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Dan Staversky - guitars & vocals
Hometown - Fairport, NY
Influences - John Petrucci, Pat Matheny, Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, Jason Mraz, The Edge, Bela Fleck, Steve Hackett
Enjoys - Reading, Crossfit, the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, and whatever his kids are doing
Did you Know? - Dan is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is addicted to the professional Tennis majors (Wimbeldon, French Open, Australian Open & US Open) and watches them start to finish, even though he's never played the game.
Darren Pilato - bass & vocals
Hometown - Webster, NY
Influences - Sting, James Jamerson, Flea, J.S. Bach, Dr. Seuss
Enjoys - Reading, running, trivia and cooking
Did you Know? - Darren is an Assistant District Attorney for Monroe County. Darren has kept a little Charlotte Hornet on his bass for every show ever played. Darren will dominate you in Jeopardy.
Ian Mutch - piano, keyboards, keytar & vocals
Hometown - Fairport, NY
Influences - Debussy, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Tangueray
Enjoys - Live entertainment, comedy and theater. Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills. And of course, music
Did you Know? - Ian once met James Earl Jones in an airport and has had the experience of hearing Darth Vader actually speak his name. That was a good day.
Rob Masterman - drums, percussion & vocals
Hometown - Pittsford, NY
Influences - Jon Fishman, Billy Martin, Tony Williams, Carter Beauford, John Bonham
Enjoys - Spending time with friends and family on Keuka Lake, playing pool in questionable dive bars, and reading multiple books at any given time.
Did you Know? - Rob was born on Thanksgiving Day. He gained his nickname "Beats" while playing the drums and soccer at Utica College. He lives with his beautiful and talented wife, step-daughters and dogs in Brighton, NY.
Brandon Pafk - saxophones, flute, trumpet, guitars, percussion & vocals
Hometown - Medina, NY
Influences - Maceo Parker, Leroi Moore
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We are just regular people. We are dads, have regular jobs, have families and are pursuing a dream. We are living proof that focus, hard work and surrounding yourself with the right people will take you to heights once thought unreachable. We hope our journey will help inspire you to follow your dreams as well. #whynotus #whynotyou
We are an entertaining progressive-pop rock experience, fusing musical intelligence and pop accessibility. Our musical genre covers a wide spectrum and we understand our job is to promote the business of fun to every audience we are fortunate enough to perform for.
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