Member Bios
Bailey Ann - Lead Vocals
Bailey grew up in the small town of Big Lake, MN. When she wasn't showing her horses, she stayed busy working on the family farm. Her first exposure to David Bowie was seeing the movie Labyrinth as a kid.
Bailey's musical influences include *NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys, Marilyn Manson, and Britney Spears to name a few.
John Hudgens - Keyboards
John hails from Lafayette, Indiana and formed his first band in college playing analog synthesizers, vacuum tube organs and old Wurlitzer pianos, constantly experimenting with home-built effects boxes and reel to reel tape machines to create unique sounds. His experience carries through to his approach to the full range of keyboard sounds required in this band. Johns musical influences include Yes, David Bowie, ELO, Kansas, and Rush, as well as early new wave bands such as The Cars, Gary Numan, and Talking Heads. "I'm truly honored to play with such great musicians who care about the music of David Bowie".
Matt Cary - Guitar
Matt grew up in the Twin Cities area and started playing guitar in the '80s after hearing Scorpions' "Blackout" and hasn't looked back.
Memorable places Matt has played along the way are Liverpool England's CAVERN CLUB, Minneapolis's Basilica Block Party and beautiful Pantages Theatre. He says "It's awesome playing Bowie's songs with this band. We have fun every time we get on stage together and it seems to rub off onto the audience as well. You'll find out when you come see us."
Matt is also known for his impressive collection of Gibson Flying V guitars!
About Us
Tom Dery - Bass
Known aliases include ‘Tommy D’, ‘Meadowlark Lemmy’, ‘Hockeydad’, ‘Spaceman’, ‘Major Tom’, ‘silly bass player! Tom grew up in Green Bay, WI where he secured the bass spot in Mad Racket’ in 1981 and went on to play in various cover bands and perform original rock with ‘Ameritron’!
Tom plays Wal and Fender basses. His influences include Danny Partridge, Dusty Hill, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, and John Deacon. Anyone who's met Tom knows he's one of RUSH's biggest fans!
Fastidious and precise.
Jason Deiter - Guitar/Vocals
Born and raised an hour west of Minneapolis, his musical inspirations are his Dad, brother William, aunt Lori Dokken, and daughter Ellie.
Jason didn’t get serious about voice or guitar until his early 20’s when he was exposed to Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime when "Geoff Tate and the story blew my mind". Most memorable experiences were playing on Lake Bemidji with the band RIZE during their annual pond hockey tournaments. "Learning the music of David Bowie has been a welcome challenge. I get to perform music I normally wouldn't and do it alongside musicians that I admire. Like my Dad, these folks work hard and are among my Heroes."
Ben Carstensen - Guitar
Ben calls Minneapolis his home. Originally from Fargo, ND, he and Pete (the drummer) became acquainted in Jr high school while both were serving after-school detention for a spirited game of catch with a footlong hotdog across the lunchroom!
After graduation, Ben packed his gear and proceeded to hitchhike to Nashville. At a stop in De Soto, Missouri, he met country music legend The Duke of Paducah, who offered him a gig playing mandolin with his act touring the South with “Minnie Pearl’s Country Caravan of Stars.” The tour ended and Ben relocated to Minneapolis where he became a first-call guitarist playing the local clubs. His talent and openness on social media for his love of all things Bowie, landed him the gig with The Band That Fell To Earth!
Pete Johnson -Drums
Currently from Minneapolis, Pete grew up in Fargo ND, and began traveling the Midwest with The Street Band as a teen. After relocating to the Twin Cities area in 2010, he joined up with Brat Pack Radio until 2014 when he decided to take on some of the freelance drumming jobs that he was being offered regularly, including drumming with Patrik Tanner & The Faraway Men, GB Leighton, Charity Bell Band, and Anthony Shore’s Elvis Tribute All Star Band, to name a few. "I love playing David Bowie's music with this band. "We believe in it and the audience immediately picks up on that."