Earl Slick

Earl Slick’s bio includes guitarist for David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ian Hunter & Phantom Rocker & Slick.  Earl has played with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.  He released 5 solo albums including 2003’s  Zig Zag featuring collaborations with Cure’s Robert Smith, Def Leopard’s Joe Elliot & the thin white duke himself, David Bowie.

Earl Slick


T.M. Stevens

TM Steven's skill and proficiency globally as a bassist and vocalist is legendary. A luminous figure amongst today's bassists, he has unbelievable energy, stunning stage presence and knows how to win a crowd over within minutes. His ferocious, yet melodic, style of bass is as unique as his larger than life persona. Never losing sight of his own special blend of signature roots music Heavy Metal Funk with his band Shocka Zooloo, TM's versatility and heavyweight skills as producer, songwriter, singer and instrumentalist are obvious on his now six solo albums with a seventh due in summer of 2006. (See Discography, Concert, Video and TV-Show list.)

http://www.tmstevens.com


Dennis Dunaway

Dennis Dunaway was born on December 9th, 1946, in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

In 1950, his family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he attended High School and started a band with his friends, Vincent Furnier and Glen Buxton.

In 1967, the band moved to Hollywood, California, and changed their name to Alice Cooper, and the following year they recorded Pretties For You with Frank Zappa producing. They recorded another album, Easy Action, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, where they gained a reputation for outrageous theatrical shows, which included an Electric Chair and blowing feathers into the crowd with a fire extinguisher.

In February 1971, they recorded Love It To Death with Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin producing, which included the hit single, “Eighteen,” co-written by Dennis.

In November of 1971, the group released Killer, which produced a single, “Under My Wheels” written by Dennis. The band incorporated a snake and Hanging Gallows into the show.

In June of 1972, the Alice Cooper group performed their new single, “Schools Out,” at the Hollywood Bowl, where they hired helicopter pilots to drop paper panties on the audience.  “School’s Out,” co-written by Dennis, became the largest selling single in the history of Warner Bros. Records.

The band’s success hit another peak in April 1973, when their album, Billion Dollar Babies, simultaneously hit the top slot on the U.S. and British record charts.

Muscle of Love was released in November 1973, followed by Alice Cooper’s Greatest Hits in August of 1974.

The group’s final concerts in Brazil earned a listing in the Guinness Book Of World Records for the largest indoor audience.

Dennis Dunaway Project.com


Mark Hudson

Mark is still doing what he loved to do since he was ten, when he first stepped in front of a mirror and held a broom up, imitating Elvis. As he says, "Now every day I get to go to my little place, plug in a guitar and ... I'm Elvis."

Born in Portland Oregon, Mark first came on the scene in a band with his brothers, the Hudson Brothers. The Hudson Brothers had two top-20 hits, "So You Are A Star" and "Rendezvous" produced by Bernie Taupin for Elton John's Rocket Records.

The Hudson Brothers were frequent guests on the Sonny and Cher Show and in 1974 they became Sonny and Cher's summer replacement. In 1975 the Hudson Brothers Show evolved into the Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show. It was one of the first live-action variety shows on Saturday mornings and the brothers became one of the musical comedy delights of the 1970s. They enjoyed their career mixing music and comedy with many TV appearances and many live sold-out shows.

In the 1980s, Mark and his brothers moved into film. In 1981 they made Hysterical. It has gone on to become a cult-classic in colleges. They then went on to make six film shorts for Showtime in the style of the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges. But all good things come to an end and The Hudson Brothers broke up.

After the break-up, legendary producer, Phil Ramone, took Mark under his wing and began schooling him in Production and successful song writing. Mark assisted Phil on Flash Dance and began to get cuts on albums by artists including Cher, Michael Sembello, and Bobby Caldwell.

In 1986 Mark read for a part in a Gary David Goldberg Production for NBC, Sara, starring Geena Davis, Alfree Woodard, and Bill Maher. He got the part and enjoyed a full season as the love-interest of, who never went to bed with, Geena.

