Meet The Band
WE ARE THUNDERBALL
Experience the Power of Thunderball Moving Bodies with Everything from Rock to Country, Metal to Pop, Disco to Funk
Artists
WILL CARTER
I knew at an early age I wanted to play music! I got a drum kit at age 6! After having to move it from the attic to the basement EVERY TIME I wanted to play it, I learned that drums were NOT for me! I moved to clarinet in the 4th grade. Then the guitar and bass. It all went south from there.
EARLY MUSIC & INFLUENCES
1ST OR BEST CONCERT EXPERIENCE:
Best concert – Prince, The Time & Vanity 6 at the Civic Center! The Time absolutely floored me! Prince killed as always. The list of inuences is farr too many. . . Prince, The Time, Stanley Clarke, Richard Pryor, Van Halen, James Brown, Bruce Lee, Parliament/Funkadelic, Marcus Miller, my parents.
PATRICK WILKINS
Born in Baltimore, I first started playing gospel music at the age of 12 years old through my teen years . I was and still am influenced by many musicians from local to national acts (too many to name).
I love learning and listening to many styles of music from R&B, Rock, Blues, Funk, Country and Jazz. A few of my favorite early gig memories are the many churches and schools that I played in my teen years. I stopped playing for about 15 years until I met Kevin Baker in a music store in 1999. We started a Blues/Rock band called Urban Rose. Other fun projects followed as the years rolled by.
I joined Thunderball April of 2012 and I am still enjoying myself.
One of my favorite quotes: I try to do good in the world not out of fear for hell or reward of heaven, but because it feels better not to be an asshole.
KEVIN BAKER
Inspired to play guitar at the age of 13 by listening to local guitar players in Laurel M.D such as Dave Solentano (Check his You Tube Videos — awesome player) and Marty Friedman (Megadeath), Laurel seemed to have so many great players while I was in growing up, along with learning to play the blues from my brother Mike Baker. I Played in local bands Lofton (with Je Reid from SR71 R.I.P my friend) and he was one of the most gifted players and ears around), Crash Nelson, Collide, and other projects locally. Played abroad with The Good Guys from Richmond V.A where we opened for the band Living Color overseas.
My biggest influences are in no particular order:
Steve Stevens, Randy Rhoads, Ted Nugent,Carlos Santana, Al Dimeola, Chick Corea, Neal Schon, Patti Labelle, Zack Wylde, George Benson, David Sanborn, George Lynch, and many others from all genres. Learning how to play all styles is a key to being a complete guitar player. Of course like all my band mates I love to watch sports and movies. My love for all things Los Angeles is where the Big L.A comes from, The L.A. Lakers being my favorite sports team, along with my fav movies like the Godfather, Tombstone, Anchorman 1 and 2, Star Wars (Darth Vadar rules!) and so many others.
DAN ANGERMAIER
Dan started playing drums at the ripped old age of 5
Starting out playing in grade school bands and then on to playing in high school bands, Dan’s passion for drumming grew to a fever pitch
Over the years Dan has become a veteran to the Baltimore music scene playing in both the original and cover scene
Dan has played all over the country from NYC to LA as well as headlining sold out shows in Mexico City and national music festivals such as SxSw and the Mesa Music Festival
Now Dan is excited to be part of the rhythm section that drives Thunderball
CHRIS D'ESPOSITO
LEE COMBOY
