Cam hails from a musical family out of Toronto, Canada. His Father was a dixieland/swing drummer and his mother was a pianist and ballet instructor. Growing up with two brothers, one who plays piano professionally, and a brother who shreds the metal guitar, Cam had no choice but to pick an instrument and join in. He chose the piano, and he's been playing ever since.

Cam started his classical studies at Toronto's Royal Academy of Music. After completing 10 years of classical music instruction, he decided to forget what he had learned and, with the help of his brother, Cam really began learning blues and rock and roll. He quickly began performing regularly in the Toronto bar scene with other local players. Cam was also involved in two original projects: Zou Zou - a jazz/funk/pop band, which won a songwriting contest at one of Toronto's top radio stations, and Still Life - a world music band that received national airplay and video rotation.

Cam filled his spare time as Musical Director for such musical theater productions as The Fantastiks and Hair at various summer theaters. The ambition to learn every musical style eventually led Cam to attend York University, where he majored in percussion and studied avante-gard classical, after which he attended Humber College, where he concentrated on Jazz and performance.

Then the ships came calling. Primarily with Carnival Cruise Lines, Cam played in the show band and the piano bar, getting the opportunity to travel the world and perform with such celebrities as Kathy Lee Gifford, Regis Philbin, Marvin Hamlisch and John Davidson....that's right...John Davidson.

Eventually settling down in St. Louis, Cam auditioned at The Big Bang and has been performing there for the last two years. Cam brings his unique and versatile style to the stage every night with a broad repertoire of material as well as a real passion for just playing great music.

Travis is a St.Louis Missouri, Mid-Western rocker inside and out. Starting with the typical, boring piano lessons at age 10, Travis quickly found his passion in Rock & Roll. He picked up the guitar and bass in addition to keyboards and was playing St. Louis coffee houses as a teenager.

By his early twenties, Travis was an accomplished musician and entertainer when The Big Bang opened in St. Louis. He moved from St. Louis to The Big Bang Tempe in 2006, and performed there until the opening of the Columbus Big Bang, which is now where you can find him hammering out great rock n' roll on stage every night.

Mike Clement began playing piano at the age of 6 and has continued to do so for the past 30 years. After moving from Miami, FL to Virginia to Washington, D.C., he finally settled in St. Louis, MO. where he began working the St. Louis scene for the next 5 years before he got hired by the Big Bang in April, 2002. In late 2003, the Big Bang expanded west to Tempe, AZ., and Mike went with them. He has been playing the hits ever since.

Clement has also established his original project called The Final, and they can be seen playing around the Phoenix area with a mix of funk, rock and jam. The Final's debut CD will be available this spring. For more info go to thefinalband.com.

Mike's primary influences include Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, Phish, Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, and the entire hair metal scene of the 80's, to name a few. After taking classical lessons for 7 years, Clement found it was easier and way more fun to learn the songs he liked by ear, so he quit piano lessons at age 14 and started developing his ear and improvisational skills. Mike has played in every type of band, from the country band Silverado in Michigan, to the improvisational St. Louis bands like Vitamen A and Diggler's Lounge, to playing raves with DJ Katscan, and recording tracks for countless bands and artists, which helps to make Mike one of the most versatile entertainers of the Big Bang.

Geoffrey first began performing at the age of four, when he tap danced on table-tops at his grandparents’ restaurant in Brownsville, Texas. By the time Geoffrey graduated from high school in Deer Park, Texas, he had already completed a national tour (Snoopy!), written and published his first song (My Friend, 1987, Deer Park High School Senior Class Song), performed with the Houston Symphony and won the Texas All-State soloist competition on trombone.

Soon afterward Geoffrey began his education with the world-renowned jazz pianist, Shelly Berg. This afforded him the opportunity to perform with jazz legends including Ed Shaughnessy, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Watrous, Arnett Cobb, Marion Cowings and Kim Shaw, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis, Jr. After a tour of Mexico City, Geoffrey transferred to Sam Houston State University, where he studied piano performance, music theory and orchestration with Dr. John Paul, Dr. Fischer Tull and Dr. Newton Strandberg. While at SHSU, Geoffrey composed and conducted the original score for the collegiate production of Tennessee Williams’ “Summer In Smoke.” Holding a BA in Piano Performance and an MA in Composition and Music Theory, Geoffrey’s education took him to twenty four nations on four continents, including Australia, Southeast Asia, Europe and North and Central America.

