Clockwork

Clockwork... is comprised of six of the finest musicians in the Boston, Massachusetts area who enjoy performing as much as your guests will enjoy dancing to their tight, polished sound! Not one or two, but five of the members of Clockwork sing lead vocals, creating vocal "walls of sound" and adding incredible variety to their performance! Saxophone, keyboards, guitar, drums, and bass round out the lineup. Occasionally, a trumpeter and trombonist are added to the mix to create an eight-piece powerhouse of a band!

Ron: Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Band Leader, M.C.
Ron has been orchestrating and performing at wedding receptions for over twenty years! He is a skilled keyboardist who has studied piano since the age of ten, and has an abundance of experience playing at weddings and private functions. Although his education is in engineering, having graduated in 1986 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, his "education" in the field of music performance has been perfected over the last 20 years in bands such as "New Life", "Dazzle", and "Clockwork", which he formed with Mary in 1989. Ron's true gift, though, is his ability to take complete control of each event by making sure everything runs smoothly from the first phone call until the last dance!

Mary: Lead Vocals
As the featured vocalist in Clockwork, Mary's voice shines in everything from jazz standards to top 40! After having received a bachelor's degree from Umass Lowell, Mary studied voice for seven years with Beatrice Dobelle at the Boston Conservatory of Music. Sparked by her interest in voice, Mary went on to Northeastern University to receive a Master's degree in Communication Disorders; she is now a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Maynard public school system. Mary also plays piano, and has been in Clockwork since its beginning!

Don: Saxophone, Lead Vocals
Don shares center stage with Mary, creating an infectious energy with every step! Don has many accomplishments in both music performance and recording. As a lead singer, Don has fronted the "Don Houge Quartet" and his seven-piece band the "Solution". As a saxophonist, performances throughout the US and Europe include the Nice Jazz Festival and the Toulon Jazz Festival, summer 1996, France; the Regattabar/Water Music 1993 Jazz Festival; and regular performances on the Carnival Cruise Line circuit. Don's education includes Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, and Principia College in Elsah, Ill.

Tom: Guitar, Lead Vocals
Tom has been a performing professional musician for over 30 years. This Berklee College of Music graduate of 1978 is an arranger, composer, singer, songwriter, and accomplished guitarist. His exuberance for music only matches his talent and love for the art. Tom teaches private instruction guitar lessons at his home in Waltham, MA. Tom has toured with and performed in many bands, such as "The Arron Ray Show", "Tom Yolandas Orchestra", "Impulse", "Echo Bridge", and "Clockwork".

Joe: Drums, Lead Vocals
Another wealth of talent, Joe brings countless years of experience to the band. A native of Boston's South Shore, Joe has been drumming since the age of 8, after which he went on to receive training in voice and piano. Following his attendance at the Berklee College of Music, he studied jazz piano for 5 years. Joe now instructs more than 50 private students, in addition to teaching music in the Abington Public Schools. As a singer/songwriter, Joe has recorded several CDs of his own material in his own studio; in 1993, Billboard Magazine awarded him a Certificate of Achievement for Songwriting.

Michael: Bass
It's the bass guitar that gives a band its rock-solid edge and entices you out of your seat to dance, and Michael's playing gives plenty of that! Michael's resume reads like a "how-to" book in performance and music production. His education includes studies in music composition, arranging, performance, production, and engineering at both Montgomery College in Maryland and Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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