Eric Martin is best known as the frontman of the hard rock band Mr. Big. In 1988, Eric teamed up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, and Paul Gilbert to form the Los Angeles supergroup. The band combined "shredding" musicianship with melodic vocal harmonies. The reputations of the players generated immediate interest from music fans and fellow musicians. The band was signed to Atlantic Records in 1989.
Mr. Big enjoyed enormous success with the release of 9 studio albums, numerous hit singles, and top-selling live albums.
1991’s Lean into It, featured two ballads that established them as a commercial success: "To Be with You" a #1 song in 15 countries, and "Just Take My Heart.”
During Eric's 40+ years in the music business, he has toured with Mr. Big, Avantasia, The Eric Martin Band, Tak Matsumoto Group (TMG) and countless acoustic and rock shows all over the world.
Stevie is the lead singer of Tuff where he replaced Jim Gillette on vocals in 1987. They debuted with Rachelle in August 1987 as a support group for Warrant at the Roxy . Tuff would release ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ in 1991 as well as ‘Religious Fix’ in 1995 as well as appear on several compilations over the years. ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ was recently released as a remix on RLS Records.
Wayne’s World 2 (1993), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988), and The Stöned Age (1994) are some of his acting credits. Rachelle is also the founder of the metalsludge.tv site, dedicated to the hair metal scene of the eighties, and is also the producer and owner of the independent record label RLS Records (Record Labels Suck).
Solo, Rachelle has done 3 albums, and performed tracks on several "tribute" albums. He has also appeared on eight albums for the glam rock band Shameless.
Jason McMaster is a vocalist, bassist, songwriter, producer, artist, rock and metal enthusiast, and an ordained, non-denomination minister known by friends and fans as “Pastor McMaster from the Church of Disaster.”
Always busy with a multitude of projects, he is best known for fronting progressive metal pioneers Watchtower, as well as nasty Texas rockers Dangerous Toys and kick-in-the-face riff raffers, Broken Teeth. McMaster has two gold-record sales awards with Dangerous Toys; has been inducted into the Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame three times for achievements and lifetime contributions to the music community as a member of Watchtower, Dangerous Toys and solo performer; and has a star on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. For news, discography, photos, merch and more, visit jasonmcmaster.net
Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda was born in New York City. Since 1975, he is famous for being the lead guitarist in the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, as well as for his performances as a solo artist.
Eddie Ojeda majored in music at Bronx Community College and studied guitar privately under the renowned guitarist, Alberto Valdez Blain, a prodigy trained by Andres Segovia. Eddie’s musical contributions to Rock ‘N Roll are chronicled in the book, “Who’s Who in Rock ‘N Roll.” Eddie has performed with many outstanding groups in more than 9000 live shows throughout the world. He has opened for bands like Iron Maiden, Dio, ZZ Top, Whitesnake, and Motorhead.
In 2006, Eddie released his first solo album “Axes 2 Axes.” That same year, he was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame along with Billy Joel, Joan Jett, and other well-known artists.
Eddie also produced Curbside Hustle’s first album that features his daughter Michelle Ojeda.
Twisted Sister has eleven albums featuring Eddie Ojeda as lead guitarist. These albums combined have earned 25 gold and platinum records. Twisted Sister has performed live on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, The Craig Ferguson Show, "Late Night" with Jimmy Fallon, and had a featured role in the movie “Pee Wee Herman’s Big Adventure.”
From that first Steeler album to recent releases like “Keeled” and “Fight Like A Band,” Ron Keel’s career in entertainment has taken him from the concrete jungles of arena rock to the dirt roads of country music. Along the way, he has sold millions of albums and toured the world as both a heavy metal screamer (KEEL, Steeler, and a brief encounter with Black Sabbath) and a southern rock/outlaw country artist (with dozens of songs in major films and TV shows). For the past two decades, the Metal Cowboy has combined both genres, establishing a style and a persona which captures the heart and personality of this rock n’ roll outlaw.
Keel’s legendary major label debut album THE RIGHT TO ROCK was produced by KISS’ Gene Simmons – they went on to notch three albums on Billboard’s Hot 100 as well as MTV and radio hits “The Right To Rock,” “Because The Night,” “Tears Of Fire,” “Somebody’s Waiting,” and “Rock N Roll Outlaw.”
Opening shows for Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Dio, Y&T, Queensryche, and many more established a hard work ethic that remains strong today; recent tour dates have included the Monsters Of Rock Cruise (Belize/Cozumel), Ron’s first-ever tour of Australia, the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy, the KISS & Rock N Roll Expo in Helsinki, Finland, casinos, fairs, and festivals stateside, KEELFEST (featuring Keel, Ron Keel Band, and Steeler) plus major bike events like the Sturgis Rally and Hot Harley Nights.
After nearly three years hosting the “Streets of Rock & Roll” rock-and-talk syndicated radio show, Keel was handpicked to join a dream team of Midwest rock radio royalty on KBAD 94.5 FM, where Ron’s “Mid-Day Mayhem” show skyrocketed to the top of the Neilson ratings for that region. He’s now back on the “Streets Of Rock N Roll” with weekly broadcasts on KRFK, Total Rock Radio, 97Underground, Philly Rock Radio, RockRageRadio.com, and more.
“The Ron Keel Podcast” features unedited & uncensored interviews from the radio show and is available on all major platforms like Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, and Amazon.
Eric Martin – Mr. Big
Stevie Rachelle – Tuff / Metal Sludge
Jason McMaster – Dangerous Toys
Eddie Ojeda – Twisted Sister
Ron Keel – Keel / Ron Keel Band / Steeler
Craig Gass – Comedian
Don Jamieson – Comedian
Mark Weiss – Photographer
Dave Glessner – Rock Journalist
Rik Fox – Steeler
Bob Chiappardi – Concrete Marketing
Jeanne Basone – G.L.O.W.
Mick Strawn – Film Industry
Monty Colvin – Galactic Cowboys
Mitch Perry – Steeler / Lita Ford
Leilani Kilgore – Solo Artist
Native Sons – Band
Anthony Focx – Musician / Producer / Engineer
Warner Hodges – Solo Artist
Samantha Newark – Voiceover Artist
Roxy Blue – Band
Drew Fortier – The Lucid / Filmmaker
Anthony Corder – Tora Tora
Jeremy Ashbrock – Ace Frehley Band / Gene Simmons Band
Brett Carlisle – Great White / All Or Nothing
Martin Motnik – Accept
Sandy Gennaro – Joan Jett / The Monkees
Bob Berryhill – The Surfaris
Dylana Nova Scott – Vain
Courtney Cronin Dold – Comedian
Paul Taylor – Winger / Alice Cooper
Steve Blaze – Lillian Axe
John Billings – The Monkees
Andre LaBelle – Vinnie Vincent Invasion / The Sky
Bryan Jay – Keel
The Fifth – Band
Geno Arce – Keel
Mark Andrews – Seduce
Matt Deis – All That Remains / CKY
Crashing Wayward – Band
Bebe Buell – Bebe Buell Band
Dwain Miller – Keel
Tuk Smith – Tuk Smith & The Restless Heart / Biters
Rick Ruhl – Every Mother’s Nightmare
Jack Gibson – Exodus
Tony Harnell – TNT
Jon Brennan – Singer / MTV
Lisa Axelrod – Music Journalist / Digital Creator
Marc Ferrari – Keel / Cold Sweat