Hawaii’s Ultimate
Pink Floyd Experience
Meet The Band
Dark Side of the Beach brings together some of Hawaii’s most well-versed and talented musicians, with decades of combined performance experience and a shared love for the music of Pink Floyd.
Lead Guitar and Vocals
Rob Bruggemann
Rob has been diligently studying and replicating the unique sound and guitar style of David Gilmour for many years and previously was a founding member of the local Floyd tribute “Echoes of Floyd”, performing at the Hard Rock Cafe and many other Oahu venues.
Bass and Vocals
Brant Swigart
Brant is a prolific and popular singer/songwriter who performs regularly as a soloist or as part of a duo (with Michael Shapiro) at bars, clubs, and restaurants throughout Kailua and Honolulu. He is a former member of the Beatles tribute “Rubber Soul” and his original music can be found at brantswigartmusic.com.
Guitar and Vocals
Michael Shapiro
Michael plays rhythm, lead, and slide guitar and belts out lead and backup vocals. As a former member of the band Paradise Waits (with Stephen Inglis) and other Grateful Dead tributes including Hardly Strictly Jerry, Shapiro is at ease with acoustic and electric performance. In addition to his jam band roots, Michael’s been playing Pink Floyd songs for years.
Keyboards and Vocals
Alan Okuye
Alan is one of the most accomplished and versatile keyboardists in Hawaii. A performer, composer, arranger and private piano teacher, Alan’s credits include work with international recording artists like Rickie Lee Jones, Bobby Womack, and Colin Hay of Men at Work, along with some of Hawaii’s most popular entertainers like Ginai, Stephen Inglis and many others.
Saxophone and Vocals
Ted Gauthier
Ted is a shredding sax player and singer with more than 25 years of professional performance experience who started singing gospel songs in church at age four and earned a college music scholarship for big band jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, Ted is also adept at piano, guitar, bass, and percussion.
Drums
Larry Lieberman
Larry has been a bashing rock drummer in Hawaii for decades, playing original alt-rock with Peter Bond of Hat Makes the Man and Oriental Love Ring; Beatles tribute Rubber Soul; Grateful Dead/Phish covers with Hardly Strictly Jerry; and a slew of other recording and performance credits including legendary Hawaiian group HAPA, the KPOI Electric Lunch Band and many others.
Visual Imaging and Lights
Kevin Hughes
Kevin runs the band’s video wall and lights in real time, creating intricate visual textures to complement the music and enhance the audience experience. Each performance is unique to every show, and he’s designed custom light shows and visuals for the bands The Other Ones and Hardly Strictly Jerry.
Take A Listen
Check out some sound bites for a taste of the Dark Side… then come see the band perform live for the full experience! Note that these are live audio clips from outdoor cell phone recordings, and are not professionally mixed/recorded.
Breathe
Comfortably Numb
Have a Cigar
Time
Us & Them
Wish You Were Here
Money
CONTACT US
For bookings and inquiries
(808) 741-7529
hookwriter@aol.com
For upcoming event information
@darksideofthebeach.com