WOODSTOK NATION BAND MEMBERS BIOS
MARK (WOODSTOK) STEWART
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Mark has been active in the music industry for over 26 years. Starting as a solo artist in the early 80’s, he’s played in venues from Florida to New Jersey and even Amsterdam. Since the late 80’s he was lead vocalist for numerous rock bands such as Mahagre Mist, The Realm, Mystery, Red Alert and Blind Confusion. In the mid 90’s he toured as a system engineer with Spectrum Sound (Nashville Tenn.) and in 1999 was voted #2 sound engineer in the Mid-Atlantic region by the Music Monthly Reader’s Poll. After returning to his home in Delaware, he played Paul Stanley in the KISS tribute band ROCK BOTTOM and was lead vocalist and bassist for Rhythm Method. He has also worked with Skip Dixxon (currently on WOCM 98.1 FM) with all the versions of his live local music shows, recording hundreds of bands ‘live’ for broadcast on the show (Spyke Audio). In 2007, Mark released his debut CD ‘Morning Sun’, followed in 2008 by “Reaching Out”. In 2009 he released “Splitting Image” which is currently getting airplay on 5 internet radio stations and several regional FM stations. Shortly after the release of “Splitting Image” Mark formed Woodstok Nation his live touring band and is looking forward to recording his next cd with what he calls “the best band of my entire career”.
J.D. Bradshaw Lead Guitar
Since 1998 Guitarist JD Bradshaw has recorded three instrumental rocks cds titled Caught in the act, The Essence Of Existence and 3rd Time Around on his own record label..JD's music career of 27 years has brought forth everything from music product endorsements, airplay, cd distribution, radio interviews and touring and recording opportunities. His music has been heard on MTV's Date My Mom show, Dee Snider’s House Of Hair radio commercial, Rogg TV dvds, Direct TV's Metal Channel and various compilation cds from around the world. JD is currently endorsed by Sfarzo guitar strings, Hot Picks USA, Mental Metal guitar knobs and The Big Bends LLC. Some of his previous bands are "Killer Elite", "Red Alert", "Whiskey River", "Black Elvis" and "The JD Bradshaw Band". He is now the lead guitarist for Woodstok Nation and currently recording his 4th solo cd to be released soon. You can find more information on JD at http://acacia_entertainment.tripod.com
Jude Vitilio
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Harry Evans Pedal Steel Guitar
Harry has played steel guitar with dozens of bands, his roots in gospel, country and blues.During the 70’s he toured the east coast extensively with the Mel Price band. While managing five music stores Harry recorded with numerous local and regional acts playing multiple instruments. Later he became a member of the Eastern Shore Opry house band and backed Nashville and Texas stars such as Claire Lynch, Narvel Felts, Hank Thompson, Kitty Wells, John Wright, Bobby Wright, Hank Snow and Freddie Hart. Harry also founded three local bands: Texas Connection, County line, and Wild Cactus. During the 90’s Harry recreated himself as a one-man band and for the last 12 years has performed classics of Country, Motown, Southern Rock, Bluegrass, and Blues. In early 2009 he met Mark ‘Woodstok’ Stewart and played on numerous tracks on his new cd ‘Splitting Image’ and later joined his touring band Woodstok Nation.
Rusty began his professional music career in 1976 and has played up and down the entire east coast of the U.S. and as far away as England. Early on, he played in numerous Punk, R&R, and Metal bands and in the 80’s moved on to Glam, Top 40 and Arena Rock, highlighted by the names Zehn Archer, Dyce & No Dyce. In 1994 he moved to North Carolina and began the country and southern rock side of his career, with Dixie Thunder and L8R G8R (Later Gator), touring the southeast. Most recently, after interviewing with Mark (Woodstok), and hearing his original material, he quit the band he was with at the time (before he auditioned) to play with Woodstok Nation. “ I knew this was the music I wanted to play and the band I wanted to play with.” He then auditioned and his solid playing style and winning personality earned him a permanent spot in the band.
Judith Carter
Judith began strumming an acoustic guitar at age 17 and sang for many years, in church choirs and choruses where she discovered her love and talent for harmonies. Born into a family of musicians it was a requirement that each of them study piano, and she did for over six years. Influenced by the classic rock of the seventies, Judy also loves the music of the eighties and most recently ‘new’ country. As a veteran of the Ocean City (MD) music scene she has performed with numerous bands and in her spare time frequents the open mic circuit, “I love the excitement of not knowing what’s coming and the rush when it all comes together spontaneously!” As Woodstok Nation’s sparkling backup singer Judith Carter has found a new home in the music industry. You can also experience Judy’s velvet harmonies when she performs with Woodstok at his acoustic shows.