LordsofTone

Erik Nielsen (drums and studio production) was born in Long Beach of Danish immigrant parents. Erik began playing drums in the first grade and has continued his involvement with music his entire life. After graduating from music school, Eric moved to the life of a full-time musician and over the past 30 years has played with Elvin Bishop, Booker T Jones, David Grissom, the Pointer Sisters and since 1993 2 time Grammy Award winner Queen Ida. Erik also maintains a active recording studio working both as a producer and engineer. Erik has engineered at the Avalon Ballroom, the Record Plant and Conway Studio in LA. Impressive with just a hand drum or a full kit Erik is the heartbeat of the American Dream

Michael John Ahern (MJ) (vocals, guitar and mandoguitar) is a Northern California singer songwriter and child of classic and southern rock. Born in Northern Caifornia and raised on AM radio of the early 70's, MJ has musically transended.MJ is a member of the the Recording Academy and the Bach Dynamite Society, a 2-time Emmy nominated songwriter and unlucky fisherman. MJ has produced 10 commercial albums including the upcoming release "Drive" (2010), The High Road (March 2007), She's the One (2008), The Liberty Court Session(2005) and the Little Wheel Band Debut.(2005) In 2005 -2006 MJ's original songs "She’s the One" and "Heaven" aired on 550 radio stations in 26 countries. MJ has shared the stage with Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tab Benoit, Alan Holdsworth, The Dave Nelson Band, Nina Story and performed with notable local artists Mickey Hart, Steve Smith, James Nash, Steve Shufton and Michael Emerson. See MJ's complete biography here.

Greg Jones (vocals, bass guitar) is lifelong musician,a veteran of Bay Area clubs and studios, and learned his craft playing Blues, R&B, Jazz, and all styles of Rock. At age 16, he performed with seminal blues guitarist, T-Bone Walker in San Francisco. Along the way, he did stints with singer, Davey Pattison (Montrose, Robin Trower), and multi-instrumentalist and singer, Wayne Ceballos (AUM). Greg has played most major venues in the Bay Area, sharing stages with Tower of Power, It’s a Beautiful Day, Cold Blood, Savoy Brown, John Mayall and ZZ Top among others. More recently, he helped write and record five CDs and toured Europe with instrumental rockers, Alien Cowboys, making the Grammy ballot three years running (2005-2007). Myriad bassists from greats such as Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorious, Larry Graham, Marcus Miller, Will Lee and Nathan East to Bay Area stalwarts like Francis Rocco Prestia and Jack Cassidy have influenced Greg’s bass playing. English players such as Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney and Chris Squire have also been huge influences.

In addition to playing and performing, Greg composes and produces jingles for clients such as Chevrolet, Ford, and Century 21, and is an award-winning writer/director of radio and TV commercials.

Michael Emerson (keyboards, vocals), has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Canada with a wide range of musicians---Carlene Carter, James Armstrong, Christine Lakeland, Zigaboo Modeliste , The Gluey Brothers, Johnny Dyer, Daniel Castro, Thad Beckman and Will Ray, to name but a few. His Hammond B3 and piano styling's can be heard on many independent recordings including Michael Ahern's new release Drive. Passionate and spiritual Michael's playing awakens the senses and inspires collaboration.