ALL-STAR LINEUP
MARTIN ROSS (lead vocals) is a standout talent and career entertainer. He has toured the U.S. and internationally, in the U.K., Hong Kong, Thailand, the Caribbean, Norway and Canada. As a solo artist, Martin entertains regularly at El Gaucho and other top-notch Seattle venues. As an actor Martin has appeared in several television and film projects and commercials for Toyota, Microsoft and others.
Martin has shared the stage (as an opener, musician or lead singer) with the likes of Paul Revere & The Raiders, James Brown Band, Bonnie Raitt, Edgar Winter, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, Sha Na Na, The Spinners, Peter Noone, Gary Lewis, Gary Puckett, Little Richard, Clint Black, LeAnn Rimes, & Dick Clark, to name a few. During the 80’s Martin was lead singer with the band “Shots” which signed with Atlantic Records and released an MTV video.
TOM MULLIN (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals) is a veteran musical entertainer and a fixture in the Seattle tribute band scene since 2009, previously playing with BORN TO BE WILD (Steppenwolf), THRESHOLD (The Moody Blues), SHAKE IT UP (The Cars), WASTED WORDS (The Allman Brothers Band) and currently playing with FEVER 103 (Foreigner).
In 2000-2002 Tom played with THE HITS featuring DENNIS PROVISOR (THE GRASS ROOTS). All told Tom has performed in 40+ working acts over 5+ decades. At age 17, he played keyboards with now internationally acclaimed phenomenon JOHN ‘JR’ ROBINSON, Grammy winner and world’s most recorded drummer. Tom engineered and co-produced an indie full length CD album with KG3 band which was released in 2005 to critical acclaim and airplay near and far.
MARK BENZION (guitar, backing vocals) has been a gigging, songwriting and recording musician since the late 1970’s with many notable NW bands and a variety of genres including Prowler (80’s hard rock), The Cause (80’s new wave/pop), Modern Man (80’s-90’s alternative), SoulCurve (acoustic roots/blues), The Billy Appleton Band (classic southern rock/blues). Mark currently plays with Full Metal Jacket (80’s-90’s hard rock tribute).
Mark is a NW native and started playing guitar at age 11. Primary early influences included Jimi Hendrix, Edward Van Halen, the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Judas Priest, Ted Nugent and Michael Schenker.
MICHAEL KEESAL (bass) is an accomplished stage and studio bassist who has toured with notable acts such as Goldy McJohn from Steppenwolf and NW acts such as Years of War, Agents of Chaos, Blackline and Thred.
He has shared stages with Pat Travers, Foghat, Ratt, Leon Hendrix, Rail, Kill Devil Hill with Rex Brown (Pantera) and Vinnie Appice (Ronnie James Dio). After moving to the Northwest from Los Angeles, Michael studied music with Roger Fisher (Heart).
DAVID AYERS (guitar, backing vocals) has a lifetime of musical experiences, having shared the studio and/or stage with producer David Briggs (Neil Young) Joe Perry, Steeler, John Waite, Edgar Winter, Pat Travers, members of Steppenwolf and Crazy Horse.
David became interested in songwriting early on and wrote, recorded and performed original music for 15 years in the Los Angeles area clubs, including The Troubadour, Madame Wongs, The Whiskey and The Country Club.
MARK LANOUETTE (drums) is a veteran of the Seattle music scene, playing with many original, cover and tribute bands, notably Crossfire (Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute). He has also been a member of Beyond The Fringe, Max Axle, Time Machine, Double Shot and Milestone.
Mark started playing drums with a single snare at the tender age of 10 and then graduated to a full kit at age 14 and joined his first band in Alaska before relocating to the Seattle area. He has many years of experience performing for large crowds at festivals like Bite of Seattle and Taste of Edmonds, along with numerous club performances.