Peace and Love

Artist ID: 633

Peace-&-Love, a North Carolina based band is quickly gaining recognition for intense musical energy, versatile vocals, sensational style and driving rhythms. Peace-&-Love is an experience that has to be shared. They allow the audience to become absorbed by their energy and style. Peace-&-Love is a six piece outfit with guitar, sax, bass, keyboards, drums, and outstanding vocals. These musicians have been brought together to do one thing: PERFORM FOR YOU!

Rudi G. Meeks (bass & back vocals), is an inspiring performer. As a teenager, Rudi was one of the founders of the Voltage Brothers. Rudi's talent contributed to three albums with the group and collaboration on their original work. Rudi has performed with such talents as Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays, Gladys Knight, and many others. Rudi took on many responsibilities while he was with Voltage from arranging sets to the overall managing of the band. Rudi is a lover of all styles of music and it shows with each performance. As a performer, Rudi gives the audience what they want to see and hear.

Jody Bo Gholson (vocals), was born in Hampton Roads, Virginia. As a child his first experience with music was from the church choir. The church taught him diversity and strength. Jody joined the high school choir, which allowed him to experiment with all types of music styles. Jody has been performing professionally since 1991, as a singer and dancer. As Jody sings you can see how he allows the music to carry him.

Robert Orazi (keyboard & back vocals), attended Burklee College of music and Craig Najjar School of Music. Robert has worked with various projects over the years expanding his knowledge in all types of music. His experiences range from writing and producing commercials to performing solo.

Stephen Todd (saxophone), a native of Concord, North Carolina, began playing the saxophone at the age of thirteen. Three years later, he began to perform for an audience, and that's when the love of music came to life. Stephen has most recently toured with the gospel play "Lord, Save My Children From Destruction". He has in addition to performing live, recorded with Jem Productions, a recording studio of Concord, North Carolina. Stephen hopes to one day become a national recording artist.

Amp Culbertson (drums & back vocals) comes from a blues and R&B background. A self-styled musician, Amp has also played guitar with a blues band in his hometown of Concord, North Carolina. He has played Charlotte and the surrounding areas for the past ten years.

Lantz Oglesby (guitar) holds a degree from the Musicians Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). While at the Institute, Lantz studied with Norman Brown and Scott Henderson. Upon returning from M.I.T., Lantz performed with various bands allowing him to incorporate many different styles in his musical work.

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THEY DID A SUPER JOB,ENJOYED BY EVERYONE, LOOKED AND SOUNDED SUPER, KEPT THE DANCE FLOOR PACKED ALL NIGHT,NICE GUYS, EASY TO WORK WITH, GOOD AUDIENCE INTERACTION, HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Pat Grantham
Winston-Salem, NC

They made the night! Super nice fellas and a great time was had by all!!! Much thanks for your efforts and bigtime thanks to Peace & Love for making the evening a memorable one!!
Scott Wellman
Charlotte, NC

The party was a great success. Peace & Love were awesome!! The music was fab and they were a lot of fun. Some of the girls really liked them. lol. I hope they had as much fun as we did. I would highly recommend them for future events as well. The coordinator at the Club was asking about them for next year. I look forward to working with you in the future. We plan on having this fundraiser on an annual basis. Please let the guys know how much we appreciate them helping with our event.
Robin Moneyhun
Bristol Nursing Home, INC, Bristol, TN

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