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Need a band for your special event?

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Ain't Too Proud To Beg 

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Thinking Out Loud

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This Love

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Forget You

Cee Lo Green Cover

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You Are The Best Thing

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About Us

Our Story

Greg Snedeker and Rick Mauran met while working on a studio project together. Shortly after that gig, and having played together live on a couple of occasions, Greg decided he'd like to form a band to serve the Pioneer Valley, New England, and New York, providing the hits of yesterday and today for special events. 


It is then that Greg contacted Rick and a couple other musicians, and they got together for a jam session. Two of the guys were not willing to commit at the time, but Rick felt energized by the project, and so he and Greg set out to find the perfect team. 


Of course, every band needs a name:


Along with searching for the right members, Greg and Rick began searching for the right name. One day, as Greg and Rick were texting name ideas back and forth, Rick would respond to Greg's choices by saying, "Let me ask Wanda" (Rick's wife). After about the fifth time that Rick responded this way, Greg texted back, "That's it! Ask Wanda!" 


With the addition of Guy DeVito (bass, vocals), and Jeremy  Milligan (guitar, vocals), the band found it had a well rounded sound, suitable for many genres. Please find some of our video files on this page, and enjoy. 


Remember, if you're looking for a band for your special event–

Ask Wanda!

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Member Biographies

Greg Snedeker

Greg Snedeker

Greg Snedeker

  

VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, CELLO.

Greg Snedeker has a diverse background as a performer, composer, audio engineer, and producer. He has recorded as a cellist, jazz pianist, composer, and electronic musician with many artists including Grammy award winning saxophonist Yusef Lateef, Nashville fiddler Randy Howard, Hilary Noble, Steven Santoro, and many Signature Sounds artists to name a few.

As a composer, his music blends facets of contemporary classical, jazz, funk, and popular styles. His output includes pieces for orchestra, jazz ensemble(s), multi-media productions, interactive electronics, and more. His recordings as an engineer and producer have received favorable reviews from such publications as Fanfare, American Record Guide, Grammaphone, and Strad.

With Brad Michel (Harmonia Mundi, U.S.) he co-engineered Derek Bermel’s Voices for BMOP Sound  which received a Grammy nomination for best soloist with orchestra in 2010. He holds a B.A.(economics) from Boston University, a M.M. from UMass at Amherst and a D.M.A. from the Hartt School, University of Hartford. He currently lives in Gill, MA with his wife Kathy and daughter Mia.

Matt Reynolds

Greg Snedeker

Greg Snedeker

  

LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS.


Guy DeVito

Greg Snedeker

Rick Mauran

  

BASS, VOCALS

Guy DeVito is a freelance Bassist and record producer who has called New England his home since his arrival in 1969 as a founding member of the premiere rock group, FAT. The group recorded for RCA, Atlantic and their own Indie label Dream Merchant Records, and toured internationally.

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Guy has since recorded and performed with a myriad of artists in various musical styles, including Felix Pappalardi, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Alan Hager, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Stevie Wonder, Danny Johnson,, Steve Cropper and closer to home to name a few  ….Jeff Pevar , Steven Schoenberg, Little Jimmy and the Bad Boys, Joel Zoss , The Shaboo Allstars, The Colbys, Craig Eastman, Charles Neville,Tom McClung, Jim Henry, Norman Blain , Leah Kunkel, and The Surly Temple .

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As musical director at The Agouti Nightclub on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Guy and guitarist Christopher Newland formed the Agouti Bros Band which melded American Rock and Roll with Calypso and Soca music.

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DeVito's eclectic record production credits include Salamander Crossing's debut Bluegrass album and Robert Emmett Fitzgerald's collection of Celtic songs called "The Minstrelsy", as well as Joel Zoss' Reggae feeling "Bob Marley International" and represent a wide scope of his musical influences and interests.

Rick Mauran

Rick Mauran

Rick Mauran

  

DRUMS, VOCALS

Rick Mauran is a graduate of Berklee College of Music. Rick began playing in several CT based groups before moving to Boston where he has played with such bands as The Brats, Epstein's Mother, Pipes, Bryan Graves, and Bob Bradshaw, to name a few. Rick was on the worship team at River of Life Church in Jamaica Plain for over ten years as a drummer and worship leader. Rick was the drummer for a group that toured Ukraine playing music in youth prisons, orphanages, and free concerts for youth for two weeks out of the summer from 1996-2006. 

 
 

Since moving to the Pioneer Valley, Rick played in the pit band for Jesus Christ Superstar at the Majestic Theatre in Northampton MA and has played for such groups as The Devlin Miles Band, Appalachian Still, Stephanie Marshall, Sweet Little Bloodhound, The Boxcar Lilies, Flathead Rodeo, among others.

