SoundCheck Live – Take 101! 

Stronger Together: A Night of Music & Healing Benefitting Musicares.

Lucky Strike Live, Hollywood, CA – Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Recap/Pics: Will

What a year this past month has been.

Every new year brings an opportunity for fresh new beginnings. Hope. Optimism.  A chance to hit the re-set button. For most that choice comes on their own terms.  But what if circumstances dictated otherwise?

On January 7th and 8th, Four major Wildfires whipped through Los Angeles creating devastation almost beyond belief.  Lives were lost.  Homes were destroyed. And all that remained for those affected individuals was uncertainty.

Many people are currently sifting through the ashes of their past, trying to determine their future.  One of the large groups affected were those in the music industry.

This month’s SoundCheck Live was meant to be their annual NAMM show. Instead, seeing the devastation and personally knowing many of the individuals affected, it was an easy pivot to turn the January SCL into a Livestream fundraising event to benefit MusicCares as well as many local animal charities who are doing their best to care for injured animals and misplaced pets.

Performers:

Vocals:

Jason Scheff – Longtime Lead Vocalist of Chicago
Veronica Swift – Solo Artist
Allison Iraheta – Solo Artist
Eric Dover – Slash’s Snakepit, Alice Cooper, Jellyfish
Jimmy McGorman – Goo Goo Dolls, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani
Keith England – Allman Brothers Band, Montrose, Legs Diamond
Frankie Clarke – Frankie and the Studs
Sean Beavan – Producer and mixer for NIN, Marilyn Manson, 8mm
Juliette Beavan – 8mm
Leah Martin-Brown – Solo Artist, Evol Walks
Resident Backup Vocalists:
Annette Marie Frank -Pointer Sisters,The Four Tops
Lisa Margaroli -Lou Gramm, Seal, Beck

 

Guitars:

John Notto – Dirty Honey
Sam Bam Koltun – Dorothy, Faster Pussycat, Budderside, Crossbone Skully
Steve Fekete – America, Gwen Stefani, Vertical Horizon, Don Felder
Jude Gold – Jefferson Starship
August Zadra – Dennis DeYoung Band
Janet Robin – The String Revolution, Lindsay Buckingham, Meredith Brooks
Robbie Angelucci – Nick Carter, Frankie Valli, Dee Snider
Yohai Portal – Greenback, Ashenmoon, In The End
Gary Joseph Potter Jr. – Veronica Swift, Jason Charles Miller
Michael O’Grady – Mechanical Roots, Paris Jackson , Izzy T

 

Bass:

Derek Frank – Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani, Solo Artist
Jon Button – Shakira, Sheryl Crow, The Who
Bryan Beller – The Aristocrats, Joe Satriani, Dethklok, Steve Vai
KOko POwell – Edgar Winter Band
Leanne Bowes – bassist for Demi Lovato
Wade Biery – Kenny Loggins, Glen Frey, Five for Fighting
Justin Smolian – Dirty Honey
Johnny Martin – L.A. Guns, Tiffany, Gene Loves Jezebel
Ben White – Superfluous, Mindi Abair, Ryo Okumoto
Jennifer Jo Oberle – Sarah McLachlan, Vertical Horizon, Denny Laine, Peter Asher

 

Drums:

Brian Tichy – Gene Simmons Band, Whitesnake, Foreigner
Jimmy D’Anda – Original BulletBoys, Lynch Mob
Randy Cooke – Five for Fighting, Brit Floyd, Smash Mouth
Blair Sinta – Fitz and The Tantrums, Alanis Morissette, Chris Cornell
Michael Miley – Rival Sons
Jimmy Keegan – Kenny Loggins, Santana, Selena
Brittany Bowman – drummer for Demi Lovato
Dann Gillen – Annie Lennox, Venice
Christopher Allis – Peter Asher, Seal, Michael Nesmith

 

Keys: 

Steve Ferlazzo – Avril Lavigne, Soundcheck Live Creator
Rocky Rose – Cyndi Lauper, Kings of Chaos, Chevy Metal
Jules Quaas – Jules and the Howl
Lele Rose – Lele Rose and the Thorns
Strings:
Eliza James  – Burt Bacharach, Paul Anka
Katja Rieckermann – Rod Stewart, Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers
Scheila Gonzalez – Zappa Plays Zappa, Men at Work
Jon Manness – Gloria Trevi, Alexandra Guzman
Host:
Izzy Presley

ACT I:

BELIEVER – Imagine Dragons

SWIFT(v)/COOKE(d)/FRANK(synbs)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA 

HEROES – David Bowie

S.BEAVAN(lv)/ALLIS(d)/BIERY(b)/FEKETE(g1)/ ROBIN(g2)/QUAAS(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

DON’T STOP – Fleetwood Mac

SEAN/JULIETTE BEAVAN(lv)/ALLIS(d)/BIERY(b)/ROBIN(g1)/QUAAS(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

