Band Biography

 

      The Billy Ray Band creates music that hits you up close and personal.  It is hard driving, finger snapping, foot stomping, get out of your seat, stand up and holler rock and roll!!!!

 

     The powerful force of this high energy butt kicking Rock & Roll speaks for itself.  BRB, a four-piece band from Seattle Washington, uses their tightly arranged vocals, up tempo guitars, thumping bass, and hard hitting drums to create a sound that has been lacking in today's music.  "Our music has a hard driven edge and a high energy level! You have to be dead to not get off your tush", jokes band leader Billy Ray.

 

     A regional tour of the West Coast is planned for the fall of 2005, with a working vacation tour in Germany next fall in 2006. There are negotiations in place for regional distribution of  "We're Here" through independent distributors, consignment in local music retail stores and internet based sales.  These steps will enable BRB to add to their rapidly growing fan base and gain momentum for their continued success.

 

     BRB has been together since late 1995, and have re-released their digitally re-mastered debut album,

"We're Here".

     BRB  is putting the finishing touches on "Getting Hot and Ready To Trot", their 2^nd CD and plan a release of that album in spring of 2006.  BRB is doing what they have always wanted, playing their music to a mass audience and letting their music be heard.

 

     BRB is extremely sad to announce that the talented original lead guitarist Scott Coleman, whose awesome guitar work is heard on "We're Here", died of a heart attack on July 4, 2005 in Maui where he moved several years ago.  Scott you will forever be in our hearts and our prayers to your family in their time of bereavement.  You will always be remembered, you are gone but never forgotten.

 

You can hear The Billy Ray Band  at www.download.com/thebillyrayband 

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  Band Member Biographies

 

The current lineup is

 

Billy Ray - on lead guitar, lead vocals, keys and bass

Dale Krasovetz - on drums, percussion, backing vocals

Tony Terlicker - on lead guitar, mandolin, keys, backing vocals 

Brian White-on bass and backing vocals

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Alumni

 

Ed Nitsche - founder, on drums for "We're Here", percussion, computer

Jeff Flood - on bass ( # 3), lead and backing vocals (currently our engineer and producer)

Jim Flood-on keys and backing vocals

Paul Perron - on bass and backing vocals (2nd bassist, replacing Paul Sylvain)

Paul Sylvain, - founder, on bass and backing vocals (played on "We're Here")

Scott Coleman - on lead guitar, lead / backing vocals (played on "We're Here")

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Honorable Mention to our support Staff

 

David Lenk - Designed original web page, built all our computers, & kept them running, pro-tools, yeah, hell yeah.

Chris Castor - the best roadie in the world, most awesome dude on the planet and my best friend