Born and raised in Anderson, Indiana. Started playing piano at age 8, guitar at age 9, and drums at age 10. Became totally enamored in 60's rock music. Began writing songs in 6th grade. After high school I played in bands on the weekends and in 1982 graduated with a degree in percussion performance from Anderson University.

Began doing session work as a drummer in the early 80's as well as taking a teaching position at Anderson University. Played on countless records of all genres in this period, as well as being a member of the Bob And Tom Almost All Star Band. Most of their stuff recorded before the late 1990's featured my rhythmic assistance.

In 1996 I joined the John Mellencamp band and remain there 22 years later. I started recording my own songs and formed the Dane Clark Band in 2000. I'm currently preparing my 6th album, "Rebel Town" for spring release.

Two years ago I built Thundersound Studio and have been recording my own projects and many other artists there. And just a couple of months back put together this great cover band to come play for all of you!!

I've been lucky to record with some legendary artists. Here is a selected discography:

JOHN MELLENCAMP

• Sad Clowns And Hillbillies
• Plain Spoken
• Life Death Love And Freedom
• Life Death Love And Freedom Live
• Freedom's Road
• Words And Music
• Trouble No More
• Cuttin' Heads
• Rough Harvest
• John Mellencamp
• The Best I Could Do

STEVE EARLE

• Jerusalem

IAN HUNTER

• Rant
• Man Overboard

JOHN PRINE

• All The Best (from Falling From Grace soundtrack)

DONOVAN

• Ritual Groove (produced and played multiple instruments on 3 tracks)

CARRIE NEWCOMER

• Visions And Dreams
• The Best Of Carrie Newcomer

LISA GERMANO

• Excerpts From A Love Circus
• Small Heads

PAUL PERSONNE

• Patchwork Electrique

Mimi Mapes grew up in Old Town Chicago, surrounded by music. Her mother, folk singer Jo Mapes, was the “go-to” person for friends and musicians in town. It wasn’t unusual for Mimi to come home from school and find people like Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Harry Chapin or her “uncle” Shel Silverstein hanging out… sharing songs… stew… laughter in her living room.

Naturally, she started playing guitar at an early age, only to put it down for awhile to explore other genres besides folk.

She went on to work with jazz trios and several bands including Dr. Bop & The Headliners, where she was known as “Mimi Valendez”, one of the infamous Valendez sisters. From there she joined Indiana rocker Henry Lee Summer, who got a record deal, which took her on tour with bands like Chicago, The Doobie Brothers, Eddie Money, and Richard Marx, to name a few. During that time she also was doing a lot of studio work, including jingles for Coca Cola and McDonalds. Her album credits include John Mellencamp’s "Scarecrow", James McMurtry’s "Too Long in The Wasteland", the “Twins” Soundtrack, as well as lending her voice to other artists' recordings. Her TV credits include The Arsenio Hall Show, and Farm Aid ‘90.

Her main influences (besides her mom) include Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Janis Joplin, Heart, The Beatles and Billie Holiday.

She has picked up the guitar again, and ready to go!

Bio coming soon!

Muncie, Indiana, native Troye Kinnett began playing the piano at the age of eight and spent much of his youth listening to keyboard icons such as Stevie Wonder and Elton John. In high school, Troye had the opportunity to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, which sparked his musical ambition that would lead to future performances there at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. Troye studied music composition at Ball State and played in the University's top jazz ensemble. While in college, he immersed himself in a variety of musical styles, including jazz, progressive rock, and classical. It's Troye's Midwestern roots though that later propel his career.

Early in his career, Troye toured with several rock bands playing in clubs across the Midwest. He increasingly began to work as a studio keyboardist where his talent soon gained him much deserved recognition. Eventually, he began working in Indianapolis as both a composer and as an audio engineer. He had the opportunity to write music for a variety of entities, including the NCAA, the Heartland Film Festival, Eli Lilly, F.C. Tucker, Simon Malls, Subway, Delta Faucet, Kenra, and H.H. Gregg. His compositions have won Addy, Telly, and Silver Microphone awards, and he has scored independent feature films that have aired on Showtime and The Movie Channel. Throughout this period, Troye performed on studio recordings while staying active in the live music scene. He performed and recorded with Donovan, The Boxtops, Rare Earth, Eddie Money, and Grammy Award winner, Sandi Patty.

