lead guitar

Music is art as art is surely music. An award winning musician, fine artist and proud member of the great Ho-Chunk Nation James is a veteran of many local cover and dance bands playing electric and acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, percussion and singing lead/back-round vocals.

Playing lead guitar for over 40 years (he started very young!) influences include The Beatles, Motown, Zepplin, Hendrix, Leon Russell, the British Invasion, Johnny Winter, Clapton, Les Paul and the art of song writing.

A rock guitarist at heart, he’s had success writing and performing original world-beat music with the Detroit ensemble Zebula Avenue winning a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding World Album in 2008.

James is also a fine artist working mainly in oils. His style is a cross between surrealism and symbolism. For more information please check out www.jamesniemi.com.

Making art in many forms puts James on a continued quest for a varied and harmonious life experience.

   bass

Native Detroiter and veteran player who has played with all the Detroit blues legends, including Johnnie Basset, Thornetta Davis, and The Butler Twins. Darryl's versatility ranges from Pink Floyd to John Coltrane. A 2005 Blues Challenge Champion, Darryl Lee lives to play bass.

   keyboards

Bruce began his musical training at the age of seven. After ten years of formal training on piano and organ, Bruce started to perform with several bands including Black Onyx, Full Force, Dave Gilbert, Catch 22, Thinking Out Loud, Revolver, Bald Monkey, Road Crew and Danny D.

In 1982, Bruce started a small studio, Stark Raven Productions. In 1997, he released “Thoughts, Dreams and Screams”, a pop/rock album. In 1998, Bruce, with Rosebud Records, released “Don’t Shake the Jukebox” and “Love the Way She Talks”, both of which enjoyed airplay on WSKY radio in Australia and in 2000, the gospel CD “Yes Lord” was released.