CAREY KRESS  Born on September 29, 1950, Carey Kress died peacefully at home on April 15, 2009 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Lynn. They have one son, Paul Rivenbark, and two grandchildren, Linkoln and Isis.

Carey co-founded FACEDANCER while attending college at the University of Rhode Island and relocated the band to the Washington, DC area in 1974. He sang lead on the “This World” album. He left the group in 1980 and briefly joined a group called HI-FI. The he returned to FACEDANCER in 1982 and sang on the “Midnite Raid” and “Alive” recordings. Carey developed an extensive mid-atlantic territory as a manufacturers rep in the professional audio industry for more than two decades and continued to work until his death. Never one to sit around, Carey’s pass time activities include sound engineer for local bands, home stereo/theatre design, auto mechanics, football, ice hockey, auto racing, airplane restoration and he was an overall "Project Man" extraordinaire. Read More

BJ Weigman, Billy Trainor, Carey kress, David Bell		Carey
Carey with David Utter		Lynn and Carey Kress November 2008

SCOTT McGINN  Scott left American University in 1975 to join FACEDANCER. He soon became the major creative force in the band, writing original songs and leading the group in breaking away from other local bands playing “cover” tunes.  

When FACEDANCER disbanded in 1983, Scott formed a techno-pop group, GROWING UP DIFFERENT, with two former FACEDANCER bandmates.  They broke up in 1986.

Scott moved to Los Angeles and formed a group, THE SLEEPWALKERS.  He returned to the East Coast in 1991.  FACEDANCER continued to play concert reunions on an annual basis.  They released two independent albums, “Midnight Raid” and “Alive.”

Scott and his wife Teri live in suburban Washington, DC.  He is working on many creative endeavors.  He continues to write music and plans on publishing a memoir, “That World: My Life in a Band Called FACEDANCER,” in early 2009.

		Teri and Scott McGinn

JEFF ADAMS  Jeff joined FACEDANCER in 1976 and played lead guitar on the “This World” and “About Face” albums.  Jeff left in 1982 to pursue other musical interests.  He rejoined the group in the mid-1990s to support annual reunion shows.   In 2005 he was part of the group STARKEY DRIVE and played on their album.  He has also released several solo CDs.  Jeff lives in Florida where he is active in the music scene.

Jeff Adams		Jeff Adams
Jeff and Kerry Adams

BILLY TRAINOR  Originally from the Washington, DC area, Billy worked his way though the club scene in the DC area in the early 70’s, playing with some of the most popular bands at the time. Billy joined FACEDANCER in 1976 as a sound tech, but quickly became the driving force behind the drums. He played drums on all four albums.  When FACEDANCER disbanded in 1983, Billy was part of the techno-pop group, GROWING UP DIFFERENT, with two other FD alumni.  When GUD went their separate ways, Billy worked outside of the music business, but was a constant over the years at all FACEDANCER reunion shows. Along with Scott, Billy was the only other member to remain with the band for all of the incarnations and continues to play drums with them today. He and his wife Jeannie live in suburban Washington, DC. They have three children: Colin, Lauren, and Greg.  Billy owns a thriving computer consulting business.

DAVID UTTER  David joined FACEDANCER in 1975 as a sound technician.  He left in 1976 to join the band LADY, only to return to FACEDANCER in 1977 on rhythm guitar.  He played on the first release,
“This World.”   After leaving FACEDANCER in 1980, he re-formed the band FAST EDDIE. 

Hmm-mm David, David, David … David lives in Asheville, North Carolina and is presently married to Janice Utter, a swimsuit/lingerie model/calendar girl.  She coulda been a “Bond Girl” … as John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re making plans.”  David’s son, a budding scientist, is presently studying magnetic levitation, the Koran, The Old Testament, and a little book by Karl Marx concerning dialectical materialism under the tutelage of Prof Don Van Vilet, PhD, MBA, LSD, and PRN.

It’s dark chocolate and champagne poured into her 32-D cups every nite at the boodwah in David’s mountain bungalow.  “I can wash her panties in a shot glass,” quotes David. 

David is totally stoked to be back with the BEATLES, my old rock soldier buddies cranking, out the tunes.  And, he looks forward to working again with the Fab Seven.

David Utter and Felix Cavaliere		Janice Utter

MICHAEL MILSAP  Born in Atlanta, GA, Michael joined FACEDANCER in 1980 and played keyboards on the “About Face” album.  Michael and his wife Claudia are proud parents, and live outside of Atlanta.

DAVID LONG  David was raised in Cranston, Rhode Island.  He started playing in a rock band after attending just a few classes as a freshman at the University of Rhode Island and was one of the founding members of FACEDANCER where he played keyboards.  The band migrated to Washington, DC, but DJ had to leave the band in 1976 due to health reasons.   He came back to the music circuit in 1979 where he was part of KING DAZZLE, who eventually transitioned into HI-FI.   In 1981, HI-FI members joined with FACEDANCER.  In 1982, DJ along with two former FACEDANCER band mates, formed GROWING UP DIFFERENT.  The group was fairly successful, playing concerts all over the Eastern Seaboard.  In between, in the spring of 1982, DJ and a fellow band member became singing comedians touring the Washington, DC comedy nightclub circuit and called themselves THE TWINS.

A retired, mild-mannered politician who served four terms on the Jamestown Town Council, he was elected to the office in 1999 and served as the council president.

Today, DJ still plays the keyboards and has written a few children’s songs.  He and his wife, Dana, live with their twin daughters, Sophie and Jesse.  And that’s his real full-time job these days:  taking care of the twins.   

TIM TANNER  Tim was one of the founding members of CHERRY SMASH.  He played lead guitar with the third version of FACEDANCER from 1981-1982. 

DAVID BELL  Born in Louisville, KY, David began his career playing guitar with the RAVYNS.  They recorded one album, and had a single released (“Raised on the Radio”) on the “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” soundtrack.  During the 1990s, he started playing with FACEDANCER. He has supported a multitude of bands (Shuffle; Ezra; Grand Slam; Citizens Band; Passion; Toy Soldier; Word of Mouth; Cha Cha Boys; Poison Whiskey; The Kati Mac Band; Kyf Brewer; Paisley Soul; Brian Comotto; Saving Grace; Brandon Sciutto; Tony Sciutto; Rob Byer; Patty Reese; The Klassix; The Steve Ports Trio; Drunken Uncles). Currently, he is the lead guitar player with NEVER NEVER.

In 2000, David was a Daytime Emmy Award nominee for his efforts as co-writer of “All the Tea in China” by Kati Mac.  He holds a degree in Corporate Communications. David currently lives in the Baltimore area.  Besides all of his musical endeavors, he is also a freelance marketing communications consultant.

BJ WEIGMAN  A long-time fan of the band, BJ began playing with FACEDANCER in the 1990s.  Currently he plays bass with PHOENIX RISING.

BJ and his wife Gina Live in the Baltimore area.  He has a recording studio and runs a successful kitchen remodeling company.