BO CAPEBIANCO
Started my career as a singer and guitar player in Christian Music in Santa Cruz, CA in 1983. My first independent recording was in 1985 – “You Are The One”. I went on to do four other independent recordings…”Run Away” in 1988, “The Bo Capebianco Band” in 1989, “Bo Capebianco” in 1991 and a live concert in 1997. Played most dates all over the Bay Area and some in southern CA along with a few in other states. I got frustrated with the church and quit music in 1998. Moved to San Diego, CA. Over the next few years, I taught music in two elementary schools for 6 years, guitar lessons in my home, put together a junior high rock band and was a DJ for a few years. I haven’t been in a band in a while. Got a call and I am excited to be with The Rick Trotter Band!
Tony Nardi
Drums & Vocals,
Out of Chicago and on to San Diego…..performing in bands for many decades.
Rick Trotter
Guitars and Vocals
Native San Diego County Resident….performing and managing bands for many decades.
The Lone Star Band, The RDR Ryders, A 5th of Blues, The Christian Hastings and Hastings Band…. to name a few.
John Koopmans
Bass Guitar. Native Californian, Performing in bands many decades.
Paul Motter, Guitar, Vocals
Paul started playing guitar at age 9. He played for dances at his schools and some nightclubs. Paul next attended Los Angeles City College as a Music Major where he got an AA degree in music composition.
In 1975 Paul opened his first recording studio in downtown Hollywood. His clientele included artists from Motown, Geffen and other record labels. Paul spent 8 years as a professional recording engineer, recording over 25 albums. His last studio job in Hollywood was for Producer’s Workshop – a studio where Steely Dan and Fleetwood Mac recorded.
At age 30 Paul was hired by a top luxury cruise line as “stage manager” where he directed the onboard shows. In 1982 he opened a live music nightclub in Phoenix specializing in national acts. Working with an agent from New York he booked bands like The Smithereens, Timbuk 3, Jonathon Richman, MIA and J.J. Cale.
In 1990 Paul went back to cruise ships for two years, running live sound for Cabaret. When that contract ended he moved to New York City where he worked in specialty audio for “Sound by Singer.”
Paul then started one of the first cruise travel information websites on the Internet – CruiseMates, in 1999. Working as a cruise journalist he spent the next 18 years writing for national news outlets.
In 2005 Paul got the music bug again and started playing in live bands.
Today he is the newest member of the Rick Trotter Band on guitar, and happy to be here.
“Eight years ago I had an idea….. Let’s Play that Music we all loved on the radio that moved us….
I got some top musicians together….
We started playing out..and did it ever take off!
The band is fun and upbeat …we have so much fun doing this…we have had a robust band schedule for quite a while now…I am greatful for the band mates that have become brothers….”
~ RICK TROTTER