The Band
Guy
DeRome
Guy is a Southern California naitve who saw the light and is now living in Morgan Hill, Ca. Guy started to teach himself to play the guitar at the age of 11.
In the 80's Guy took up bass and played in a band called The Mighty Turbines.
The Turbines played clubs around Hollywood and L.A. such
as Madame Wong's.
Guy has traveled extensively and lived in Europe where he indulged his love of
European history and esoteric mysteries. He has a special
interest in European medieval music which peeks out in
his playing from time to time.
In the 90s Guy lived in San Luis Obispo, where, among other things, he hosted
a World Music public radio show for about four years. In
that capacity, he was able to meet great musicians from
all over the world. This radio station, KCBX, hosted many
festivals and concerts, so Guy got to see up close the
rich human heritage of music from around the globe.
Guy is now back with us in Morgan Hill and spends his time playing music wth
friends and helping to develop the local music scene in
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Pete
Sobolev
Always having had a keen appreciation
for the bass guitar, Pete finally got inspired to learn
to play the instrument after meeting his wife Chris,
who was then playing bass with the Tearmagnets and other
bands in the Bay Area. Pete
pored over recordings and charts by the legendary Motown
great James Jamerson, practiced the riffs and rhythms
of Rocco Prestia, Stu Hamm and Billy Sheehan, and also
picked up the elements of modern country music during
his stint with Bull Band. Pete is an all-around bass player
who has an inherent sense of rhythm and timing as well
as a gift for choosing the right note to play at the right
time.
With other bands, Pete has played all of the key events in the
South County area including the Taste of Morgan Hill, The Mushroom
MardiGras, The Morgan Hill Fourth of July Celebration, as well as the
Gilroy Garlic Festival. With ShadowOpera,
Pete has the opportunity to create his own parts on the bass and work
with talented musicians to create an entirely new approach and style
to music.
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Tanja
Nathanael 
Tanja, a Bay Area native, has enjoyed singing and
making music since her early teens. After some private
lessons and some memorable moments in a high school musical,
she went on to sing with band ensembles in college and beyond. Not
one to miss any opportunity, Tanja performed in the cabaret How
to Handle a Woman presented at The Vault in Hollister
in July 2006.
Musically, Tanja has often felt she was born 10 years too
late, and spent much of her misspent youth captivated by the
music of the 60s and 70s (this can partially be attributed
to older cousins who would bring their guitars to family events
and sing “I’m Being Followed by a Moonshadow” as
well as a best friend’s obsession with David Bowie’s
Glitter Rock era). Since then she has drifted merrily
along about a decade behind everyone else (Wow—the 90s. The
90s had some really cool music! Who knew?). The
result is a singer with varied and eclectic tastes ranging
from Classic Rock to the torch songs of the 20s and 30s to
World Music to the confessional/alternative music of Tori Amos,
Sarah McLachlan, and Kate Bush.
Tanja is happy to be singing again and to have found a niche
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Tony Peña
 Tony
was born and raised in the Bay Area and has been playing
as a hand-percussionist for a number of years. He originally
started out on the trap-drum, back in High School (many years
ago) and now exclusively plays the following Latin drums
and percussion instruments: congas & bongo, timbales,
djembe, cajon, vibraphone, and other hand percussion instruments
(shakers, claves, cowbells, agogo bells, maracas, shekere,
afuche, tambourine, blocks, guiro, triangle, etc.).
Anything that can be shaken, slapped, or hit with a hand or stick - that’s
Tony. Tony’s many influences include rock, classic rock, soul, funk, fusion,
salsa, afro-cuban, cumbia, bachata, Brazilian, calypso, latin-jazz, smooth jazz,
country-rock, blues and even some bluegrass.
Tony can also be found performing at the Mission College Percussion
Ensemble performances at various venues in the South Bay, or
at any of the various local Percussive Arts Society drum circles
in the Bay Area. |
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