“It’s not just live music, it’s a high energy performance that breaks the barrier between the stage and the crowd. It’s unbelievable!”
If you've seen us live, you already know. If you haven't, then come to one of our upcoming performances and see what everyone's been talking about! It's an EXPERIENCE!
We're different. Our fans are different too.
Stray Volts brings our energetic show straight into the crowd like you've never seen before. We take songs from a wide variety of styles then transform them into our signature Stray Volts hard rock sound. Rock, pop and more from the 1980's to the 2020's plus we do mashups and originals too! We also deliver a full concert experience with pro sound, lighting and stage platforms that's fully integrated into our performance!
Angie
▲ Lead Vocals
▲ Dance Moves
▲ Occasional Guitar
Angie has been singing all her life. Born into a musical family, she grew up surrounded by music and was encouraged by loving parents to pursue her interests. She sang in choruses and show choirs, always trying for the solo. In high school she learned basic acoustic guitar and over the years has enjoyed accompanying herself and playing in a variety of musical ensembles from easy listening coffee shop singer songwriter gigs to 2 – 4 hour rock shows at big venues like the Pour House and MotorCo. She’s been a member of several bands including First Names, Centricity and most notably, the hard rock band she fronted, 11 Echoes. Angie feels she lucked out by meeting the band members and has high hopes for Stray Volts. Angie’s influences include Chris Cornell, Ani DiFranco, and Tori Amos. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with her incredible network of friends, many of whom she met as a skater for the Carolina Rollergirls, working out, getting crafty and enjoying the outdoors.
Jeremy
▲ Drums
▲ Lighting & Pyrotechnics
▲ Double Bass Madness
Jeremy hails from the Cleveland, Ohio Hard Rock scene. He has rocked stages all over the Midwest in Ohio bands: Dangerous New Addiction, Goodbye Saga, and Sparkling Lion Champagne. He most recently played for local Metalcore act Antinode and also does some session drumming & collaborations. Jeremy is an Ultimate Recording Machine student of audio production and engineering. He also takes interest in stage lighting design, which is a humble way to describe the feats he is capable of with light show programming. What you experience at our shows, with the lighting sequencing and choreography is 100% all Jeremy’s doing. He’s put the volts in the Stray Volts show! When he is not playing drums, you’ll find him turning a wrench on his classic car and spending time with his wife Mallory and their dog Ripkin. The Triangle is lucky to have this transplant!
John
▲ Bass
▲ Backing Vocals
▲ Craft Beer
John began his descent into funky bass grooves in the 5th grade lugging around an enormous stand-up bass and just being a general nerd of all things. His musical taste changed drastically over the years, going from jazz, to funk, to metal, to jam bands, to hip hop. He wanted it all. The main influences in his playing eventually settled on Rush, Rage Against the Machine, the Grateful Dead, Jamiroquai, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Throughout college he played in several original bands with the longest running being the “JDC Funk Project” playing a mix of reggae/rock/funk. Prior to joining Stray Volts, he played in several RDU area cover bands such as Oak CIty Underground, Supersonic, Redline and Neon Radio, rocking out every corner of North Carolina. John is a proud husband to his beautiful wife and father to their adorable daughter. Between the business of family life and his long commute as the Head Brewer at Vicious Fishes Brewery & Taproom, in his extremely limited spare time he is an avid board gamer, a woodworker and a masterful builder of bonfires.
Marcel
▲ Lead Guitar
▲ Guitar Synth
▲ Audio Mayhem
Marcel is our axe-slinger and technical guru who happens to own over 40 guitars from the 80’s and 90’s (ask him why). He has an impressive musical resume and can boast that in all of his years playing in original bands it’s only in the past three years that he’s learned a cover song. He has written hundreds of songs and most recently played in local Raleigh bands Oak City Underground and Tortuga Stone. One of his best stories is about how one of his former bands opened for Southern Culture on the Skids at a New Years Eve show in New York in the 90’s. One of his favorite rock/funk bands from back home is 24-7 Spyz. Marcel delights his bandmates with musical factoids and his never-ending encyclopedic knowledge, so much so that he’s earned a new nickname: Mar-cyclo or Mar-cyclo-ne. He really is a force to be reckoned with and those riffs will make you have to call FEMA for assistance.