band bios

irv is the band's sound man.  it is said that the sound man is the 5th member of the

 band, and it sure rings true!  irv is also a songwriter and a solo entertainer.  he is a

 veteran to the music business, having rubbed elbows with such entertainers as

 chrissie hynde from the pretenders and mark mothersbaugh from devo, back in his

 garage band playing days.  it is not uncommon for irv to perform some of his many

originals with the band  during gigs.  he also fills in on guitar for some of the

 classic tunes such as time by pink floyd, aqualung by jethro tull and is our voice in

 the beginning of black sabbaths's war pigs.  he brings structure to the band along

 with his organizational skills.

dave began playing bass guitar as a youngster in alabama.  by the time he was 12 he

 was playing with an older group of guys.  it was not unusual to perform for

 audiences of 2 to 3 thousand!  working with his high school counselor, he was able

 to go on tour with the band and receive credits toward his high school diploma. 

 when dave moved to the cleveland area, he joined the ted riser band.  after working

with numerous bands, he joined ALL FIRED UP.  the ted riser band still performs

 dave's originals as they tour the country.  some of dave's influences are jimmy

 hendrix, robin trower and adrian belew. 

andy started playing guitar at the age of 9 and had classical guitar lessons for 4

1/2 years.  later, he played in the high school stage band for two years and the

 hiram college jazz ensemble.  some of the more popular groups he played in were

 room service, fast and johnny 99, a springsteen tribute band.   one of andy's fondest

 memories is when max weinberg from bruce springsteen and the e street band

performed a few songs with johnny 99.  some of andy's influences are jimmy page,

 jimmy hendrix and david gilmore of pink floyd.

originally, joe wanted to take guitar lessons, but his parents pushed him and

 insisted he play the drums.   joe started on the drums in the 4th grade.  the next

 year, in the 5th grade, joe's drum teacher had him enter a drum solo contest for

 the international music assn. competition at cedar point.  he  took 3rd place in the

 finals against drummers from ohio and neighboring states, which lasted a full

 week.  in the 6th grade and the 7th, joe took first place!  joe started playing in a

 wedding band in the 10th grade and performed for years.  he played in some local

area rock bands: smokin' sextion, a broader view and an all original act, white dove

and currently a tribute to the sensational alex harvey band "vambo rools."  joe is

 influenced by the drumming styles of the bands led zeppelin, rush, the dave

 matthews band and many others.

 Mandy is the latest member to join the line up of All Fired Up. She is a welcome spark of life for

the band! Mandy started out early at the age of 4, knowing the joy of music...singing in her

church and not only competing in a number of talent shows, but winning in most of them!

Before joining All Fired Up, Mandy played in a band called Time Trax for 6 1/2 years...gigging out

3 to 4 times a week in night clubs, weddings, casinos, performing on televison with Fox 8 and

even a 3 month engagement with the Princess Cruise Ship Lines. This gave her the

opportunity to sharpen her vocal and stage presence skills. Some of Mandy's influences are ,

Nancy & Ann Wilson of Heart Christina Aguleira, Mariah Carey and Amy Lee...to name a few.