Ed Smith (Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar) - A native of New York State, he moved to Washington, DC in 1991, and promptly formed Freudian Slip, a progressive rock band. Ed began playing guitar and vocals in his early teens, performing in local and regional events. He polished his skills playing with several bands in the Richmond, VA area and in Boston. Ed has written numerous songs, many of which will be featured on Judge Smith's next CD, currently in the recording process at Golden Sound Studio in Kensington, MD.
John David Coppola (Bass & Vocals)
John has over 25 years of experience in a wide range of musical genres - with thousands of successful gigs behind him. A native Washingtonian, John began his musical career on keyboards at age 7, receiving several regional and national awards. In high school he moved on to the double and electric bass joining the DC based top 40 group Ignition. After earning a degree in photography from The American University, he began performing and recording with the original blues project Watch Your Step! Some of John's adventures include a two-year/300 show international tour with the surf guitar master Danny Morris and The Danny Morris Band. John has also performed overseas in Paris, Barcelona, Seoul, and Tokyo and just returned from a month long tour of Japan and China with Los Angeles songwriter/guitarist Pete Kronowitt. He currently can be found performing regularly in the metro area with The Joe Chiocca Band, Shirkaday, JohnDC's Combo Indigo, Rob Hornfeck, and Judge Smith.
Pete Eisler (Lead Guitar & Vocals)
originally hails from New York and has been playing with popular DC area bands since the late 1980s. All lead guitar work and several rhythm tracks, as well as harmony vocals, on Feel It, are performed by Pete.
Michelle Grasso (Lead Vocals)
is from Pennsylvania and now lives in Woodbridge, VA. She joined the band in early 2007 and has added not only some much needed good looks, but truly immense lead vocals and harmonies. She packs a huge wallup for her tiny frame and can also sing sweet ballads with the best of them.
Joe Wells. This native Virginian began playing drums over 25 years ago and has been an active figure in the Washington, DC music scene since 1997. After several years on the Atlanta indie rock scene, music school in New York, and the Richmond Blues scene he landed the gig with surf guitarist Danny Morris, recording one album and touring extensively throughout the eastern U.S. and Caribbean for 5 years. He then took over the drum chair for guitar legend Tom Principato who he has been playing with since 2002, recording 4 WAMA award winning albums and performing numerous tours of the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He has also performed and or recorded with a who's who list of the DC music scene as well as a multitude of internationally acclaimed artists such as - Bob Margolin, Bill Kirchen, Coco Montoya, Tommy Lepson, Deborah Coleman, Peter Stroud, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Banner Thomas, Mary Ann Redmond, Jimmy Thackery, Linwood Taylor, The Nighthawks, Dave Chappell, Jon Paris, Romero Lubambo Seth Kibel, W.C. Clark, Billy C. Wirtz, Steve Wolf, Jeff Sarli, Robert Lighthouse, Mike Ault, Billy Price, Jerry Peek, Chris Watling, Alan MacEwan and many more. Currently he can be found splitting his time between Tom Principato, Joe Chiocca Band, Judge Smith, Killer B's, JohnDC's Combo Indigo, and various other projects.
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