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Alan

Alan has been playing music since he was 15. He plays a number of instruments and his career includes some years playing the Sydney Pub Scene. He is responsible for founding the band and spent some time while living in the UK visiting offenders in Her Royal Majesty's Prisons.

In recent years he has been a Pastoral staff member at two large Regional churches, in the role of Music minister. Before these appointments he managed a Christian Radio station on the Gold Coast, after returning to Australia with his family from serving in YWAM in the UK. Alan is a gifted vocalist and the key board player.

He is the writer of the band's original song entitled 'Never comin' back" a lyrical reverence to an offender making a heart choice to visit prison just one time.

David

David was one of the founding members of the band. He plays a key upfront role in all presentations and enjoys being a part of the ministry. Dave is currently taking a break from the band as from Jan 2012. Self taught on guitar and harmonica his favourite style of music is blues. Born in Sydney. He is involved in the building industry when not pursuing his passion for sharing the good news of Jesus through music, (hence ‘Gospel Band’). David is right at home playing Dylan, Neil Young and plays a very mean harmonica!

Don

Don, is currently the lead and rhythm guitarist of the band and before taking music seriously he has had careers in the RAAF as an F111 mechanic, a Qld Fire Service Officer, and then a long stint in the commercial property development industry.

Don has played in pub bands and in younger days, Qld based gospel rock bands including Soul Reason and Zion. He’s the guy’ with the Fender sunburst guitar and the Taylor acoustic!

He too is a founding member of OBGB and enjoys bringing a message of hope and restoration within the context of the band's songs during concert presentations.

Howard

Howard is the front man of the band, having been persuaded to put down his bass guitar of some 30 plus years and become lead vocalist in OBGB.

While playing music he was for some years involved in Real Estate. He is a vocalist and still an accomplished bass player, and gives Norm, the regular guy, a break from time to time in the band's concerts. Having played professionally for many years Howard has toured Australia for an endless list of local & international artists, such as Matt Monroe, Bobby Rydell, The Seekers, Sir Harry Secombe, Cilla Black, Wickety Wack, Julie Anthony and Ronnie Corbett.

Some of his musical influences being The Doobie Brothers and the Eagles whose songs he performs without effort in this band.

Norm

Norm is considered one of the ‘boys’ of the Old Gospel Band. You could almost say he is in the band as a kind of support role to the older frail members or even as window dressing to attract a younger audience. While Norm’s bass playing would rival that of Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bassist for Booker T & The MGs and the original Blues Brothers band, his real claim to fame is that he has played with several unheard of rock bands that except for the bass playing, are best left ‘unheard’. In a world turned upside down Norm is passionate about using music as positive influence.

Pete

Pete is the real ‘boy’ of the band who started his musical career as a roadie for a relatively successful local band. Loving music and enjoying being around musos, he taught himself how to play drums and after some time and practice, was filling in as the bands drummer. In his 20+ years as a drummer he has played and recorded with a number of bands. Outside of music, apart from the fast food, trolley pusher jobs, he spent 10 years working as a chaplain/youth worker in South East Queensland. Having spent the best part of 8 years in tertiary education and having a few of those letters after his name which none of the rest of the band understands, Pete is literally one of the driving forces behind the sound of The Old Boys Gospel Band.