Geoffrey’s professional resume reads like a Who’s Who of places and personalities. In the early nineties, he played keyboard for the up-and-coming rock band, Fallen Angel, featuring Ed Collins (POD) and Karl Logan (Manowar). He teamed up with Christian songwriters Paul Baloche, Ed Kerr and Sandy Hoffman and published seventeen songs with Hosanna! Integrity and Worship Works! Music, many of which have received worldwide acclaim. Geoffrey performed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia, held music directing chairs at the great Second City Theatre in Chicago, The Great Caruso Dinner Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, The Humphrey’s School of Musical Theatre, and music directed a production of “Flora, The Red Menace” that was nominated for the coveted Jeff Award in Chicago.

When Geoffrey discovered the dueling piano concept, he experienced a renaissance in his passion for the performing arts. “The Big Bang is by far the most exciting and rewarding entertainment experience I have enjoyed on this journey so far,” Geoffrey recently stated. “I feel like that four year old little boy dancing on the table tops and I look forward to every surprise, twist and turn that each unique audience has to offer. Rock-n-Roll is here to stay!”

Sam Leatherwood got started in the early days of dueling pianos where he performed at Alley Cats in the West End District of Dallas, Texas. He began a management career in the concept as the Director of Entertainment for Howl at the Moon Saloon in 1991. During his ten years with that company, Sam opened twelve clubs in the United States as well as two other locations in Holland with Crazy Pianos.

In May of 2001, Sam assembled the opening team for the Big Bang St. Louis. Together with partner and co-founder Meredyth Muller, and a group of talented entertainers and managers, Sam opened the first Big Bang Bar. Following the success of the St. Louis club, Sam and Meredyth opened locations in Tempe, Arizona, Nashville, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio. Sam continues to oversee the entertainment management in the existing locations, and also actively works on the growth and expansion of the company. As an owner/operator as well as an entertainer, Sam's natural passion for the Dueling Piano Concept underlies his ongoing commitment to the quality of The Big Bang entertainment experience.

Steve began his musical journey at the age of eight when he started taking piano lessons. He was inspired to pick up guitar when he heard the intro to "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses. Steve has taught piano and guitar since he the age of fourteen and continues to do so. Over the years he has written and recorded original music in a variety of genres from jazz to choral and orchestral music as well as pop and hard rock. As a child, Steve was heavily influenced by the talents of Michael Jackson. Learning all the dance moves to "Bad" is quite an accomplishment for a seven year old.

Steve earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in piano performance from Valparaiso University in the Spring of '03. During that time, he and his roommate entered an N'SYNC MTV talent competition and WON! (You might see Steve bust a few dance moves when you come to the Big Bang St. Louis!) Steve actively stars in and directs musicals at his home church, Christ Memorial Lutheran. He earned his first Arts For Life (local "Tony") award in 2005 for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" for Best Musical Direction.

When you come to the Big Bang St. Louis and you see a Justin Timberlake/Lance Bass or perhaps Eddie Van Halen or Slash impersonator on stage....it's probably Steve. "Grab a cocktail, be ready to sing, and fasten your seat belts!"

For more info, go to www.stevenluhmann.com

It was 1982 and Mike's mom took him to see Billy Joel in concert at the Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri. Mike was seven years old then and has loved Billy Joel ever since. That was the groundbreaking moment that ultimately brought Mike to where he is now...playing music by Joel (not to mention McCartney, Elton, Prince and on and on) night after night with real heartfelt enthusiasm and passion.

Mike's educational background was actually not in music, but rather in Marketing and Political Science, graduating in 1996 from the University of Missouri / St. Louis with degrees in both those fields. However, Mike found his opening into the world of professional entertainment in the summer of 2002 when he first visited The Big Bang as a patron, and was encouraged by his friends to audition for a job there. It didn't take long before Mike became one of the most beloved entertainers in the St. Louis club. It also didn't take long before Mike gave up the 9-5 Marketing job.

Mike is now the Entertainment Director of The Big Bang St. Louis, and he regularly admits that he doesn't miss his old daytime gig one bit.

Julie grew up in Granite City, Illinois (just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis) and started playing the piano at the early age of four. Her first experience as a young performer came from playing in church. Julie continued piano throughout her teen years and began playing drums in the high school band. Julie admits, "I was a total band dork, and loved every minute of it".

The Big Bang journey began for Julie shortly after the first club opened in 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri where she quickly became one of the club's most dynamic performers. In 2003 Julie moved to Tempe, Arizona to open Big Bang number two, where you can still catch her rockin' almost every night. She is also one of the Big Bang Entertainment Directors and a gifted trainer of new talent, with a unique perspective and a real passion for the Dueling Piano Concept.

Julie says she feels blessed to work with the Big Bang, and would like to “give a shout out to all my big brothers that have made me feel like a rock star in this gig...you know who you are! And no, Laura Saunders is not my sister so don’t ask...Later."

