L E A D V O C A L S • G U I T A R

Veteran frontman Fil Ramil brings full-on energy to every No Static gig. A Berklee grad and mainstay of the New England music scene, Fil’s credits include national and international tours with popular acts such as XGuru (original rock), Entrain, The Brian Walkley Band, Taylor Made, Michael Africk (Hollywood Records) and Jillian Wheeler (Whiz Kids/Disney). Fil’s two original solo LPs were released through Digital Point Records and followed by European tours and national television appearances. Fil continues to do recording sessions and gig with his own band at resorts and festivals across New England.

V O C A L S • V O C A L A R R A N G E R

No Static fans know Lydia Harrell, aka “LovelySinger” for her sultry, soulful voice, but may not realize that in addition to her work with No Static, she teaches at Berklee and has an active career in theatre, television, and film. Recent credits include vocals with the Boston Pops, backing vocals for Jon Batiste, and a role in the HULU/21st Century Films movie “The Boston Strangler”. Winner of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Voice Competition and two-time performer at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, Lydia’s recently released single “Don’t Let It” is available on major streaming platforms.

V O C A L S

While rocking through Boston’s nightclubs in the ’80’s, Rosemary St. George attended Berklee on a scholarship, and shared the stage with Average White Band, Til Tuesday, and Deborah Harry (Blondie). Her original pop/rock band released an EP on AEMMP Records in 1991. She went on to sing back-up vocals with industry legends Alice Cooper, Rick Derringer, Simon Kirke (Bad Company, Free), Paula Cole, and Joan Osborne on several benefit shows that included Ace Frehley (Kiss), Will Lee (David Letterman), Chuck Leavell (Allman Bros, Rolling Stones), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren, Meatloaf) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Rosemary was a bandleader for 12 years, has many studio recording credits, and was a back-up vocalist for comedian Red Peters.

T R O M B O N E • H O R N A R R A N G E R

Professional arranger by day, trombonist by night, Bob Holfelder was just starting trombone lessons when he heard the band Chicago on the radio. This led him to the incredible belief that being a rock star trombone player was a valid career option! Over the course of his career he’s played with some of his favorite artists, including The O’Jays, The Temptations, and The Funk Brothers. His diverse bio includes gigs with brass bands, big bands, blues bands, wedding bands, rock bands, orchestras…anything that requires plumbing of the size he can make a noise with. Bob is on dozens of records, has appeared in a few movies, and has a chapter in a book devoted to him.

S A X

Brad Kohl can nail Wayne Shorter’s iconic solos or take you soaring wherever his imagination goes. Introduced by his father to the artistry of Paul Desmond, he fell in love with jazz at the age of 10. As a University of Arizona student, he performed with artists such as Roy Haynes, Richie Cole, Lew Tabackin, and Lanny Morgan. After graduation he moved to Boston and adopted the fabled Willow Jazz Club as his habitual haunt. An in-demand player in the blues and jazz scene, Brad has performed with The Temptations, and can be heard playing and on records with many top Boston-area musicians. He’s played with No Static since 2009, and recently joined the horn section of the Fat City Band.

T R U M P E T

Walter Platt’s bio reads like a who’s who of rock and soul, and he has the stories to prove it. He’s shared the stage with Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, B.B. King, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, The Spinners, The O’Jays, Van Morrison, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Randy Brecker, numerous Kpop Bands in South Korea and NYC, and many, many others. As a veteran of over 80 jazz tours of North America, Europe, and Asia he’s appeared in concert halls and at major jazz festivals across the world. Walter’s career includes hundreds of tv, film, and music recording sessions. As a current faculty member of UMass Lowell and Berklee(City Music), and a former faculty member of Lassel College, Walter has influenced the careers of hundreds of successful musicians.

K E Y B O A R D S

Brian Eggleston began his professional career in 1981, following stints at the Eastman School of Music Preparatory Department and the Manhattan School of Music. His performing and recording credits include The Platters, Chet Catallo and Eli Konikoff (Spyro Gyra), Don Mancuso (guitarist with Lou Gramm of Foreigner), Elvio Fernandes (Daughtry), Jennifer Jo Oberle (Vertical Horizon, Five for Fighting). He’s opened for national acts including Dream Theatre, Stanley Turrentine, The Average White Band, The Beach Boys, Loverboy, Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze), JY (from Styx), Taylor Dayne, and Will Dailey. Brian currently performs with LoVeSeXy (A Tribute to the Music of Prince), Jodee & Brian (with singer/guitarist Jodee Frawlee), and, since 2016, No Static.

G U I T A R

If you’ve heard the NFL theme song, you’ve heard Jon Finn play. Internationally acclaimed as a rock guitarist, composer, and music educator, he will stun you with his six-string pyrotechnics. As a professor on the Berklee faculty since 1988 he has influenced the careers of hundreds. His extensive recording credits include three international releases with his own band, the Jon Finn Group, and countless other film and music sessions with major artists. Some of the many artists he’s performed with include John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan, Carl Verheyen, Dweezil Zappa, Dave Larue, Andy Timmons, Vinnie Moore, Steve Morse, Tom Scholz, Barry Goudreau, Tom Morello, and Mellissa Etheridge. Jon currently performs and records with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Lyric Opera, and is working on a new full-length album with Jon Finn Group.

D R U M S • B U S I N E S S M A N A G E R

Barry Lit, a 40-year veteran of the Boston music scene, brings his exceptional groove and abiding love of Steely Dan to the band. A regular at the Marketplace Café in the early 2000’s with legends Ray Green and Baron Browne, Barry studied percussion with Alan Dawson and Bob Gullotti, and later in the University of North Texas jazz program with Ed Soph and Quincy Davis. Barry’s a done-it-all drummer with experience as a band leader (The Touch, 15 years), in musical theater, on cruise ships, in clubs, concerts and studios, playing everything from rock to bop.

B A S S

Bassist Jamie Sheldon joined the influential string band Home Cookin’ in 1972, touring the Midwest and gigging with legendary “Hillybilly Jazz” violinist Vassar Clements. During this period Jamie opened for Flatt and Scruggs, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Bob Hope, and studied jazz theory under Tony King at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Other gig and recording credits include Bill Camplin, The Early Sisters, Leroy Airmaster, Doctor Heat, and The Milwaukee Rhythm All Stars with drummer Rick Jaeger (McCartney, Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Dave Mason). In 1996 he took several years off and moved to Boston to co-found a software company. Reminded of his earlier obsession with the Aja album, Jamie answered a 2005 Craigslist ad looking for musicians to play Steely Dan. That ad was the start of No Static. Jamie’s 2021 recording with fusion band Big Whisper can be heard on Spotify.