CHUCK JAMES - Drumset
Bio! Chuck has been playing Music for over 60 years. He comes from A musical family. His mother was a international vocalist from Canada. He started playing in rock bands when he was a teenager. He came to United States and went to study music in school. He went to the Naval school of music. He started playing professionally in Los Angeles. he also did a lot of studio work in the Los Angeles area. He was managed by Barry white. He came to Honolulu in 1972. He did a lot of playing in the Waikiki area for singers like in Jimmy Borges and Ethel Ozama. He’s played the John Rowls show at the Monarch room in the Royal Hawaiian hotel. He played with Trummy Young up at the top of the Sheraton in the Hana Hana room. He runs his own music school. And is very successful in teaching people how to play music.
DAVE WORKER (Big Dave) - Singer
David E. Worker (Big Dave) is a premiere vocalist formerly based in Central Florida, now living and performing regularly in Hawaii, Florida, and across the USA and beyond. He has considerable formal training and an extensive professional music background. As a recital and concert artist, David has received many accolades, and has performed countless lead and supporting roles in operas and musicals. He has mastered singing in Italian, German, Spanish, Urdu and many other languages. He is a vocal instructor at ACT-III Arts School in Orlando, as well as a composer, lyricist & music director. He currently is music director at SOS Church in Oahu Hawaii.
He performs regularly for corporate America, as the lead vocalist for several large bands and orchestras, providing entertainment for private events and conventions. These music groups include "The Paul Vesco Orchestra", "Karakter Show Band", “Prairie Junction”, and "Soul Funktion". He also performs as one of the "Three Tenors of Orlando", and was cast in the role of Captain Sebastian the Black in the "Pirates Dinner Adventure" show and as Luigi Gotti in the “Titanic Experience” Dinner theater, both in Orlando.
He studied at The University of Texas El Paso under Dr. Hugh Cardon, and at the University of Central Florida with renowned tenor Louis Roney. His knowledge of "Bel Canto" singing qualifies David to instruct his own students in Classical style, as well as Pop, Rock, Country, and Broadway. David has also mastered other vocal techniques and methods, such as Nicola Vaccai, Gan-tone, Ciccone and Seth Riggs "Speech Level" singing.
David E. Worker
ESL & Vocal Music Instructor
(407) 340-6092
PIERRE GRILL - Keyboard, Accordion, Tuba Bass pedals, Trombone, Trumpet
Pierre Grill was born and raised in France in where he trained in both classical and jazz piano. He moved to Hawai‘i in 1979 and opened, Rendez-Vous Recording, the longest continuous running recording studio in the state. Pierre is credited as Music Producer-Engineer on many award-winning recordings in Hawai‘i and internationally for artists such as; Makana, Willie K, Streetlight Cadence, Danny Couch, Ginai, Kelly Boy Delima (Plus many many more).
He is a musician, composer and performer appearing as One-Man-Band, playing piano, trumpet, trombone and bass pedals as well as with many of Hawai‘i’s prominent ensembles. Has been playing piano solo at Signature Restaurant for now 10 years and play for French, Italian and German events.
SCOTT VILLIGER - Clarinet, Saxophone
Scott Villiger is a veteran of the Machito Band and Radio City Music Hall Orchestra.
Played for Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Natalie Cole and many others stars.
Touring Broadway shows Phantom of the Opera, Book of Mormon and many others.
Full time member of the Royal Hawaiian Band since 1987.