Best friends playing music together since 1958 Brian Mertes (guitar) and Peter Bavasi (drums) played in high school and college dance bands through 1964. Now, fifty-five years later and long retired, Brian and Peter are back playing music together.
After performing with The Knight Owls, Brian entered the field of electronics engineering. Brian had a long and successful career where he rose to EVP and Chief Technical Officer of a major electronics communications corporation. Brian was also an associate professor of electronics at Cal State Long Beach. In his spare time, he was a working musician in Los Angeles. Brain also raised a beautiful family and is proud to be an active grandfather.
When Peter hung up his drumsticks after college to pursue a career, he spent almost 35 years with Major League Baseball, holding high-profile positions with the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians Peter has been married to his high school sweetheart Judy for 60 years and is the proud father of two and a veteran grandfather.
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