About the Band

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Todd Fiechter                                Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard & all things technical

Todd was born and raised in the small town of Bluffton, Indiana.  He studied music at Indiana Purdue Ft. Wayne and now works at Audio Visual Integration.  When he's not working he enjoys recording Christian artists at The Sound Shed, a studio he started in 03'.  Todd has produced CD's for a number of musicians, including Tom's latest release Hope is Alive, which Todd co-produced with former Rich Mullins bandmate Michael Aukofer.

Todd and his wife Brandy attend Life Community Church which is ironically in the same building where he attended high school.

Laura Fennig                                   Violin, Cello, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard, Background Vocals 

The newest addition to the band, Laura played her first concert with Tom in September, 2007.

The Newest addition to the band, Laura joined the band in September of ’07. Laura’s main instrument is the Violin, though she brings a lot to the band, including her beautiful harmonies.   Laura is also a part of the Y US band, which leads worship regularly at Westchester United Methodist Church , and First Chair Violinist with the Grand Lake Orchestra, Celina , Ohio .

Adam Koehler                              

Bass & Rhythm Guitars, Percussion, Lead & Background Vocals

Part of the band for 2 1/2 years. Adam  and his wife Holly, now live in Portland, Indiana with their baby boy, Rocco, and their cat Saturday.  Adam is now the worship and outreach Pastor at the Rock Church in Portland, Indiana, and continues to occasionally sit in with the band.

Adam released his first CD Beginnings  in 2006.

Scott Shoemaker                               Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Background & Lead Vocals

Part of the band for a year and a half, Scott and his family now live in Alabama.

Scott's main instrument is the guitar or "tar-tar" as called by his little
girl Sophia, but since joining Tom, Scott has also picked up the mandolin
and the bass guitar. Scott’s main musical influences are Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dave Mathews, Third Day, DC Talk (Toby Mac), which is quite the mixed bag of styles, but each of these artists put their heart and soul into their music.

A few years ago Scott & Tom had heard each other play and decided to get together for a jam session. After the session it was decided that Tom was a song-writer who could play guitar player and Scott was a guitar player who could write songs. After about 3 years, a spot opened up in The Tom Frye Band and Scott jumped into the roll of lead guitarist.  In addition to providing some great music, Scott also offers solid vocal harmonies.  He has penned a few songs of his own, which he regularly performs with Tom, most notably a tune that "you can't beat out of your head with a sledge hammer”"  called Big Blue Church Bus as well as "some other cheezy tunes". 

Copyright 2005 Tom Frye.
Last updated: February 26, 2008.