It's All About the Music

Tommy is the newest member of 120 East, joining in February of 2024.  Given his background, which consists mostly of sacred and Broadway material, being the “front man” for a rock band is a new frontier, and his contribution to both lead and background vocals is phenomenal.  Tommy’s musical tastes are diverse, including Sinatra, Sara Bareilles, Zac Brown, Willie Nelson, Harry Connick, REM, Paul Simon, Sondheim, Ben Platt, and anything Kayla tells him to like.

Joining the band in Feb 2023, Bill Goodman has been playing guitar for 30 years and lived in Atlanta over 20.  Influenced early by southern rock and blues, he eventually played in a myriad of bands ranging from R&B to classic rock and eventually Country.  Bill played in country band South of Nashville for about 10 years refining his chickin’ pickin’ and was heavily influenced by Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and Keith Urban.  In 2019 they had over 60 gigs in Metro Atlanta and Nashville, playing that Tootsies Orchid Lounge multiple times.  More recently he’s gone back to his roots with 120 East and learning everything from Chicago, Doobies and even some Jazz.  He currently plays a Dr.Z Zwreck jr and a Suhr guitar.

Mark has been with 120 East since the start of 2018. Growing up in northern Ohio, he started playing his older brother’s drums at the age of 4. He fell in love with everything about drums and drumming. He’s had the opportunity to teach, build custom drums and percussion instruments, and play with some incredibly talented musicians. Performing is where his heart is. Through the years he’s played with several bands of various genres: Jazz, Christian, Country, Metal and Classic Rock.

Bill might drive the trailer, but Mark drives the band, and you on the dance floor.

Since summer of 2015 Ross has been laying down the low end for 120 East! He grew up in an Indiana town, and after making six corporate moves criss-crossing the country, Ross settled in the Atlanta area. He loves playing all types of music, but he especially loves playing music while seeing the dance floor full.

Come on out, make Ross’ day and dance the night away!

Stephanie is an Atlanta native and started playing the trumpet at age 10. By the time she hit high school, she was receiving district and state honors for trumpet. After getting a Bachelor’s in Music from IU and a Master’s from the University of Michigan, she returned home to Atlanta to teach and play as wide a variety of music as she could, from the ancient to the modern. She joined 120 East in 2017 and has been playing with them ever since.

John’s been with The 120 East band since 2016, plays and teaches trombone euphonium, tuba, trumpet and flugelhorn, and has backed numerous headliners such as Ray Charles, Andy Williams, Marilyn McCoo, Toni Tenille, Jerry Valle, and many others. He’s performed in bands in the movies “On Any Given Sunday” and “Cocoon,” and recorded the TV Specials of “Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus”. John’s other credits include the New Gene Krupa Orchestra, Dick Cully Big Band, the Melton Mustafa Orchestra, The Atlanta 17 Big Band, The Atlanta Swing Orchestra, and several others.