The Band









 

Greg Peter, as one of the original members of Brandycreek, played bass guitar with the band through every incarnation. After Brandycreek disbanded in 1981, Greg, with his funky slapping and popping playing style, became a highly sought after musician, and went on to play with several bands, many of which also included guitarist Dave Delp. The duo did stints with Illusion, Catman and the Allnighters, Treated and Released, JFK, Undercover Blues Band, and Kalamazoo Kenny and the Rhythm Rats. With Treated and Released, Greg recorded two CDs of original music. Although Greg loves the blues, he’s enjoying the switch back to rock and roll. “It’s nice to look out and see a full dance floor,” Greg said, surprisingly, considering you’ll typically see Greg’s eyes closed on stage.






















A highly respected guitarist on both the rock and blues scenes, Dave Delp has played it all. In the 70s, Delp made a name for himself in Twin Axe and Rivendell. After playing with Brandycreek in 1981, he became the lead guitarist for Illusion, Dave Decent and the Exploders, Skapegoat and the Alibis, Catman and the Allnighters, JFK, Undercover Blues Band, the Elwood Splinters Band, and Kalamazoo Kenny and the Rhythm Rats. His clean, soulful style catches the attention of not only mere music lovers, but the most serious guitar aficionados, as well. Delp’s one of those guys you just have to hate, because everything he does, he does exceptionally. Don’t bet any money against him on the golf course, at the bowling alley, or in the pool hall.











Making his start with the original Brandycreek in 1977 as a senior in high school, Mark Zeyen never dreamed the band would be playing together nearly 30 years later. But it was Zeyen, along with pal Scott Youngstrom, who, as a duo performing for high school concerts, became the core of what would soon turn into the popular and prolific band called Brandycreek. Zeyen, along with his current bandmates, launched Illusion in 1981, rocking for the next two years, until they took a break to raise families, start careers and enjoy free weekends. Zeyen made his comeback in 2004, when Brandycreek reunited to play two events, which became annual reunions for the next three years, and in 2006, the band decided again to make it a full-time gig.









 

Brian Vandenbossche originally started with Brandycreek as a sound man, running the “state of the art” eight-channel P.A. mixer, all the while an aspiring young drummer. When Bob Cook, Brandycreek’s original drummer left the band in 1979, the band hired an experienced (unnamed) percussionist from Plymouth, Ind., while Vandenbossche continued to wait patiently offstage. A few short months later, though, when the band realized a mismatch in musical goals, the new drummer was replaced with an eager Vandenbossche, who instantly took the reins with a fervor, and has been tearing it up on the skins ever since. “V,” as his bandmates call him, has participated in many musical projects over the past 20 years, both on the stage and in the studio, and he’s glad to be back performing full-time again with Brandycreek.









 

Keyboardist Dan Chudzynski, since starting his musical career with Brandycreek in 1977, has been around the musical block, performing with a plethora of musicians, playing hundreds of songs. “I can’t turn the radio on for more than three songs without hearing something I once played in one band or another,” he said. When Chudzynski took a break from Brandycreek in 1980, he joined Rivendell, a Warsaw based band that included guitarist Dave Delp. Chudzynski, bringing along Delp, returned to his former bandmates in 1981 when they started Illusion. He went on to play with the Vanbo Band, Skapegoat and the Alibis, JFK, Dave Decent and the Exploders, and the Fanatics. He and former Brandycreek guitarist Brent Evans hooked up to form the Creek Bros., Three Hour Tour, and The Hired Guns, and collaborated on numerous studio projects. Chudzynski has shared the stage with America; Blood, Sweat and Tears; the Little River Band; and Paul Revere and the Raiders.