Ken has been playing Classic Rock before it was Classic Rock. Ken played in bands in the 70’s and 80’s and started up again in the late 2000s with a neighborhood project called Manhattan West. After 4 years, Ken decided to go another route and start a project with female singers and keys.
Ken's guitar arsenal consists of a classic 1979 Black silver-burst Les Paul, an even older 1970 Stratocaster, a Paul Allender PRS, a Washburn, a Flying V, and an Ovation electric/acoustic. He prefers to play through his Marshall stack cabinet, but now uses a 5 watt Blackstar tube cab along with a 150 watt pre-amp thru a line 6 rack mounted amp modeler to power up the Marshall speakers. Ken LOVES going wireless with his Shure pack for his rigs. Ken enjoys classic rock and older music, but now is being exposed to newer music and is enjoying and playing it as well. As the oldest member of this band, playing the newer music is a big step, but one that Ken is enjoying. You’re never too old to rock.
Danny originally wanted to be a drummer, but realized guitar was the way to go. He started playing at the age of thirteen, and has never left it. Dan played guitar in a classic rock band in the mid-80s and bass in an alternative rock band in the early 90s. He also spent a good majority of that time recording original material on a 4-track recorder, but he missed playing in a group the past 17 years; there's nothing like being a part of a band. Danny enjoys a wide range of music, but his primary influences are the Beatles and the Who. Danny is currently playing a Fender Precision bass through a Peavey Combo 300 and a Korg SP-250.
Kathy started singing in rock bands at the age of 18 with her best friend, husband, and III Day Weekend's bass player. She has been singing on and off stage most of her life involving many different genres from theatre, choirs, bands, etc. Music has always been an important part of her life. Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of our soul and when she is not surrounded by it, it leaves a void. As a founding member of III Day Weekend, Kathy feels privileged to be playing with such talented people and looks forward to seeing her band mates at practice. "The music we play washes the dust of every day life from my soul," Kathy says. "I have never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down." Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Without music, life would be an error.”
Stu (Drums, Percussion, & Vocals) may be the newest member of 3DW, but he’s been playing and recording music in Baltimore and the Mid Atlantic area, across the US, and around the world for many years. Originally from Baltimore, he lived in Plantation, FL for 17 years and returned to Baltimore 11 years ago and now resides in Harford County.
Stu has played with countless bands in the area, and been involved with many projects and events. He thrives on playing an incredibly wide variety of great music and thoroughly entertaining a crowd of people, regardless of the size. In addition to playing and recording, Stu teaches drumming and rhythm privately and in group settings, leads drum circles and other rhythm experiences, and is on staff at Towson University as an accompanist in the Dance Department.
Stu plays Tama drums, Zildjian and Sabian cymbals, and a huge variety of hand drums, percussion, and other "toys".
Matt was born
into a musical family on the Chesapeake Bay of coastal Virginia in the summer
of 1958. He grew up with 4 brothers and a sister and everyone in the
family played some type of musical instrument,...a legacy handed down by his
father who was a horn player in a Glen Miller style swing band in the 1940's
and '50's. Matt discovered the
guitar at around age 12, about the time his older brothers were
bringing home 45rpm records; "The Doors", "The Who",
"Mountain", Jimi Hendrix", "The Rolling Stones",
"The Beatles". This was where Matt was first weaned on the musical
roots that he draws much of his inspiration from. Over the years Matt
played in a variety of bands,... from classic rock, blues, power pop to
original progressive rock, he was always involved with the guitar
and music for most of his adult life in one form or another.
During the week Matt is an aerospace engineer. Matt, along with other guitar luminaries such as Jake E. Lee, George Lynch and Jimmy Crespo. had a track on the Versallies Records release of--- "Guitar Wizards Vol 1&2", which was released in Spring 2014.
