About Ill Tempered
Now introducing the band!
The Band
Ill Tempered is a high-energy, professional musical team with over 150 years of combined experience.
Steph "Roo" | Lead Vocal
Roo is Cleveland born and raised and spent time performing professionally in Chicago after graduating from college at John Carroll University.
Her love for performance was nurtured her whole life with a decade long membership in Cleveland’s Singing Angels, professional dance training and multiple performances with local musical theatre groups.
In recent years, she has continued to use her love for performance by moonlighting as a “Disney Princess” with Second Star to the Right LLC and A Special Wish Foundation.
She is loving her time with Ill Tempered and is looking forward to watching this passion project continue to grow.
Keith "Sheets" | Lead Guitar
Sheets discovered his love of music at an early age as he listened to his parents albums from bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Simon and Garfunkle.
At 12 years old he saw a family friend playing guitar at a picnic and became completely enthralled as he recreated so many of the songs that he had heard and loved. He got his first electric guitar in high school and spent every possible free moment playing. His first band was in college playing 80s hair metal with friends.
He has been in original and cover bands for many years now and played a wide variety of music all over northeast Ohio but loves to recreate the hits that everyone wants to hear. Sheets is endorsed by Paul Reed Smith guitars (OK not really, but seriously, Paul, give a guy a call?)
Bart | Bass Guitar
Bart began his musical journey playing guitar as a wee-pup before becoming a teen and then discovered bands with amazing low-frequencies and complex playing that caused an obsession to pick up the bass. He’s played in original and cover bands throughout NE Ohio and some fun shows in PA and WV. He’s also played the role of recording engineer, producer, and musician in a fun original music project.
As a creative designer, builder he also designs and builds his own instruments and you'll see him playing his own headless basses live.
Brad | keys
Brad's love of performing music started in the early 1980s when he was just a teenager. His early influences include bands such as Journey, Loverboy, Night Ranger, and Styx.
Brad started out as a guitar player but quickly fell in love with keyboards and synths. He has played in several area classic rock cover bands and tribute bands over the years and is in his "happy place" performing live on stage in front of an energetic crowd.
Rick | Drums
If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
Ryan | Rhythm Guitar
Ryan's passion for music started at a very young age when he LIVED for listening to his parents' vinyls and watching MTV (back when it was only music videos).
His primary influences range from The clash, Jimmy Eat World, and the Smashing Pumpkins, but he's just a huge fan of all 90's alternative and popular rock in general. After years of being a music consumer he was gifted his first bass guitar for his 19th birthday and hasn't stopped making noise since. (Why the bass? His younger brothers band already had 2 guitarists! haha!).
Over the last 20+ years, Ryan has played bass in multiple punk and alt-rock bands. This time around, Ryan's playing rhythm guitar. When he's not playing music himself, Ryan can be found at concerts or baseball games with his wife and daughters (who are musicians as well)!
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