Ever After

TRACI - LEAD VOCALS:
TRACI STARTED SINGING AT THE AGE OF 2. GROWING UP NATURALLY INTROVERTED, MUSIC BECAME AN OUTLET FOR HER TO EXPRESS HERSELF. SHE HAS TOURED EUROPE, LED WORSHIP, SANG AT WEDDINGS, FESTIVALS, AND COMPETITIONS. TRACI HAS A DEGREE IN VOCAL PERFORMANCE. WHEN SHE’S NOT BUSY TEACHING, SHE IS A VIRTUAL PARTY PRINCESS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND TEACHES AT A NON PROFIT PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL.

DAVID - LEAD VOCALS:
DAVID GREW UP SINGING IN CHURCH AND CHORUSES GROUPS. HE AND SOME FRIENDS FROM CHURCH CAMP FORMED A GROUP THAT PERFORMED CHRISTIAN HIP HOP MUSIC. DURING HIS TIME IN THE ARMY, HE SANG WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION CHORUS, TRAVELING THE WORLD ENTERTAINING. OVER THE LAST DECADE HE HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL LOCAL BANDS AS A LEAD SINGER. DAVID ENJOYS LIVE MUSIC AND GOLF IN HIS TIME OFF.

JONATHON - DRUMS, VOCALS:
JONATHON FELL IN LOVE WITH THE DRUMS WHEN HE STOLE HIS DAD’S KIT AT 10. AT 12 HE MADE THE REGIONAL ROUND OF THE GUITAR CENTER DRUM OFF CONTEST. HE HAS BEEN PLAYING IN DFW BANDS FOR OVER 15 YEARS SPENDING THE LAST 10 WITH CRAIG AND JOHN FORMING EVER AFTER’S BACKBONE. HE IS QUITE THE SHOWMAN BEHIND THE KIT! DURING THE DAY HE IS A NURSE IN THE ICU UNIT.

CRAIG - BASS
CRAIG HAS HAD A BASS IN HIS HAND FROM A VERY EARLY AGE. INTERESTED ON HOW THE BASS AND DRUMS HELD THE BAND TOGETHER, HE SET OUT TO MASTER THE 4 AND 5 STRING. HE PLAYED IN A FEW METAL BANDS BEFORE MEETING JONATHON AND JOHN, AND HAS SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS IN BANDS WITH THEM GIVING EVER AFTER A SOLID RHYTHM SECTION. HE IS PART OF HIS CHURCH’S WORSHIP BAND. CRAIG’S DAY JOB IS TEACHING SCHOOL, WHERE HE IS A PE COACH. HE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. HE ENJOYS PLAYING SOFTBALL.

JOY - KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
JOY STARTED PLAYING PIANO AT 5. THIS LEAD TO HER MOVING TO TEXAS TO ATTEND NORTH TEXAS UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. SHE SPENT OVER 20 TEACHING PIANO, ACCOMPANY UIL STUDENTS, PLAYING AT BROADWAY STYLE SHOWS, AND IN LOCAL COUNTRY BANDS. SHE HAS JUST RETURNED TO PERFORMING (WITH HER HUSBAND JOHN) AFTER A VERY SUCCESS SECOND CAREER IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

JOHN - GUITAR, VOCALS, BAND LEADER
JOHN STARTED PLAYING GUITAR AT 6. HE TOOK FORMAL LESSONS FOR 12 YEARS. AT THAT POINT HE TOOK OVER HIS FINAL INSTRUCTORS STUDENTS TEACHING GUITAR.
HE STARTED OUT IN A WEDDING BAND WHEN HE WAS ONLY 18, AND HAS BEEN A BAND LEADER FOR OVER 30 YEARS. WHEN JONATHON STOLE HIS DRUM KIT IN THE 90’S IT STARTED SOMETHING SPECIAL. FAMILY JAMS TURNED INTO WORKING BANDS. JOHN, JONATHON, AND CRAIG HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2011, AND HAVE PLAYED OVER 150 SHOWS TOGETHER. EVER AFTER WAS JOHN’S DREAM OF MORPHING INTO A VARIETY BAND THAT PLAYED PRIVATE EVENTS. WITH HIS WIFE JOY ADDED ON KEYS AND A MALE AND FEMALE LEAD THE VISION HAS BECOME A REALITY. JOHN’S PLAYING LEANS TOWARDS MELODIC BLUE’S BUT HE LIKES TO GET HIS FUNK ON!

MIX MASTER JEFF
JEFF HAS BEEN HITTING THE TURN TABLES SINCE THE 80’S. HE AND JOHN HAD THE IDEA IN 2011 TO HAVE A DJ TRAVEL WITH THE BAND SO THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS! JEFF HAS OVER 4,500 SONGS ON HIS HARD DRIVE SO THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN’T COVER!