The natural charisma and undeniable mystique of Paul Megee is often discussed in coffee houses and fringe chat rooms, and can be traced back to his history on the road with Hunter S. Thompson and Jerzy Kazinski. Paul's musical style is peppered with influnces of Beck and Beasties, while his stage presence and persona is often quite Fellini-esque.

As an accomplished singer, pianist, bassist, drummer and guitarist, Paul adds a multi-dimensional element to the musical performances that are sometimes punctuated by a spontaneous kazoo solo. His favorite line in all of pop music comes from the Prince song "Raspberry Beret", in which the artist declares "My boss is Mr. Megee".

Ben grew up in the Midwestern states of Indiana and Illinois. He and his family moved to Arizona in the high school years. His parents had a lot to do with him getting involved in music at an early age. Ben's dad played the piano and guitar (the same four songs over and over!) and quickly showed him the ropes. He started playing piano at age 9 and then guitar at 12. Mom and Dad were always taking Ben to concerts, musicals and anything they could find to peak his interest in the arts. Luckily they listened to good music-Billy Joel, Elton John; dad was a big Steely Dan fan. Ben learned Piano Man at age 10 from dad's vinyl records-that's right vinyl!! He had to run back and forth from the record player to the piano about a 100 times to learn the solo. He sure could have used a CD player... Oh yeah, CDs weren't around yet! Ben studied piano at Indiana University for about two years. He then found that playing in a rock n' roll band seemed like more fun and then left IU and moved to Chicago. There he honed his skills as a performer and rock piano player. After a couple years in the band the usual rock n' roll thing happened-the band broke up and Ben moved home to Arizona where his family currently resides. He started working at the Big Bang in late 2006 and has loved it ever since. His biggest musical influences are The Beatles and Frank Zappa. Ben also has a great affinity for sports! Being from South Bend, IN he started going to Notre Dame football games at about age 5 and has since become a crazed ND fan that yells at the TV like an old man when they play! Although they haven't had success in over 100 years, Ben is also a big Chicago Cubs fan. He and Mikey C argue like a couple of chicks when they're playing the Cardinals throughout the season. Come to Tempe and watch the fireworks on stage!

Laura is from O’Fallon, Illinois - just across the river from St. Louis, Missouri, and has been singing and playing music for as long as she can remember. Throughout Laura's high school years, music occupied the majority of her time, where she was the self-described "choir nerd" and was involved in everything possible.

Laura started her work as a rock n' roll piano player in '07 when she moved to Tempe, Az to work at The Big Bang with one of her best friends, Julie Martinez. Laura then moved to The Big Bang's newest location in the Arena Distrrict in downtwon Columbus, Ohio in January of '09, where she has definitely become one of the club's strongest performers. Laura says, "The Big Bang is the most awesome venture that I have ever been a part of...it is an honor to work with such talented people who have as much passion for music as I do".

"And no", she continues……"Julie Martinez is not my sister, so quit asking - Peace".

After working in the Dueling Piano world for over six years - including his experience as the Entertainment Manager for Crazy Pianos in Rotterdam, Holland - Geoff Smith became one of the original founding members of The Big Bang management team in 2001. Since then Geoff has helped develop and manage the entertainment in all of The Big Bang locations.

Geoff is now based in Nashville, Tennessee where he stays very busy, not just as the Entertainment Director for The Big Bang, but also as an independent artist. A gifted writer, Geoff's extremely catchy power pop style is reminiscent of the Beatles, Ben Folds and Squeeze. More stuff about Geoff can be found at his website: www.thegeoffsmith.com

Developing a name for himself in the online new media circles, Geoff is recognized for his jingles heard on Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code Podcast, This Week in Tech, GeekBrief.tv, Radio Lingua Network, Tips from The Top Floor, ScreenCasts Online and the successful www.iYule.tv. Geoff began composing jingles and theme songs for Podcasters in 2005 and has written several hundred compositions for his clients - and his list of credits just keeps growing. He is also a partner and the producer of www.ringtonefeeder.com - an innovative new iPhone ringtone service.

Over the last two years Geoff has been the keyboardist in the Nashville-based power pop band, Codaphonic as well as the bassist and lead singer with the Chicago based Police tribute band, One World.

Geoff Smith has been an active supporter and composer for the Songs of Love Foundation since 2006. Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults. Learn more at www.songsoflove.org

Danny, grew up in Atlanta, GA and has played piano by ear since the age of three. As he grew older and wiser, Danny began picking up any instrument that seemed to get the chicks - and also trombone. After struggling for 4 months as a chin model, Danny decided to accept his mandible malformities and try his luck with a band. They agreed to play only instruments that got the chicks and hit the road. The band moved to Austin, Texas and after a couple of anti-climactic record deals, broke up over an argument about who stole Danny's eyeliner. The next day the drummer had pink-eye - just like Danny. Uh-huh...

