JASON SPOONER
Guitar/Vocals
This multi-award winning New England-based songwriter discovered his father’s collection of eight-track tapes as a
child and never looked back. After early exposure to songwriter legends like Neil Young, Paul Simon, Jim Croce and
Van Morrison along with Motown heavies like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight,
Jason was inspired to start making the rounds on coffee house
stages in his teens. Before long, Jason jumped head-first into
the Northeast’s
burgeoning songwriter scene.
Jason's recenty awards won the 2007 Mountain Stage NewSong
contest international finals at the South Street Sea Port in New
York City. He was also a national finalist in the 2007 Starbucks
Music Makers Competition. He toured the East Coast in the Spring
of 2006 as part of the Falcon Ridge “Most Wanted” Preview Tour.
Jason was honored as a 2006 New Folk Finalist at the renowned
Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, TX. Jason and the band
returned to both Falcon Ridge and Kerrville in the summer of
2007 as main stage acts. Previously, he won the 2005 Songwriting
Contest at the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival in NH and was a
finalist in the prestigious 2004 John Lennon Songwriting Comp..
Other highlights include Jason’s song “Pickup Truck” airing on
NPR’s “Car Talk” Program and a national appearance on The Food
Network’s ”FoodNation with Bobby Flay.” Jason has also scored
several wins/nomina-
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ADAM
FREDERICK
Bass/Vocals
The newest member of the trio, Adam
Frederick is sought after for his broad musicianship and deep
pocket. Adam’s
numerous awards include the Ralph T. Gould Award, 1998 (vocals),
Top Prize at Summerworks Film Festival
(composition) and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, 1999 (bass).
He has performed at Carnegie Hall and the
White House in addition to countless clubs and venues across the
US, Canada and Europe. Equally comfortable on the both the
acoustic and electric bass Adam can supply tasteful melodic
nuances that are just as powerful has his
deep-pocket deliveries. He consistenly supplies a keen
intelligence and a fierce, natural musical intuition. With
influences as varied as Pino Paladino and Arvo Part, Adam is an
eclectic and exciting musician that has tackled a diverse range
of styles including funk, jazz, folk, rock, roots, blues and
classical. His tasteful and soulful bass playing along with his
stellar vocal harmonies have added a crucial component to the
band’s unmistakable sound.
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REED CHAMBERS
Drums
At age seven, Reed started out
playing along to Rolling Stones records and later began
emulating grooves from The
Police’s ground-breaking “Outlandos d’Amour” as well as the
seminal “Led Zeppelin 1.” After receving a formal
education in music attending the Los Angeles Academy of Music in
the mid-ninties, Reed spent time touring as a drummer with
songwriters and performing in various bands in the northeast. He
then moved to Nashville where he fine-tuned his skills in
recording sessions for roots and Americana artists. Reed’s
musical influences range from funk, reggae, hip hop, rock, folk
to R&B. Regardless of the style, Reed provides the rhythmic
foundation of the band weaving
grooves in and around the sound. Keenly aware of the intricacies
of song structure and melody, Reed’s playing provides
the perfect compliment to Jason’s subtle vocal style & guitar
work and Andy’s uniquely original approach to the bass.
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