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DEREK BOONE
Drums & Vocals

Derek began playing drums at the age of 12. Since then, he has provided the beat for many Pacific Northwest bands, playing a variety of styles including, progressive rock, rhythm and blues, country and pop. For Derek, De Nada is the result of a long evolution of bands, from it's origins in "Off the Record", a band he would share with Ron Ruiz in the early 90's, to "The Beagles" in 2002, and the addition of Aric Keith. De Nada is a refinement of talent and chemistry that finds Derek in a position to provide back beat for one of the Pacific Northwest's best collaborations.

Kevin Neil
Lead & Rhythm Guitar & Vocals

Kevin is a guitarist/singer/songwriter who has logged 35 successful years as a professional entertainer. As a songwriter, Kevin has won awards ranging from fourth place in a nationwide country songwriting contest to a first place locally in a contest judged by Kathy Mattea. Kevin has signed publishing contracts with notable Nashville publishing houses such as "Gatlin Brothers Music Publishing", "Harlan Howard Songs" and "Best Built Songs". Kevin has played many styles of music throughout his career and recalls that one of the high points for him was performing live on stage with Stevie Wonder.

ELLEN GODULA
Keyboards & Vocals

Ellen's gift for the piano became apparent at age 4 when she'd plunk out melodies memorized from her parents' Engelbert Humperdinck albums at home. Fortunately for everyone, her musical influences expanded to include rock, pop, jazz and classical. After graduation from UC Santa Cruz and enjoying brief stints as ballet class accompanist and piano bar performer, Ellen became keyboardist and vocalist in an LA-based Top 40 band, travelling and working consistently for many before returning home to Portland and re-planting her roots. She now writes and records music with her musician-husband Brian and has found musical bliss as a member of DeNada Band.

BRIAN GODULA
Bass

Brian studied the cello at a young age, eventually learning upright bass and then electric bass. While in high school Brian played cello and upright bass with the San Jose City Orchestra. He has been in the music business since the mid-60’s playing in various S.F. Bay-area original bands including Stoneground a nationally successful act in 1971. He went on to form bands with musicians such as drummer Michael Shrieve from Santana, guitarist Lyle Workman from Sting's’s band and guitarist Pat Thrall from The Pat Travers Band. Brian formed the Portland, Oregon label, Zoppa Records in 2001 .

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