Ned is the winner of the 2003 North American Guitar Competition, Tommy Tedesco Award, and was featured on the PBS Television documentary “Driven To Play”. He has performed in over thirty countries appearing with Joe Satriani, Leon Russell, Kansas, Eric Johnson, and George Thorogood. Ned’s groundbreaking release Treehouse was produced by legendary musician Adrian Belew, receiving four out of five stars from No Depression Magazine, Vintage Guitar, and Guitar Player Magazine. Ned is an accomplished writer, animator, and co-creator of ‘Crystal Planet’, an original sci-fi Graphic Novel created with musician Joe Satriani and published by Heavy Metal Magazine.

Pete Griffin is a Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer and bass instructor. He is a 20-year veteran bassist and music teacher with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Chicago’s Northwestern University.

Shane Gaalaas is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B’z, and his extensive work with guitar virtuosos Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore, and Jeff Kollman.