Meet the band

Beth Avedis / Lead Vocals

Beth Avedis has been a premier vocalist in the Denver and Midwest Region for over 10 years.  Her career spans the U.S. and abroad with personal performances and radio air play.  A Billboard songwriting award and #5 single in Europe are among her many credits.  In 2006, she received the coveted Pro Max Award for vocal performance. She has opened for and performed with Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Foreigner, Leon Russell and Mitch Ryder.  She brings to Groove Machine an edgy, soulful sound.




Geoff Meyer / Lead Vocals

St. Louis native Geoff Meyer began singing in clubs at the age of 17. He performed with many artists including Albert King, Grand Funk Railroad, Joe Cocker and other well known artists. He moved to Colorado in 1978, where he continued his musical career, along with his wife, Jan. They formed The Powerhouse Blues Band which performed over the Front Range for over 15 years. The band opened for Blues Traveler, Bo Diddley, Leon Russell, Fire fall, Delbert Mc Clinton and Koko Taylor, to name a few. Geoff currently showcases his ability to sing blues, rock, gospel and his masterful skills as a crooner of the great jazz standards.
                                            


Adam Rey / Guitar and Vocals

I received my first guitar when I was 13 from my dad. Since then, I have played in more bands over the years than I can even remember!  I ended up moving to Reno 1n 1988 because I needed more steady work than L.A. was providing for me. I ended up meeting a Fusion/Jazz group called 'Tsunami' in Mammoth California who was looking for a guitar player........... Well, that is how I ended up in Denver when I joined those guys. They were established in the Denver 'smooth jazz' scene so we played all over for festivals, clubs, parties, e.t.c. At the same time I was developing other connections and was busy freelancing with other groups in Denver also. I hooked up with a local producer/musician named Lance Bendikson. We recorded one album (Radio Kings) as a group and did a ton of studio work with the various artists that LB produced. Doing all that studio work was a tremendous time of growth for me as a musician and I am very proud of the work that came out of that time.





Tim Greenhouse / Piano, Keys and Vocals


I started playing the piano at age seven following in my brother and sister's footsteps. My father, a Julliard trained classical violinist, taught me piano at the beginning and I went on to study with many great teachers including Artur Stoyunov, a fantastic classical pianist who had defected from the Soviet Union and emigrated to the U.S . I, at my fathers advice branched out into jazz and pop etc . Early in my musical career I participated in the prestigious Montreaux Jazz in Switzerland. Lots of fun! From there I have continued playing in clubs , private parties , etc . I've played with everyone from Lannie Garret and Hazel Miller locally to Bob Hope. I play all styles of music.



      

Frank D. Baier / Bass and Vocals

Frank has a lifetime of experience as a bassist, vocalist and performer. He has worked on several ‘Broadway’ shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and The News as well as ‘Off Broadway’ shows including I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road, Vinyl and The Czar of Rock and Roll. Frank performed with the Bee Gee’s, Jackie Wilson, Freddy Jackson, the Coasters, Brook Benton, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates, Lenny Welch, Paul Evans, Harold Arlen, Lana Cantrell, Vaneese Thomas and more. He's has also performed with The St. Louis Philharmonic, The Minneapolis Philharmonic, The Atlanta Pops and New York’s finest society orchestras. Frank has recorded countless jingles as bassist and vocalist.




Darrin Johnson / Drums and Percussion


Cirque du Soleil' drummer Darrin Johnson, a Colorado native, was hand-picked from musicians from around the world to be the drummer of Cirque du Soleil's first resident show in Asia called 'ZAiA'. He has performed with the likes of Dotsero, Nelson Rangell, Rob Mullins, Jill Sobule, Joe Piscopo, and Bob Hope - to name but a few. He lends his dynamic, world-class drumming to all styles of music!

PARTY TUNES

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Boogie Wonderland
Brick House
Car Wash
Celebration
Cut the Cake
Dancing Queen
Disco Inferno
Do I Do
Don’t Leave Me This Way
Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Fire
Give It To Me Baby
Higher Ground
I Will Survive
Last Dance
Let’s Groove
Livin’ For the City
Love Traain
Oh, What A Night
Pick Up the Pieces
Roller Coaster
She Works Hard for the Money
Super Freak
YMCA
Electric Slide
Good Times
I Wish
Rock Steady
September
Sex Machine
Shake Your Body
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Sing A Song
Sir Duke
Skin Tight
Superstition
Time of My Life
Together Forever
We Can Work It Out

MOTOWN

Chain of Fools
Cold Sweat
Dance To The Music
Everyday People
I Feel Good
Knock On Wood
Respect
Sex Machine
Soul Man
Thank You

SWING

American Bandstand
Jump Jive & Wail
Come Fly With Me
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Fly Me to the Moon
I Get a Kick Out of You
It Had to Be You
Just the Way You Look Tonight
Almost Like Being in Love
Mack the Knife
Makin’ Whoopie
New York, New York
Paper Moon
Route 66
Summer Wind
That’s All
Under My Skin
You Make Me Feel So Young
Zoot Suit Riot

CLASSIC ROCK

25 or 6 to 4
Addicted to Love
Brown eyed Girl
Can’t Turn You Loose
Get Back Jack
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Leave Your Hat On
Long Train Running
Satisfaction
Reelin in the Years
She Rocked Me All Night Long
Smoke on the Water
Sunshine of My Love
Sweat Home Alabama
Two Tickets to Paradise
You Really Got Me
Walk this Way
What Is Hip
Whiter Shade of Pale
Wonderful Tonight

CONTEMPORARY

Ain’t Nobody
All For You
Crazy in Love
Don’t Stop Believing
Get This Party Started
Heaven
Hey Baby
Hey Ya
Hot Hot Hot
Kiss
It’s Cold Outside-John Legend
Lady Marmalade
Late in the Evening
Ring of Fire- Social Distortion
She Bangs
Smooth
Step in the Name of Love
To Be Real
Umbrella
Yeah
You Can Call Me Al
Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol

BALLADS

All Is Fair In Love
All The Way
Angel Eyes
At Last
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Because You Loved Me
Breathe
Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me Everything Must Change
Find 100 Ways
Get Here
Have I Told You Lately
Misty
My Funny Valentine
My Girl
Natural Woman
New York State of Mind
Save the Best For Last
Silhouettes
Teach Me Tonight
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Through the Fire
What You Won’t Do (For Love)
When I Fall in Love
Wonderful World
You’ll Never Find

Groove Machine
Sample Song List

Groove Machine is a high energy, special event, party-dance band!