The Sultan Of Sonic Soul, (Ogostino Antonio Mancini), Gus Mancini, is a combination of a classically trained musician, composing scores and classical works, a master Saxophonist and improvisational performer. A graduate of NYU with a B.S. in music composition and education, he has studied and performed with principal soloist from the New York Philharmonic and Jazz elite as well. Mancini has been a radio personality over WDST in Woodstock N.Y. for the past 13 years playing live on air over 250 times, some other performances include The Flagstaff Symphony and Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestras, The Bardavon, Byrdcliffe and Bearsville Theaters, The Cathedral Of Saint John The Divine NYC, The Arts Society Of Kingston N.Y. and most recently performances with his Sonic Soul Band.

Artist, poet, and musician Peter Head was born in 1961 looking for a sound he heard in his mind and did not know what that sound was until he heard, at the age of 12, the delightful sounds of an electric guitar played through capable hands at a moderately loud volume. Since then his quest has been to realize that amazing sound from his own capable hands. www.peterheadhimself.com

Michael G. Colletti has been playing the electric bass on the Northeastern US club scene for over three decades. Michael starting performing in NYC clubs at age fifteen, he has enjoyed playing music of all genres including, Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Rock. Some of Michael’s session work includes: Leslie West’s Alligator release; studio recordings with songwriter/composer Frank Carillo (Peter Frampton, Carillo, Doc Holliday). Michael loves performing live and songwriting in addition to his role as a very active club and session musician. Currently Michael is involved as a sideman in many regional acts, performing often in the placid Mid-Hudson Valley of New York.

Panama born drummer  l Ruperto Ifil grew up with music of the Caribbean as his life’s soundtrack. He began his professional career in Brooklyn, NY collaborating with Avant-garde artist Arthur Rhames, and has been blessed with the opportunity to share the stage with notable and varied artists such as Jaco Pastorius, Dizzy Gillespie, Ashford and Simpson, and Maria Muldaur, among others. Since moving to the beautiful Hudson Valley, Ruperto has been called on for studio recordings and live shows with many of the area’s prominent musicians. Ruperto is thrilled to be a member of Gus Mancini’s Sonic Soul Band.