Rob Middleton, born 4/28/68, in New Brunswick NJ, is the son of Eileen Horvath who is herself an honorary member of, and first runner-up for the last position of, the original "Mouseketeers".  Unfortunately, during the final audition phase, Eileen fell ill to laryngitis and had to forfeit her qualification to the legendary "Annette Funicello". Rob originally started playing the drums at the age of 12 but, after a few years, realized that being in the back of the stage just wasn't his neck of the woods.  By age 23 he had finally decided to take the front of the stage. Rob has always said, “From that point on I knew it was in the blood".  Since then, and several bands later, Rob has 7 CDs under his belt and his bands have been rotated on about a dozen radio stations. He’s also opened for some of the biggest bands in the world like “The Scorpions", "Quiet Riot", "Dokken", "Sebastian Bach", "Yngwie Malmsteen", and many others.  "This art is in my blood.... and my drug of choice. It is something I love to do, and if I had a choice on how to die, I’d choose to got out just like ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbot.... it was something he loved to do...may you rest in peace brother!”

David W. Bubb, alias Daveyripps, was born into a musically gifted family of five on December 5,1964, in Cranford New Jersey. As soon as he was old enough to realize what the sound was coming from the various radios and stereos around the house, he found that music spoke to him in an extraordinary way. Now he just needed to have an instrument, but he still didn't know what to play. Drums, piano, or maybe the Bass? Then one day, not too long after his 9^th birthday, a hippy friend of his older brother brought an Ovation 12 string acoustic over the house and showed him the harmonics used by the guitarist in the classic rock mega group "YES” on the song ”Roundabout”. Instrument found!! He tried to hold the guitar himself and was able to understand how this was done; almost could do it! LOL . He soon bought his first guitar; an electric with a small practice amp and a Fuzz box. By the time he was out of high school he was playing better than some of the older guitarists that had taught him and as well as others that had influenced him; like Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Hendrix and Ted Nugent. Dave has a spiritual power that he shares with his guitars; one that he draws from, and adds to, the songs that he plays. That’s how he has come to be known as “Daveyripps The Shredding Guitarist”. Dave has been in several cover bands over the past 3 decades and now shares his talents with SoundPound.

Rick brings 25 years of experience to Sound Pound as both a performer and an engineer. A southern rocker by nature, his musical influences run the gammit from Bach to rock bringing a versatility and style that is better heard than described.

As an engineer his album credits include: Slaughterhouse, Damian, Steelheart, The Fat Boys, The Latin Rascals, Vanilla Ice and many others.

Current weaponry includes: Fender Jazz bass, Ibenez B-5, DBX compression, Ampeg B2R, Ampeg Classic cabinet (4 x 10 w/ HF driver).

Tony Alfieri - Drums. Another family influenced musician, Tony watched his father play as a young boy. As a 4th generation drummer, he carries on with the craft. Driven by a passion to play he has been active on the music scene through the years. Tony's three decades of experience both live and studio have led him to his present home in the Sound Pound.

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