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Paul
Mirkovich House Band Musical
Director/Keyboardist/Background
Vocalist
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Los Angeles native Paul Mirkovich has
been the band leader, keyboardist and duet singing partner for Cher for the last 16 years. He has also
been the band director for Janet Jackson and Anastasia and a
member of the multi-platinum bands Whitesnake and Nelson. Paul has also performed and
recorded with Peter Gabriel and Shawn Colvin, among many others. He is
currently recording new material when not leading the "Rock
Star:INXS" house band. One of twelve siblings himself, Paul and his
wife, Michelle, are now the proud parents of two daughters, Zoe and
Charlotte.
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Jim
McGorman Guitarist/Keyboardist/Background
Vocalist |
Jim McGorman has served as music
director to multi-platinum artist Michelle Branch and as a member of the
seminal pop group The New Radicals. He
has toured with Poison, Marc Broussard and most recently Cher,
on whose Farewell Tour he played guitars and keyboards and sang a
duet with Cher each night. Jim wrote and performed original songs
featured on the TV shows " One Tree Hill" and " Smallville." His other TV performance
credits include "The Tonight Show," BBC's "Top of the Pops" and
MTV's " TRL." A native of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Jim cites the classic soul of his hometown (for
example, Gamble and Huff) as a big musical influence along with more
modern bands such as Coldplay and U2.
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Rafael
Moreira Lead Guitarist/Background
Vocalist |
Brazilian phenom Rafael Moreira is
best known as the lead guitarist for multi-platinum artist Pink, with whom he has performed in the
United States, Germany, Sweden, England and many other countries. He
has recorded with Pink and INXS, among others, and
has also performed with artists including Mya, Mark Anthony, Slash, Steven Tyler, Linda Perry, Richie Sambora, Sisqo, Christina Aguilera, as well as the
Brazilian musical greats Airto and Flora Purim. Rafael is an experienced
TV performer ("Top of the Pops," " Late Show with David Letterman," " Saturday Night Live") and a live fixture
on the Los Angeles club scene with his hard rock power trio,
Magnetico. More information on his first solo album, "Acid Guitar,"
a fusion of jazz, rock, and Brazilian influences, is available at
www.rafaelmoreira.com. Rafael's music is also heard on the
soundtrack to the video game "Spawn." Rafael is a graduate of the
Musicians' Institute in Hollywood and describes himself as a
"kick-ass soccer player."
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Nate
Morton Drummer |
Nate Morton recently completed a
national tour as drummer with the "American Idol" band. Before that,
he was the drummer for platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated,
singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. He
spent two years as the drummer for jazz luminary Natalie Cole, toured with Chaka Khan and Poe and performed with Madonna at the 2002 Grammy Awards. Nate
is endorsed by the No. 1 drum manufacturer in the world, Pearl
Drums, as well as Zildjian sticks and cymbals and Remo drum heads. A
graduate of the renowned Berklee College of Music, Nate cites Animal
from The Muppets as his primary influence and
thanks his parents and his first drum instructor, Grant Menfee, for
their early support of his musical aspirations. "The bottom line is
I hit things with sticks for a living, and that's a pretty fun job."
Check out more about Nate on his Web site www.N8Drums.com.
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Sasha Bassist |
For two years, Sasha was the bass
player with platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter
Vanessa Carlton. He toured as bassist with R&B soul artist Ricky Fante, punk legend Billy Idol, and multi-platinum pop band
The New Radicals. Sasha's recording credits include stints with
British alterna-pop darling Badly Drawn Boy and Vivian Campbell's
side project, Clock. Along with Erik Eldenius, he also produced the
album "Washed Away" for breaking band Alan Smithee. Before
immigrating to the United States, Sasha performed with the No. 1
rock band in the Soviet Union, Zemlyane, with whom he frequently
performed before crowds of more than 10,000 fans and sold 20 million
records. Now living in Los Angeles with his wife, Deon, and his two
boys, Jazz and Tyler, Sasha is also an accomplished visual artist
and sculptor. View his work at www.desaart.com. |
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