Rich Kubicz
(Tom Petty… Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar)


Eager to be an all around entertainer (and with some coaxing from friends who asserted that he looked and sounded like Tom Petty), Rich started Damn the Torpedoes as a tribute to this great American icon. The daunting task was made even more challenging as Rich’s attention to detail could not be compromised. By surrounding himself with only the top local musicians, Rich is proud to present what he likes to call the “awe” factor in every performance.

Rich has been playing guitar and singing for 35 years. He has been writing music since his teens and released his first album Echo Lake in 2005. Shortly after Echo Lake’s release, Rich co-founded the E-zine Lets Rock America and brought dozen’s of American Indie Bands into the spotlight on the World Wide Web with articles and podcasts. In conjunction with LRA, Rich founded the very first Blank-Fest New Jersey in 2006 and has been organizing the annual marathon concert every 2nd Sunday in December to benefit the homeless ever since. 

Jimi Alan
(Mike Campbell… Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Cigar Box Slide)

Jimi has been playing guitar professionally for over 30 years in cover band and original music projects. With experience in various styles of music including Funk, Rock, Blues, and R&B, Jimi has mastered the techniques to play note for note renditions of some of the greatest lead guitarists and can create identical guitar sounds.

Jimi is also an experienced sound technician and recording engineer. He owns his own recording studio, Rockslide Studios in Andover, New Jersey.

Michael T. Frio
(Benmont Tench/Scott Thurston… Keyboards, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals)
 
Michael grew up in a show business family.  His father Don played guitar with Buddy Rich and Ray Charles and had also been featured on The Ed Sullivan Show.   His Mother Virginia was a singer on American Bandstand.  It was no surprise that Mike followed in his parents footsteps first playing drums as early as two years old and learning classical piano as early as 4 years of age.  He added guitar and bass to his repertoire in his early teens.  

When Mike is not touring with Damn The Torpedoes, he plays guitar and records with original North Jersey Hard Rock band Our Black Friday.  OBF have been featured guests on NJ Rock radio WDHA's Homegrown Spotlight numerous times in recent years.  Mike also does professional studio recording and writes his own music in his spare time. 

 Rob Micucci
(Ron Blair, Bass Guitar)

Rob has been playing the Bass Guitar professionally for nearly thirty years.  Influenced by the heavy Bass lines of Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Rob convinced his parents to buy him a bass guitar at the age of 13.  He's been hooked on bass ever since!

Rob soon began playing with friends in an original hard rock band.  Wanting to explore other types of music, he pursued private Bass studies where he was introduced to many different musical styles including R & B, Blues, Funk and Jazz in addition to various types of Rock Music.

He has explored these styles by performing and/or recording with dozens of local NY Tri- State area acts including Bad Influence, The Blues Blasters, Soulmates, The Hudson Crawlers, One Track Mind, and Mina's Fantasy.

Rob continues to study with renowned Jazz educator Peter Prisco and pursue live performance and recording gigs that emphasize his continuing commitment to "respect the song while adding a great groove with killer tone".

Charlie Spataro
(Stan Lynch/Steve Ferrone...Drums/Percussion and Backing Vocals)

Multi-talented and musically versatile, Charlie Spataro started in music at a very young age.
After banging on every pot and pan in his mothers kitchen, he joined the school orchestra.
Following a little disapointment that there was nothing to bang on in the school band, he
started out playing Clarinet and Saxophone. Later he was able to convince his parents to buy
him a drum set and at age 8, began his greatest passion... playing the drums! Studying with
world class teachers such as Sam Ulano, John Sarracco, Jim Chapin and Gary Chester, he not
only learned how to play the drums, but also gained a rich background and tradition in music.

Over thirty years in the making, Charlie is a well rounded musician, adding guitar, bass,
keyboards and vocals to his list of musical talents. In addition Charlie has written original
music and colaborated on some great original Blues, Rock and Pop music with bands such as The
Hudson Crawlers, Beautiful Strange Things and K.R.A.V.E Among his extensive list of recording
and live performance credits that include many styles of music, he has played drums with
Chuck Berry and Keith Richards, Ziggy Marley, Rhett Tyler, Blues Buddha, Patrick Perone (Elvis
Tribute Artist), The Manhattan Project and more. Charlie brings a special energy to the stage
with a monster groove and attitude that'll make you move to the music!