CHRISTIAN LEE SWAIN

lead vocals, guitar

Roots: Los Angeles, CA

Rocked the 80′s LA scene with the best of ‘em and lived! Now he channels all that great vocal and stage energy with TinMan and connects it to our audiences!

Influences: Jagger, Bowie, Gabriel and Mercury

“PHILLY” BILL WEIR

bass guitar, vocals

Roots: Philadelphia, PA

Philly Bill lays down the energetic and solid bass groove for TinMan - his lifelong stage, touring, and recording experience gives him the chops. - highlights include touring and recording with Blues Guitarist Award Winner Mike Dugan, then West with Lara Price, Dave Hull, Nichole Cheri, and the BluesRockers along the way…

Influences: Jack Bruce, Tim Bogert, Willie’s Dixon and Weeks, Tommy Shannon, Bob Glaub, Kenny Gradney (Little Feat), Duck Dunn. Special shout to fellow PA native/bass bro’ Randy McDonald (Tommy Castro Band), who shares the same mindset: ‘Havin’ some fun while gettin’ it done!’

“Gypsy” Jack VanBreen

lead guitar, vocals

Roots: San Jose, CA

A versatile guitarist with an exciting and dynamic classic rock chops! His creative playing drives the TinMan sound!

Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Doobies, Tower of Power, and Sons of Champlin

Bobby SChuster

keyboards, vocals

Roots: Evansville, IN

Our musically educated band music director extrodinaire - has brought his pro level high energy keyboard sounds and vocals to both Indiana and Bay Area bands, including TinMan!

Influences: Hancock, Corea, Jimmy Smith, Chuck Leavell, Jan Hammer and Keith Emerson

Joe Coniglio

drums / percussion

Roots: Pittsburg, CA

A bay area first call drummer that has shared the stage with Greg Kihn, Y&T, the Fixx, Eric Martin, and Ronnie Montrose.

Joe’s drumming gives TinMan its solid groove…..

Influences: John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Mike’s Portnoy and Mangini.