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Rob (Wardrums) Franklin

I started my musical journey ay age of 9.  Went to my Aunt's wedding reception at which a band was performing. Saw the drums and drummer and was totally mesmerized. So after that experience and dreaming about performing, I started banging on everything in site.
Started with Tupperware type things then eventually progressed to coffee can. Cans have lids and different sounds so that was my instrument with wooded spoons for sticks.
Eventually a kit was purchased for me  by Aunt in wedding. (Fran love you for that).
Every day after receiving kit I would practice or hit them until I had blister's. 
So moving forward, Been in numerous bands over the years in a few different genres. Primarily on west coast. Some very successful some not.  Have Performed in numerous clubs/bars. Recorded in studios and Loved almost every minute of it. 

https://franklinsgaragetostage.com
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Dana (Thunder Bass) Franklin



I started out playing guitar at about 18 but then on advice from my brother switched over to bass.
I have been playing bass for over 40 years now. Main setup is my ESP LTD 5 string played through a Peavey Mark IV head and 2 Peavey 4x10 cabs. Starting practicing daily at 20 years old so I could be good enough to join band with my brother (Wardrums). Have been in bands since 1987 mostly on west coast, and done well over 100 shows. Few of the bands were quite successful but some other’s lasting only a few months. Main influences are the heavy metal bands that started it all, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath , etc..
Over the past few years I have listened to many other genres of music to incorporate into my style and playing. 

https://franklinsgaragetostage.com

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Beinn Riley

beinns journey with ego trip started in a small pub in the north west of england when social anxiety got the better of him before an acoustic set, prompting him to join forces with another local musician with whom he ultimately formed the band. along the way they picked up a fledgling drummer with a rapidly growing talent and soon things took off. he likes mouldy cheese, long sharp knives and pointy guitars. when not dominating the mid range of the frequency spectrum on stage, beinn likes all things outdoors including spending nights in the forests and mountains of cumbria, and kayaking on the many local rivers.

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Conner (Quietson) Small

Hi I'm Quiet Son, a producer & mixing engineer based in LA. After earning an audio engineering degree in 2015, I’ve been fortunate to work as a producer for the last 10 years. 

Currently, I'm an in-house producer for Grass Fed Music while also working freelance with independent artists. I’ve worked with labels like Republic, Def Jame and Capitol. My work has been nominated for multiple Hollywood Independent Music Awards and has been featured in Consequence of Sound, Popdust, Paste Magazine and YourEDM.

https://quietson.quietson.com

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Daz Evilhate


Based in Carlisle, UK.
Inspired by Motörhead, Rock 'n' Roll, Jazz, Motown, Punk, Metal and more.
ARTIST: Daz Evilhate, Dark Evilhate, DEH
 Originally from the USA, near New York.
 Daz once spent a summer moving equipment for Motörhead in Los Angeles in the mid-90s.
 Daz has previously played bass in an original grindcore/punk band in the UK. In the USA he played bass in a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute act, and a few original metal/hardcore bands over the years.
Daz would ask Lemmy "When are you going to give me those bass lessons?" To which his idol would reply "You don't need lessons, just hit the fucking thing."
Present in studio during most of the recording of the Sacrifice album.

https://www.facebook.com/loserukband/

​https://youtube.com/@LoserBand

https://www.loser.band

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Ellis Murray

Mirror, mirror, on the wall... who's the drummest of them all? Why, it's Ellis from Ego Trip with -Scratched songs
-Primed to unleash their debut studio recording 'The Water' EP, while already hard at work crafting tracks for their 2nd themed record, filling each ET performance with tunes from both for a grit-&-grin inducing experience
-Had their festival debut opening Kendal Calling's newest stage 'Roots' stage
-Biggest influences include Brad Wilk, Brann Dailor, Vinnie Paul to use heft, and feel to escalate the songs to new levels while '*playing to the riff' not behind it
-Journey together began after locking eyes at Live'n'Local gig, head immediately ablaze with ideas after hearing their bright&dirty new era grunge riffs & when duty called Ego Trip was reborn with new skin-beater behind the kit & the feel of their freshest Ego tracks

