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Paul Wheeler GUITARS / VOCALS / PERCUSSION

Paul is the founding member of “Lost In Place”. His vision, for forming a band that prides itself on strong vocal harmonies and great musicianship, is evident at each performance. “Having like minded, talented band mates for the past 8 years, has made the band sound better than I ever dreamed of”. Paul plays rhythm guitar, sings both lead and harmony vocals, plays 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, as well as percussion. Paul is also an aspiring actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild, with supporting roles in 2 independent films “Minority(In post-production)” and “The Mentor( In Pre-production)” as well as appearing as an extra in films like “War of the Worlds”, “Find Me Guilty” and “Just My luck”, and TV shows including “Rescue Me”, “Sopranos”, “Third Watch”, “Law and Order” and “Conviction”. When asked what motivates him to work so hard his answer was simple, “ When you love what you do and do what you love, It’s a labor of love”!



Drew Wheeler
KEYBOARDS / VOCALS / PERCUSSION

Drew sings lead/backup and plays keyboards and harmonica. He is also known to juggle when asked to. It is no coincidence that Drew is Paul‘s brother. Drew’s distinct and powerful voice leads LOSTinPLACE through much of their repertoire. Drew’s background includes playing with bands in several states. “The Beatles are my musical gods”, according to Drew.



Mike Collins
BASS

Mike started his long musical career in the summer of ‘69 jamming with bands in New York City. He played in a country band in Europe in the mid-70s and has performed with numerous Rock and Blues bands in the NY/NJ area. Mike adds a variety of influences to LOSTinPLACE including R&B, rock and jazz. Mike likes anything and everything digital, Grand Funk, The Beatles and of course his fellow griffin.



Dave Ward
DRUMS / VOCALS / PERCUSSION

David Anderson Ward, a veteran of the NJ music scene for nearly 35 years, began drumming in high school. Member of several bands during the 70's, Dave found his niche in a New Brunswick/Rutgers based band known as CINEMA. The band was a favorite at the Cook/Douglass and Busch pubs. In 1980, Dave joined RAGE, one of the area's best heavy metal acts. In 1995, a former guitar player coaxed Dave out of 'retirement' to become part of a North Jersey classic rock band: Joined @ The Head. In 1998, Dave joined the music chemistry known as BEYOND REASON - central Jersey's premier classic rock band. Most recently Dave did a 7 month stint with a Led Zeppelin tribute band KASHMIR. After seeing LOSTinPLACE completely by accident in the spring of 2004, it was clear where his destiny lay.



Russ LaBadie
LEAD GUITAR / VOCALS

"When I was thirteen I saw A Hard Days Night with three of my friends and it was all over. I knew what I wanted to do. I have been playing guitar ever since". Russ has been playing in bands since the late 60's and into the early 80's. Stopped playing out live to concentrate on writing and recording hoping to land a record contract. Dropped out for awhile, got married, helped his wife raise her two boys and found himself getting the itch to play again. Got in touch with a few old friends and started a band in 2004 and it felt great. The band was not able to last. Then two months later in April, 2006 he saw that Lost In Place needed a guitarist, called and is the newest member of the band.