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RON BELL
DRUMS/BACK-UP VOCALS


A Central Florida native, Ron began his drumming career at age 12. As a member of both marching and concert bands in Jr. High, Ron says his inspiration for becoming a musician was his older brother who played the sax and clarinet. His influences include the legendary drummers Buddy Rich, Dennis Chambers and Rush's, Neil Pert.

In his early twenties, Ron explored his creative side in the originals band, SYUS, which experienced several years of local success. After that, he continued living his passion for music by playing on the club circuit with a few other bands before he founded the power trio Below Zero in 1993. They toured all over Florida until 2000. Keeping his sticks in the mix, Ron went on to play with various well known Orlando bands such Iron Horse, Jackie Rose, and Loose Cannon. As Ron says, "There aren't too many places in this town my drums haven't been, from the gritty hole-in-the-wall bars to the classy ones; they've rocked them all!"

As a highly skilled drummer, Ron has offered his expertise to several bands in need of a sub on a moment’s notice. With over 25 years of professional stage and studio experience, Ron is diverse in many playing styles such as jazz, blues, funk, country, gospel, and hard rock. In fact, the members of Neon Dream were so impressed with his drumming when catching one of his shows, that he was invited to join the band. One might describe his style as funky, rocking and soulful, which works well for a party/dance band like Neon Dream. When Ron isn’t on stage rocking out, he owns and manages a recording studio, Audible Sound Studio and is employed by Orange County Public Schools.

 

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