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THE LONG RUN - AN EAGLES TRIBUTE
Mark Trippensee, Vocals, Drums/Percussion;
Mark has been establishing his drumming/singing/songwriting skills on the front range for over 20 years, recording 2 CD's with the Denver melodic hard rock act 'Hearsay' in the 1990's, and several compilation CD's from top Colorado radio stations and studios, also playing with the Northern CO. act 'In Harms Way', Mark continued to grow the stages he played on with the Denver-based rock act 'Drug Under' from 2005 to 2007, sponsored by Jagermeister and Dean Guitars, touring to several states playing with such acts as Staind, Three Days Grace, Winger, Hurt, Blackberry Smoke, and Y&T. Also playing such venues as stages as SXSW Festival in Austin, TX, The Viper Room in Hollywood, CA, Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, SD, and The World Arena in Co. Springs, CO. Also most recently, playing with guitarist Tony Stevens in the power trio 'Peace Pipe'. Influences include Paul Rodgers, Neil Peart, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, and Edwin McCain
Tony Stevens, electric/acoustic guitars, vocals;
Tony picked up the guitar at the age of 12 and for the most part never put it down. After spending the first few years investigating the singer/songwriter tradition, he then discovered 70’s hard rock and never looked back. Influences include not only Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Roy Buchanan, David Grissom etc, but also Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins, and the Eagles. A true hybrid guitarist, Tony’s playing encompasses not only the usual rock and blues influences, but also country/blues and traditional country as well. A Colorado native, he spent 8 years in Los Angeles paying dues on the original circuit including playing with Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Duff McKagan (GnR), Robbin Crosby (Ratt), Andy Parker (UFO), plus a host of others before returning home to hone his songwriting skills and form Peace Pipe.
Traditionally a Fender man, he can be seen these days spanking a goldtop Paul Reed Smith through his favorite marshall amps while trying to bring rocks songs with “hooks” back into the mainstream.
Doug Krause, piano/keys, pedal steel, bio;
Doug Krause has been a professional musician and composer for over twenty years. His unique writing and performing style comes from years spent moving between the pop/rock, blues, and country genres. This varied experience has helped him to blend these styles into a personal, musical voice. A small town boy from the plains of Kansas, he had a natural affinity for the music of the heartland but quickly discovered that the blues and southern rock suited his piano and singing style perfectly. His tunes groove with plenty of energy and excitement and a smooth, classic rhythm and blues vocal delivery that is never edgy but always intense. Doug is not a slave to musical trends, though he is not opposed to being influenced by them. His primary interest with his music is to say what he wants to say when he feels like saying it. This eclectic and independent spirit is evident in Doug's music.
Besides being a professional performer, Doug has also been a producer, studio musician, composer, songwriter, and teacher. He has recorded in studios in Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis, and Wichita and presently lives and teaches in Denver where his understanding of different musical styles keeps him in demand as a sideman and studio musician when he's not busy promoting his own projects. Colorado is the perfect place for him to pursue a career, raise a family, and be close to the wide-open spaces he loves so well.