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Jay Ball

With a musical career spanning 4 decades Jay Ball - multi instrumentalist, song writer, guitarist and music producer - formally of 80’s UK Thrash Metal band ‘Manitou’ and 90’s UK Grunge band ‘Tribe’ and owner/director of the UK based ‘Jay Ball Guitar Academy’ - formed a new music project ‘Gospels of Odin’ in January 2024. Showcasing Jay Ball’s heaviest & most dynamic songwriting & production work to date, Gospels of Odin were created to become a serious contender in the heavy metal community.

Having bunkered down in the recording studio for 12 months in 2024, Jay wrote, recorded and produced over 40 brand new songs for Gospels of Odin

https://youtu.be/44yxXk4V2Kw?si=LaVoxaiOYUxZNTX4

https://youtu.be/c2qGuUSXyKs?si=UMVOql2RTTjbGm5F

https://www.facebook.com/gospels.of.odin?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Johnny Franklin

I'm 59 yrs old, been listening to rock and roll for 59 yrs. I have 5 guitars, love metal, metal church, iron maiden, judas priest, megadeth, trouble, ozzy, accept, scorpions, some of my god to's, favorite guitarists are and in no certain order because they all slay. Randy Rhodes, Michael schenker, KK and Tipton, wolf Hoffman, Bruce Franklin, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Mathias jabs. 
Johnny Franklin

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Martin Motnik

Martin Motnik is a German-born studio and session bass guitarist, known for being a versatile electric, acoustic, and upright bass player, a pioneer in online music recording, and for touring and performing with Uli Jon Roth (The Scorpions) and German Sony-artist Eisbrecher.

He gained notoriety as a solo performer with his CD “Bass Invader” featuring Gregg Bissonette, and his works as a freelance bass player and studio musician through his website www.studiobassist.com. Since 2019 Martin is also a full-time member of German Heavy Metal Pioneers ACCEPT.


https://martinmotnik.com/

https://www.studiobassist.com/

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Nael Atweh

Nael began his career in the music industry by focusing on discovering songwriters and producers, getting them successfully signed to publishing companies, and has even developed several boy bands. Founding Grass Fed Music in 2011, Nael’s focus has always been on listening to the artist, taking time to understand who the artist is, and focusing on incremental growth. Nael’s approach to management has created long-lasting partnerships with his clients, such as Sabrina Claudio, who he has managed since 2014. To better help talented independent artists, Nael started the Artist Development Program in 2019, which aims to provide clients with the resources and support necessary to develop into the artist they aspire to be.


https://www.instagram.com/grassfedentertainment/

https://www.instagram.com/nael.atweh/?hl=en



https://grassfedmusic.com/

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Robin Brumfield

Los Angeles-based artist rgb is a multifaceted musician who dwells in the middle ground between genres. The ethereal sounds of rgb's music blend the influence of many artists, from Teddy Pendergrass to Tame Impala. Each song is the product of an experiment gone right. With a background in Classical and Jazz Piano, rgb finds the sweet spot - creating the perfect balance between buttery, soulful melodies and hip-hop bounce - and creates atmospheric tunes custom-made for your late-night drives and daytime adventures.

https://www.instagram.com/poppa_rgb/

https://www.instagram.com/poppa_rgb/

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William Sherwood

> William Sherwood: A voice forged in the fires of 90s grunge and metal, with a particular reverence for the dark beauty of Alice in Chains. When he's not serenading his beloved cat [ Mary Jane]  with his almost perfect layne stayley impressions through a haze of smoke, his earth-shattering vocal range is likely making his neighbors reconsider their life choices and potentially causing structural damage in the surrounding countryside.

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