Skeeter
| Guitar player, vocalist E.T. Donovan Jr. ( "Skeeter" to those who know him well) is a Richmond, VA native who started playing guitar at 12 years old, learning his first few chords from his father. He grew up in a rural part of Central Virginia in a household filled with traditional country music and early rock and roll which heavily influenced his early musical endeavours. Over the years he has played many different genres of music in many different bands from country to disco and big band to metal - playing guitar or bass and singing. His playing style is heavily influenced by southern rock, blues and country music. "Skeeter" plays Gibson and Fender guitars and a Roland guitar synth through a Peavey XXX half stack. |
 |
Johnny
| Guitarist Johnny Vaughan is a Richmond, Virginia native who spent his teenage years moving around in Florida where southern rock and blues was a huge influence. After returning to Virginia, he performed with several bands in the Richmond and Charlottesville areas playing everything from blues to heavy metal. He has produced or co-produced several recording projects and he loves playing in live venues. His playing style reflects a deep affection for the blues, but he also loves playing classic covers and experimenting with originals. Johnny's favorite guitars are Gibson Les Pauls plugged into Marshall or Carvin amps. |
 |
Adrian
| Vocalist Adrian Felts has been singing since he was 10 years old. He was your typical choir boy until meeting a group of rock musicians in 1991 at the College of William and Mary. Adrian performed in numerous bands in college but didn't finally take root in a cover band scene until moving to Washington DC where he and college friends formed the party band, Gonzo's Nose. Adrian moved to Charlottesville in 2005, and finally quit The Nose at the end of 2008. He's got several hundred top 40 songs from the last several decades in his head and is psyched to get them out with Zen Daddy! If you ever see Adrian with an instrument in his hands, take it away - nothing good will come of it..
|
 |
Mike
| Drummer Mike Galvez started playing drums at age 11 and by age 16 was performing in clubs he was not yet old enough to enter otherwise. Originally from Texas, Mike's musical influences range from rock, blues and funk to jazz and country. He has played in numerous bands over the years, traveled many miles while on the road, and eaten more bad food after 2AM than he cares to admit. Mike plays Ludwig and TAMA acoustic drums and Roland electronic drums. |
 |
Jerry
| Bass guitar player Jerry Vaughan is a Richmond VA native who starting playing guitar at age 12 and was playing at school dances and community centers by the time he was 14. Originally playing lead guitar and then later moving over to bass guitar. Jerry moved to Miami FL, and then to Atlanta GA and has recently moved back to Richmond, VA where he is now the newest member of Zendaddy.
Early influences included the "Beatles", "Rolling Stones", "Black Sabbath", and "Led Zeppelin". Over the years Jerry has played in several bands covering everything from southern rock, heavy metal, and classic rock. Jerry's favorite guitars include Peavey 4 and 5 string bass, Ibanez, and custom built jazz bass using Peavey and Sun amps.
|
 |
Steve
| Sound Engineer Steve Boggs was born in Charleston, West Virginia and grew up in a household that always had music. His mother sang for various traditional country bands that usually rehearsed at their house. Steve joined the army at an early age and it was there while stationed in Germany that his love of music began to grow. He played guitar for a while but didn't get really serious about music until the early 80's when he bought his first sound system and started working as a sound engineer. He has worked for many local country and rock acts in Richmond, Virginia as well as a few regional acts including : Red Alert, Dodgin' Bullets, Bootleg, Virginia, Kronos, Highways and Heartaches, Wolf Town, Train and Gypsy. |
 |
|