HERE COMES THE SUN – The Beatles

JANET ROBIN (Solo Acoustic)

DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER – Crowded House 

McGORMAN(v)/COOKE(d)/BUTTON(b)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

FIX YOU – Coldplay

McGORMAN(v)/COOKE(d)/BUTTON(b)/FEKETE(g1)/ FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

PICK UP THE PIECES – Average White Band

GILLEN(d)/OBERLE(b)/GOLD(g1)/ANGELUCCI(g2)/ ROCKY(k)/GONZALES(A.sax)/RIECKERMANN(T.sax)

I WILL SURVIVE – Gloria Gaynor 

SWIFT(lv)/GILLEN(d)/OBERLE(b)/POTTER(g1)/ROCKY(k)/ ELIZA(vln)/GONZALES(A.sax)/RIECKERMANN(T.sax)

FEELIN’ STRONGER – Chicago

SCHEFF(v)(b)/KEEGAN(d)/FEKETE(g1)/ZADRA(g2)/FERLAZZO(k)/ MANNESS(tpt)//RIECKERMANN(sax)/NELSON(tbn)

25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago

SCHEFF(v)(b)/KEEGAN(d)/FEKETE(g1)ZADRA(g2)/FERLAZZO(k)/ MANNESS(tpt)/RIECKERMANN(sax)/NELSON(tbn)

 

ACT II:

DREAM ON – Aerosmith

SWIFT(lv)/MILEY(d)/SMOLIAN(b)/NOTTO(g1)/KOLTUN(g2)/FERLAZZO(k)

MY HERO – Foo Fighters

IRAHETA(lv)/MILEY(d)/SMOLIAN(b)/NOTTO(g1)/YOHAI(g2)

PIECE OF MY HEART – Janis Joplin

IRAHETA(lv)/SINTA(d)/WHITE(b)/GOLD(g1)/LELE(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS – Foreigner

ENGLAND(lv)/SINTA(d)/WHITE(b)/FEKETE(g1)/ FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA/GANG VOCALS

WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN – The Who 

ENGLAND(lv)/TICHY(d)/BELLER(b)/ANGELUCCI(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

PEACE OF MIND – Boston

DOVER(lv)TICHY(d)/OBERLE(b)(bv)/ZADRA(g1)/FEKETE(g2)(bv)/FERLAZZO(k)

ROLL WITH THE CHANGES – REO Speedwagon

DOVER(lv)/GILLEN(d)/FRANK(b)/ZADRA(g1)/FEKETE(g2)/ FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

WAKE ME WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS – Green Day

F.CLARKE(lv)/BOWMAN(d)/BOWES(b)/O’GRADY(g2)(acou)/FERLAZZO(k)

 

STRONGER – Kelly Clarkson

SWIFT(lv)/COOKE(d)/BOWES(b) O’GRADY(g2)/LELE(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON – Kansas

SWIFT(lv)/TICHY(d)/SMOLIAN(b)/NOTTO(g1)/ FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA/OBERLE/KEEGAN(bv)

 

ACT III:

WE ARE FAMILY – Sister Sledge

SWIFT(v)/D’ANDA(d)/KOKO(b)/ANGELUCCI(g1) /FERLAZZO(k)//LISA/ANNETTE(bv)

HIGHER GROUND – Stevie Wonder

DOVER(lv)/D’ANDA(d)/KOKO(b)/ANGELUCCI(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)

TIMES LIKE THESE – Foo Fighters

MARTIN-BROWN(v)/MILEY(d)/MARTIN(b)/ YOHAI(g1)/KOLTUN(g2)/FERLAZZO(k)

COMFORTABLY NUMB – Pink Floyd

ENGLAND/FEKETE(v)/COOKE(d)/BELLER(b)/GOLD(g)/ FEKETE(acou)/FERLAZZO(k)/ELIZA(vln)

LIVING ON A PRAYER – Bon Jovi 

MARTIN-BROWN(v)/ KEEGAN(d)/BELLER(b)/KOLTUN(g1)/ FERLAZZO(k)/LISA/ANNETTE(bv)

DON’T STOP ME NOW – Queen

SWIFT(v)/COOKE(d)/FRANK(b)/ FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE/LISA(bv)

  

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ – Journey

SWIFT(v)/COOKE(d)/FRANK(b)/FEKETE(g1)/FERLAZZO(k)/LISA/ANNETTE(bv)

 

Kim Ferlazzo – Backstage Manager                                                                              Crash Cortez – Production Manager
Terrance Harrison – Front of House and Broadcast Mixer                                          Michael Garcia – Lighting and stage
Tony Crouse – Monitors

If you would like to donate to any of these worthy charities, take your pick.

There is no wrong answer:

The Entire event was LiveStreamed on the SoundCheck Live YouTube Page.  You can check out all the action here:

 

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