Mark kept working with Phil Ramone and in 1987 he went to the new Fox network as the Band Leader for the Joan Rivers Show. The show ran for 1 1/2 years, and Mark made musical connections with artists ranging from Tony Bennett to Thomas Dolby. Exit Joan, enter Arsenio Hall, Arsenio and Mark hit it off and Mark was used as both musical and comedy director. Working with Arsenio provided Mark entry into the worlds of Hip Hop and Rap - a new universe for a man reared on Elvis and The Beatles.

In 1990 Mark sold a show to Kingworld (Producers of Oprah and Wheel of Fortune) about a television pirate who breaks through the airwaves. "Off-Shore Television" was cutting-edge TV and Mark starred in and directed the series. Mark's friends in music and comedy (including Joe Walsh, John Candy, Cher, Cuba Gooding Jr., Cindy Williams and George Hamilton) joined in the fun. After thirty-two shows, Mark was ready to again return to music, full-time.

In 1992 Mark was again working with Phil, but this time Phil felt that Mark was ready to fly solo, on a Ringo Starr album and so "Time Takes Time" was the first time that Mark worked with Ringo Starr.

John Kalodner, A&R guru of Geffen Records, offered Mark the opportunity to write with Aerosmith. Mark jumped at the chance and the rest is history. His first writing session with Aerosmith resulted in the Grammy Award winning song "Livin' On The Edge" and from there Mark has gone on to work with many of the most talented artists of our time including writing with Carole King the song "The Reason" which became a huge smash hit for Celine Dion and sold 26 million copies.

Mark was the vocal director and backup vocalist for artists such as David Cassidy, Wayne Newton, Cher, Alice Cooper, Jon Bon Jovi, Aaron Neville, Harry Nilsson, Hanson, Leif Garrett and more.

He has written with and for multi-platinum artists including Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, Hanson, the Baja Men, Alice Cooper, Boy Zone, and Leann Rimes. His songs have appeared in films including Gremlins, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Its a Guy Thing, and Hysterical.

As a producer Mark has inspired some of the best work from Aerosmith, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Hanson, Jars of Clay and many other artists.

Recently Mark appeared on the The X Factor in England, a Simon Cowell show which also stars Sharon Osbourne. Mark was the vocal coach and Sharon's partner for 3 years on the series.

Mark is currently writing a Broadway Musical with Ozzy Osbourne on the life of Rasputin and is finishing his first solo album to be released in 2008. He is also doing a series of one man shows across the country and hopes that more people will show up and not just one man. Mark will continue to write music until he is accepted by NARAS as a member of the Jackson Five (he always wanted to be close to Tito).

http://www.markhudsonmusic.com


Sterling Campbell

Sterling began his career on the local New York Rock scene, playing drums in famed early 80's rock clubs such as CBGB's, The Ritz, and The Peppermint Lounge. He played in singer-songwriter bands, ska bands, fusion groups, and punk acts. In 1986, Sterling toured with Cyndi Lauper on her True Colors World Tour.

The True Colors World Tour opened many doors for him. From here he got to work with Cameo, which was a much different experience. Then he went to Europe because he loved the music coming out of England at the time. He joined a band called So that never gained commercial success, but was personally gratifying for him. After a little over a year of doing that, he got a call from Duran Duran in 1987 and accepted an offer to join the band. In the early 90's Sterling recorded with David Bowie. Shortly after, he joined Soul Asylum, but the thrill of playing with Bowie must have been too strong. In the 90's Sterling was a member of Soul Asylum and then with David Bowie. After many years apart, he reunited with Bowie to record his album, "Reality," and 2003-2004 saw a tour that hit seventeen countries over a ten-month period.

Early 2007 Sterling returned to the B52?s for a new album.

Sterling-Campbell.com


Kasim Sulton

A highly coveted sideman, singer/songwriter Kasim Sulton is recognized and respected the world over for his work with other artists, including Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, Hall and Oates, Patti Smith, Patty Smyth, Mick Jagger, and Celine Dion to name just a few. His level of involvement has ranged from playing bass, keyboards, and/or guitar, to adding vocal harmonies, singing lead, and contributing as a songwriter, to producing entire albums, as he did with the Meat Loaf VH-1 Storytellers CD, released in 1999. There isn’t much he hasn’t done in his 25 years in the music industry.

