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Bruce Boulanger - Guitars
& Vocals
Bruce started originally on the drums and quickly changed to guitar to write music. After graduating from the Dick Grove school of music and playing in several popular Orange County groups Bruce, along with his friend Scott, gained some valuable road experience touring state-side and in Australia with recording artist
Boz
Scaggs. After the Boz tour Bruce hooked up with television entertainer John Davidson, performing at one time or another in nearly ever state in the U.S. When the opportunity to play music again with his long-time friends presented itself, he jumped at the chance. In
addition to his collection of electric guitars, Bruce also plays
a nylon string guitar and an electric mandolin , depending on
song selection. Bruce is also a lead singer as well as a backup
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Mark Bustamante - Drums and Percussion
Mark found himself very busy during
his musical career, playing, recording and touring professionally with a mix of local groups and recording acts throughout California, the Pacific Northwest, and Mid-West. Mark stepped away from the music business for several
years to raise a family. With the kids now grown, Mark is back pursuing his passion for drumming and is thoroughly enjoying playing with the original “Backbone” line up. |
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Ron Denhaan - Bass & Vocals
Born in Europe
(Holland), Ron has lived on both the east and west coasts of the United States.
Though starting off as a lead guitarist, Ron has been playing bass guitar
over the years with a number of hard-rock, pop-rock, progressive-rock and jazz/horn groups. In 2008, Ron reunited with several of his band
mates from the groups "Shade" and "Lyra",
as well as the "SubsoniX", which includes all five of the original members of the
group, "Backbone". Ron plays 4-string, 5-string,
and fretless basses with the SubSoniX. |
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Craig Riech -
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Singer-guitarist
Craig Riech is our newest member and he often joins us when
we are playing for listening audiences or when we are playing our
softer "pop" material. Craig can usually be found
performing on weekends at Jimmies NASCAR bar and grill in
Fullerton as a solo artist and with his own band. Craig
currently performs each Thursday with the SubsoniX at
The
Cliff Restaurant
in Laguna
Beach, from 6 PM until 10 PM.
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Guest Band
Members
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Scott Plunkett - Keyboards and Vocals
Scott was
an original member of Backbone, but Orange County
native Scott Plunkett might be
considered a part-time member of SubnsoniX, as he is often
touring and recording with singer/song writer
Chris
Issak. After
turning professional, Scott played with a variety of
local and professional bands and musicians including Boz Skaggs. During his tour with Boz, Scott also wrote and played with local bands, did recording
sessions, and co-wrote songs with Michael McDonald. Over the
years, Scott has toured with Michael
McDonald, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley. Scott has also acted as
the musical director for Peter Cetera and Boz Scaggs. When he’s not
performing, Scott designs synthesizer sound patches for the Yamaha Corporation’s latest electronic instruments.
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John Stolpp -
Lead Vocals
John was born in Vancouver, Canada, but raised in Orange County.
John
played just lead guitar in various rock and “horn” bands
until he decided that he’d try singing lead after a
“roadie” friend of the band America he was in at the time
encouraged him to try it. For the last few
decades, he has been doing high-end corporate events with a successful band named
"Scandal." John works for QSC Audio, a leading pro-audio sound system provider and has
done live sound engineering for several rock bands at The Roxy, The Whiskey and
Gazzari’s. John
has also been a live DJ for the last ten plus years, performing
for high end weddings, corporate events and on cruise ships.
John is happy to be able to rehearse and perform with his old
friends and band mates from "Backbone", who he has
always considered to be a group of outstanding musicians.
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Band History
The "SubsoniX"
band is actually the re-birth of the popular Orange County rock group and club
band, "Backbone". The original group formed in Anaheim,
California and played at many of the popular clubs and venues in LA
and Orange Counties. After playing together for several years the band separated, with each
member going off to pursue their own musical interests. Over the
years, various band members re-united occasionally to form other bands,
to jam together,
or to simply maintain friendships. |
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Backbone
in concert |
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Through
a chance reunion in 2008, Scott, Ron, Mark, Bruce, and John got together
in Mark's Yorba Linda studio for a jam session and the chemistry
of "Backbone" was ignited once
again. The band decided to re-form as the "SubsoniX"
and they have been playing regularly in Southern California, ever since. |
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