Born in 1978, my father taught me to play guitar starting at four years old. I had a vivid dream that year of standing on a stage in front of thousands of people singing and playing my guitar and making a difference. I worked to achieve my goal every day since. I started singing in bars when I was six years old with my brother's band and began playing keyboards with them when I was eight. Later I picked up my guitar and played rhythm again and thought that was where I belonged, but when my brother quit the band in 1994, I became a bass player practically overnight. Although I didn't know it at the time that it would become my niche, I found out later that it
was. I've never felt power like that before. I had Control of an audience, stage and the power to overcome my own insecurities... through music. I wanted people to leave the show feeling every kind of emotion possible and I worked on my delivery constantly....on and off stage. Although I have had no musical training, I have managed to perform regularly and somehow channeled the creation of music from somewhere. I give it up to God, for I couldn't have made it this far without him. I figure, I should've been dead by now with all that has happened (and more that should ever happen to anyone) but He has a purpose for me and I have every intention of carrying that out. He knows my passion for music and knows that I will have the greatest impact that way. I haven't been writing long, but I have been writing with complete determination to be one of the best. I want to be different, I want to be unique...and since everything has already been done, that's a hard thing to do. But I will find it and I will do it....you'll see.
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Like every new artist, you sit around thinking about what you want your image to be. Since I was raised on country music, tapped into bluegrass, had a love affair with the blues and
R & B, and then discovered the power of rock....I was really sad that I couldn't be them all. I guess I still am all of them because that's me, so no matter what I'm playing at the time, it's all inside me. When I actually chose what it was I wanted to do, there was one thing that stood out about rock music that no other form of music was able to compete with......the energy. I am addicted to the energy on stage. People used to go to concerts years ago (what happened, by the way?) partially to hear good music and mostly to get hyped up on the energy. You feed off of it...you crave it and when it's being delivered you have your fix. People spend a lot of their time being down and they look to someone or something to bring them up.....some choose alcohol, some choose drugs, some choose sex....I chose music. The energy is undeniable. I want everyone in my audience to feel like they have the power to do something with their lives and make a difference. Too many people count on someone else to take control and change something; it's really up to you. Be the best, be different, take control, and make a difference. Find your passion and deliver it. That's why we're here.
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- Brian Hobaugh - Drums
- Jasmine Cain - Vocals, Bass
- Rikk Legions - Guitars
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