Kasim Sulton.com


Steve Conte

Steve Conte is the lead guitarist/songwriter/backing vocalist with the legendary New York Dolls.

He has recorded and/or toured with artists like Willy DeVille, Billy Squier, Peter Wolf, Chuck Berry, David Johansen & The Harry Smiths, John Waite, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Maceo Parker, Paul Simon, Willie Nile and Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on the animated TV series’ Cowboy Bebop, Ghost In The Shell, Wolf’s Rain, and Sony Pictures release, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.

A NYC based producer/musician and singer/songwriter, Steve has led his own bands; Mercury recording artists Company Of Wolves, Crown Jewels,

The Contes and currently Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth.

Conte has also worked with the Paul Green School Of Rock Music coaching young bands and teaching songwriting.

Steve’s music has been featured on the soundtracks of the television programs, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Smallville, Undressed, Maybe It’s Me, Providence, Angel, Jag, Ed, The Guardian, Glory Days, That’s Life and in the films The Perfect Age Of Rock & Roll (Spike Lee), Ringers: Lord Of The Fans, American Reunion, Spring Break Lawyer, Two Ninas, Wirey Spindell, The Stand In, and Face The Music.

Influenced by The Beatles & Stones, Bob Dylan, Rhythm & Blues, Philly Soul and Bubble Gum Pop, Steve wrote and recorded his first "album" in the family living room at age 10 with his bass playing brother John. By the time he was in his early teens, he was backing his jazz vocalist mom, Rosemary Conte at local venues in the tri-state area. When he finished school Conte moved into Manhattan where he quickly got signed to his first major label deal with Mercury records - and it’s been a wild rollercoaster ride ever since!

For more info on Steve check out his websites:


Gail Ann Dorsey

is an independent singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who divides her career between writing, recording, and performing her own unique spin of classic pop, and touring as a bass player and vocalist for many popular and legendary artists. Gail has appeared on recordings and shared stages around the world, displaying her musical diversity and expertise with an array of artists like folk heavyweights Dar Williams, Catie Curtis, Ani DiFranco, Toshi Reagon, Canada’s Issa (formerly Jane Siberry), Sophie B. Hawkins, Joan Osborne, Jeffrey Gaines, The B-52’s, Concrete Blonde, The Indigo Girls, and Seal. She was bassist and featured vocalist for No Doubt front woman Gwen Stefani on both her 2005 Harajuku Lovers and 2007 Sweet Escape sell-out solo tours.

Having spent a large portion of her professional life in London, England, Gail has also lent her infectious grace and groove to an impressive line up of British and international artists including Tears For Fears, The The, solo efforts from INXS lead vocalist Michael Hutchence and ex-Skunk Anansie front woman Skin, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, Julia Fordham, and The Gang Of Four. She toured Europe in 1999 with Italian blues man Zucherro, and rose to the demanding bass task of driving the French-meets-Raï music live concert extravaganza 1, 2, 3 Soleil, featuring Khaled, Faudel, and Rachid Taha, with musical director/producer, and alternative guitar guru, Steve Hillage. Most recently, Dorsey has contributed her smooth bass and vocals to Je Sais Le Terre Est Plate, the 2008 release of France’s Raphaël Haroche, Everything You Want, the million-selling 2008 album from Dutch super-group Kane, and in March of 2009 was a special guest in a star-studded 38-piece line up (including Deadato and Carmine Appice) for three sold out concerts at L’Olympia in Paris with the eccentric French music icon Christophe, celebrating his new release, Aimer Ce Que Nous Sommes...

Aside from that already staggering resume, the position Gail Ann Dorsey is probably best known for is her high profile spot side-by-side with “The Thin White Duke” himself, the enigmatic David Bowie. Gail spent nearly a decade touring and recording with Bowie beginning with the Nine Inch Nails/Bowie double headline Outside Tour in 1995 through to David’s last trip around the world, A Reality Tour in 2004. The highlight of many Bowie tours during GAD’s reign over the bass throne would undoubtedly be her breath-taking rendition of “Under Pressure”, the Bowie/Queen collaboration, in which Gail not only proves her skills as a singing bassist, but the passion, power and range of her vocal performance would have undoubtedly received Mr. Mercury’s personal stamp of approval!


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