Band Members

Tom Sharpe Tom has been playing drums with Dennis DeYoung since 2007.  He is also the drummer for the Grammy Award winning group Mannheim Steamroller, and is a sought out performer and clinician of his own unique, cinematic, highly percussive work.  Tom's compositions have won many awards, including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and he isregularly commissioned to write works for orchestra, choir, and percussion ensemble. His performances have been featured nationally on both PBS and WGN. Dennis has also called upon Tom to conduct The Music of STYX with Symphony Orchestra, and he was the drummer/percussionist for select performances of DeYoung's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in Chicago. Tom is endorsed by Yamaha, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, and Attack Drum Heads, and is a touring artist with the Illinois Arts Council and Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education. Please visit his official website.

August Zadra August joined Dennis in 2010 on lead guitar and vocals.  Since the age of 15, guitar playing has been a passion that pulled August from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Hollywood, California, where he attended and graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology.  His roots are in classic rock and, while raising a family, he chose to focus his musical talents on paying tribute to some of his greatest inspirations. August has been a constant in the Los Angeles music scene for the past 20 years, playing with a variety of bands and is often sought out as a guitarist/singer collaborator for recording projects. His guitar playing was featured nationally on VH-1 in a “You Rock With” segment, and he has performed with members of Boston, the Gin Blossoms, and Poison.  August is endorsed by Line 6.  When he isn’t living the dream on the road with Dennis DeYoung, August can be found performing with his Journey tribute band, LIGHTS, and spending time with his wife and daughters. Please visit his official website .

Jimmy Leahey New Jerseyan Jimmy Leahey joined Dennis in 2008 on lead guitar and vocals. Jim has also toured and/or shared the stage with John Waite, Patti Smyth, Chris Cagle (CMT), Alison Krauss, Glen Burtnik, Jill Rock Jones (Bad Boy South), Grammy award winning DionneFarris and a host of others. Jim has appeared on Jay Leno, Good Morning America, VH1 Classic, The Grand Ole Opry, the US open, the Radio Music Awards and countless TV and radio stations. Jim's compositions and guitar playing has been featured on network TV, Disney Channel, The History Channel and countless cable programming. When off tour Jim enjoys his family, teaching and playing in New Jersey with many friends and music greats. Please visit his official website.

John Blasucci John joined Dennis in 2005 on keyboards. From artists like Richard Marx to Michael Bolton, John Blasucci has made a living helping others share their music with the world. As a composer, producer, programmer and pianist, John has racked up a healthy discography that includes work with Celine Dion, Josh Groban and ‘N Sync. A regular on the contemporary jazz circuit, John is a member of red hot guitarist Nick Colionne’s band and co-author of four of Colionne’s Top Ten hits. A third generation pianist, he learned to love his instrument by listening to his father and grandfather play on the family piano. One of his early musical influences was teacher Alan Swain, whom he began studying with intensely during high school. John attended Northern Illinois University and after touring Europe and the US, he came home to the Chicago jazz circuit. Other work by John has included penning the Jewel Food Stores jingle, a song with the London Symphony Orchestra in a PBS documentary and work on Mattel's Barbie Nutcracker and Repunzel Suite movies. John is a Yamaha endorsed artist. Please visit his official website.

Craig Carter Craig joined Dennis in 2010 on bass and vocals. He is a native of San Jose, CA. He has a degree in music theory and youth education from Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City. Craig now resides in Nashville and has extensive studio and touring experience in Christian, Gospel, and Country music working with artists including Cece Winans, Natalie Grant, Melinda Doolittle and Phil Keaggy to name just a few. Craig has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. He is currently working on a new solo cd project title 10ft Tall where he showcases his wide range of talents including lead vocals,bass, and acoustic guitar.