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Rick has also recorded with several groups, including The Brats, Pipes, Bryan Graves, The Boxcar Lilies, Sweet Little Bloodhound, and Pat and Tex LaMountain.

Rick Mauran



Song List

  1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough -Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  2. Ain't No Stopping Us Now -McFadden & Whitehead
  3. Ain't No Sunshine -Bill Withers
  4. Ain't Too Proud To Beg -The Temptations
  5. Ants Marching -Dave Matthews
  6. Billie Jean -Michael Jackson
  7. Blackbird -The Beatles
  8. Black Water -The Doobie Brothers
  9. Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
  10. Cake By The Ocean -DNCE
  11. Chain Of Fools -Aretha Franklin
  12. Come Together -THe Beatles
  13. Crazy -Gnarls Barkley
  14. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da -The Police
  15. Dec '63 (Oh What A Night) -Four Seasons
  16. Don't Get Around Much Anymore -Armstrong & Ellington
  17. Don't Stop Believing -Journey
  18. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough -Michael Jackson
  19. Every Little Thing She Does -The Police
  20. Feelin' Alright -Joe Cocker
  21. Fly Me To The Moon -Tony Bennett
  22. Forget You -Cee Lo Green
  23. Get Down Tonight -KC And The Sunshine Band
  24. Girl From Ipanema -Gilberto & Getz
  25. Have I Told You Latley -Van Morrison
  26. Here And Now -Luther Vandross
  27. Higher And Higher -Jackie Wilson
  28. Hold On I'm Coming -Sam & Dave
  29. Hot Hot Hot -The Merrymen
  30. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You -James Taylor
  31. I Can't Help Falling In Love With You -Elvis Presley
  32. I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honeybunch) -The Four Tops
  33. I Feel Good -James Brown
  34. I Second That Emotion -Smokey Robinson
  35. I Want You Back -Jackson 5
  36. I Wish -Stevie Wonder
  37. In Your Eyes -Peter Gabriel
  38. Jean Genie -David Bowie
  39. Josie -Steely Dan
  40. Kiss -Prince
  41. Knock On Wood -Eddie Floyd
  42. Late In The Evening -Paul Simon
  43. Le Freak -Chic
  44. Let's Get It On -Marvin Gaye
  45. Let's Groove Tonight -Earth, Wind & Fire
  46. Let's Stay Together -Al Green
  47. Like I'm Gonna Lose You -Megan Trainor & John Legend
  48. Living It Down -Dilbert McClinton
  49. Love The One You're With -Crosby, Stills & Nash
  50. Love Train -The O'Jays
  51. Lovely Day -Bill Withers
  52. Moon Dance -Van Morrison
  53. Moves Like Jagger -Maroon 5
  54. Move On Up -Curtis Mayfield
  55. My First, My Last, My Everything -Barry White
  56. My Girl -The Temptations
  57. Nobody Knows You -Eric Clapton
  58. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag -James Brown
  59. Play That Funky Music -Wild Cherry
  60. Poison -Bell Biv Devoe
  61. Pretzle Logic -Steely Dan
  62. Rock With You -Michael Jackson
  63. Save The Last Dance For Me -The Drifters
  64. September -Earth, Wind & Fire
  65. Shake Your Body Down -Michael Jackson
  66. Shake Your Groove Thing -Peaches & Herb
  67. Shining Star -Earth, Wind & Fire
  68. Shout -The Isley Brothers
  69. Signed Sealed Delivered -Stevie Wonder
  70. Sir Duke -Stevie Wonder
  71. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay -Otis Redding
  72. Sledgehammer -Peter Gabriel 
  73. Smooth -Santana
  74. Soul With A Capital S -Tower Of Power
  75. Soulman -Sam & Dave
  76. Stand On It -Mel McDaniel
  77. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -U2
  78. Superstition -Stevie Wonder
  79. Take Me To The River -The Talking Heads
  80. Teach Me Tonight -Dinah Washington
  81. That's The Way I Like It -KC And The Sunshine Band
  82. The Way You Look Tonight -Frank Sinatra
  83. This Is How We Do It -Montell Jordan
  84. This Love -Maroon 5
  85. Twisting The Night Away -Sam Cooke
  86. Unchained Melody -The Righteous Brothers
  87. Uptown Funk -Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
  88. What You Won't Do For Love -Bobby Caldwell
  89. What's Going On -Marvin Gaye
  90. Wild Night -Van Morrison
  91. Wonderful Tonight -Eric Clapton
  92. you Are The Best Thing -Ray La Montagne
  93. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life -Stevie Wonder
  94. you Should Be Dancin' -The Bee Gees
  95. You Wreck Me Baby -Tom Petty



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