KEN GLASER is the band's bass player and handles song writing and marketing projects. A graduate of South Amherst High School. After my lifelong goal of playing on a winning football championship team came crashing down, out of the carnage came Rick DeWitt and music. "When you strap on the guitar you open doors". Rick and I are lifelong friends that are blessed with being able to put up with each other's ups and downs.
I came up with this crazy idea to be the best live band around. Through dedication and hard work, here we are. Now we are focusing on our original material. We will be in the studio in March laying down tracks for our new CD that will surely take us on a whole different avenue. This CD is for the young and old including a song called, "Coming For You", which is sure to be a hit among race car fans for years to come. In the studio and at live shows, I play Warwick neck through basses and am partial to Elixir strings which I believe helps the band achieve a full rich sound.
Rick DeWitt is a South Amherst Graduate and holds an Associate's Degree in Pre-Professional music from L.C.C.C. Rick is also married to a wonderful wife, has three beautiful daughters and lives in Amherst.
Rick handles all of the lead guitar work for Naked Monkeys as well as background harmony vocals. He also handles a big part of the songwriting and music production from the "Monkey House" studio in his basement.
Rick has been on stages entertaining audiences all over Lorain County for over 15 years. Rick brings a lot of energy to the stage for Naked Monkeys because he believes that a great live show should be just as exciting to watch as it is to listen to. His guitar of choice has always been a slightly modified Fender Telecaster and his favorite amp is a Matchless C/30.
Greg Neal provides the back-beat for the rhythm section as the band's drummer. He also provides background harmony vocals.
Playing since the age of 8 years old, he has been influenced by many different styles of music including rock, blues, country, pop and funk.
Greg currently plays on a Pacific FS Fusion Kit. His cymbals of choice are Zildjians with Tama hardware. He prefers Promark 747 sticks.
When Greg is not beating on the "Monkey" drums he serves as a Lieutenant on the Lorain Fire Dept.
