John Mace – Lead Guitarist

Though he’s gone by many different nicknames over the years, he is most honored to wear the name of his fathers before him, John Mace, of which he is the sixth in line.
Due to both his parents being professional musicians in LA, music was always a major part of his life. His dad was often found recording tracks in their home studio and his mom would sing around the house throughout the day. They bought him a guitar when he was 9 years old (he is 21 currently), and although he didn’t initially have the desire to play it, it didn’t take long before it took over all his free time.
He was soon leading worship at his church’s youth program alongside his sister, which would later turn into playing for multiple church events, and starting a band with his sister called Neon Dove. He even started working at Guitar Wishes (a nearby guitar store) and ended up joining many other local North Carolina bands (such as The Thunder Brothers, Reflections, The Jam Fam, and The Allen Ward Band), which matured him greatly as a musician.
He has had a variety of different influences over the years, ranging from guitarists like Jimmy Page, Jason Becker, Billy Strings, and Shawn Lane to bands/artists like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, E.L.O., Steely Dan, Ozzy Osbourne, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel and composers like Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Chopin, and John Williams to crudely distill the list. He could go on and on about all the people that have had an effect on his style, but that would take far too much time.
Music will always be a constant through the chaos and change in his life. It has celebrated his joys and helped him through his sorrows. It is a gift from God and he will never stop loving it.
Dan Gonzalez – Bass

Music has always been a part of his family. His grandpa directed choir, sang, played saxophone and clarinet, his mom sang in the choir and played some clarinet as well, then there’s him! He first played clarinet then moved onto acoustic guitar, then quickly moved onto bass when he heard this amazing bass player from his old church. He knew bass was for him from that point on. He started playing at his church in the student ministry where he was able to grow as a musician and develop his skills playing with others. He moved up to the main congregation and played with some phenomenal musicians, that’s where he truly learned the role of a bass player and how to play in a bigger, more professional band setting. He also started to play with other people and bands outside of the church setting, that definitely took him out of his comfort zone, but he’s learned a lot about different genres and techniques to further his skillset. It showed him how much fun playing music with others really is.
Some of his biggest influences are Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorius, Bruno Mars, Twenty-One Pilots, and Animals as Leaders. From jazz fusion, funk, and progressive metal pushing the boundaries of music, to modern pop, gospel, and alternative giving him a deeper connection to the songs and lyrics. Listening to all these great artists inspired him to also pick up guitar, he’s not the best at it but he loves it.
He’s been so blessed to have many great teachers and musicians alongside him throughout his musical journey, and more importantly he thanks God for giving him the talent and skill to play, all the glory goes to Him!
Justin Robinson – Drums
His name is Justin Robinson and he’s a professional drummer who specializes in country, rap, rock, R&B and soul genres of music. He started playing the drums at 12 and ever since he’s been playing at venues and places all around Charlotte. His first performance was at a winery called Petty Thieves in downtown Charlotte and ever since then he’s played at venues from Blumenthal Theater to Symphony Park. It all started one Christmas when his dad got him a drum set and after that he fell in love. He’s been to camps, concerts, gigs, ever since then and has learned a lot but what always stuck with him is that no matter what you’re doing always find the fun in the journey. He’s met a lot of great people in only his 6 years of playing, it’s not about where you end up, it’s about the journey you take to get there.