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Vocalist Dee Macomber is the female front of Alter Ego. Dee brings a powerful female lead vocal
to the band, and likes to mix things up with an anything goes attitude! With tremendous range, she's able
to cover all the musical bases that Alter Ego wants to pursue. She holds a music degree from Ithaca College,
a Masters from Syracuse University, and teaches music in the East Syracuse-Minoa School District. She's been featured
as a lead vocalist in acts such as Prime Time, The 8 Track All-Stars and Johnny Hart and the Jumpstarts, but is
most well known as the frontwoman for The Electric Chick Magnets.
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None of this is possible without Mom teaching me to go through those John Denver song books with her!! After
the millionth time through “Take Me Home Country Roads” though, I revolted and took up the drums (granted... I was 12, and lived through the era where rototoms were the coolest thing on the planet). A couple of years ago
after seeing Duncan Sheik and the Barenaked Ladies,
I decided I had to do what they did. I picked up the
guitar again and never looked back. Everything started out acoustic, doing solo Dave Matthews style gigs before moving into more full-band stylings, starting with guest appearances with Prime Time, The Electric Chick Magnets, and the 8-Track All Stars. Currently gigging with Trial By Fire and Alter Ego, and having the time of my life. Who says it's too late to be a rock star?
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Gear:
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Fender American Deluxe 'Fat Strat', Epi LP Custom, Vox AD100VT, Fender Deluxe Reverb,Line6 DL4, Digitech Hardwire CM2 and SC2,
Proco Rat2, BBE Boosta Grande, Boss TU2, Dunlop Crybaby, Boss LS2, Boss RV5, Digitech CF7, Boss GT8
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Mike Dardaris is a graduate of the Crane School of Music where he studied percussion under
Jim Peterczak. After ten years as an instrumental music teacher he continued his studies
in pursuit of his C.A.S in administration and is currently the assistant principal in a local
school district. Mike has spent the past ten years performing with many local musicians,
primarily with the Bob Cooper Band until collaborating with Dee, Scott, Aaron and
Chris to form Alter Ego. Mike uses Roland’s flagship TD-20 V-Drums to provide the best live
sound possible. His mix of electronic, sampled and acoustic percussion are truly unique to
the CNY music scene.
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Chris Notarthomas fell in love with the electric bass way back when his alma mater,
Liverpool High School started a student Rock Ensemble playing songs from all the hot
70’s bands like Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears. Since then Chris
has played in a variety of pop oriented bands including the Ithaca band “Good Question”,
The Los Angeles oldies band “Jumpin Johnny and the Rip Chords”, and local Syracuse dance band
"Prime Time". Chris also plays the string bass fiddle and has had the honor of playing with
the Syracuse Symphony and the Utica Symphony Orchestra’s, backing up guest performances of
Peter Cetera of “Chicago” and Clay Aiken of American Idol.
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Aaron holds a BA in music and a minor in audio productions from Ithaca College and is
currently working to complete his Masters in Education at LeMoyne. Upon graduating from
Ithaca in 1998, Aaron toured nationally with the 8-piece funk/jam band Nozmo King.
Opening for acts like Soulive, Merl Sanders, The Jerry Garcia Band and Derek Trucks, Nozmo’s
relationship with Limelite Entertainment eventually landed them in Boston in 2000. Shortly after,
the band disbanded. Aaron went on to teach instrumental/vocal/general music in the Haverhill
Public Schools System (Haverhill, MA) and perform with several bands in the Boston area for
five years. In 2005 he returned to Central New York and began teaching in the Chittenango Central
School District where he serves as the High School Instrumental Music Teacher. In addition, Aaron
teaches privately and is active playing trumpet in local churches such as Immaculate Conception in
Fayetteville and the First Presbyterian Church in Cazenovia. He lives in Chittenango with his wife
Denise and daughters
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