~MLC Bios~
Lennie
Gale
Drums,
Keyboard, Percussion & Vocals
1960's: Studied Piano at "Scott's School of
Music" and studied drums with Walt Goodwin of the
Los Angeles Philharmonics Orchestra. Throughout the 60's, he played in
several bands
like The Zekes and The Whiz Kids.
1966: Started his first band
with brother Kenny called The Dennells. He released his first single
called, "Leavin' You."
1971: Lennie signed and released
a single with Mercury Records. He then moved on to
Discreet Records, (a subsidiary of Warner Bros) and released the single,
"Ride Mama
Ride."
1973: Toured with the Kathy
Dalton Band and opened for famous acts such as Frank Zappa
and Tim Buckley.
1976: Signed with Fantasy
Records, (Creedence Clear Water's record label) and changed their
band's name to Gale Force. Their self-titled album was produced by Wayne
Henderson
of The Jazz Crusaders. Their second album, "Gale Force 2," was
produced by Michael
Stewart, producer for Billy Joel. This album sold over 50,000 copies in
the first 2 weeks
of it's release! This resulted in Gale Force becoming the opening act for
bands like
The Beach Boys, Chicago, Poco and others.
1980's: Lennie did lots of session work, like
doubling lead vocals on UFO album, playing drums
on the "Mimi Farina" album, (Joan Baez's sister) and other various
known and well-
known artists.
Present: Lennie has been actively playing the LA club scene
with various bands in different styles
including Funk, Rock 'n' Roll, Jazz and contemporary music. His talent and
experience
can be easily noticed as it enhances the sound of MLC in a big way.
Kenny
Gale
1961-64: Studied piano at Vivian Scott's School
of music.
1964-67: Studied guitar with Norman Nawahi, son of "King" (a
famous guitarist).
1966: From here on it's about the same
as Lennie; "The Dennells", his first band.
1967: Joined "The Zekes," a
four-piece Beatles type group.
1970: Signed his first recording
contract with Beverly Hills records as well as productions
agreements, copyright agreements with Fifth Floor Music and Third Story
Publishing. He
also joined BMI, and eventually ASCAP. He also recorded his first single,
"Leavin' You."
1973: Toured with the "Kathy
Dalton Band," opened concerts for Frank Zappa for one month.
Then, opened club gigs for Tim Buckly for two weeks in Atlanta, GA and
Philadelphia.
1972-76: Signed with Mercury records, released two singles. He also
signed with Discreet
Records, releasing one single.
1977: Released his first album on
Fantasy Records entitled, "Gale Force."
1978: Released his second (and final)
album called, "Gale Force Two."
1980-82: Played the Orange County club circuit with lead vocalist Dawn
Skiles (daughter of Skiles
& Henderson Comedy Duo.
1984-'95: Subbed in a band called "Restless" for lead guitarist who
had a commitment to his 3
piece blues band.
Bram
van Steenbergen
Bass
Guitar, Lead "Surf" Guitar & Vocals
Bram started in 1963 playing drums in the Crusaders. He took drum lessons
from the then famous Dutch drummer John Engels Sr., who was guest drummer with
the Duke Ellington Big Band. He also took up classical drum training
at the Royal Dutch Conservatory and later undertook guitar lessons with teacher,
Al Bronkhorst.
Bram played throughout the sixties and toured
extensively with bands like The Shane, The Scandals, Rank and others. From
1970 to '72 he was drafted into the Dutch Infantry and played drums in the Dutch
Royal Military Band. From '72 to '85, Bram played as a session musician
and during that time became a member of the Herbie Barnes Band in 1977. In
'85 he released an all-original vinyl LP with his current band, Idem Dito.
That album title was Idem Dito Facing Aquarius.
Beginning in 1985 to the present, Bram moved with his wife and kids to California as a bass player in bands such as The Reminders, Dave and the Classics, Breaking Point and Eric for Elvis Show. It was in 1999, that Bram became a founding member of Mid Life Crisis.
Ken
Bash
Vocals,
Guitar, Bass & Keyboards
