More recently Mike was a member of the popular group, Higher Octane, for 7-years, playing clubs and festivals in northern Illinois. After college he joined the lineup of the very popular band, Climbing Vines, performing original music at some of Chicago's hottest clubs including Park West, Cabaret Metro, and Cubby Bar, among others, where they would share the bill with such nationally known bands as Pearl Jam, Soul Asylum and Urge Overkill. Mike Griffin, from Plainfield, is one of the group's two guitar players. Originally a piano player, Mike converted to guitar at the age of 12 and never looked back, playing in his first band in high school at local dances and block parties. His drumming style is heavily influenced by Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts. In addition to the drums, Bob also will play the keyboards and guitar on occasion, and sing a song or two, a rare feat for a drummer. He has been the voice of hundreds of radio commercials. He has played drums in some of the most successful Chicago area classic rock and oldies bands including The 45rpm Band, and The Silhouettes, among others. And he has also been behind the radio microphone as a disc jockey on numerous classic rock and oldies stations and can currently be heard on 95.9fm The River.
With Sidekix, she performed at nearly every major venue in the region, including a long run as house band at the renowned Radisson Star Plaza in Merrillville, considered a must-perform venue for nearly every major national entertainer. Bob Zak, from Plainfield, has been entertaining audiences in the Chicago area for more than 30 years. In the 90's Twyla became an in-demand singer on the Chicago music scene, taking the microphone for 12-years as lead vocalist for SideKix, one of Chicagoland's most successful corporate/wedding bands.
The record was followed by a national tour, and the accolades of fans and peers, resulting in her winning awards from Country Music Showcase for "female vocalist of the year", "entertainer of the year", and "vocal duo of the year" for the hit song.
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In contrast to the harsh, electro-house style that made "Rocker" and "Gehts Noch?" successful, Flügel's recent work is inspired chiefly by techno and krautrock.Twyla Sokolewicz from Plainfield, who is a dynamic, powerful and versatile singer with the unique ability to deliver a variety of songs with sparkling showmanship, charm and personality that keeps audiences engaged and entertained. Her professional career started in the 1980's and took her to Nashville where she recorded the Billboard Top 40 record, "Cheatin Side of Life", a collaboration with Dave Kirschner, her musical partner at that time.
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Since Alter Ego became inactive, Flügel signed to Dial Records and released three full length solo albums so far, along with several EPs released on various other labels and collaborations with like-minded artists such as Simian Mobile Disco and Daniel Avery, who count Flügel's work as inspirations. In 2005, Roman Flügel went on to produce the track "Gehts Noch?", which was a worldwide hit, and was regularly played by many international DJs. In interviews, Flügel suggested that the hiatus occurred because the two simply stopped enjoying working professionally, and following their own projects was the best way of both securing their friendship and keeping their work interesting. Though the two remain friends, Alter Ego have not been active since the release of their final album in 2008. French group Black Strobe took out 'Best Remix' honours with their remix of "Rocker". In the 2004 Groove Magazine Readers Poll, Alter Ego won three categories, taking out the award for 'Best Single' for "Rocker", 'Best Album' for Transphormer, and also 'Best Live Act'. The track peaked at #32 in the UK Singles Chart.
They achieved notability in 2004 with their track "Rocker", which became one of the year's defining dance anthems, especially in Europe, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular DJs such as Felix Da Housecat, 2 Many DJs and The Chemical Brothers.
Alter Ego is a German music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke.
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