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- Lead Female Vocals (10+ years performance experience: dance bands, soloist, and a cappella)
- Emcee for all events (spokesperson, introductions, announcements, etc.)
- Melanie brings a fresh mix of contemporary flair to the band’s already popular collection of great dance music
- Her vocal performances are powerful, accurate, and are the perfect blend for the diversity required by our band
- Also available for performances during wedding ceremonies
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- Lead Male Vocals (25+ years performance experience)
- Ray plays a Roland Handsonic electronic percussion pad that plays everything from congas to thunder. He also joins the Spectrum brass section on valve trombone
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Dave Smith
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Jazz Performance
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- Lead Guitar (Electric & Acoustic) (25+ years performance experience)
- Additional Lead and Background Vocals, Stage Lighting Coordinator
- Check out Dave's new website - davesmithproductions.com
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Mike Carosello
Bachelor of Music/Jazz Studies piano degree from The University of North Texas
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- Piano/Keyboard/Synthesizer (30+ years performance, recording and teaching experience)
- Additional lead and background vocals. Also provides solo and accompaniment music for ceremony, cocktails and dinner events
- Music arranger
- Private music instructor
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Lorenzo Trujillo
Bachelor of Music from the University of Louisville,
Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts,
Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of California-Los Angeles
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- Trumpet (15+ years performing locally and globally). Also available for performances at wedding ceremonies or other situations requiring exceptional skills.
- Lorenzo is a tremendously versatile and professional trumpet artist with many years of experience performing, recording, and teaching many styles of music including classical, jazz, salsa, and more.
- His performances have taken him to over 400 cities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.
- Among the world famous artists with whom Lorenzo has appeared are: Michael MacDonald, Kid Rock, Slash (From Guns ‘n’ Roses), Gregory Hines, Taylor Dayne, Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Phil Woods (Billy Joel & Steely Dan), James Moody, Pat La Barbera, Bill Watros, Kenny Burrell, Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat, & Tears), and Linda Ronstadt.
- Lorenzo currently teaches at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
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- Saxophones (30+ years performance & teaching experience)
- Additional lead and background vocals (Louis Armstrong's twin?)
- Available with our pianist as a duo during cocktails and/or dinner
- Ray has performed with legendary musicians such as Ike Turner, Chuck Berry, Solomon Burke and many more. Read Ray's bio
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Kurt Silver
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Performance
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- Played trombone for 30 years (making him old enough to know better)
- Kurt brings experience in jazz ensembles large and small, pit orchestras, bar bands, marching bands, salsa bands, classical brass ensembles, and orchestras to Spectrum's full horn section
- Kurt is also the leader of St. Louis' only all-trombone group, The Original Boneheads, a trombone quartet.
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Sean Scales
Bachelor of Art Degree in Music with emphasis on Music Theory and Composition, University of Missouri Columbia
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- Electric and Upright Bass (22 Years performance experience throughout the Midwest, the Caribbean and the Mexican Riviera)
- Additional background vocals
- Sean has worked professionally for Royal Caribbean International and Carnival cruise lines and at the Osmond Family Theatre In Branson Missouri performing with the world famous Osmond Brothers
- A veteran of all styles of music, Sean has performed in various professional settings including jazz clubs, big band and swing groups, classic rock, blues, country, Latin American, Vegas style production shows, weddings, corporate parties, ice shows, concerts, musical theatre, and studio recordings
- Sean has backed a number of celebrity entertainers including John Davidson, The Osmond Brothers, Fred Travalena, Charo, Hal Frazier, and the original Star Search male vocal grand champion Kenny James
- Sean also has extensive experience as a band leader, a music director, a private instructor, and a composer
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Doug Hill
McNally Smith College of Music: Recording Engineer Degree
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- Involved with recording and live audio for 24 years, professionally since 1992
- Audio/lighting engineer for Kent Audio in St. Louis, MO
- Project manager for Cignal Systems designing audio, video, and lighting systems
- Assistant stage manager for Tony Orlando Theater in 1994
- Involved with several “point fest” shows
- Current engineer for The Spectrum Band and Erin Bode
- FOH engineer for Finale jazz club
- Drummer (live and studio) for the past 31 years
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Doug is responsible for the great sound at each performance of Spectrum Band and he’s always being creative with the lighting for each performance. We have recently purchased a brand new PA system that provides CD quality sound for our guests and we also purchased a brand new LED lighting system so that you and your guests will have an evening that's just as visually dazzling as it is musically dazzling. Don’t let the stage size in the pictures below mislead you since this was a huge stage provided for our New Year’s Eve performance at Chateau on the Lake. We usually don’t even use a stage for our performances but it’s great when one is provided. We also use a sophisticated in-ear monitoring system that eliminates the need for lots of stage monitors (speakers for musicians) scattered about on the stage. That means that we can set the band up in a very small space relative to other bands our size. We also use a wireless mixing technology so that there is no large mixer in front of the band.
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Spectrum Band with continuously changing LED lights. Dazzling! |
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Spectrum Band with continuously changing LED lights. Dazzling! |
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Spectrum Band with continuously changing LED lights. Dazzling! |
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Spectrum Band with continuously changing LED lights. Dazzling! |
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Wireless mixing via our laptop! Perfect sound with no obtrusive mixer in front of the band. |
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