NATALIE HUGHES | LEAD GUITAR + VOCALS
NATALIE IS A SOULFUL SONGSTRESS WITH A VOICE THAT COMMANDS ATTENTION. BORN INTO A MUSICAL FAMILY, NATALIE'S LOVE FOR SINGING WAS INSPIRED BY HER ITALIAN GRANDFATHER, A FORMER OPERA OMAHA MEMBER. WITH A CAREER SPANNING FROM VOICE LESSONS AND BACKUP VOCALS FOR HEIDI JOY, US TOURING SHOWS WITH BILLY MCGUIGAN, NATALIE’S VERSATILITY SHINES.FROM UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS IN CHURCHES TO ACOUSTIC SHOWS WITH SOME OF OMAHA’S FINEST MUSICIANS, NATALIE’S VOICE HAS RESONATED WITH MANY.
NATALIE'S POWERFUL VOICE HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AT PROMINENT EVENTS, INCLUDING THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES, TD AMERITRADE STADIUM, AND CHI HEALTH CENTER ARENA.
HER DEBUT ALBUM, "SONGSTRESS" (2008), MARKED THE BEGINNING OF HER MUSICAL JOURNEY. NOW, AS THE LEAD VOCALIST OF ENVY, NATALIE IS TAKING HER MUSIC TO NEW HEIGHTS, DELIVERING FRESH AND CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES THAT LEAVE AUDIENCES IN AWE.
NATALIE'S POWERFUL VOICE HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AT PROMINENT EVENTS, INCLUDING THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES, TD AMERITRADE STADIUM, AND CHI HEALTH CENTER ARENA.
HER DEBUT ALBUM, "SONGSTRESS" (2008), MARKED THE BEGINNING OF HER MUSICAL JOURNEY. NOW, AS THE LEAD VOCALIST OF ENVY, NATALIE IS TAKING HER MUSIC TO NEW HEIGHTS, DELIVERING FRESH AND CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES THAT LEAVE AUDIENCES IN AWE.
NATE MICEK | BASS + VOCALS
WANTING TO FILL OUT THE SOUND, ENVY SOUGHT OUT THE TALENTS OF BASSIST/VOCALIST NATHAN CHARLES MICEK. NATE HAS SPENT YEARS REFINING THE CRAFT OF SONGWRITING IN VARIOUS ORIGINAL BANDS. HIS ABILITY TO HEAR NOTES AND STRUCTURES BRINGS A NEW LEVEL OF MUSICALITY TO ENVY.
JEREMY JONES | PERCUSSION
JAI'S RHYTHMIC JOURNEY BEGAN AT AGE ONE, BANGING ON POTS AND PANS, EVENTUALLY PROGRESSING TO A FULL DRUM KIT. INFLUENCED BY GOSPEL MUSIC, ACCOMPANYING HIS MOTHER, A LEAD VOCALIST, TO REHEARSALS AND CHURCH SERVICES, JAI DEVELOPED A STRONG FOUNDATION IN RHYTHM, TIMING, AND SPONTANEOUS EXPRESSION.
GROWING UP IN THE 80S, JAI'S MUSICAL EXPOSURE EXPANDED THROUGH MTV, SPARKING AN INTEREST IN ROCK AND DIVERSE SOUNDS OF THE ERA. HIS NATURAL TALENT LED TO NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP IN JAZZ, SYMPHONIC BANDS, AND DRUM LINE, WHERE HE STUDIED UNDER 311 DRUMMER CHAD SEXTON.
A VERSATILE MUSICIAN, JAI HAS PRODUCED, WRITTEN, AND PERFORMED AS A KEYS PLAYER, ARRANGER, AND DRUMMER FOR VARIOUS BANDS AND SOLO ARTISTS. AS A HYBRID DRUMMER, BLENDING ACOUSTIC DRUMS WITH ELECTRONIC DRUM PADS, SAMPLES, AND LOOPS, JAI BRINGS A UNIQUE, SLEEK SOUND TO THE ENVY BRAND.
GROWING UP IN THE 80S, JAI'S MUSICAL EXPOSURE EXPANDED THROUGH MTV, SPARKING AN INTEREST IN ROCK AND DIVERSE SOUNDS OF THE ERA. HIS NATURAL TALENT LED TO NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP IN JAZZ, SYMPHONIC BANDS, AND DRUM LINE, WHERE HE STUDIED UNDER 311 DRUMMER CHAD SEXTON.
A VERSATILE MUSICIAN, JAI HAS PRODUCED, WRITTEN, AND PERFORMED AS A KEYS PLAYER, ARRANGER, AND DRUMMER FOR VARIOUS BANDS AND SOLO ARTISTS. AS A HYBRID DRUMMER, BLENDING ACOUSTIC DRUMS WITH ELECTRONIC DRUM PADS, SAMPLES, AND LOOPS, JAI BRINGS A UNIQUE, SLEEK SOUND TO THE ENVY BRAND.
PATRICK DALY | LEAD GUITAR
PAT BRINGS SCORCHING LEAD GUITAR SKILLS TO ENVY, JOINING THE LINEUP AFTER A SHOW-STOPPING AUDITION. A SELF-TAUGHT VIRTUOSO, PAT’S GUITAR TECHNIQUE AND SOLOS ARE UNPARALLELED. WITH A RICH BACKGROUND IN THE ORIGINAL BAND SCENE, PAT’S EXPERTISE ELEVATES ENVY'S SOUND TO NEW HEIGHTS.
JOSEPH BACKER | LEAD GUITAR, KEYS + VOCALS
JOE, A SEASONED MUSICIAN AND INSTRUCTOR, BRINGS UNPARALLELED TALENT TO ENVY. A FORMER STUDENT OF BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, JOE BOASTS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST. HIS VERSATILITY SHINES AS HE LENDS HIS VOICE, SHREDS ON LEAD GUITAR, AND ADDS DEPTH WITH KEYS, CEMENTING HIS ROLE AS THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO ENVY'S SOUND.