Bios
Here's a little information about the band members that they would like to share with you. If you want to know more click here to view our calendar and come out to a show and ask them yourself.
John Vasalakis - Lead Vocals.
John
moved to the Bay area from Indiana in the mid 70's and starred in the Hoochie band that ruled Florida for ten plus years.They even played the Tangering Bowl alongside Aerosmith and Ted Nugent. Also played with
HooChie,
HIRED GUN, FASTRAC, and DRAMA before fronting the Stormbringer band since 1994.
Influences: Genesis, Kansas, Beatles and YES.
Rick Moon - Guitar, Vocals
Rick Moon started the Stormbringer band in 1986 before sassembling his current roster, together since 1994. Rick is regarded as only one of five guitarists who have mastered the the "Talk Box" guitar effect along with Joe Walsh, Joe Perry, Peter Frampton and Richie Sambora. From the Empire state, Rick has been a celebrated and revered band leader since his high school days in New York.
Influences: Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck, Mick Abrahams, Billy Joel, Little Feat, John Farnham and of course Joe Bonnamassa.
Dana Newcomer - Drums
Dana
studied music at Ohio University and West Virginia University, but has been appearing on television since the age of four as a child phenom on the drums.
Played and recorded on jingles for 7-11, Napa Auto and
other companies, as well as some country and rock albums
while head engineer at Music Factory Studios in West
Virginia.
Played with WATTZ NEXT, INVASION, and more recently, SEQUEL - a 7-piece show band before securing his role in Stormbringer since 1993.
Influences: Neil Peart, Buddy Rich and Jon Bonham.
Eddie Pecchio - Bass, Vocals
Youngstown,
Eddie is the younger brother of Daniel (Glass Harp and Michael Stanley Band) and Uncle of Ted (Doyle Brahmall ll and Derek Truks). Eddie won a songwriting contest in the late
seventies and then made his first of two albums with
Cleveland's Jonah Koslen and the Heros. Eddie moved to
Florida and spent 2 years in local phenomenon Deloris
Telescope. The early nineties saw Pecchio join
Stormbringer/Steinhart-Moon.
Eddie formed another band in 2003 and then rejoined Stormbringer in 2012. His bass playing heroes are Bernard Edwards and Chris Squire.
John Zahner - Keyboards, Vocals
John
has been involved with numerous bands and recordings in
the Tampa area. John is a founding member of Jon
Oliva's Pain
and toured with them in the US and Europe, including
shows in Norway, Denmark Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Italy, Spain, Greece and Holland. He was also a member
of the band Steinhardt Moon/Stormbringer before leaving
to go on tour but eventually found his way back to
Stormbringer in 2013.
Influences: Mozart, Beethoven, Yes, ELP, Dream Theater, Genesis, King Crimson,, The Beatles, Kansas and Opeth.