Guitar/Vocals - Don Makoviney Drums - Eric Hazelton Tenor and Soprano Sax/Vocals - Jeremy Domby Trumpet/Vocals - Eric Raddatz Bass/Lead Vocals - Joe Vega Vocals/Percussions - Vanessa Vega
Background:
BopGun performs as a 5 or 6 piece dance/funk band with a live horn section headquartered in Cape Coral / Ft. Myers, Florida. They are currently performing at special events, festivals, block parties, corporate events, weddings, and wherever the music takes them!
The then-unnamed band formed in August 2002 as a 5-piece after years of talk between Eric Hazelton, Jeremy Domby, and Don Makoviney. The goal was to be a covers band that wasn't lame. The other goal was to play songs that people didn't wince at due to excessive volume or wailing guitars and vocals. Most important - it had to be danceable!
After hooking up with veteran vocalist/bassist Joe Vega and adding trumpet player Eric Raddatz, the band became 'BopGun' - a fresh hip new band with the heavy seventies, rump-shakin', funk sound! "We weren't sure what the reaction would be," Eric Hazelton recalls, "but after we played our first night out we realized people instinctively dance when we play!"