The Band

GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS
Mitch has been playing guitar since he was 13, and air guitar since he was 5. When he was 14, his first band “Not Responsible” played for hundreds of people at a street fair in Brooklyn N.Y. Since then, Mitch has been involved in numerous original and cover bands performing and recording genres such as progressive rock, fusion, classic rock, metal, and dance music. His influences include Buck Dharma, Duane Allman, Steve Howe, Alex Lifeson, Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth, and David Gilmour.

BASS, VOCALS
Mike has been playing music since he got his first guitar at age 7. He plays a number of instruments, but the bass has always been his preferred instrument. His early musical influences were multi-instrumentalists such as Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, and Steve Winwood. Mike also plays bass and sings in the Eagles tribute band, Already Gone, along with three other members of Beyond The Wall. He has played in a number of bands through the years, and has recorded over a half-dozen CDs of original music, performing all the instruments and vocals.

DRUMS, VOCALS
Ray has been playing the drums for over 25 years. He began playing in bands in the 1980s. Some of his early bands included the Rush and Triumph tribute band VALOR, The progressive rock cover band PASSAGES, and the melodic rock duo Rhyme & Reason. In 2007, Ray also recorded a 10 original song CD with Rhyme & Reason titled Painted Faces (available on iTunes). More recently, Ray has played with local classic rock bands in Westchester and Fairfield counties These bands include Frayed Knot, Calamity’s Child, and Four Score.

KEYBOARDS, EIGENHARP
David’s musical influences include ELP, Genesis, Weather Report, Steely Dan, Yes and Return to Forever. In the late 70s, David played with Time Machine, releasing a hit single in his native Ireland, then left the live music scene for 30 years to work in computer/music technology. He resumed performing in 2010 with Natterjack Toad, On The Case and No Sleep Tonite. He toured with The Security Project performing the early progressive music of Peter Gabriel and was a member of Reelin’ In The Years, a Steely Dan tribute band for seven years. He has been a full time member of Beyond The Wall since 2012. David’s company is behind the development of Gig Performer, a plugin host for live performing musicians. He is also a professor of computer science at SUNY at Purchase, NY.

GUITAR, VOCALS
Tim began playing guitar in 1982 after hearing Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption”. It wasn’t long before Tim started figuring out the guitar licks of other guitar greats like Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and of course David Gilmour. In 1985 Tim co-founded the band “In Rare Form” which saw many transformations over a 20 year span! From rock and blues to alternative to dance covers, Tim has enjoyed playing many different genres of music.