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MORRIS MARINER
"Born in 1847 in a small town in Stuttgart Germany, I was the only child of my parents Hans & Gretchen. I contracted Syphilis but was able to complete nine symphonies by the tender age of..." OOPS! Sorry...that was Beethoven.
I was born in Brooklyn N.Y. into a very musical family to Morris & Doris. (shut up). My father was then and still is the pianist and choir director for our church. My mother was the church soloist (hence my interest in music). Wanting to play Gospel music like my dad, my mother had other ideas. After 10 years of classical piano and 5 years of trombone in school, I soon joined the ..1 band in N.Y.AREA CODE. Traveling the world over and getting to live out my fantasy has brought my dreams into fruition. (Nice word huh)?
My hobbies include:
1.Fishing
2.Eating the fish I've caught (if any)
3.And going back to Wal-Mart to replace all the lures I lost while out fishing!
ROBERTA EVANS
I, Roberta Evans was born on August 24th in Brooklyn, New York. I started playing trumpet in Junior High School and didn't start singing until my junior year of High School. I joined the band in 1975. I came up with the name Area Code because we were looking for a more universal name. I also play the keyboards and recently the drums.
In my spare time I like to watch my soap operas (the ABC daytime line-up) and the reality shows like Survivor, Big Brother, Making The Band and the Apprentice to name a few. My favorite movie is The Temptations and all Eddie Murphy movies. I've never been married and have no children, so when we take time off, I go home to Queens, N.Y. for a little R&R and spend time with my mother.
TIM FOWLER
Born and raised in Providence Rhode Island, my life as a musician began at age nine. I played drums and bass, performing in local talent shows as well as in school. By the age of 15, I was performing in Night Clubs while attending Hope High School For the Arts, and The Modern School of Music. At the age of 21, I went to London England to perform while recording with various artists. We toured 8 countries as well as the United States. My musical influences have been Earth Wind & Fire, Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, Cameo, Parliament Funkadelic, Slave and Pleasure to name a few.
My hobbies include fishing, collecting DVDs, traveling, fine dining and watching the New England Patriots win Super Bowls.
ERIC HARRELL
Born in Washington D.C., I attended McKinley H.S. where I majored in both Music & Art. During this time, I also performed as a member of The D.C. Youth Orchestra, The D.C. Youth Chorale, and the Dept. of Recreation Showmobile (a summer in the parks program).I attended Howard University, performing in the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Brass Ensemble & Orchestra. We performed with artists such as: Lionel Hampton, Dexter Gordon, Jon Faddis, The Marsallis Family, The Billy Ecstein Orchestra, Bill Cosby, Debbie Allen, Ron Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and a host of others.
My Performance & Recording Credits include:
PlayDiary of a Black Man: How to love a Black Woman
Hot Cold Sweatwith hit singles Meet me at the GoGo and Wiggle Yo Body. Along with a live video from the Capitol Centre Jam.
Blues Great..Jay Owens
Jacques SaxmanJohnson (father of Neo Soul artist MeShell Ndegeocello).
Marcel Evans.(former lead vocalist for The Drifters)
Choice Four
Musical Director
The PersuadersThin Line Between Love and Hate
IntroLet Me Be The One - Come Inside
The DelphonicsDidnt I Blow Your Mind - Hey Love
Tough Act To Follow
Now residing in the Baltimore/Washington area with my lovely wife Marie and my daughter Erica
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AMI STUEBER
I was born and raised in Madison Wisconsin in a very musical family. My father (being a musician by profession) took me under his wing on stage and groomed me for what was soon to become my lifetime career. At a very young age, I played trumpet and drums on stage with him. I performed throughout my later years in Wisconsin with various projects at many different venues. As a young adult, I started touring with different bands across the nation and soon resided in Minneapolis Minnesota where I worked locally at Princes nightclub Glam Slam. I also did a host of projects with Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam for Flyte Time Productions. Soon after, I relocated to Washington D.C. for the opportunity to play drums with Salt-N-Pepa and their all female band. 4 Ya Pleasure shortly followed, touring with major artists such as High Five and Crystal Waters.
I currently reside in Baltimore, MD where I continue to grow as a singer/songwriter.
My drum influences are: Dave Wekl, Neil Pert, Stewart Copeland and Billy Cobham.
My vocal influences are: Rachael Ferrell, Bryan McKnight, Maysa, Eric Bennett and Layla Hathaway.
