(NOTE-ALL INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS MAGAZINES AND WEB SITES)
BARRY BRANDT - DRUMS
What can be said about Barry. This guy is the driving force behind Angel. He was born in Washington D.C. 1952. Self-taught, he plays guitar and bass guitar. In 1973 he played in a pre-BUX band called MAX. He also played in CHERRY PEOPLE after Punky Meadows had left. He has recorded with Alice Cooper's guitarist Michael Bruce and on David Della Rossas' "Nothin But Trouble" record.
FRANK DiMINO - LEAD VOCALS
Frank was born in Boston 1951. He played in MAX in '73 with Barry. He also plays guitar and piano. He recorded the song "Seduce Me Tonight" with CYCLE V on the "Flash Dance" Soundtrack. He also recorded with The Paul Raymond Project (ex UFO) on "Under A Rising Sun". You can hear him on the Cheap Trick Tribute cd "STIFF COMPETITION" with Richie Ranno (guitarist for STARZ) covering "On Top Of The World".
RANDY GREGG - BASS GUITAR
From Queens, New York we have Randy Gregg. Randy was discovered when his parents overheard him singing "Tie Your Mother Down" at the age of 5. By the 7th grade, he had already been playing guitar and singing in a local garage band. Then switching to the bass guitar because "Bass Players were scarce, and that led me to pick and choose suitable projects".
Influences include Gene Simmons of Kiss, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Paul McCartney and the ever so underrated Tim Smith of Jellyfish.
1998 exposed Randy to a slew of studio and stage experience with GARLIC, a New York based rock trio. Garlic released 2 critically acclaimed studio albums and live performances along the East Coast and opening for bands like Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy and Sebastian Bach and L.A. Guns.
In the late 90's, Randy joined 70's legendary recording artist ANGEL. Then in 2001, we saw Randy play with Dee Snider's SMF'S. Moving on to 2003, he was given the position to play with Thin Lizzy.
STEVE BLAZE - GUITARS
This guy smokes!! Steve hails from the band "LILLIAN AXE" & "NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE", and does one hell of a job playing the parts once played by Punky Meadows. This multifaceted musician has released 5 studio albums with LILLIAN AXE. His classical background and fiery guitar style has earned him the badge of cult guitar hero and fits into Angel like hand in glove.
MICHAEL T.
ROSS - KEYBOARDS Born
on August 29, 1969 and grew up in Southern California. He began piano
studies at the age of eight along with his older brother Shael with
Professor Carolanne Tramz at the Scripps College for Music, where they
performed for ten years, winning numerous awards. In
1987, Michael helped his brother launch Southern California’s largest
multi-music publication called Mean Street Magazine. Michael interviewed
artists such as Jake E. Lee, Steve Morse, Mike Varney, Joey Tafolla,
Frank Gambale, T Lavitz, Joe Satriani, Pat Metheny, Jay Beckenstein, Rod
Morganstein, John Patitucci, Darren Housholder and Yngwie J. Malmsteen. While
interviewing Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney, he introduced him to
drummer Michael Maysonet. Together, they joined Orange County based
Possumdeth. They opened for Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Dixie Dregs, Blue
Oyster Cult, Great White among others, and got airplay on the local rock
stations KLOS and KNAC. Michael remained in the group for three years
and during this time he took private lessons with five-time Grammy
nominees T. Lavitz. In
2000, Michael teamed up with guitarist Sean Clegg and joined his group
Accomplice then hit the road opening for Leatherwolf, Skid Row and
King’s X. At this time, Michael started taking private lessons with
ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian and interned at his studio
The Leopard Room, which continued for several years. In
2002, Michael also joined Hardline II and recorded on their highly
anticipated come back self-titled album and then flew to England to
headline a successful show at UK’s largest rock festival "The
Gods." Hardline’s
vocalist Johnny Gioeli then joined Accomplice to record on their new
release coming out in 2003. Michael also has several other releases out
now in which he special guests with his classic trademark keyboard
intros. And he is on multiple compilations out now with Hardline II and
Ramos. Michael
is looking forward to releasing his debut solo instrumental keyboard
record this year displaying his technical abilities at a new level using
Korg’s best guitar like sounds. He executes blistering arpeggios and
melodic solos that are tasty and innovative, which is also making him a
notable mark in the live scene as a true keyboard shredder. "The
awesome sounds put out by Korg gives keyboardists the ability to sound
like a guitar more than ever today. This is a DRUM/KEYS record so you
can't get confused if it is a guitar your hearing or a keyboard because
it’s all keyboards," says Michael. Michael
continues to record and perform live with multiple projects and is
featured on numerous compilation records throughout Europe and Japan.
Michael will be performing various clinics and shows throughout Europe
and Asia in 2004 and perform live with Accomplice.
In 1999, Michael was in a UFO Tribute band playing keyboards and guitar
to sold out shows throughout Los Angeles headed by guitarist Ron Sachs
from Orange County.
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