EXPERIENCE THE G-GAP BAND
Dance party rock and roll from the 60's, 70's and 80's
ABOUT
A Musical Journey
"Great music!", "You guys are awesome!", "Sang ALL my favorite songs!", "Makes me want to dance like the good old days!", "Love it!", and "These guys are dynamite!" are some of the phrases to describe the G-Gap Band.
The G-Gap Band is a Dance Party Rock and Roll Band that plays the best hits of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Now entering their 17th year, the band is based out of the greater Columbus, Ohio area.
Over the years, the band has played many venues including restaurants/pubs, private parties, festivals, charity events, country clubs, and corporate events. The G-Gap Band was selected as the featured entertainment for the "Rosie Reds" 50th Anniversary Formal Gala at Great American Ball Park's Riverfront Club. The Rosie Reds are the official Cincinnati Red's fan club. After the event, the Rosie's wrote, "Thank you for performing at our 50th Anniversary Gala, You all truly made it spectacular!"
THE G-GAP BAND
Behind the Music
The band consists of five multi-talented musicians who enjoy having fun and interacting with their audience. Members of the band are Scott Wilson (lead vocals, guitar), Don Mead (lead guitar, back-up vocals), Beau Barrington (bass guitar, back-up vocals),. John Zab (percussion, back-up vocals) and Marty Skidmore (rhythm guitar, keyboard, back-up vocals).
For booking inquiries, please contact band member, Marty Skidmore, at (513) 519-4419 or mskidmore044@gmail.com.
WHO WE ARE
SCOTT WILSON
Lead vocalist, guitar
Scott is the band's lead singer and brings a great deal of energy to the stage. He has the unique ability to adapt his vocals to an array of songs and puts his soul into each one of them. Scott enjoys a variety of music from different genres. Some of his favorites are southern rock, Chuck Berry- style rhythm and blues and outlaw country. Scott started singing and playing the guitar at the young age of eight!
Beau Barrington
Bass guitar, vocals
Beau brings a wealth of experience as he began playing professionally in the mid 60's. Beau credits Dave Holly for his tutorship and feels Pete Cetera, the bass player for Chicago, is his biggest influence. Of course, the Beatles, Cream and Jimi Hendrix were also large influences. Beau and the band's lead singer, Scott Tonedeaf Wilson, were bandmates in a previous band after he moved from Montana to Ohio in 2017.
DON MEAD
Lead guitar, back-up vocals
Don is the lead guitar player and back-up vocalist for the band. His driving leads add that special extra to the band's overall sound. Don began playing the guitar after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. A long-time, talented musician, Don began playing in rock bands in junior and senior high school, later becoming involved in contemporary Christian music praise and worship bands.
John Zab
Percussion, back-up vocals
John has been playing music for over 50 years starting in grade school in Buffalo, N.Y. He attended Berklee College of Music in the 70's and moved to Columbus in the 80's where he has been actively playing drums and keyboards for local blues, oldies, classic rock and R & B bands including Zen Blues Band, Flytown Soul Review, Black Light Poster and Franklin Xpress. He energetically provides authentic sounds and beats of the original songs to help create memories from all the good times you remember.
MARTY SKIDMORE
Rhythm guitar, keyboard, back-up vocals
The lone, remaining founding member of the G-Gap Band is Marty Skidmore. He plays rhythm guitar, keyboard and is a backup vocalist. He enjoys interacting with his audience and has even been known to go out and mingle/dance with them during the song! He and his bandmate, Don Mead, were classmates growing up in Geneva, Ohio. Marty began playing the guitar at a very young age and recalls playing ballads with his father, who was also a guitarist. His musical influences include many of the great Motown groups, the Beach Boys and the Beatles
GET IN TOUCH
Want to learn more about The G-Gap Band, their music and their tour dates?
Columbus, OH, USA
513-519-4419
