Bold Little Stranger

The Cast:

They're pretty good musicians................

Jeff Collins --------> Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Scott Connor -----> Vocals, Drums
Rob Tucker -------> Keyboards, Vocals, Man In The Floorboard
Billy Sherwood ----> Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Joel Valder --------> Sound abuse
Rich Alfieri --------> Bass on "Across Sand And Sea"
Katie Collins ------> Vocals on "Slumber Yard"

All songs written by Jeff Collins except:
Hi Hello Hooray, Thank You For Trying To Kill Me, Across Sand And Sea, Crestfallen by Collins/Tucker

Produced By Jeff Collins
Mixed by Billy Sherwood @ Sherwood Studios Los Angeles, Ca.
Recorded at A Rabbit's Pace Studio Long Beach, Ca.
Mastered by Channel Fuse Media Memphis, Tn.
Art Direction and Design by Griffin Lauerman
Assistant to Mr. Collins: Effin A. Mann
Guitar Technician: Rosewood Stringer
Keyboard Technician: P. Anna King
In-studio catering: Phil A. Ovsole
Limo Services: Otto Parker

JEFF COLLINS is a guitar charmer and songwriter. Jeff started writing songs the moment he picked up a guitar as a young teen in Louisville, Ky. Deeply influenced by a diverse range of artists like Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Frank Zappa, XTC, Sandy Denny, Alice Cooper, Lee Hazelwood and many others, Jeff sought to find his own unique style. His first composition was a song called "Ants In My Guitar", which was, not surprisingly, a song about a few ants he saw crawling in the hole of his Martin acoustic guitar. Clearly Jeff had a vision few others could see. Aside from writing original works, Jeff has been playing the role of Steve Hackett in the Los Angeles area Genesis tribute band GABBLE RATCHET.

It seems like SCOTT CONNOR has a 3rd arm swinging around when he plays. One of the best drummers in Los Angeles, Scott is a veteran of GABBLE RATCHET. Mr Connor also offers individual drum lesson clinics to students.

ROB TUCKER, the most handsome of the musicians appearing on this record, is well known in the LA pop scene. He has played with many indie bands including STEW and THE NEGRO PROBLEM. Rob and Jeff have released CD's together under the name FOAM RUBBER SOLE. Those CD's are now available here.

BILLY SHERWOOD's resume speaks for itself (YES, CIRCA, YOSO). Billy was signed on to mix "Bold Little Stranger", but he was quickly caught up in the Crusher spirit and ended up playing guitar, bass, and keyboards on several tracks for the album.