Artist description Detroit's number one party band. Original Rock and cover music including Rock, Pop, Metal, Dance & Alternative.

Music Style Pop/Rock combined with a variaty of musical styles, including hard rock, blues, reggae and acoustic rock.

Musical Influences Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams Jr., Aerosmith, Rush

Similar Artists None.

Artist History Masquerade, (Al Howard, Jeff Bomarito, Dave Dion and John P. Slade) have been playing together around the Detroit area for over ten years. They've opened for bands like Humble Pie, Foghat, Quiet Riot, Edgar Winter and have shared the stage with Kid Rock. They've paid their dues and honed themselves into great musicians and showmen. With the release of their CD entitled "Every Day is Mardi Gras", Masquerade will take their first stab at showing the rest of the world how much fun a band can be. With excitement over the bands new release of their first CD, coupled with the bands already substantial fan base, the days of being able to see Masquerade in small venues is quickly coming to an end. Lately, when the band comes to play even the largest rooms, people are lining up across the parking lot waiting to get in. Masquerade's music comes from the hearts of lower middle class guys that party a little harder than the average people. There are many nights after a gig when the DJ and radio get shoved aside and the houseguest's chant for the guys to break out acoustic guitars. Wild evenings that end with everyone sitting around singing whatever the hell strikes their fancy until the sun comes up and its time to go home. Sentiments like, "Share a morning coffee and a laugh with my friends" - a line from the song "These Things" (From the bands CD) apply here, coffee after an entire evening of music is certainly something that occurs often enough. The bands live shows echo these parties only amplified ten fold. The venues just plain rock. The band's "Everyday is Mardi Gras" attitude quickly infects the crowd. Ladies up and down the street can be heard asking, "Hey, where'd you get the beads?" It's all just plain hard rock fun... You shouldn't miss it

Group Members Al Howard: Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars - Jeff Bomarito: Lead Guitar, Vocals - Dave Dion: Bass, Vocals - John P. Slade: Drums & Percussion - All songs written by Howard, Bomarito, Haupert - CD produced by Masquerade - Recorded and mixed by Dave Dion at "Schlong Brothers Studios" in Rochester Hills, Michigan - Mastered by Gary Spaniola at Seller Sound Studios in Shelby Township, Michigan

Instruments Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass & Drums

Albums Every Day is Mardi Gras

Location Detroit, MI - USA

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