THE ERIE RIDERS
Tom Prebish
Considered a bass stalwart of the Northeast Ohio music scene and has over 35 years of live and studio experience since the age of 15. He is the bassist and a co-writer on Country Honk band’s latest album. Check out Tom at countryhonkmusic.com
Freddy Perez
Freddy is a staple of the Northeast Ohio music scene, with over 35 years of live and studio experience, starting at the age of 15. He serves as the drummer and co-writer on Country Honk’s latest album. Check out Freddy’s work at countryhonkmusic.com
Trevor Matthews
Trevor has played lead guitar live, in studio, and performed in off Broadway theater for over two decades and has been touring regularly throughout the Midwest and South in Blue Hour. Please see more info about him at www.instagram.com/trevor_matthews_guitar and check out Blue Hour’s latest activities and material at www.bluehour.band
Sherena Wynn
Sherena has performed with acclaimed celebrity artists like the late Gerald Levert, Patti LaBelle, and Angie Stone to name a few. Sherena has performed at major venues throughout the world and in the United States including the Apollo Theater in New York City, Constitution Hall in DC and Universal Studios Amphitheater in Hollywood, CA. She has appeared on the David Letterman Show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Arsenio Hall Show, and the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars. An accomplished arranger, writer, vocal coach, and producer as well as a vocalist, Sherena has collaborated on songs originated for Whitney Houston, The OJAYS, Debra Cox, Tyrese, Joe, Next, DeAngelo, Angie Stone and many others. Her music is a reflection of her — a mixture of inspirational, jazz, and hip-hop. Real music and real singing that captures the heart of the listener. She added her silky smooth voice to "A Song for Jesus (He Lifts Me Up)" You can find her at:
nfrontmusic.com/bios/sherena-wynn and
www.facebook.com/Songbird0214 and
Dennis Veverka
Dennis has played harmonica and percussion in countless live bands from bluegrass to blues throughout Northeast Ohio for more than 40 years as well as contributing to studio recordings. He is a member of the Cleveland Blues Society. He currently performs in a duo, Front Porch Jammin, performing at fairs, festivals, wineries, breweries, and private events
Cheryl
Cheryl graduated from the Berklee College of Music and spent seven years as a singer/songwriter in Nashville. She sings and creates her songs on guitar and piano and added her beautiful voice to the song "I Believe" with both Alto and Soprano parts.
Josee McGee
Josee McGee is a singer songwriter and performer in the North East Ohio region who recently released the album, Weeper, which is available on all streaming sites. She was raised in a musical family— everyone sang, and her step-grandpa was a musical director, composer, and band leader. Josee’s talent was evident from a very early age and she took naturally to performing in front of crowds performing both as a solo artist as well as frequently with her equally talented sister. Most nights of the week you can hear her singing not only her own material but also artists like Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Alicia Keys, The Beatles, The Turtles and so many others. Her original music is unique; a blend of soul, jazz, pop among other genres. She sang on the duet, "Already Are" as well as all the Alto and Soprano harmonies on the song. See and hear more of her at
https://www.joseemcgee.com
Leanne Carrie Trost
Teaching violin, playing live, and recording for over 30 years, Leanne not only adds her strings but her vocals to this release and is currently playing with several Ohio bands including Lela Blue (https://lelablue.com) and the Black River Band (https://www.facebook.com/BlackRiverOhio). You can hear her violin on "It Comes and Goes" and "For a Little While" and her voice on "Angel in Las Vegas" and "It Comes and Goes".
Bob Gerhard
Bob has been one of Northeast Ohio’s premier keyboardists for over 30 years in both original and cover projects including the renowned Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd tribute band and Into the Blue, a Grateful Dead cover band. He played keyboards on my Paul and the Wish album 25 years ago as well! For this album, he added organ parts, orchestral string section and Cello parts, as well as steel drum sounds! Follow him here and at the aforementioned bands at
www.floydtribute.com and https://www.facebook.com/ITBGDR
Moss
Moss is one of the Midwest's premier piano/keyboard players and hails from London, England. He discovered his talents as a child being able to play whatever he heard without music or formal training! He has made the USA his home since the age of 19 when he traveled with just a few articles of clothing, his incredible ear for music, and his magical fingers. It was in the early 1980’s that he formed one Cleveland's top society bands, “Nitebridge”, which he still leads, performing for audiences in clubs/bars, weddings, bat/bar mitzvahs and benefits as well as playing tribute and solo shows and in other band combinations. He has also been a musical director for Broadway musicals and has performed with superstars such as Martha Reeves, Spyro Gyra, Chuck Berry, Blood Sweat & Tears, and Robert Lockwood Jr. Check out his very busy gig schedule at https://nitebridgeband.com/schedule
Tommy Amato
Legendary drummer, Tommy Amato, grew up playing drums in the clubs and studios of Cleveland, Ohio before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1984 to further his career in the studio as well as touring. While living in Los Angeles, he worked with KISS, Doro Pesch, Silent Rage, Warrant, Lita Ford, Neil Giraldo, Billy Steinberg, Gene Simmons (RCA / SIMMONS Records), Paul Sabu, Tony Kishman, Only Child, Claudia Scott, Erik Norlander, Gary McGrath, Lana Lane, Vicky Peterson (The Bangles), Rocket Scientists, Jennifer Rush and Tim Scott and many others. In addition to song writing, recording, and touring, Tommy is featured in numerous videos, television shows and films as an actor.
Over four decades of performing has taught Tommy the love of life and the love of the backbeat. He plays live several nights a week with various trios as well as full bands including The Attraxion (https://theattraxxion.com) and Freedom Highway (https://freedomhighway.net ). Surviving bouts with cancer in 2001 and 2003, Tommy founded the annual benefit concert, The Cleveland Agora Tommy Amato Rock Relief, in 2004 to fund one local musician in need with concerts ever since.
Chris Keffer
He is the owner and Wizard of Magnetic North Studio- Beachwood, Ohio. Celebrating his 40th year in business serving the Northeast Ohio media market, he wears many hats: Audio Engineer, Music Producer, Mastering Engineer, Video Producer to name a few! With over 900 album credits to-date covering every genre of music which includes also LIVE albums and concerts, TV/movie music filming, he is always working on multiple projects that keep him deeply engaged in the creative media arts . He has worked with internationally known artists and record labels as well as independent and self-financed artists and his devotion to each and every artist is the same. He is also a father of 2 super cool sons and a self-proclaimed nerd. This album would not have been possible without his artistry as well as the players he brought that made this release so special.