Band Bios
Aden Bubeck - bass
Bassist Aden Bubeck was raised in Joshua, Texas and now claims Fort Worth home. He studied music at Weatherford College and the prestigious University of North Texas. Aden plays electric bass, upright bass and trombone and has performed everywhere from Gruene Hall to Carnegie Hall and all points in between. Aden's performance and recording credits include such artists as Miranda Lambert, Max Stalling, Johnny Reno, Bertha Coolidge, Brad Thompson & the Undulating Band, The Four Tops, Jim Nabors (yes, Gomer Pyle) and jazz great Dewey Redman. Aden loves a big "girthy" bass sound and calls players like Duck Dunn, Roy Huskey Jr. and Peter Cetera his bass luminaries. He fills his spare time with his family, wild interior decorating, rebuilding stereo sets, buying clothes and cooking. He is 6" tall, 165 lbs., has red hair and brown eyes.
Ron D'Argenio - keyboards
Born into a Sicilian coal mining family during the harsh winter following the "Summer of Love", Ron was raised amidst the urban gospel, blues, and folk scene surrounding Paterson, NJ. On weekends he got a taste for the country life on his grandparents farm in upstate New York . When the coal mines shut down and the textile industry unraveled,he moved into the Lower East Side of New York City with it’s eclectic music scene. Finally the Texas calling drew him to Austin , a land of musical diversity.
Following a short stint on the trumpet, Ron began playing piano at age 11. He started writing songs and performing with bands at age 13, spanning genres from country, blues, rock, and folk, to funk, reggae, Latin, and jazz.
After 3 years of High School band in Glen Rock, NJ, Ron studied jazz piano at Professional Musicians Institute and attended William Paterson University as a Classical Piano major. Afterwards he spent several years in New York City as a film composer and sound designer. Ron has so far recorded two solo instrumental CD’s.
Since landing in Texas , Ron toured and recorded with Honeybrowne, Deborah Dalton, Sugarback, Parade, and the John Gaar Band before joining up with Miranda.
He appears in Miranda’s debut video Me and Charlie Talking playing the Hammond B-3, dobro, and the jaw harp.
Jordan Powell - tour manager
Weighing in at 170 lbs and hailing from parts unknown…the man who gets everyone to the church on time, Jordan Powell. First and foremost, Jordan is the Tour Manager, but you’ll probably also see him acting as a soundman, guitar tech, security, stage manager, Mr. Fix-It and personal assistant to Star Vocal. Jordan’s been honing his craft since 1998 and has done time with a plethora of artists such as Jack Ingram, Chris Wall and Phil Pritchett. He’s married to the love of his life and enjoys woven handy crafts.
Alex Weeden - lead guitar
In the 5th grade, Alex Weeden jokingly said to his father that he wanted to start playing guitar after seeing a video by Ted Nugent on the new cable channel, MTV (Yes, MTV did play videos at one time). After getting his 1st guitar, a cheap copy of a Fender Sratocaster, he could not put it down. That joke of wanting a guitar instantly turned into an obsession. This led to getting all the classic rock albums he could get his hands on and trying to learn them note for note. He spent hours upon hours listening to Zeppelin, Bowie and The Beatles records and realized that he could play pretty well. Alex decided to pursue this as a living so he did what many musicians do… he moved to Austin, TX. It was in Austin that he honed his craft by writing songs and playing with a band called Honeybrowne (where he played with future bandmate Ron D’Argenio). During this 3+ years with the band, he crossed paths with Miranda a couple of times and recognized her incredible talent. He was elated when he got the call to play guitar with her band. With every note he plays, you can see that Alex loves what he does and is thrilled to be making music night after night. It's a good thing his father saw that he wasn’t just joking about that guitar so many years before!
Scotty Wray - rhythm guitar
Scotty Wray was born in DeQueen, Arkansas . Aptly named after Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley’s guitar player he started playing guitar at the young age of 7. As the brother to Collin Raye, Scotty began touring with his family and spent the 80’s in the Northwest playing with the "Wray Brothers Band." They released an album in 1981, Cowboy Sangers. While touring they were discovered and signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1986. They continued to tour until 1990.
A prolific songwriter, Scotty has had over 150 songs published, two of which have been released as singles: "She’s All That" and "Start Over Georgia ."
Not only is he a dear friend to Miranda he is also the only original member of her band. He has served for over 3 years as her guitar player and back up singer on gigs throughout Texas, the US and as far as Paris, France playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar and lap steel.
Scotty co-wrote a track on Miranda’s upcoming album due for release in early 2005, "I Wanna Die" which has proven to be a crowd favorite at live venues. Scotty is also scheduled to have a least one track on Collin Raye’s upcoming album.
As a singer, songwriter, utility player and buddy Scotty is a valued asset to Miranda, her band and her family.
Keith Zebroski - percussion
Keith has been touring, recording, teaching and performing professionally for the past 15 years. He currently lives in Austin ,Texas where he works as a drum instructor, professional session musician and currently plays drums for Epic/Sony Artist, Miranda Lambert. Born in New York, Keith began playing drums at age nine. He was playing in bands by the time he was in 7th grade and remembers making a pact with his friend John Hampson in grade school about playing music until they achieved their goals of fame and success. That friendship evolved through years of playing together in various bands and eventually the band NINEDAYS was formed. NINEDAYS signed a record deal with Epic /Sony Records and released "The Madding Crowd," which went gold and featured Billboard's #1 single, "Absolutely-Story of a Girl." The band supported the album by touring with bands such as Barenaked Ladies, Bon Jovi, 3rd Eye Blind, Vertical Horizon and many others.
Keith has recorded and performed nationally with NINEDAYS and has played with many popular Austin based bands. Since moving to Austin, the "Live Music Capital of the World" in 2001, Keith has been hired to perform with many artists from the diverse musical spectrum that the city has to offer. Keith has played with country musicians from Rip Lorick, who's music embodies the Texas hill country sound of Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett to Ty Hager, who's satirical bluegrass acoustic sound has been often compared to John Prine. In 2003, Keith was hired to perform at the Zach Scott Theatre by Nashville country artist, Georgia Middleman. Georgia has written songs for such artists as Faith Hill, Joe Nichols, Martina McBride, Tracey Lawrence, Terry Clark and Radney Foster, with whom she also recorded the hit duet, "Scary Old World." It was during this show that Keith met and played with keyboardist, Ron D’Argenio and bassist, Rich Stanmyre. The three musicians continued to play together in Austin until Ron got the call that Miranda was putting together a new band. Keith was so impressed by Miranda, her material and the musicians involved that he joined the band in August of 2004.