Member Since: 8/18/2005
Band Website: SonicBids.com/AMFMmusic
Band Members:
AM/FM Promotional Video
Paul McCartney & Wings’ "BAND ON THE RUN"
Pilot’s "IT’S MAGIC"
ZACHARY THRONE
(guitar, vocals)
Zachary Throne taught himself drums at age 12, then guitar, piano and bass. As an actor, Zach starred in the FOX television series The Heights, which utilized his talents as an actor and musician, and the shows hit song, "How Do You Talk To An Angel?" reached ..1 on the Billboard charts. He has had recurring roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Party Of Five. He also does voiceover work, currently providing voices for the Nickelodeon series Avatar.
On bass, guitar and vocals, Zach has recorded and/or toured with Susanna Hoffs, Vonda Shepard, Joan Jones, Robert Bradley, Jerry Cantrell, Anthrax, Laura Dawn, Pearl Aday, Mother Superior, Jason Luckett and Jamie Walters from The Heights. He has also worked as a session vocalist for television and film, having sung the Greg Brady vocals for the films The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel, and sang the theme for the television series Grace Under Fire. Currently, he plays lead guitar with Cody Carpenter and does various session work.
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ROB SHROCK
(keyboards, guitar, vocals)
Since 1993, Rob Shrock has been keyboardist, arranger and music director for legendary composer Burt Bacharach. Rob has recorded and performed with such artists as Elvis Costello, Dionne Warwick, Leann Rimes, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, Rufus Wainwright, Faith Hill, Ray Charles, Isaac Hayes, Wynonna and a host of others.
Rob is an accomplished songwriter and producer as well. He has specialized in artist development, helping launch the careers of Leann Rimes, Mikaila, Kristy Lee and Galen Callahan. Rob has produced tracks for Bacharach, Warwick, Rimes, and American Idol Season 2 and many others. Rob was one of the music directors for the 2000 Academy Awards.
In addition, he is the driving force behind the Los Angeles rock band, Frame 313.
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SHANE SOLO
(bass, vocals)
Bassist Shane Solo began playing guitar at the age of 14. By 15 he was sneaking into bars to play with seasoned musicians twice his age. He studied music at the University of Miami, one of the nations most renowned music schools. Shane began playing guitar and occasionally bass for several of the Miamis most highly regarded rock bands. His first major tour experience was playing bass for Latin superstar Maria Conchita Alonso.
In 1998, Shane moved to Los Angeles and continued touring with several acts, including the Grammy-nominated Five for Fighting, Billie Meyers, and former Freddie Jones Band front man Marty Lloyd. He also stays busy in the studio working for legendary producers like Mick Jones (former lead guitarist for Foreigner) Desmond Child, and Grammy-Winner Randy Cantor. Shane has become a sought-after session musician, playing on tracks for several notable artists, including Evan and Jaron and Johnny Lange. Shane can be seen in the recent Faith Hill, Tim McGraw video for Like We Never Loved Before.
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RYAN BROWN
(drums, percussion, vocals)
Ryan Brown has been playing drums since he was 11 years old. He is featured on the hit single The Real Thing by American Idol artist Bo Bice, on the upcoming album by Suzie McNeil of Rock Star INXS, and on tracks on impending albums by Jesse McCartney, Clay Aiken, Eric Dover and Stephanie McIntosh. He has also recorded a track with Heather Graham for her forthcoming film, Broken.
Ryan plays with Los Angeles-based bands OWL, Madras, Frame 313, Arrica Rose and the Dot Dot Dots and Dustin White and the Jeff Jones Trio, and in the bands of Karem Malicki-Sanchez and rapper J. Naugh-T. He has toured China with Taiwanese pop star Chyi-Chin, and played the Bern Jazz Festival in Switzerland with R&B artist Niki Haris. Ryan has recorded with producers Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith), Larry Crane (Elliott Smith), Mikal Reid, Brian Dobbs and Rob Seals, among others. A graduate of Indiana University, Ryan holds a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz studies and percussion.
Sounds Like: The Sweet, Supertramp, Paul McCartney, Cheap Trick, Boston, Foreigner, Pilot, Nick Gilder, Badfinger, Manfred Mann, Andrew Gold, ABBA, Andrew Gold, Aerosmith, Pilot, Bay City Rollers, The Partridge Family and many more!!!
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