TinEar Sound & Stage was established c.1974, after BJ heard Donny Waller playing guitar at Freddy's Factory (Billiard Ball) in Hatboro, with a band called MST. After talking with Donny about the sound system, BJ enrolled at Lyons Techinical Institute and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to learn more about the technology, and proceeded to build several "Voice of the Theatre" and monitor cabinets. Instead of attending the 2nd semester at Lyons, he dropped out and used his student loan money to buy a 14-channel Mom's mixing board (he didn't have enough money to buy the additional 6 channels that they offered). Now he was ready to rock and roll, doing sound for several regional "garage" bands.
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BJ's "Mom's board" with sales brochure
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Bands That BJ Worked With ♫ 1974-1977
LUCKY DUCK / BOLT
Lucky Duck was a 3-piece rock 'n roll cover band which changed it's name to Bolt after an LSD trip to the Jersey Shore.
Donny Waller (guitar) ♫ Knobby Welsh (bass) ♫ Richie Patrick (drums)
Lucky Duck was a 3-piece rock 'n roll cover band which changed it's name to Bolt after an LSD trip to the Jersey Shore.
Donny Waller (guitar) ♫ Knobby Welsh (bass) ♫ Richie Patrick (drums)
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OZYMANDIAS
Ozy was a 6-piece progressive rock band that performed all originals. They were way ahead of their time. Steve Mackey (lead vocals) ♫ Donny Waller (guitar) ♫ Bill Haney (guitar) ♫ Deems Palmer (bass) ♫ Gary Albright (drums) ♫ Kevin Joyner (keyboard) |
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HOT SHOT
In response to the disco era, Hot Shot was a club band, that morphed out of members from Ozymandias. Stephanie Joyner (lead vocals) ♫ Donny Waller (guitar) ♫ Deems Palmer (bass) ♫ Gary Albright (drums) ♫ Kevin Joyner (keyboard) ♫ |
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TRITON
A 5-piece progressive rock band that BJ only worked with a few times.
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GOODMAN BROTHERS
A 5-piece Blues and rock band, based in Lehigh Valley, PA and Marin County, CA Billy Goodman (guitar) ♫ Frankie Goodman (guitar) ♫ Duffy Hoffman ♫ Steve Kimock (guitar) ♫ Ralph Liberto (keyboard, sax) |
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SUMMER of '76
BJ and TinEar had the contract to supply the sound reinforcement for the WSAN Summer Showcase 1470 at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton, PA |
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CHUMBI
A 4-piece theatrical performance rock-n-roll cover band, complete with a flying-axe, acrobatic drummer, and their famous rendition of Free Bird.
Gary Albright (lead vocals) ♫ Em Kay - Michael Klapholtz (guitar) ♫ Shawne Millstone (bass) ♫ Meade Fields (drums)
A 4-piece theatrical performance rock-n-roll cover band, complete with a flying-axe, acrobatic drummer, and their famous rendition of Free Bird.
Gary Albright (lead vocals) ♫ Em Kay - Michael Klapholtz (guitar) ♫ Shawne Millstone (bass) ♫ Meade Fields (drums)
