Radio Nation Band + Band in Rochester, NY

ABOUT

ARE YOU TIRED OF BORING BANDS? PAY NO FINDERS FEE AND HIRE THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN SHOW BIZ, "RADIO NATION BAND" 'THE MID SIZE BAND WITH A BIG SOUND BUT NOT SO BIG BUDGET, let us put a personal touch on your special event no band has more variety of music in their repertoire than "RADIO NATION" check our songlist on this site, , ask about our 'Radio Nation Motown and legends review show' doing dazzling tributes to famous entertainers, for an extra charge we can enhance your event with video images and dazzling light shows, we can also help with planning your event from start to finish, we can offer many ideas for making the engagement a success, feel free to enquire about our song service, we can write and record original songs for any occasion and burn it on a cd for an extra charge,(ask for shimi) please feel free to check out our short videos and photos of all of our performers on this site (media player format), we travel to europe, asia, caribbean you take care of lodging and transportaion and production and we can do shows for 300 euro each performer per day plus meals, we do it all, the radio nation band has been performing corporate parties, weddings, nightclubs, festivals and various other events all over the united states and canada for twenty seven years. The the group consists of six members,

JERRY CUMMINGS, our percussionist and high background harmony singer, jerry studied with legendary big band drummer cozy cole in new york city as a youth, he is also the son of john cummings a rochester notable big band saxaphone player who worked closely with jimmy and tommy dorsey in 1940s, he will take the audience to another place with spectacular visual drum stylings,

SHIMI THE ENTERTAINER, british born and educated, started performing at the age of nine in england in 1967 he emigrated to the united states in 1974 and by 1975 was working in band in new york city shimi has toured many foreign countries and shared the same stage with major performers, his forte is piano/ keys/bass guitar/rhythm and lead guitar/ lead vocals/midi programmer, composer and songwriter shimi has more than thirty years professional experience worldwide

TED PARIS ted paris joined radion nation in early 2007, his addition adds a performer with over 40 years of experience, in his teen years his career began with signing to rca victor records in new york, with the the rock group rain, thru the years he has worked with bands of all styles raging from 40s big band to heavy metal, amoung the bands he has worked with includes, the dukes, spice, the avengers, inside out, gunthers bus, 7th heaven, and the gates swingers big band, teds talents are widespread, his musical abilites add bass guitar, musical arrangement, and sound management to the band, his responsibilities include adding to the solid danceable rhythm section of the band as well as fine tuning the sound to fit the room and the event for maximum quality and enjoyment, teds addition to the band is an excellent fit.

ROSEMARIE BIANCO a rochester n.Y local radio personality and upper management in major rochester newpaper "the insider magazine", rosemarie who we affectionatlety call "ro" is a super visual female lead vocalist and audience favorite with the skill to emulate classic singers and songs from the 40s to the most modern material out on charts today,

DOUG HILSINGER doug is very polished and acomplished guitarist, with more than 30 years experience on the band scene

TIM WEEKS is an eastman school of music graduate and a veteran pianist with great skill in many genres of music both solo and working our musical compositions vocal harmonies lead vocals,

ERIC(mitty) MOORE a vocal performer of great power and presence in soul, rhythm and blues rock, funk and reggae,

the members of this group have opened for and backed up many of the great performers in entertainment, such as the temptations, danny and the juniors, jay leno, blood sweat and tears, kc and the sunshine band,, hootie and the blowfish, three dog night, the fabulous thunderbirds, bare naked ladies, and the imperials, the village people, beatlemania, lou gramm the four seasons,, joey dee and the starlighters, , eddie rambo, the crystals, the dovels, the sheltares, wilson pickett, the isley brothers, they have, also entertained our men and women of the united states armed forces in eight military bases in okinawa and japan, entertained such celebrities as famous oj simpson attorney johnnie cochran, and famous nfl football players dan marino, jim kelly, doug flutie, anson williams (potsie happy days)ice cube, and many more, centre stage band has been touring nationally for 25 years including the famous 'rock and roll hall of fame' cleveland ohio, you will find radio nation band visually and musically exciting, 'I guarantee you and your guests will love this band'and there is no better band with audience participation for the money, contact us for your next engagement 'dont trust a rookie band with your event, go with experience, choose RADIO NATION BAND Rochester N.Y U.S.A

Screen name:

SHIMI

Member since:

Dec 30 2007

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years together:

25

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Age:

65 years

Influences

James Brown, The Beatles,Elvis, Frank Sinatra,Lynrd Skynrd,OJays,Eagles, Clapton, ,Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, The Police, Rod Stewart,Motown, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Ray Vaughn,Madonna ,Patsy Cline,

Members Of Band

bass/Keys/Guitars/vocals
Jerry Cummings - Drums.percussion/Vocals
Eric(Mitty Moore - Lead Vocal/Bass
Doug Hilsinger - Guitars/Vocals
Tim Weeks - Piano/ Organ/Vocals

EQUIPMENT

Bass, three vocals,
Keys #1 Keys #2
lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Drums/percussion

MUSIC

CALENDAR

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