Jason Pierce is a Canadian drummer, producer, and songwriter, best known as the touring and recording drummer for the rock band Our Lady Peace. Born in London, Ontario, and based in Toronto since moving there at age 19, Pierce began playing drums in 1989, influenced by his parents’ work as sound and lighting technicians in the music industry. Over his career, he has contributed to more than 100 recordings and toured globally in arenas and stadiums with a diverse array of artists, including Paramore, Justin Bieber, Evans Blue, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Nick Carter.
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Brown was born and raised in New Jersey destined to live a life submersed in music. The mostly self-taught artist picked up his first guitar at nine years old and never looked back. Brown began his lifelong love affair with live performing at the ripe old age of 12, when he became a regular on the voltaic New Jersey rock scene of the 1980s. At 12 years old, he began writing music, lyrics and founded his first band, Trixter. It wasn’t long before Steve led the mighty Trixter to a record deal with MCA, sold out arena tours and lived every aspect of the rock and roll dream.
In his 40-plus-year career, Brown has sold millions of records worldwide (RIAA certified gold album), written three Billboard Top 100 singles, starred in three No. 1 MTV videos, and shared the stage with the likes of KISS, Journey, Alice Cooper, Scorpions, Poison, Cheap Trick, Styx, Boston, Night Ranger, Rick Springfield and Tesla. As not only a master guitarist, but as an accomplished songwriter, singer, engineer, producer, and performer. Brown has become one of the music industry’s most sought-after and entrusted talents. From personal endorsements by Eddie Van Halen to churning out original music for some of television’s most popular hits, to regularly hitting the stage with an ever-growing list of rock and roll greats, Steve Brown is in constant demand. Steve’s newest endevour is Always Jovi — the ultimate Bon Jovi tribute experience that brings the anthems, energy, and excitement of one of rock’s most iconic bands to the stage with unmatched authenticity and passion.
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Award-winning recording artist KATHRYN GRIMM, who has been accused of being “Hendrixian”, “Phenomenal” and other grand superlatives is a Voice, Guitar, Bass and Songwriting powerhouse. Don’t let her diminutive size fool you – she is huge on talent and gusto. Her humbleness belies her profound skills that she’s honed since childhood. Kathryn’s beginnings were in Seattle but she blossomed in Los Angeles in various ensembles, including the notable “Group Therapy” alongside the tremendous Jeff Buckley. Kathryn now resides in Portland Oregon where she performs with her many projects.
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In November, Yellow Snow unveiled their much-talked about album, ‘Volume 1’ which features fun and must-hear renditions of holiday classics and original compositions. And along with the album’s release comes their next single/video, for the track “Man in Red.”
“‘Man in Red’ was the first original Christmas song we wrote,” explains Yellow Snow’s creator, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist Mike DiBiase. “When it was finished , I said to myself, ‘Now this is exactly the sound I’ve always wanted to create for this project.’ I also think that since it was an original song, I could approach it from a completely new direction, and I had nothing to stick to in terms of melodies, arrangement, or sonic palette. It was a clean slate to go as outside of the lines as I wanted to.”
“Which also got me thinking, ‘Why not approach all the songs this way?’ I realized I could use the original composition as a template or a work tape, and then complete it however works best for the song. Sonically, everything came together once we merged these big, in your face guitars with the attitude and grit of the horns, courtesy of Curt Ramm and Bill Holloman. This is the sound of Yellow Snow.”
For years, Rhode Island-born DiBiase — a lifelong musician and EMMY ® Award-nominated audio post production talent by trade — had “gifted” family and friends hard rock Christmas songs. He decided to bring them to the stage at a Rhode Island club in 2007 for the live debut of Yellow Snow, packing the house and donating a portion of the proceeds to various charities.
He annually headlined shows throughout the ensuing years stirring up a level of cult fandom among the initiated. The music also quietly took on a life of its own as DiBiase’s original song “Giddy Yup, Santa Claus” landed a high-profile sync on The CW’s Riverdale.
Armed with the framework constructed by DiBiase and his bandmates (Matt Baird, Al Diaz, Franklin La Barbara, Denise Gouvin, Jason Berndt, and Chris Piccirillo), he decamped to Nashville in order to finish recording what would become Yellow Snow’s full-length debut LP, ‘Volume 1’.
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J. ROBERT SPENCER is a 2009 recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Shenandoah University. He is also a Tony Nominated Actor/Songwriter living in Portland Oregon.