Danny got started in the dueling piano scene on Sixth Street in Austin, and went on to perform in clubs in Dallas, San Antonio and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He never had to worry about anyone stealing his eyeliner ever again. In early 2007 Danny moved to Nashville, Tennessee to help open The Big Bang where he continues to perform nightly. Danny aspires to musical greatness by actively pursuing his most passionate goal: to learn "Don't Stop Believing" in a minimum of seven different languages while petitioning it's publishing company to rename the song "Just a Small Town Girl".

As a gifted writer, Danny fronts an original band, Ameritrash which can be found on Myspace. Ameritrash CD's are on sale with a free high five with every purchase. For more info, check out www.ameritrash.net.

At age 4 Mike started collecting Kiss trading cards and rebelling against his parents by listening to his big brother's Ted Nugent 8 Tracks and Led Zeppelin albums. Though his Mom took those away, MTV came along and in 1984 Mike saw Bon Jovi's Runaway video and instantly became aware of of own need to ROCK. With a piano allready in the house he started taking lessons and impressing girls.

That path led Mike to be the frontman in one St. Charles, MO favorite bands from 1992-1994, Pyscho Love Child during his Duchesne High School days. Mike quit the band to go to college (loser) at Lindenwood University and study music, theatre, and business. During his time at Lindenwood an opportunity came along to play at Key's Dueling Piano Bar at Westport Plaza. So at the age of 20, Mike started the dueling piano act and was trained by "Super" AJ Cancelada.

After Key's closed in 2000, Mike joined Geoff Smith, Eddie Thompson, and Sam Leatherwood at Howl at the Moon San Antonio, TX in May of 2000. A year lated they would move to St. Louis to open the first Big Bang along with Meredyth (Nichols) Mueller and Sam's brother George Leatherwood. It was and still is AMAZING. Though the other guys left to help open new Big Bang's, Mike is still there Rockin' harder than ever. Please don't hesitate telling him that you love his hair. He really appreciates that. Oh, try to stump him on a Bon Jovi request. If you can he might buy you a drink.

Mike recently recorded piano tracks for Universal Republic artist Shannon Nicole and is playing piano/keyboards in her band. She is opening for Joss Stone at Fair St. Louis/Live on the Levee on July 4th of this year under the Arch. Come to the show and then go to The Big Bang!

Andrew is from the mid-western stronghold of Defiance, Ohio, but has spent the last six years in Nashville, Tennessee working hard on a very promising music career. A gifted performer - voice, piano, bass, drums, harmonica, guitar - he might completely intimidate the most accomplished musicians if he weren't so humble and down-to-earth.

As an entertainer, Andrew is an all out, balls to the wall showman. Connecting with an audience is what he loves about playing music and performing, and it is obvious when he takes the stage. Whether he's playing his own version of a classic cover, or rockin' out on one of his incredibly catchy original songs, his spontaneity and energy are infectious.

Andrew performed at The Big Bang Nashville until he moved back to Ohio and helped open the Columbus club where he now plays nightly. Andrew is the Entertainment Director for The Big Bang Columbus, while also staying very busy writing and recording his own music. His E.P. entitled "Make Believe" has just been released and is now available for sale on his website: www.andrewvarnermusic.com

Billy started piano lessons at age six and continued to study to be a classical concert pianist throughout his teenage years. From a musical family - his great, great grandfather was a member of John Phillip Sousa's band in the early 1900's - Billy played his first professional job at age 16 with his Uncle Dan Vece (who played professionally until the age of 100). He continued to study music at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Connecticut, and the Berklee College of Music.

Boston, Massachusetts became Billy's home in the late 80's where performed almost every night, playing everything from Dixieland to Rock & Roll, R&B and Punk in many of Boston's bars and concert venues. Some of his bands included Billy and the Boys, The Incredible Dixieland Band, The Tall Boys, Blue Moon, B.O.M.B. (Boil On a Monkey's Butt), The Undertakers and The Ozone Rangers.

In the early 90's Billy got back to his roots and started rocking again on the grand piano at Jake Ivory's in Boston and West Bridgewater, MA. After leaving Boston in 1995 he performed at Howl at the Moon in San Antonio, Texas and Miami, Florida. In the fall of 2003 Billy moved to Arizona to help open The Big Bang Tempe, where he is the Entertainment Director as well as a featured performer. Because of his years of experience in almost every style of music, Billy rocks in a way that few people can - incorporating elements of Bach to Big Band to Bon Jovi, while sprinkling in generous amounts of unbridled humor in his energetic, spontaneous performances.