Butch r Baker / Members
Michael Wachner - CandleStyx
KeyboardistMichael James Wachner, is a Minneapolis-based producer, songwriter and musician specializing in new age music that offers a positive message and lavish vocals with a strong R&B/Jazz influence. He has 4 albums, Shine-On, Waves, Anthology 1 & 2. Read more about Michael on his website https://risingspiritmusic.com/
Wendy Lee - CandleStyx
VocalistWhen do you leave join the candlesticks in 2010 to an introduction by good friend Michael Wachner. Wendy‘s talents are incomparable. Her Janis Joplin piece of my heart is a knockout! She loves the music of Brenda Lee and jokes sometimes she is Brenda’s granddaughter with no apologies!
Texas Bill Notturno - CandleStyx
GuitaristTexas Bill is an original member of New Riders of the Purple Dead and the 2011 CandleStyx ensemble of the Woodstock show. His guitar work is clean and expressive! Tight friends with Chuck Haelig he offers quantity and quality of some hugely expressive licks. Bills Influences are from the likes of Jeff skunk Baxter.
Tim Seifkes - CandleStyx
KeyboardistTim joined as a member of NRPD and CandleStyx 2011 “Grateful Dad”. His contributions are some of the best expression added to our music! His pedal steel replication in “Know you Rider” is flawless.
Mick La Briola - CandleStyx
PercussionistMick LaBriola is a freelance Percussionist, Performer & Music Educator. As a former Equity Actor and Stained Glass Artist (example on Contact page) mick eventually launched his career into the music field. Since then he has worked as a Music Specialist, Music Director, Cue Director, Producer, Educator, Dance-Theater accompanist, Music Collaborator, Technical Adviser, Logistics Coordinator Stage Manager and Singer/Songwriter ; an all around Renaissance Man in his field. As a Percussionist, mick laBriola has dedicated his life work to Cultural Music that has encompassed Dance, Theater, Ensembles, Workshops and Residencies. mick had self-financed travel-study excursions to Jamaica, Trinidad, Morocco, Spain, and India; as well as touring-performing in Jordan, Palestine, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Poland, Puerto Rico and China. His formal musical studies began at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago with James Dutton, Richie "Gajate" Garcia and Frank Dawson. Additional guitar studies included the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Global Studies include Arabic Music @ the National Conservatory of Music in Amman, Jordan (1994); Tabla @ The Rhythm Riders Institute in Ahmedabad, Gujarat-India (2007), and Flamenco Guitar with Jose Cortez Pansequito in Puerto Santa Maria, Andalucia Spain (2008). Prior to music mick entered college as a Semantics Major at Olive-Harvey Junior College-Chicago and Metro State University-Denver. Further music studies included The University of Colorado-Boulder, the Denver Folklore Center, Bata Rhumba Studio-Chicago with Carlos Eguis-Augilla, and The West Bank School of Music-Minneapolis. As well as private lessons with Haba Boula-Uzbeckistan, Alexander Gregorov-Bulgaria, Shashmaqam-Bukhara, Gopal Mishra & Pandit Vijai Shankar-India. mick's last excursion was to Port of Spain, Trinidad during Panorama, a Steel Drum competition in 2010. https://micklabriola.com/
Chuck Haelig - CandleStyx
BassistFounder of the New Riders of the Purple Dead, Chuck is an extraordinary Bassist, guitarist, but more extraordinary writer. He wrote “Best Date I Never Had” and other fabulous unpublished tunes. He Co-wrote #1 song “Love Unbound” “Coming of Age”, “Love is the Holidays”, and more with Butch r Baker
