Zapp
Zapp unleashes funky, high-energy music with a contagious groove built for dancing, loving and good times. Made up of masterful musicians who have been getting down together since the late 1970s, the group’s sizzling chemistry can be attributed to the fact that it has always been a joyful family affair. The band started with Lil Roger and Lil Lester in 1962, which became Lil Roger and the Vels, grew into Roger and the Human Body from 1974-1978, then became a full-fledged movement as Zapp.
Since Zapp’s beginnings, its heartbeat has always been the vibrant imagination of the three Troutman Brothers – older brother Larry and two younger brothers Roger and Lester – who jammed together before becoming a quartet called Roger and the Human Body. This early quartet included the duo of Roger and Lester, Ralph Shepard and Chris Croom, whose premiere recording experience was with Capitol Records in 1975- 1976, when they worked on Sun’s debut album as well as the debut of Roger and the Human Body. Hired as studio musicians, Roger and Lester were fundamental to both projects and had already been experimenting with the talkbox just as it was first gaining fame thanks to mega stars like Stevie Wonder, Peter Frampton and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Craig Martini
Craig Martini has been playing bass and singing for 40 years. He has played for acts such as, Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big Racer X), Colin Hay (Men At Work), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Alan Parsons, Joe Satriani (G3 & G4). Now, Craig has become a one man show, solo artist at the advice of Phil Collen while on tour together in 2019. Craig makes all his music with a bass, his voice, and a couple of loop stations. Usually compared to a bass heavy version of Ed Sheeran, mixed with a bit of Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer, and Trent Reznor. With many referring to him as the live looping artist of the year, his music will make you dance, sing, and feel alive.