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The Dukes of Ted

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About Me

Hailing from up and down the coast of California, the Dukes of Ted are a group of five young musicians who set out to create sounds with the grooves and passion of Soul Music and the power and fury of Rock n’ Roll. It began in Laguna Beach, California where drummer Gabriel Rabben, keyboardist David Bennett, and guitarist Keith Okie played in bands together throughout high school. They went their separate ways, to college and beyond. It was here, studying music at Humboldt State University that Keith met bassist Adrian Engfer and saxophonist Mirco Altenbach. After leaving school in 2005 and touring the west in a 1963 school bus, they landed in Boulder Colorado in 2007, where they were reunited with Gabe, then studying at the University of Colorado. Needing keyboards to fill out their sound they called David, still working furiously away at his music in Laguna. With the full band finally together under one roof in June of 2007, work began on a new repertoire and a demo to showcase their sound. Cutting their teeth on crowds in the Denver/Boulder metro area it became obvious that they had found the right combination. The grooves of Adrian and Gabe in the rhythm section mingle seamlessly with the passionate playing and lead vocals of Keith and David and the soaring horns of Mirco. This large sound combined with tight vocal harmonies makes up the Dukes of Ted. In addition to their musicianship it is their sex-appeal and captivating songwriting that will write the new chapter in, “Rock n’ Soul.”

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Member Since: 10/15/2005
Band Website: dukesofted.com
Band Members: Keith Okie (guitar/vocals/booking), Adrian Engfer (bass/vocals/booking), Mirco Altenbach (sax/synth/vocals), Gabe Rabben (drums/vocals), Dave Bennett (keys/vocals)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Winter Fun!!!

Hey everyone, (this is Adrian)Well, it sure has been a while...and quite a lot has happened since the last time we talked. The Dukes have moved to Boulder, Colorado with our friend and soundman James...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:08:00 PST

Join the Street Team!

Hello friends-The Dukes have decided to form a street team of friends and fans to help promote future shows in your area. We are asking anyone interested in helping to please contact us via  e-ma...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:21:00 PST

Notes From the Road 11-4-06

Hello everyone, we hope all is well. We had a nice couple days of resting in Park City thanks to Adrian awesome family (thanks Robin and Doug). With a comfortable house all to our selves, we decided t...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:58:00 PST

Notes from the Road 11-01-06

Happy Halloween everybody!!!! This is Adrian out here in Park City once again.  We've got a couple days out here in Utah before we play in Idaho on Friday, so I thought I'd give all you out the...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:32:00 PST

Notes From The Road 10-04-06 part2

Howdy Ya'll. Hope all is well wherever you may be. We are still chillin in Park City Utah. All of the aspens on the mountains are beautiful fall colors. Lets us now go back in time to Mon Sept 18....A...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:08:00 PST

Notes From The Road 10-03-06 part1

Greetings Everybody,    WE"RE ALIVE!!!! HA HA, we haven't forgot about you, don't worry.  We've just been having too much fun out here on the road to hop onto a computer for too lo...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:36:00 PST

Notes from the Road 7-05-06

Happy 4th of July everyone. Hope your evening was full of fireworks galore. Our last week in Idaho was a blast. We stayed with our friends from Kashmir Funk and their family. We would like to thank D...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 04:17:00 PST

Notes From the Road 6-23-06

Hello everybody, our trip to Ketchum ID has been full of music, awesome people, hot springs, radio interviews, good beer, and beautiful Mt. views. We are surrounded by five mountain ranges; the Sawtoo...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:18:00 PST

Notes From the Road 6-19-06

Greeting and salutations my dear human family. The Dukes are still kicking it in Eagle Colorado. We have had a great weekend in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Our gig Fri. at the Black Nugget in Carbo...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:50:00 PST

Notes from the Road 6-16-06

Howdy Ya'll, the Dukes are now in the Western slope of the Colorado Rockies in Carbodale. Our gig on Sat. at the Scarlet Ranch rocked. Everyone had a great time. Lots of freaky sh*t going down everywh...
Posted by The Dukes of Ted on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:27:00 PST