Ray DiStephan
Drums
Ray has been playing the drums for over 25 years. He began playing in bands in the 1980s. Some of his early bands included the Rush and Triumph tribute band VALOR, the progressive rock cover band PASSAGES, and the melodic rock duo, Rhyme & Reason.
In 2007, Ray recorded a 10 original song CD with Rhyme & Reason titled Painted Faces (available on iTunes).
More recently, Ray has played with local classic rock bands in Westchester and Fairfield counties. These bands include Frayed Knot, Calamity's Child, and Four Score.
Nick Sirianni
Bass
Nick is a seasoned player and musician, having been professionally active since the age of 14. Originally from Saratoga Springs New York, he played in bands throughout the northeast in the 1970’s including Snow Blind and Savage Rose who were managed through RCA affiliate DMR Productions.
Attending college at Suny New Paltz, NY, he played in several studios ( both for the University and private recording studios) and played for several Bands through the 1980’s, including Interface and Committee On The Current Danger, Equis and tribute bands playing Rush , Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath.
After achieving a Music Minor in Arrangement he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston during the 1985- 86 class year playing in Uncommon Sense in New York’s Capital District through 1989 then finally moving into Connecticut.
Nick has played in bands like The Implants, Mirror Image, Wonderbox, The Rumble Bees, and The Scratch to name a few that all had 5 to 9 year runs throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He is an animated musical player who drives a band and entertains an audience.
Dan Esposito
Guitar
40 years of playing experience, including the opportunity to study with Jimmy Herring at Atlanta Institute of Music.
Dan was an original member of Connecticut based band Crucible who released two albums titled Tall Tales (1997) and Curtains (2001).
Dan’s influences include Eddie Van Halen, Michael Schenker, Ulrich Roth, Jimi Hendrix and Robben Ford.
Tanya Parker
Vocals
Austin, Texas native and current Connecticut resident, Tanya Parker virtually cut her teeth on music. Raised in a musical family, Parker has been writing songs since she was 8 years old and performing in bands since the age of 15.
Her repertoire includes a wide variety of music ranging from acoustic ballads to western story songs, modern country, and rock. She has been compared to Janice Joplin, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride, and Joan Baez but her broad musical diversity creates what can only be described as a wholly original sound.
Tanya Parker has shared the stage with guitar legend Jim Weider, Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett from Little Feat, Nashville recording artist, Johnny Lee, and numerous up and coming Red Dirt Country acts, including Lance Wade Thomas and Harmonic Records recording artist Brian Andrew Lee.
