Jimmy Kernodle (Guitar, Vocals) I was born on October 7, 1955, in Shelby County, Tennessee. I began playing violin at the age of six. at ten years old, I switched over to the acoustic guitar. It was around this time that my family moved to Burbank, California. I played guitar at school dances, talent shows and to many garage bands to list. After high school, I jammed with whoever I could find. In my late 20's, I bought an electric guitar, became a member of the Los Angeles Music Guild, and joined a band called Badwater, which won a two day talent show with the prize of a recording contract. We recorded one song and split up, sadly, the song was never air played. Time passed with an occasional studio job through the Guild, but not enough keep me satisfied, so I left the California run around and moved to Reno, Nevada. I spent the next eight years playing in every casino I could. In 2003, I went out on my own. I started a record company called See The Light Productions. Soon thereafter, I produced a successful Christian cd called See The Light. I traveled the next two years promoting the cd and working on a new project called Bridge Of Faith, which is on the table to be recorded. In 2006, I met John Waters at church where we were on the same worship team. We put Unleashed together and the rest is, as they say, "Classic Rock and Roll" history. We are currently looking for sponsors to promote their music products. See contact Information. Equip Gibson Electric Guitars, Ovation Acoustic Guitar, Nady Wireless system, and using Fender, Peavey, and Tube Works Amps. I was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1962 and was always surrounded by music. My dad played in country bands and my mom sang around the house all the time. Jam sessions with other area musicians were common, so I had the opportunity to hear many great players. I began singing in my dad's band when I was about 5 years old which gave me a great experience being in front of crowds and learning how to be a “frontman”. The entertaining bug bit me hard and by the time I was in Junior High School, I was fronting a college-age rock band named “Patch.” I was the only one in the band that was below the age of 18...I was 13 and was the lead singer. We played a lot of frat parties, proms, homecoming dances, etc. From there, I formed a country-rock band called the “Oiler Brothers” in 1979 with my best friend Chuck on rhythm guitar, Dean the drummer from “Patch” and our high school band director Ken on bass guitar. I played lead guitar and Chuck & I split the vocals. While in that band, I spent some time in Los Angeles in the summer of 1980 and had the opportunity to play with many local bands Since then I have also played in a couple of other bands including “The Drivin' Dynamics” out of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was as a part of that band that I was inducted into the Nebraska Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, a designation of which I am very proud. I quit playing music January 1st, 1992 and did not get back into it until the formation of “Unleashed” in early 2008. I was quickly reminded of my love for playing, singing, and entertaining. I am looking forward to many more years of playing & entertaining; whether in small bars or large venues. Equip I am not a slave to brand names, etc. I find what feels good to play & sounds good and that's what I use regardless of the “prestige” attached. Fender P-bass, Squier Jaguar Bass D'Addario Strings (I fell in love with these many, many years ago) Ibanez SW-35 Amplifier (I use the amp for monitoring purposes only. I like to run a Direct Box line-in straight to the PA system rather than using a huge bass amp) Shure SM-58 microphone (the perfect vocal mic) Monster Cables John Gincott (Drums)
John Waters (Bass Guitar/Vocals)
I was born in Jamestown, NY, on November 8, 1956. My family lived in that area (60 miles south of Buffalo) until the august before my 10th birthday at which time we moved to an Island, 20 miles south of Detroit,Mi. It is called Grosse Ile, it's 10 miles long, 3 miles wide at its widest. It was a nice place to grow up. After high school, I enlisted in the US Navy. Spent nearly 4 years in, mostly on the east coast. Upon discharge, I went back to Mi. I lived there until January of 1982, that's when I moved to Colorado. I spent 12 years on the front range, between Denver and Loveland. I transferred to the Cleveland,OH area in 1994 to be near my folks. My Father died in 1999 and my Mother in 2002. So in 2003 I moved back to Colorado. My wife's family lives in Brush, so we moved to Fort Morgan.
My love for drums started very early in my life. when I was about 6 years old, a family friend had an old marching type snare drum. when ever I visited, they let me bang on it. Our school let us join band when we turned 12, so that's what I did. I played in the concert band for about 5 years. I got a Ludwig drum kit for Christmas in 1970, that's when I started to move from concert band to "classic rock". I've given them up a few times over the years, but my love of making the drums rock has never faded. Now that I'm older and have more funds, I have an awesome Gretsch 6 piece with 7 cymbals and various other percussion tools. I've palyed in several bands in Michigan and Colorado. Most recently I was in Mass Confusion, before that, The Mode-C Intruders. I have also done some sessions work.
Drums
Gretsch Drums, Zildjian and Sabian Cymbals, Pulse Roto Toms, Mackie SRM-150 Monitor, Evans Heads, Vic Firth Sticks, Audix Mics, with Pearl, DW, and Percussion Hardware 2 - Chauvet 4Bar LED System , Fog Machine, American DJ Rotoballs Tri LED Light Effect,
PA
Behringer Eurorack UB2442FX-PRO Mixer, 4-Mackie SRM450 v2 Active PA Loudspeaker, BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer,
2-Mackie TH18-S Subwoofers, 2-Peavey Monitors Powered by a Peavey IPR 1600 Power Amp, Graphic Equalizer
Lights
2 - PAR 36 White LED Flood Lights, Red and Blue Rotating Lights.