In the fall of 2005, Troye was asked to record with fellow Hoosier and perhaps the most well-known celebrity from Indiana, John Mellencamp. Six months later, Troye began touring with his band, playing keyboards, accordion, harmonica, and singing background vocals. Since that time, Troye has appeared on studio albums with Mellencamp, working with artists such as T Bone Burnett, Joan Baez, Carlene Carter, and Little Big Town, and has performed live with Keith Urban, Stephen Stills, Sheryl Crow, Darius Rucker, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. His musical talent and keyboard and accordion skills, together with his Indiana roots, make him a perfect fit for the band headed by Mellencamp, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 2016 Troye was the musical director for Rock-IN-Roar 500 where he led a 500-piece rock band to celebrate the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Other recent endeavors include appearing on the soundtrack for the feature film Ithaca directed by Meg Ryan. He also served as keyboardist and programmer for the Sandi Patty Forever Grateful Tour, and keyboardist for The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a musical written by Stephen King with songs by Mellencamp.

Troye Kinnett has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in the music industry ranging from performing live, playing Broadway musicals, producing and recording album projects, audio engineering, and scoring for video and film. This has lead to notable performances on The Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Red Nose Day, iHeartRadio Icons Live, the NFL’s Countdown to Kickoff, the Grammy’s MusiCares Person of the Year Concert honoring Bob Dylan, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony where Troye performed with Billy Joel, John Fogerty, Joan Jett, and Paul Schaffer in a musical tribute to The Dave Clark Five. Keyboard magazine appropriately identifies Troye as a “multi-talented musician and composer” and “a consummate professional.” He is an award-winning composer, experienced audio engineer, vocalist, rocker at heart, and exceptional keyboardist who is comfortable in most any musical situation.

By TLBecsey

As a student of Classic Rock before it was called Classic Rock, Jack is especially excited to be a Flashbacker. Not only is this music connected with his generation; is what he grew up on; is what was arguably the most musically creative period in history. Jack is pleased to be playing with such talented and accomplished musicians, including his high school buddy, Dane Clark. Their first band together was the Marching Band of Pirates from Madison Heights High School in Anderson, Indiana. Jack played trombone. Dane, of course, played the drums. Continuing with his bass clef training, Jack migrated to the bass guitar when Dane and Jack formed the Tangent Band in 1979. Just like a VH1 rock band documentary, Tangent found mild success, but it was short-lived. And Dane went on to bigger things. Jack continued playing bass and singing in various bands after moving to Oklahoma in the early eighties where Jack found another passion besides music, and a bit more financially secure. He somehow found tax accounting interesting, graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and became a certified public accountant. Back home again in Indiana, Jack formed Chamberlin & Taylor, LLP, a CPA firm in Franklin, Indiana. A highlight to his return was when Jack rejoined with Dane in the Dane Clark Band almost 30 years after their days with Tangent and thankfully continues on today. In addition to the Flashbackers, Jack has performed with other notable artists over the years, including Don Stevenson, Burton Cummings, Jennie DeVoe, Larry Crane, Tony Burton, Carl Storie, Mark Hannah, the KB Parrish CPA Band, and Emmett (be cool!). In the future, Jack is hopeful to convince the Flashbackers to do the great Allman Brothers hit, Whipping Post. Then he says he will consider doing Yes’s Roundabout.

With musical roots running deep into both classical and classic rock traditions, Erik Scull brings a unique perspective to music production and performance. Studying piano from an early age, Erik soon became infatuated with the great British blues guitarists—Clapton, Page, Gilmour, Beck—and by high school was spending as much time playing Cream and Led Zeppelin as Beethoven and Brahms. His piano playing led him to study music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied piano performance, music theory, harmony, and composition, and fell in love with the music of Mahler, Britten, and Stravinsky.

But Erik's passion for the great rock and roll performers and songwriters of the 1960s and 70s provided an effective counterpoint to his classical music study, and he continued to develop as a guitarist. Key influences on Erik's approach to the guitar include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, Cream, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

After earning a Master's Degree in Music Technology from the Indiana University School of Music in 2003, Erik followed a path familiar to many musicians who found a natural outlet for their creative and analytical talents in the booming world of information technology and web development. Erik now leads the eLearning web development team at IU, and maintains an adjunct faculty position with the university where he teaches courses in audio production and sound design for video, web, and other multimedia applications.

Erik maintains a consistent schedule as both a keyboardist and guitarist in the Indianapolis area, and has been a full-time member of the Dane Clark Band since 2004. He's had the great fortune to perform and record with some fantastic musicians, including Donovan, Moby Grape and of course the fine musicians of the Flashback Rock Show!