Randy Covey, founding member of Waoka, has been playing and singing for over 30 years, starting in folk duos and acoustic sets. Influences include Neil Young, Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, and the Jayhawks. He met his wife Allyson in a local coffee house playing music and so it began. On his myspace page he also says he is a Public School Teacher, Singer songwriter, Artist, Woodworker,Actor, Archer, Knife maker, and Draftsman, among other talents and professions.
Their fun folk song 'Baby Steps' has managed to make it through the past two weeks of competition and advance to the final this week against Protocol.
Waoka 'Baby Steps'
Protocol is a well-rounded rock band from Connecticut. Joe (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tyler (guitar), began writing songs together in 2003. Ryan Laney soon joined on keyboard and mandolin, followed by Matt on bass and Emily on drums (and occasionally bass). Their good friend Nick occasionally plays with the band on baritone sax and vocals.
Throughout their high school careers, Protocol was mainly a recording group, performing a few times at Toquet Hall in Westport, CT, and in their high school's talent show. By the summer of 2007 (the graduating year of the majority of the band's members) Protocol had completed Faceless, their first full album, and by the summer of 2009 they finished work on their second, Verbatim, recording only during college breaks.
Protocol's music reflects its members' backgrounds in and love of both rock and classical music. When asked about their influences, they usually list Aerosmith, The Beatles, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, and Dispatch.
Protocol has a third album in the works and Joe and Ryan Laney are working on a musical about their experiences in high school as well.
Protocol 'Wall of Colors'
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