Meet the Band


Randy Cooke
Drummer

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Some people i’ve had the pleasure of working with: pointer sisters, mick jagger, ringo starr, dave stewart (eurythmics), ian gillan (deep purple), kelly clarkson, hilary duff, natasha beddingfield, raine maida (our lady peace), chantal kreviazuk, chris kirkpatrick (nsync), ashley tisdale, adam gaynor (matchbox twenty), colbie caillat, leonard cohen, adam cohen, taylor hicks, mandy moore, five for fighting, andrew strong (the commitments), the veronica’s, jessie mccartney, and of course… billy the KID


Rob Giles
Producer

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Rob Giles is a freaky-good singer, a mind-blowing multi-instrumentalist, and an award-winning lyricist. Rob has quickly become a stand out performer in the Hollywood music scene, but has also performed as a voice over artist for TV and radio, acted in a series of shorts written and directed by Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap, Best in Show), has composed and performed a theme song for a network television show and supervised an award winning film. His songs have also been heard on the hit TV shows One Tree Hill, Laguna Beach, Grey’s Anatomy and many others. He has rubbed creative elbows with artists such as Willie Nelson, The Dixie Chicks, Collective Soul, Harry Shearer, The Wallflowers, Patty Griffin and more. Rob Giles has been busy making brilliant records for himself since he was 16 years old and most recently released his album “This Is All In Your Mind” with Sony/ATV. It has been hailed by critics across the country. Currently, Rob is finishing recording his next album “My Crooked Heart”. He spends his days producing albums for other artists such as Nina Storey, Tim Fagan, Famachine, Kina Grannis, Laura Jansen, Lisa Donnelly, Astrid, the Leland Grant Band, and many others.


Joe Dunne
Bass

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  • Recorded bass on “Only Human” for the movie “Underworld II”
  • Recorded bass on “I’m Gone” for the 2004 Oscar-nominated and Sundance Film Award
    Winning movie “Capturing the Freidmans”
  • National television appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “Last Call
    with Carson Daly”, “Fox Summer Music Mania” and “CBS Morning Show”
  • Bassist with Eric Benet
  • Performances with Carly Simon
  • Bassist for The Ben Taylor Band
  • Bassist for Extasy Records recording artist Subbionic
  • Performances with national recording blues artist Corey Stevens
  • Performances with multi-platinum Fire Drum Recording artists Brulé
  • Extensive studio dates in Boston, Los Angeles and Minneapoli


Steve Fekete
Guitar & Vocals

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Works with:

  • Avril Lavigne
  • David Archuleta
  • Nick Howard
  • Bleu
  • Johnnie Burton
  • Mike Verge
  • Sylvie Lewis
  • Virgil Cain
  • Jen Murdza


Emerson Swinford
Guitar

Rich Jacques
Co-Producer

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