Member Since: 8/16/2005
Band Website: 10kshimmer.com
Band Members: Joe Rivet has been playing guitar and singing for 16 years. He got his B.S. in music from Plymouth State University and from there journeyed to Boston and joined the acoustic/rock band "The Mudhens". Joe played with the Mudhens for five years and shared the stage with acts like Guster, Beth Hart, Cake, Peter Wolf, Tim Reynolds, Cowboy Mouth, Neil Young and Blues Traveler to name but a few. They traveled up and down the East Coast and put together five CDs along the way. Now based in Manchester NH, Joe is fronting the band 10 k Shimmer with his striking vocals and memorable guitar work.Matt Tighe is a 20 year veteran of the Boston/new England Music Scene. He started playing profesionally (in other words....for money) when he was 15 years old. Matt was the lead singer and played guitar for his college band, Major Deegan and the Expressways, who's biggest claim to fame was opening for Meatloaf at Syracuse University's MDA dance-a-thon. He played bass with Johnny Groove, a soulful, funk-rock band that toured New England with the likes of the Red Hot Chile Peppers, The Del Fuegos, The Neighborhoods, and Beaver Brown. Members of Johnny Groove later formed The Mudhens. Eventually, Matt and Joe found each other and have been playing together for the last 6 years. 10K Shimmer is the latest project for Matt, Zac and Joe. Matt has played in hundreds of clubs throughout the Northeast. His years of playing bass with Zac Casher on drums, ensure a natural, solid groove, no matter what the song or venue.Zac Casher's ability to create personal and commanding grooves in a variety of styles makes him one of the most sought-after drummers in the New England area. A Berklee College alumnus, his credits include performing and recording with Mighty Sam McClain (Telarc), Scott Shetler and Michelle Willson (Rounder), touring with Imani Coppala (Columbia Records), Ben Swift (Acoustic Arts Prod.) and Johnny Adams (Rounder), performing with The Ken Clark Organ Trio (Severn Records), and recording with Tom West.
Sounds Like: Bare Naked Ladies, matchbox 20, 3 Doors Down, Jason Mraz, Goo Goo Dolls, Engelbert Humperdink...hehe...Humperdink..., Homer Simpson, that guy from young Frankenstein...you know that guy? Green Day, The Pussycat Dolls, Nails on a Chalkboard, plus many many many others...
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