J. Robert is best known to Broadway audiences when he was cast as the original Nick Massi in the Tony Award and Grammy Award winning show “Jersey Boys”. After performing over 1,300 shows in Jersey Boys, J. Robert would next be cast as Dan Goodman in the critically acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize Winning Broadway musical “Next To Normal.” His performance earned him a 2008-2009 Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He was also nominated in 2008-2009 for a Midwest Emmy Award for Best on Camera Performance by a Leading Actor for his work on Sony and PBS production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks.
As a voiceover artist, he voiced the lead role of Sieta in the Critically Acclaimed and Award Winning Japanese Animated movie, “Grave of the Fireflies.”
In 2007, he was an Executive Producer with Wood Media Films for the environmental documentary titled, “On Coal River”. The Documentary was the official selection of Silverdocs, Camden, Hamptons, Chesapeake and New Orleans Film Festivals and 30 other festivals worldwide.
J. Robert has performed concerts as a solo artist with the Houston Symphony, Boston Pops, Detroit Symphony, Nashville, and Carnegie Hall. For the last 13 years J. Robert has toured the country and performed over 1,200 concerts with his singing group, “The Midtown Men – Four Original Stars from Broadway’s Jersey Boys”. The group has toured all over the country including Canada, Mexico City, and Beijing. The group also filmed their concert and a documentary for PBS titled, THE MIDTOWN MEN – LIVE IN CONCERT, and is available on all digital platforms and blu ray/dvd.
Bobby’s been leading his role in Next to Normal’s tremendously successful run in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the residency to wrap shows by Thanksgiving 2025.
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CHAOSEUM is a Swiss Nu-metal / Metalcore band formed in 2018 in Lausanne.The band has released four studio albums and one acoustic album. Their latest studio album was released on September 19, 2025. They present themselves as a band with music that blends various influences and an uncommon visual aspect. In 2020, Chaoseum gained notoriety particularly due to their song “Smile Again,”which reached over 13 million views on YouTube. The band is composed of CK Smile (vocals), Valery Veings (guitar), Kevin Sink (guitar), Greg Turini (drums), and Finn Broker (bass). The group is currently preparing concerts to promote the release of their upcoming album.
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After a decade-long hiatus, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have decided to return to the road, enlisting phenom Anika Niiles on drums to fill the role of one rock’s arguably greatest drummers. Neil Peart will be honored in their return, and many of my friends are rabid Rush fanatics… so we’ll be gathered together in a spirited forum to discuss the return – our feelings, excitement and reflections. Join me and Rod Morgenstein, Jason Bittner, Joel Stevenett, Dan Pred and a plethora of other Rush fanatics!
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The man behind JFell’s Tribute Band empire, Jason Fellman returns to All Access Live with Kevin Rankin to chat about the legacy of the Mother of All Tribute Festivals: Harefest, the forthcoming FlannelFest and the debut of Seattle Retrofest.
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Australian-born Toby Rand is a singer, songwriter, and creator known for his powerful vocals and magnetic stage presence. First breaking out on CBS’s Rockstar: Supernova, he has since signed international record deals, toured the globe, and shared the stage with icons from Bruno Mars to Rod Stewart.
Toby’s new endeavour “THE FELL” spotlights his dynamic voice, presence and brings him together with some of modern rock’s greatest talent. THE FELL’s powerhouse lineup features legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth, Sons of Apollo), multi-platinum producer, songwriter, and guitar player Mike (K.) Krompass (Smash Mouth, Nelly Furtado, Everybody Loves an Outlaw, Dead Romantic), and vocal powerhouse Toby Rand (Rockstar: Supernova, Juke Kartel, Ashen Moon), whose dynamic voice soars over a backdrop of “Killswitch”’s grinding riffs and thunderous grooves. Sheehan delivers his signature low-end firepower with acrobatic flair, while Krompass’s massive guitar tones and razor-sharp production elevate the track to arena-sized proportions. Rounding out the lineup is elite session drummer Nick Chiarore (Dead Romantic), whose explosive drumming brings relentless precision and raw intensity. Chiarore’s chops can be heard on recordings with Slash and Steve Vai.
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Metal drum phenom Jason Bittner has WAY too many stories for just one episode for All Access Live with Kevin Rankin, so he’s back for round 2! We’ll discuss his amazing new group Category 7, Shadows Fall, Anthrax, Overkill, Flotsam & Jetsam and his guilty pleasure – 80s new wave music!
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