan Kenton Big Band, and it was a thrill to have Mr. Kenton conduct our band playing 3 of his songs!
Music Education	During High School and College, John studied bass guitar, string bass, cello, piano and music theory and history.
Goals and Dreams	Always wanted to play with the Rolling Stones.
Favorite Band(s)	Beatles, Stones, Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles and the Manhattan Transfer

Ken Blumenfeld

Instruments	Guitar, Bass & singing in shower ONLY.
Influences	Willy Wonka, Elmer Fudd, Speed Racer, Wiley Coyote & Scooby Doo
Experience	Once when I was in Band Camp, there was this girl and...
Claim to Fame	Never quite ready for the next song.
Music Education	Home Schooled Guitar by a group of traveling minstrels.
Goals and Dreams	18,000 fans singing along to one of my songs.
Favorite Band(s)	Banana Splits, Partridge Family, and the Wiggles

Scott Powder

Instruments	Guitar, Bass, Harmonica (sort of), Vocals
Influences	Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson, and Allan Holdsworth (the greatest jazz guitarist ever), Run DMC and all 1980s and early 1990s old school rap.
Experience	My high school band was called "Blind Ambition".  We broke up after our first gig.
Claim to Fame	I won the Centennial Crossing ping pong tourney last November.
Music Education	Years of lessons and I can barely read a note.
Goals and Dreams	To be a one-hit wonder, quit my day job and live off the royalties.
Favorite Band(s)	The Beatles (of course), Van Halen (pre-Sammy Hagar), The Stones, Run DMC, Public Enemy. Lately I've been into Spoon and The Strokes.

David Schwartz

Instruments	Voice, Tambourine, and the all important COWBELL!
Influences	Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles
Experience	This is it!
Claim to Fame	This too is it!
Music Education	Lot's of time in the Karaoke Studio!
Goals and Dreams	Not to kill one of the guys in the band.
Favorite Band(s)	Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen

Mark Ventrelli

Instruments	Drums, Cowbells, Tambourine, Kazoo
Influences	Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Scooby Doo, too many to list...
Experience	Banging sticks on things since the 1970s.
Claim to Fame	Not going to claim anything yet.
Music Education	Took piano for few months, got bored, too hard. Self taught drums (much easier).
Goals and Dreams	To be rich, famous and/or happy (preferably from playing music, or adult films).
Favorite Band(s)	Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Beatles, Stones, Partridge Family