Jerome Day’s versatile drumming is demonstrated in styles ranging from rock and pop to hip hop and country.  On tour, Jerome is seen by thousands in concerts across the country and witnessed by millions on national television programs including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"  and “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”

After relocating to Los Angeles from his hometown of Detroit, it was only a few short months before Jerome found himself in the studio of Uncle Kracker producer, Mike Bradford, rehearsing for their upcoming tour.  “Jerome really listens and is quick to get what I’m looking for, in the studio and live.  He’s just an all-around great drummer,” says Bradford.

Jerome’s passion for the drums as well as his formal education began when he picked up his first pair of drumsticks as a fourth grader.  All through school Jerome actively participated in concert, orchestra and jazz bands as well as community theatre musicals.

As a member of the percussion ensemble at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan, Jerome gained experience on a variety of instruments including marimba and congas.  Jerome also studied privately with several leading drum instructors in the Detroit area. Through these teachers he developed a deeper understanding and love for jazz, fusion and Latin music.

Jerome began playing clubs at the age of 17.  Soon he found himself immersed in the Detroit music scene, drumming for many local rock, blues and rap bands.  Jerome also has played for many ’60s Motown acts such as The Coasters, The Drifters, The Contours and The Chiffons.

By 1996, Jerome had built up a reputation for being a reliable and proficient drummer and soon was asked to join Detroit’s hometown favorite, the Howling Diablos.  Their unique funk-rock sound won the band several Detroit Music Awards, including Outstanding Live Band and Best Pop Rock Recording for their 1997 release “Green Bottle.”  The Diablos’ tribute to Gene Krupa, “Go Gene Go,” spotlighted the drums and helped Jerome hone his technique as well as develop a following of fans.

Jerome played clubs across the country with the Howling Diablos.  The band toured with Alice Cooper and the Scorpions, Incubus, and opened locally for Tom Petty, Creed, Megadeth, Joe Walsh, Sponge and longtime friend, Kid Rock.  In late 2001, London-Sire records released “Good Rockin’ Tonight – The Legacy of Sun Records,” where Kid Rock produced and guest-rapped on the Howling Diablos’ track, “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee.”  Jerome was featured along with the band and Kid Rock in the accompanying Sun Records documentary on PBS, and, with the Howling Diablos, has appeared on many Detroit radio and television shows including Mitch Albom’s nationally syndicated radio program.

Jerome’s drumming can be heard on many recordings including Uncle Kracker’s 2004 Lava/Atlantic records release, “Seventy-two & Sunny,” Howling Diablos’ “Green Bottle” engineered by the Grammy award-winning Steve King (Eminem), and sessions at the famed A & M Studios in Los Angeles with Fastball producer, Julian Raymond.

Nova Scotia-born, now based in metro Detroit, Marc is a full-time piano player/keyboardist, singer/songwriter, and entertainer. Rock. Visit www.MarcDorianMusic.com for videos and more about his originals and covers.

I'm a Piano/B3/Keyboard player and Singer/Songwriter. I like the jazzy side of blues and the bluesy side of jazz and whatsin ever I play, it's got to be funky.

The Infatuations are simply… Detroit. This band is a celebration of every sonic movement borne of the Motor City; the well-crafted pop-soul of Motown, to the sheer in-your-face bravado of Parliament Funkadelic, to the raw untamed energy of the MC5. Imagine you are at a summertime block party with every milestone Detroit-produced band, the jam session at the end would bring you The Infatuations. Danceable, unforgettable catchy pop-rock-soul-n-funk, that hits the craft sonic signatures of decades of Motor City styles, but with a modern flair. The new singles evoke current culture and build on the cornerstones and high-water marks of their industrial renaissance hometown.

 Like the band’s live performances, the album is diverse, fun, soulful, gritty, and always positive and uplifting in tenor. Their songwriting also provides rich storytelling in the tradition of Curtis Mayfield or Marvin Gaye. It gets you on your feet like Rare Earth, hits you like The MC5 and grooves you like P-Funk.

 The Infatuations’ range of appeal is forefront in the acts they’ve shared the stage with in the last year… from George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars to Third Man Records’ breakout artist Willy Moon, to Here Come The Mummies to Mike Posner. Indeed the band is a perennial favorite on the summer festival circuit, reliably proving time and time again that all generations and cultures like to get up and dance!

 The Infatuations live performance has been described as electric, energetic, and euphoric. The band also cites more contemporary artists such as Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz, Sharon Jones and fellow Michigander Mayer Hawthorne as inspiration. New singer Kendrick Hardaway, guitarist Christian Draheim, bassist The Wolf, guitarist Nick Behnan and drummer Robert Myers draw more and more fans into their “nu-soul family” during every set. “Consistently fun and always drawing new fans” according to concert promoters, “they keep the ladies dancing and the fellas drinking".

 Since 2013, The Infatuations have brought home 13 Detroit Music Awards across multiple categories including Outstanding Live Performance. "You want to know how Detroit actually parties…watch The Infatuations," says Gnyp, from 93.9 FM The River. "The Infatuations are a must-see band”.

Detroit Music Awards:

2013
Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group
The Infatuations

Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop Recording
The Infatuations - “Recorded Live in Front of a Studio Audience”
 
2014
Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording
The Infatuations "Yesterday Morning"
 
Outstanding R&B Artist/Group
The Infatuations

Outstanding Live Performance
The Infatuations

Outstanding Video / Independent Budget (Under $10,000)
The Infatuations "Yesterday Morning"

Outstanding Rock/Pop Songwriter
The Infatuations

2015
Urban Recording  The Infatuations - "Detroit Block Party"

2016
Outstanding Live Performance
The Infatuations

Outstanding Rock/Pop Artist/Group
The Infatuations

Outstanding Urban Artist/Group
The Infatuations

Outstanding Urban Songwriter
The Infatuations

2017
Outstanding Rock/Pop Artist/Group The Infatuations

Multi Award Winning Roots n' Blues Singer-Songwriter

I’ve been called a musical handymanl. I’m a producer, studio engineer, mastering engineer, live engineer, session guitarist, session vocalist, original song writer, video editor and more. From rock to country to pop. I’ve recorded and produced in studios all over the US, toured the globe and have played shows in 48 states.

I play guitar for Sponge, have engineered Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Taproot.... toured the world playing guitar, produced countless albums, written hundreds of original songs (Solid Frog, Throttlebody) performed lead vocal and guitar, performed on many TV shows (The Late Late Show, The View, ESPN...Mixed live sound at countless large venues.

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