SURGE Band Bios

Surge 2005-2012 | Site designed by Melanie

With their debut album, "Begin to Burn" set for release in 2012, SURGE is rapidly
positioning itself as one of the hottest bands to come out of Rochester, NY in decades!!!

SURGE maintains High-Energy and Heart-Pounding intensity from the minute
they hit the stage! A surprising array of music performed with a passion, unlike any other
band in the area, SURGE keeps you mesmerized!!!

Original music written by SURGE front man Jimmy Nealon and Lead Guitarist Eric Ferreri are
Infectious and Memorable, You will be singing along and begging for more! Jimmy Nealon's sexy vocals
Drench the listener with a range few can match, while Eric Ferreri's master guitar, and well trained
ear conger up images of Veteran Rockers...

Brendan Ayers' bass provides a raw, pulsating beat for the bands undeniable, primal talent!

Brian Hoag, handles his guitar with fingering that weaves a constant, steady,
and fluid underscore that is hypnotic!

Our powerhouse drummer, Rick Sheldon, delivers energy that is a perfect match
for this group of tenacious rockers.

Music styles from one end of the spectrum to the other, Electrify audiences of every age,
SURGE keeps you guessing and dancing in an atmosphere only they can create!!!

Jimmy Nealon- Lead Vocals & Rhythmic Paraphernalia

Nickname: TENACIOUS J.

Sign: Yield

Hometown: Wherever you tell me you're from... that's where I'm from.

Previous Bands: The past is the past...SURGE is NOW!!!

Hobbies: I spend oodles of time reassuring myself that it is the world
and the rest of the people in it that are the ones who are really nuts...

Musical Heroes: Jon Bon Jovi, Prince & Barry Manilow

Favorite Concert: Vixen, White Lion & Ozzy

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Star Wars (the new & the originals), Rocky I-IV (I wished they’d stopped at IV), and The Office

Favorite Drink: If You’re Buyin’ - Jack & Coke.... if I’m Buyin’ - Kool Aid

Pet Peeves: INEFFICIENCY & PEOPLE WHO PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT THEY COULD BE DOING TODAY!!!!

My Curse: Being an efficient person in an inefficient world!!!

My Creed: THOSE WHO WILL NOT BE STOPPED...CANNOT BE STOPPED!!!

My Mission: Give You More Than You Expect....EVERYTIME!!!00

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Eric C. Ferreri- Lead Guitars, Keys & Lead and Back-Up Vocals

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Previous Bands: Mr. Hand, R Gang, Power Company & The Q

Hobbies: Raquetball & Jogging

Musical Heroes: Bjork, Gentle Giant, Procol Harum & The Band

Favorite Concert: Peter Gabriel's "Secret World Tour"

Heroes: Our soldiers in Iraq

Favorite Movie: Brainstorm with Chistopher Walken and Natalie Wood

Favorite Drink: Anything with Captain Morgans Rum

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Brendan Ayers - Bass & Back-Up Vocals

Nickname: Kaiser

Sign: Cancer

Hometown: Ra cha cha

Previous Bands: Nothing worth talking about...

Hobbies: Jamming, partying, teaching, partying, learning, partying, movies,
partying, nature, partying, drinking, walking and partying.

Musical Heroes: Tommy Emmanuel, Les Claypool, Flea, Franz Schubert

Favorite Concert: Tommy Emmanuel...both of them.

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Movies: Saw I-IV, American Gangster, Scarface, Requiem for a Dream, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Shows: The Office and Survivor.

Favorite Drink: The Cheapest Pitcher

Pet Peeves: Hippocrits, chewing with your mouth open...ehfing obnoxious.

My Curse: I'm a hippie...randomly shower...

My Creed: Live for the nights you never remember with the friends you never forget.

My Mission: A successful life doing only what I love!

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Rick Sheldon - Drums & Back-Up Vocals