Cold Shot Band Bios

 

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Roger Olsen, Lead Guitar / Vocals

Roger began playing guitar in Jr. High.  He and his brother formed "the Average Garage Band" and player at Jr. High and High School parties and dances, including 50's, 60's and current rock (now classic rock), In college Roger played in a variety of bands including classic rock, country, and he even played all over Utah and in Las Vegas once for an Elvis Impersonator.  His playing supported his wife, daughter and a family of trolls that lived under the local bridge. 

During his senior year in college a childhood friend came to visit.  His friend had a book of Muddy Waters songs.  After playing a couple of tunes from the book, he was hooked on the blues and has been hooked ever since.  He has spent his last 10 years in Washington after transplanting from sunny California (but  don't hold that against him). 

He has played with a number of bands in the greater Seattle area including:  Last Call, Isaac and the Jr. Mints, the Gypsy Soul Rockers, Temporary Fix, the Julie Powers Band and a Blues power trio he fronted - Diamond Ridge.  He very much looks forward to sharing the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan with the rest of the world.

 

trent LorRekovich, Drums / Vocals

Regarded as good enough by the crowned heads of Europe, Trent brings joy and happiness to everyone he meets by hitting things with sticks.  Tapping out rhythms in Morse code, he once saved a squad of marines in Afghanistan who had lost communication with HQ when their radio was shot up.

Here's what the critics have to say:

"Trent is a man of love, forgiveness and drumming, nothing more, nothing less - I may have fallen in love with him." - Hillary Clinton

"Where would this country be without him and his drumming?" - Willie Nelson

"I'd let him in my foxhole any time-with his drums or maybe just his sticks." The Marines

Trent's other hobbies include playing the drums, looking at drums, trying to find ways to buy more drums, thinking about drums, and writing about himself in the third person while trying to find the first and second person to eliminate them and become the president.                            

Kirby James - Bass Guitar (1st Chair) / Vocal

Every note that Kirby plays goes right to Cold Shot's bottom line.

His musical beginnings included a meandering path through many of the woodwind instruments (oboe not included).  As a high school senior considering continuing his pursuits as a musician, an epiphany led him to the bass guitar (and the fact that a baritone sax did not have a jack for an amplifier).

Kirby's professional career covers a random selection of cover bands that covered various rock and blues genres, covering songs from the 50's to the 90's that has covered the mid 80's to present day.  That pretty much covers it.  His musical influences include, but are not limited to:  Tommy Shannon, The Ox, Derek Smalls, and one of the Everly Brothers.