Scratchin', Struttin', and Squawkin'
| Darrin DeMott - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals |
| Scott Ratell - Lead Guitar & Vocals |
| Lowell 'Mort' Horneber - Keys & Vocals |
| The Juice Roosters are a group of well-respected musicians, each with impressive resumes, based in Lower Michigan Area. Three of the five members all work for the same local company, which is where the band first got together. These 3 guys happened to be on the same company committee whose responsibility was organizing fun employee activities. What they discovered is that they all had the same common interests...........being a bit crazy, having lots of fun, and the key ingredient.....music. A product of hard work and well-seasoned musicianship (recipe available on request), the Roosters have that knack of getting the audience up and out of their seats instantly. Whether you want to rock-out to your favorite rock songs, or kick up your heels to some high energy country, the boys’ main objective is keeping the audience moving. They top it off with a little R&B and Funk to round out what they like to call a ‘wild’ variety of music. The band is completely at home belting out an old Merle Haggard song, or shifting gears and cranking out some 3 Doors Down. Bottom line, The Juice Roosters put on a great show and keeps their audience rocking and dancin’ all night long. They are definitely a power house unit and a ‘must see’. You won’t be disappointed!! |
| Individually and collectively the members of The Juice Roosters have opened for such acts as: Diamond Rio, The Kentucky Headhunters, Drop Kick Murphys, Eddie Money, Foghat, and Blue Oyster Cult. Various Members of the band have done extensive national tours that covered many states and cities from the east coast to west coast. During the late 80’s while playing with Clockwork and then D’Vice, Lowell and the bands built themselves a huge established following in the Tri-Cities. They quickly became the areas number one top 40 band and racked up numerous accolades including numerous awards and articles in the Bay Area Review magazine. The members past bands include Jimmy & The Growlers, D’Vice, The Go Daddys, Clockwork, Mirage, Overtime, Fullgainer, GT Jam,Nick Danger and countless others. |
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| Mort had been absent from the Tri-City music scene for a few years, but the Roosters are glad to have coaxed him out of retirement. While the market is flooded with the traditional 2 guitar line-ups, Mort’s keyboard ability adds a flavor to the band that other area bands lack. In the early 80’s Mort did a 10 state tour with the band Clockwork playing to sold out venues in Chicago, Ft. Wayne, Cleveland, Dallas and many more. As the keyboard player in the band D’Vice, it was one of the most popular Top 40’s bands in the 80's and was an icon of the Tri-City music scene, piling up quite a following and tons of accolades from various clubs, festivals, and media including several front page articles, nominations, and awards in the Bay Area Review Magazine. Mort’s exceptional attention to detail and stage presence has made him a staple in the Roosters’ sound. |
| Scott is no stranger to the Tri-City music scene and has been playing in various bands in the area for over 20 years. Scott’s major influences are Stevie Ray Vaughn and Buck Dharma. If you ask Scott what his greatest love is he will answer you with, “Hollow body guitars and tube amps baby!! That’s where it’s at!” Yes rockabilly is in the boy’s blood. His playing style is likened to ‘rockabilly meets Godzilla’ and his licks are both musical and emotional. Scott prides himself on being a very tasty guitar player, playing only what seems to fit the song rather than how many licks he can get into one song. Top that off with great vocals and Scott becomes another important ingredient to the overall sound that the band is looking for. Scott’s past projects include, The Go Daddys, Mirage, Nick Danger, and Overtime. |
| Darrin cut his teeth in music at the tender age of nine singing gospel music at church with his family and playing guitar with his Dad and brothers. He grew up on a steady diet of old standard country songs, Southern rock, and some good ol' gospel music. Some of his early influences were Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Lee Lewis. "Some of the most enjoyable moments I've had playing was in front of a campfire with friends and family." "Hanging out with the JuiceRoosters has given me a great opportunity to show the rest of the world what my family has known all along, my love for making music." Currently his influence / playing style is guided by the newer sounds of Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Eric Church and Jason Aldeen. Darrin prides himself on being a versatile vocalist from lead to backup and even though he has no problem belting out those classic rock tunes we all love to hear, he prefers to sing country with the style and conviction of a veteran. He is a welcome addition to the bands current line up of singers and his rock solid vocals and acoustic guitar work add to the bands sound and versatility, which make The Juice Roosters an extremely successful working band. |
John Johnson - Drums & Vocals
John has played drums since the age of 7. His first band, HUGG broke onto
the Tri -City, Michigan scene in 1977 as a glam band with fog, pyrotechniques
and 10 minute drum solos ( very 70"s). In the 80's, Johm performed for 10
years in a friendly dance band called Fullganier.
Taking the 90's off to raise his family he bcame a mobile disc-jockey playing
weddings, high school dances and private parties. On the urging of his son
Tyler, John got back into music forming the potty punk band, BSS.
In 2005 John co-founded the smooth jazz project, GT JAM. They performed at
several jazz festivals throughout the state and their music is still featured on
WUCX Delta College Radio. 2008 found him with the blues project,
Rosewood and Mark Richardson's country sextet, Tequila Town. John has
recorded and performed with many talented musicians and friends in the
Detroit Metro, Grand Rapids and Tri-City area. Currently John's pet project is
the hard driving, gypsy punk trio entitled, The Tosspints.
His style of drumming is a bend of the music genres he grew up with such as
Motown, British Invasion, 70's Rock, Punk and R7B.
John's favorite drummers include: Graham Lear, Jeff Porcaro, Harvey Mason,
Nigel Olssen and Carter Beauford.
Bass Player
Jim Spaulding
