RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM ~ A Tribute to Tom Petty Biography

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T h e . m u s i c . l i v e s . o n . . .

Relive 40 years of American rock and roll hits like You Don't Know How it Feels, Breakdown and Mary Jane's Last Dance and maybe a tune from the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch (Tom's pre-Heartbreakers band). Killer tunes from Tom's 2014 solo release Hypnotic Eye too!

Runnin' Down A Dream - A Tribute To Tom Petty.was started in 2009 by Mark Ingram as a way to both introduce new fans to the music of one of the greatest songwriters in rock and roll and to entertain existing fans with familiar hits and other songs that Tom Petty will never play again live. The kick-ass band of experienced musicians will blow you away with their high energy and some interesting twists to the classic songs you love.

S e e . y o u . a t . t h e . s h o w !

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Bandmate bios:

Guenter Schulz (Lead guitar) is an accomplished guitarist mastering a variety of styles, equally at home in Jazz, Electronica, Country, Rock and Pop. His love for handmade live music clearly shows in every performance. Educated at the Blankeneser Konservatorium and the Universitaet Hamburg (both in Germany), Guenter Schulz's study of classical guitar and influence of Carl Orff and Stravinsky is apparent upon hearing his musical finesse. This training lends a cultured edge to his playing, and combined with the more contemporary influences of John McLaughlin, Goldie and Einsturzende Neubauten, unquestionably contributed to the success of KMFDM, the industrial rock group with which he was main guitarist, co-producer and songwriter in the 90s. With KMFDM, he recorded 9 full length CDs and recorded soundtrack work for Mortal Kombat, Johnny Mnemonic and Bad Boys, all the while touring extensively throughout the USA and Europe.

In addition to this work, Schulz has remixed music for Rammstein, Skinny Puppy, Dink, Front 242, Pig, Die Krupps, as well as produced remakes of songs by Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, NIN, AC/DC, and Van Halen. He participated in location sound recording and soundtrack composition for the documentary "So Good, So Far", shot on location in Ghana, Africa, and has had his photographs published in entertainment magazines, including Spin Magazine, Max and various others. In all, Schulz is credited on over 20 albums. Furthermore, over the last few years, he has produced 3 albums and toured with his band Slick Idiot, participated in the North American tour of "supergroup" Pigface, created various remixes for international bands, and has produced and recorded for a multitude of other bands. Furthermore Schulz was invited three times to tour Japan with his group.
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Mark Ingram (Lead vocals) studied at Vancouver Community College and Capilano College (now Cap U), singing in various jazz and classical choirs before going on hiatus. In 2008, he realized it was now or never and embarked on the rock and roll path which was the impetus for him to want to study music in the first place. After a couple of gigs fronting an established rock band, he put this Tom Petty tribute together in 2009 and later a blues rock cover band (formerly Ingram Schulz, now Black Red and Blonde) with right hand man Guenter Schulz. Original tunes are on the road map and he is enjoying the journey, learning by osmosis by playing songs of one of the best rock and roll songwriters, a man from Gainesville, FL by the name of Tom Petty.

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Black, Red and Blonde (formerly Ingram Schulz) is a four-piece rock outfit based in Vancouver, BC dedicated to keeping great guitar-based rock and roll songs alive.

Featuring Guenter Schulz (a veteran of multiple world and US tours) on lead guitar and frontman Mark Ingram and backed by a tight rhythm section of Eric Lefebvre on bass and bgs and Aaron Klassen on drums, Black Red and Blonde plays songs from Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Black Crowes, Jonny Lang, The Wallflowers, The Beatles, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, Queen, R.E.M., Stray Cats, Steve Miller etc with such intensity that people are compelled to hit the dance floor.