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Bianca Herbert
 Bianca
Herbert co-founded and co-directed Groove Society. The group
adjudicatedand performed in top festivals & concert series around the US
and Canada. Bianca's
large vocal range allows her to sing soprano & alto for the group while her
versatility to perform a large range of musical styles only
adds to the strength of Groove Society.
Like others in Groove Society,
Bianca attended the University of Northern Colorado for a Bachelor's degree in
Music with a minor in Theatre. Her best experiences have been working in some of
UNC's top vocal jazz groups with whom she was awarded various Downbeat Magazine
Awards. While at UNC, she was also an integral part of the Opera, Musical
Theatre & Theater Programs.
In addition to Groove Society,
Bianca performs with a Latin Jazz/Mariachi band using her vocal and instrumental
background in piano and violin. She was also the Entertainment Director at one of
Colorado’s most popular tourist attractions. There she managed all varieties of
performing avenues from diving, juggling, acting, puppeteering, dancing, singing
and produced several musical revue shows involving an eclectic range of music
from the 20th century including 40’s big band, classic rock and rock
& roll. Bianca was also involved in a promotional for a sister station for NBC
and has done commercial and studio work for select companies around Colorado
including the WB network and Comcast Digital cable. She currently runs a
full time private music studio teaching violin, viola, cello, piano & voice.
Check out the rest of this site or
visit some of Bianca's other websites: http://www.coloradomusiclessons.com.
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Joe Herbert
 Joe
Herbert is co-founder and co-director of Groove Society. He's the former Director of Vocal Jazz at Metropolitan State College of
Denver. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in theory and
composition from the University
of Northern Colorado, and has worked as a clinician and adjudicator at jazz
festivals, and jazz camps throughout the United States. While singing with
UNC’s Grammy-nominated ensemble, Vocal Jazz 1, Joe won several prestigious
Downbeat Magazine Awards. Since then, his arrangements and originals have
become widely popular with high school and college jazz choirs around the world.
Joe now spends much of his time
creating a fresh sound for acappella groups around the world; exploring new ways to exploit the
human voice utilizing intricate rhythms and extended jazz harmonies.
In addition to writing and arranging, Joe is also an accomplished jazz and Latin
trumpeter in the Denver area, and draws on this instrumental background to
enrich his writing and singing style.
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LaDamion Massey
Damion has been singing professionally since the age of twelve. He started out
as a young boy singing in his church choir and continued singing gospel music
throughout high school. This experience formed the musical foundation upon which
he has built. At the University of Northern Colorado, Damion studied voice with
Dr. Diane Bolden-Taylor. He worked up his classical chops singing in Men’s Glee
and Concert Choir and performing in opera productions such as La Traviata,
Madame Butterfly and La Boheme. It was during his time at UNC that Damion
discovered his great love of jazz and vocalists like Sarah Vaughn. He worked his
way into the elite vocal jazz group, Et Cetera, where he performed extensively
and eventually shared the stage with the New York Voices.
As Groove Society’s bass, he lays down a
rock solid pocket in which the ensemble can place itself. Whether simulating a
walking acoustic bass or a funk electric slap bass, the sound is authentic and
the time is impeccable. As a soloist, Damion’s diverse musical experiences and
charismatic personality come shining through. His warm, smooth tone wraps itself
around listeners, enveloping them in a blanket of sweet, soulful sound.
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Dave Sheehan
 “Versatility”
is the best word to describe Dave’s roll with Groove Society. Most often, he
adeptly sings the bass part, but with his exceptionally broad range, he covers
the tenor part when necessary. He has been involved with music since he was a
child and has been influenced by such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Ella
Fitzgerald, Take 6, and Sarah Vaughan. He is thankful for his father always
introducing new artists like these to him.
Dave holds a degree in music
education from the University
of Northern Colorado and currently enjoys teaching music at Franklin Elementary School.
While at UNC, Dave was deeply involved in the choral program and with the music
of Campus Crusade for Christ. He also served in UNC’s student chapter of their
music education organizations, and was a member of the vocal jazz groups Et
Cetera and Vocal Jazz I. He is grateful for the professors who have always been
such a huge influence there.
Since graduating, Dave has
been involved in performing with various churches and has sung with the Singers
Master Chorale, where he received critical acclaim as a feature soloist in
Mozart’s Requiem. Lately, one of Dave’s favorite positions in the music
world has been as a judge with Colorado’s All-State Vocal Jazz Choir.
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background in Opera Performance and Vocal Pedagogy has led Cameron to create a
specialty niche to develop the health, clarity and endurance of the human voice-
a singer’s greatest asset. Cameron can be found entertaining and singing with
Hi-Phi Entertainment based in Boulder, CO. She currently
is the Director of Education for Foundation Fitness and Lead Developer of
Stages® Indoor Cycling. Concurrently, she serves as CEO of Sounds Fit Solutions
Inc; a company dedicated to fitness and audio systems education.
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Brendan Curran
 Brenda
graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a BM in music with an
emphasis in voice. Under the direction of Thomas Poole he has developed a
wonderful ability to add amazing sub-harmonics to his vocal percussion. Having
grown up in Alaska playing the drums throughout his upbringing has shaped the
vocal percussion you hear on the CD. He currently performs with the United
States Army Band's "Pershings Own".
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Jeremy Ruff
 Jeremy
was deep into acappella since going to Boulder High School & also Colorado
University of Boulder singing with the group Mile 21. Mixing it up with baritone
parts along with vocal percussion he was heavily influenced by an interest in
all musical genres. His love of creating a new and unique sound and mimicing
sounds he heard throughout his day to day life has garnered him an uncanny
ability to serve as a vocal percussionist for Groove Society. He studies the
recording arts at Full Sail University and continued his education in honing his
skills to listen to detail and to recreate it with his mouth. He currently lives
in Nashville.
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