Meet the Brill Babies - Get to know Frankie, Gerry and Scott!

Expert Brill Babies percussionist / vocalist,
Scott Proce, likes to peg this latest and most
rewarding musical venture as a "guilty
pleasure, a real departure from any other band
I've ever played in. It's stuff I always loved to
listen to...and now I realize I was not alone!"
We're with you, Scottie.

When he's not also developing his latest
project, Taft: The Musical, Scott loads his hi-fi
with swell platters from the likes of Cheap Trick,
Steve Earle, Redd Cross, Tom Jones, and the
often ignored recorded work of Scott Baio.
Those in the know may have caught Mr.
Proce showcasing his many talents with
previous acts; the Impediments, Thrift Store
Halo, the beloved glam-metal outfit, Lil' Darlings,
and You-Four-Eee-Ah.

Scott insists he'd go heckle the new drummer if
he wasn't part of the Brill Babies. To the best
of his knowledge, his furnace doesn't need
repair..

When recently asked to define the objective of the
Brill Babies, bass player / vocalist Frank
Gradishar matter-of-factly labeled it as "a
commitment by three men with two guitars and a
little drum set to bring the best music of all time to
the masses." Well put, Mr. Gradishar.

Frank has been known to yell "shhh" each time a
song by Bobby Darin, Willie Nelson, Glen Miller,
and Elvis Costello invades the radio. He paved the
way for later stage success by spending time in
musical outfits such as Uforia, Big Hello, Invisible
Touch (the Sights and Sounds of Phil Collins), and
Thrift Store Halo, whose music has been heard on
televison programs like Party of Five, Smallville
and MTV's Undressed.

If he wasn't a proud member of the Brill Babies,
the fun-loving Frank swears he'd form a Brill
Babies tribute band. Sadly, he has never owned
a champion horse.

Guitarist / Vocalist Gerry O'Keefe likes to
think of the Brill Babies as a "valiant crusade
to preserve all the great music that's been
written since the 1950s." He's quick to add
that, on some nights, he fondly views it as "an
updated, only slightly hipper, lounge act."
Sold!!!

Mr. O'Keefe draws his inspiration from
entertainers like Buddy Holly, Dionne
Warwick, Glen Campbell, and Chris Isaak.
His musical apprenticeship was served as a
singer and strummer in the Neat Beat, the
Knights of the Dolphin Revue Band, U4EA,
and Euphoria. In recent years, Gerry's
ditties could be found in Amazon.com
television commercials and on the 2002
children's music album, Music for the Heart.

After shuddering, Gerry declares that if fate
hadn't made him 1/3 of the Brill Babies, he'd
weep 'til they let him join. Last May, he
saved $3.27 at the grocery store.