* Bio *
Sue Menhart - Vocals, Guitar
Sue Menhart is a singer-songwriter from Uncasville, affectionately
known as the power-house of Connecticut. After singing and playing
guitar for years in endless cover bands in the Connecticut and Rhode
Island area, her long-awaited debut CD has arrived.
The album, “Torn”, independently released, has received airplay on
90.9 WCNI New London, 99.1 WPLR, New Haven, and 95.9 WATD-
FM in Weymouth, MA. Her singing style is brute-force female
emotion, while her songwriting touches on global themes and
human issues the world can relate to.
Her band has recently performed at Toad’s Place, New Haven and
the Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den in Uncasville.
Sue Menhart is a singer-songwriter from Uncasville, affectionately
known as the power-house of Connecticut. After singing and playing
guitar for years in endless cover bands in the Connecticut and Rhode
Island area, her long-awaited debut CD has arrived.
The album, “Torn”, independently released, has received airplay on
90.9 WCNI New London, 99.1 WPLR, New Haven, and 95.9 WATD-
FM in Weymouth, MA. Her singing style is brute-force female
emotion, while her songwriting touches on global themes and
human issues the world can relate to.
Her band has recently performed at Toad’s Place, New Haven and
the Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den in Uncasville.
Kevin Clark - Drums
A former marching band drumline snarist, Kevin has played drums for
every kind of band there is - Baptist church band, country, disco, rock,
jazz and blues. Kevin's drumming turns Sue's simple acoustic
creations into the powerful, memorable, body-swayin', screamin and
yellin' gems that they are. He'll play anything, just don't ask him to use
brushes instead of sticks.
A former marching band drumline snarist, Kevin has played drums for
every kind of band there is - Baptist church band, country, disco, rock,
jazz and blues. Kevin's drumming turns Sue's simple acoustic
creations into the powerful, memorable, body-swayin', screamin and
yellin' gems that they are. He'll play anything, just don't ask him to use
brushes instead of sticks.
Dave Foret - Bass
Dave started playing bass with a pick-up band named “Kamakaze”
back in high school. Originally hoping to play guitar, the band needed
a bassist and, as the least experienced, Dave was volunteered.
Together with his band-mates, he played at several school and social
functions, mainly concentrating on covers by the likes of The
Romantics, Billy Idol, and other popular groups of the early 80’s. After
a 20+ year hiatus from music while serving in the Navy, Dave picked
up the bass again in mid 2006 when Sue and Kevin first started
talking about getting a cover band together again. As luck would have
it, Dave got the call about a year later to be part of “Sue’s Project”. The
rest, as they say, will soon be history. Dave takes a traditional feel-over-
flash approach to bass, having once been taught that “you can paint
and furnish your musical house with guitars and keyboards, but
without the foundation of the bass and the drums, it’s all just a pretty
pile of crap that no-one wants to listen to”. Keep it simple and keep it
moving … we can’t all be Geddy Lee. ..
Dave started playing bass with a pick-up band named “Kamakaze”
back in high school. Originally hoping to play guitar, the band needed
a bassist and, as the least experienced, Dave was volunteered.
Together with his band-mates, he played at several school and social
functions, mainly concentrating on covers by the likes of The
Romantics, Billy Idol, and other popular groups of the early 80’s. After
a 20+ year hiatus from music while serving in the Navy, Dave picked
up the bass again in mid 2006 when Sue and Kevin first started
talking about getting a cover band together again. As luck would have
it, Dave got the call about a year later to be part of “Sue’s Project”. The
rest, as they say, will soon be history. Dave takes a traditional feel-over-
flash approach to bass, having once been taught that “you can paint
and furnish your musical house with guitars and keyboards, but
without the foundation of the bass and the drums, it’s all just a pretty
pile of crap that no-one wants to listen to”. Keep it simple and keep it
moving … we can’t all be Geddy Lee. ..
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Steve Pranulis - Keyboards, Harmonica
Steve first remembers teaching himself songs on the family upright
piano when he was four or five. He briefly played in the same grammar
school orchestra as a now world famous violinist with the initials E.O.
but that was just dumb luck. He was strictly classical until he heard
some Ray Charles songs and realized there was more to music than
just the great old masters. In college he nearly always had a keyboard
on hand, much to the distress of house mates and fraternity brothers.
He played in the successful Connecticut rock band Bacchus for a
couple of years, but left that gig to focus on school and subsequent
careers involving hazardous materials and, after that, working with the
sometimes extremely volatile beings known as computer
professionals. He has been involved in all sorts of garage bands over
the years, and played in the local band Five Finger Discount before
cutting loose and joining Witness Protection with Sue and Kevin.
Steve first remembers teaching himself songs on the family upright
piano when he was four or five. He briefly played in the same grammar
school orchestra as a now world famous violinist with the initials E.O.
but that was just dumb luck. He was strictly classical until he heard
some Ray Charles songs and realized there was more to music than
just the great old masters. In college he nearly always had a keyboard
on hand, much to the distress of house mates and fraternity brothers.
He played in the successful Connecticut rock band Bacchus for a
couple of years, but left that gig to focus on school and subsequent
careers involving hazardous materials and, after that, working with the
sometimes extremely volatile beings known as computer
professionals. He has been involved in all sorts of garage bands over
the years, and played in the local band Five Finger Discount before
cutting loose and joining Witness Protection with Sue and Kevin.
John Jeff (JJ) - Guitar
John Jeff (he responds to 'JJ') is a self-taught guitarist, has no
experience with playing in a band, has much passion for playing
original compositions, and none for covers. Although not naturally easy,
he has a passion for composing rock/jazz instrumentals, and also very
much enjoys the gadgetry associated with recording technology. There
is no evidence that anybody else in his ancestral family tree ever had
any musical abilities. His first introduction to a guitar was at the age of
six when playing hide and seek at a neighbor's house - he hid in a
cupboard that stored an acoustic guitar that was taller than him. Whilst
he listens to a broad range of music, the emotional guitar playing of
Jimi Hendricks and Carlos Santana first caught his ears many years
ago. The super-fast playing of John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola hold no
particular interest other than curiosity. Lee Ritenour for his amazing
session work and who plays on everybody-who-is-importants' albums.
Way, way out front for influence is the inventiveness and technique of
Jeff Beck, and the amazing phrasing and scope of Pat Metheny.
John Jeff (he responds to 'JJ') is a self-taught guitarist, has no
experience with playing in a band, has much passion for playing
original compositions, and none for covers. Although not naturally easy,
he has a passion for composing rock/jazz instrumentals, and also very
much enjoys the gadgetry associated with recording technology. There
is no evidence that anybody else in his ancestral family tree ever had
any musical abilities. His first introduction to a guitar was at the age of
six when playing hide and seek at a neighbor's house - he hid in a
cupboard that stored an acoustic guitar that was taller than him. Whilst
he listens to a broad range of music, the emotional guitar playing of
Jimi Hendricks and Carlos Santana first caught his ears many years
ago. The super-fast playing of John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola hold no
particular interest other than curiosity. Lee Ritenour for his amazing
session work and who plays on everybody-who-is-importants' albums.
Way, way out front for influence is the inventiveness and technique of
Jeff Beck, and the amazing phrasing and scope of Pat Metheny.
