Jacksonville, Florida
48 Years Old
Session Player, Singer-Songwriter

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"Automatic pilot and x-ray spex. We were kissing in the cockpit when the airplane wrecked"

BIOGRAPHY

Roy Peak has played in more bands than he cares to remember for more years than he can remember.

Some of these bands were Soul Guardians, Radio Berlin, and Blue Veronica. He currently plays bass in a blues band called Willie Mae. He also plays bass with a few other bands around town such as singer-songwriter Terry Whitehead, Mark Williams and Blue Horse, and punk band XGeezer as well as performing his own material solo with acoustic guitar. He's working on his first CD of original material which should be out at the beginning of next year.

Recently he founded a new band, Spiral Bound, with Tamara Grigsby. Spiral Bound--Acoustic Hewn Rock 'n' Roll.

Visit roypeak.com for more info.

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Americana/Roots, Punk, Singer/Songwriter

Contact

Management: roy@roypeak.com

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

bass / acoustic guitar

INFLUENCES

The Sex Pistols The Geraldine Fibbers Neil Young Rolling Stones

I AM INTERESTED IN

in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
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