TED has been singing at a non-professional level for a number of years, but this is his first experience singing with a live band. His previous experience has been strictly Karaoke, but realized Karaoke was not enough time in front of people, and decided to find a band. Doing his absolute best to sound as close to the original artist as possible, his range varies from Eddie Vedder all the way up to Bon Scott or Steve Perry. He uses a wireless mic to enable him to run around in the crowd, and a separate vocal processor to add echo’s and other effects to his voice. He has also been classically trained on the maraca’s, the tambourine, the vibraslap, and the cowbell, with a minor in the triangle, and of course, the most important piece of equipment would be his lungs and big mouth!
Warren, The newest member of the band comes all the way from the now defunct U.S.S.R. where he was 1st chair Swinette with the Communist Cosmonaut Orchestra.
Just kidding, Warren could never be 1st chair!
But seriously, Warren’s first exposure to music was listening to Big Band records with his father. It was the big sounds created by the likes of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich that just drew him in. He was 8 when his sister joined a Drum and Bugle Corp when he tagged along and low and behold there was that big sound again, but now he could see what was creating it. DRUMS! At that instant he knew this is what he wanted to do. I guess you could say the rest is history. Along with the 25 plus years he spent playing in Drum Corps he also played in a variety of local bands playing Rock, Pop, Blues, Country and Swing and most recently with the band “WherezDave”. He is also currently recording the latest CD for local recording artist Chad Conley Hopkins. His formal training includes School Band, Drum and Bugle Corp, and he is currently studying at “The Baltimore School of Drumming”.
