Rich DellaPietra -- Keyboards, 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals

Rich is a founding member of The Waiting Room. He has been performing in bands since his days in college as a member of several classic rock bands as "Deadhorse", "Phoenix", and "Doorknob Lore". In the early 90's he was a member of the progressive/classic rock cover band "Pangaea" with Mike and Mario.

In 1996, he joined the internationally known Dream Theater tribute band "Images and Words" who for 6 years performed the technically challenging music of Dream Theater with great energy and accuracy. The band had a dual identity, writing and performing their own material as Eleventh Hour. They were featured on Voices: A Tribute to Dream Theater which was released by an Italian record label. The band contributed a rendition of the Dream Theater song Learning To Live as well as a demo version of an Eleventh Hour original, Inside Out.

Rich's primary musical influence has been the band Rush, ever since his first Rush concert on December 10th, 1985. "A friend of mine dragged me along to the show and it ended up changing my life. Geddy Lee was playing keyboards and being cool about it. It was a big eye-opener for me!". His primary keyboard influences are Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Jordan Rudess, Kevin Moore, and Mark Kelly.

Accurately performing the keyboard parts from early Genesis is challenging because the keyboard sounds of Tony Banks are difficult to reproduce without using the actual instruments. Rich has spent the better part of 10 years searching pawn shops, music stores, and the Internet accumulating the right combination of authentic instruments and careful reproductions.

Instruments:

• ARP Pro-Soloist Synthesizer
• Korg CX-3 Combo organ
• Kurzweil SP76 Stage Piano
• Roland XP-30 Synthesizer
• Akai Z8 Sampler
• Roland Fantom-XR
• Ovation 12-string acoustic guitar

Effects:

• MXR Phase 100
• Fender Blender Fuzz
• Axess Electronics GRX4 Signal Router
• Behringer Effects

Authentic Samples:

• Mellotron
• RMI Electrapiano
• Hohner Pianet
• Roland RS-202
• Yamaha CP-70 Piano
• Fairlight IIx
• Various sound effects

Many thanks to Steve Howell from Hollow Sun