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Kelley has been singing and acting all her life. She studied musical theater and dance at Point Park University Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Circle In The Square Theatre School on Broadway in NY, NY. Kelley has performed with The Micheal Chekhov Theatre Company in lower Manhattan, and with Inmates of the Theatre Asylum Company in Los Angeles, CA. She has fronted classic and R&B bands as well as a jazz trio. While living in L.A. she wrote and produced her original pop album Heroine.
A member of Actors Equity Association and represented by The iGroup in Southfield.
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John Nikolich
Drums
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John drives the Motor City Soul "bus", powering the band and the audience through the music in a way that demands your attention. Raised in the Detroit Metro area, John picked up his first set of drums from the curb on trash day when he was 6 years old. He has played professionally since age 15. His musical experience includes playing in blues, rock, top 40, Christian and orchestra bands. John has an energetic style and has played with members of Rare Earth and the George Duke band.
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Josh Moyer
Lead Guitar
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Josh Moyer is a professional guitar player and music educator based in metro Detroit. His musical journey started at an early age with a wide variety of musical styles and interests, from classical fingerstyle to technical modern progressive rock guitar and everything in between. For Josh, no stone is left unturned in the guitar world. He is a guitarist who is educated in music but also one that has strong musical intuition.
After graduating from Michigan State University’s Jazz Studies’ program in 2017, Josh moved to Detroit, where he now performs and teaches in the metro Detroit area. He primarily plays jazz, fusion, funk, rock, and 7-string solo/accompanist guitar.
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Kenny Foster
Lead Vocals
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Kenny’s unique style mixes the original Motor City sound along with his very own musical talents, is one that can’t be compared. His vocal excellence has performed with the great legends as Rev. James Cleveland, The Temptations, Four Tops and with local groups, The Domino’s and The Players. Kenny’s versatile, local blend of Gospel, Blues and Rock can be called the“Motown Sound” along with his charisma, will keep a crowd on the edge of their seats, tapping their feet.
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Mike Harrold
Lead Vocals
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Mike, born in Alabama, home in Detroit, MI. Mike started singing professionally at age 17 as the lead singer with The Shades of Blue, a local R&B group. Mike has 13 years experience in musical theater to add to his repetoir. You may remember Mike in For Your Ears Only (R&B) as lead and backround; or as lead and backround in The Dynamics (R&B). Mike's Gospel experience as lead & backround includes Spiritual Parader's, Mighty Men of Valore, and Testify.
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Steve Lee
Keyboard
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Steve brings over 30 years of live performing to Motor City Soul. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 7 and music has been his passion ever since. A native of Detroit, his musical influences include the Beatles and Billy Joel to name a few. He’s played at venues such at Motor City Casino, the Detroit Zoo, and many corporate events and weddings. In his spare time, he enjoys music collecting and spending time with family.
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John Morgan
Bass Guitar/ Vocals
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John says his parents had him singing with his brothers before he could talk. He started playing musical instruments at a very young age, but he always had an ear for bass. When he auditioned as a lead guitarist for an original rock band, he took a bass along and instead became the bassist. He’s never looked back and has played bass with 3-piece to 17-piece bands and everything in between playing all kinds of music from folk to big band to rock and R&B doing live performances of just about every kind and some commercial studio work. |
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Michael Whitehead
Lead Vocals
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Singing just seems to come naturally for Michael. As former lead vocalist for Serpentine Fire, an Earth, Wind, and Fire tribute band, Michael further developed his first tenor voice as well as a very strong falsetto that will rival anyone in the business. Michael has performed with several other groups in the Metro Detroit area including D Tour, Hidden Agenda, The Saints of Soul, Larry Lee and Back in the Day as well as performing as front man for his own project, The Michael Whitehead Band.
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Rick Bartos
Audio Engineer
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Rick has immersed himself in music and sound since he worked at his college local radio station. Later, when it became clear that his young son was just as interested in music, Rick started a family owned and operated DJ company. The two continued to run the family business, taking off in a new direction with live stage sound and lighting. Rick ended up growing the audio portion of the business working with many local venues and bands, even after his son graduated college. Today, he brings a wide variety of talent and ears to the sound of Motor City Soul; working digital based equipment to ensure quality audio to compliment the band. |