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| Bass - Vocals (1980 - 1982, 2006) |
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Carmine Rojas turned up at auditions for Nektar in NYC, having previously played in a band called "Baby Grand" from Philadelphia.
Needless to say he was chosen there and then.
Carmine as one of those great guys who could play and do anything.
When Alan left the band before the completion of "Man in the Moon" it was Carmine who completed the keyboard parts for the album.
His skill did not go un-noitced and he went on to play bass for David Bowie and eventually ended up as musical director for Rod Stewart.
Carmine turned up at the bands 2004 show in London and now works extensively on uctting edge projects most recently on the Joe Bonamassa new CD You and Me which went straight to No.1 in the Billboard Blues charts. |
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| Tom Hughes | |
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| Hammond - Keyboards - Vocals (2004-6) |
Born in Dorset and having taught himself to play by ear on his mother's piano from the age of four, Tom has been playing for twenty three years.
He has been gigging with various bands local and not so local for the last fourteen years and the Hammond organ is his main instrument. He also plays accordion, piano, guitar and sings.
Tom is a founder member of original band, The Lucky Bishops who started in 1994. The 'Bishops have had two albums released with The Bevis Frond's label, Woronzow records (Rubric records in the U.S.) both of which received excellent reviews. The band is currently finishing a third album to be released with Australian label, Camera Obscura. They play their own unique brand of short psych pop songs penned by all four band members with four part vocal harmonies galore. Although more of a recording band than a live act, the group have, over the years played many gigs and festivals notably several Terrastock festivals in London and Boston as well as the SXSW festival in Austin, TX, gigs in New Yorks -CBGBs and The
Knitting Factory, as well as a short tour of Germany which included The
Swamp Room Happening festival in Hanover. They also recently made a rare appearance at the Felipop festival in La Corruna, Spain.
Tom is also a member of Dorset group, Gothic Chicken. -"Hot psychedelic played by cold professionals. They play lots of obscure and not so obscure songs by the likes of The Association, Blossom Toes, Soft Machine, The Zombies etc.
In 2003, Tom joined Phil Guy's band (Brother of blues legend, Buddy) for a tour down the East coast of Spain playing Hammond, Fender Rhodes and piano.
As one of Dorset's only Hammond organists, Tom is much in demand as a session musician and has appeared on countless recordings by other bands.
In 2004, Tom joined the Nektar family and his style, musical ability and outstanding ideas added a new dimension to the Nektar sound. Tom decided he was unable to commit to the extensive plans for Nektar in 2006/2007 but he remains a friend of the band and a family member. |
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| Randy Dembo | |
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| Bass - Bass Pedals - Vocals (2003-6) |
Born in Dayton Ohio Randy has been playing the bass guitar for over 30 years. Both his parents were involved in musical theater at a young age, so music was always playing in the house when he was growing up. He would get taken to Broadway shows almost 3 or 4 times a year, so the magic of live performance was instilled at an early age.
In high school Randy was always playing in bands, doing cover songs of the day, and after school he kept his music dreams alive by forming the first Genesis tribute band, Nursery
Cryme.
Randy stayed in Nursery Cryme for 5 years before getting back to his roots and joining the funk and soul band Z. & the
G.T's. Four Years after that he formed a band called Dr.
Feelgood (the US version) with members of Z & the GT's. This was an all-original band with heavy influences from funk, soul, Aretha Franklin, and the progressive world, which made for an interesting mix and sound. |
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For the last 5 years Randy has been playing
with Bums in The Park a well know NJ based band
that has played everywhere from backyard parties to the Beacon
theater in NY city.
In 2003, the call was made for Randy to audition for his favourite band of all Nektar and
as grueling as it was, he made the grade, and has been with the band ever since.
From a tour in the spring of 2004 in Germany, to recording their new cd “Evolution”,
to the touring of the USA in Sept. 2004, UK – Europe & South America in 2005,
playing bass for Nektar was a dream come true! Recreating the blissful
bass lines and incorporating the Moog Taurus bass pedals, and adding his own
flavour was music heaven for Randy. |
| Dave Nelson | |
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| Guitars - Vocals (1977 - 1978) |
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Dave not only played but contributed musically to the Magic is a Child album.
It was all over in the blink of an eye with Dave leaving at the same time as Mick Brockett and Roye returning in early 1978.
Nektar were pleased to see Dave attend the Morristown show on the 3rd March 2006. Thanks for your support Dave.
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