Linda grew up in a musical family. Her Great grandfather, Grandfather, Uncles, and cousins all played instruments, and her Mother and she sang. Every weekend was spent at her grandfather’s house playing music, singing, and dancing. Linda focused on her career in the medical field in her 20’s but she was missing music in her life. She met Mike Kelly, a Sacramento bass player who helped to develop her style and they played in bands together for many years. Fans would tell her that she sounded so much like Ann Wilson of the band Heart. Christine Taunton and Linda met at a band camp in Los Angeles in which both Linda and Christine had the amazing opportunity to play with Nancy Wilson. A dream came true for both of them. Linda and Jim were a couple and it was a dream come true to play the music and sing what she was meant to sing with the love of her life.
Christine is a native of Lodi, CA, and has had the pleasure of performing live with many A-level artists including Tommy McClendon (UFO), Steve Morse & Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Jon Anderson (Yes), Melissa Etheridge, Orianthi, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Wynona Judd, and Nancy Wilson (Heart) to name a few. It was the first all-women’s Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp (https://www.rockcamp.com/) where Christine first met Linda (lead singer of Heartless) and Gail (Guitarist of Heartless) sharing the same passion for music and instantly developed a kinship. Christine is the Founder & Co-owner of Sweet Taunts Music, which provides backline rental services for local events and bands, such as Lighting, Audio Equipment, amp’s, Keyboards, and more. Sweet Taunt Music was recently commissioned to produce an anti-bullying song titled “Don’t Have Time to Hate” which is currently being used in various high school awareness programs. https://open.spotify.com/album/DontHaveTimeToHate. When Christine is not playing music, she manages her family’s Real Estate Business, specifically Property MMGT. She spent 10 years working in Sales, IT, and Artist Relations for Gallien-Krueger, one of the world’s leading music products firms in bass amplification. She also coordinated the company’s efforts at each year’s Winter NAMM Show. The largest international music products trade show. She currently serves as a board member with Women’s International Music Network, as well as Front of House Production Manager for She Rock Awards. In addition, she is a Music Industry Instructor for the University of the Pacific Summer High School Institute Program. Not only did she earn her BA Degree in Music at UOP, but she also regularly performed in various bands and co-fronts her own band known as The Sweet Taunts. Christine is always learning and growing and lives by “it’s” never too late” motto. This remarkable woman is thrilled and humbled at the opportunity to perform the music of Heart and embrace the essence & artistry of the legendary Nancy Wilson!
Keyboardist/Guitarist David von Holder backs creative sonic instincts with rigorous discipline, improvisational wizardry, and curiosity for musical experiences and diverse inspirations and has enjoyed a surf and rock infused youth. A San Diego native, David received his first guitar – a cheap Flying V – at age 13 when KISS was his favorite band. David studied music theory and classical piano at Palomar College then relocated to Santa Barbara to play keyboards with jazz fusion group, Overtone. During his years in Santa Barbara David began teaching piano and guitar. To hone his improvising chops, he began playing jazz; and to test his composing skills, he entered and won a statewide contest for his original neo-classical composition, Nematodes and as Y2K approached, David moved to the San Francisco Bay area where he studied piano at the Berkeley Jazz School with Rob Schneiderman and Geoffrey Keezer. David has enjoyed long tenures with tribute bands Duran Duran Duran and Rock Skool, and festival opportunities such as with Blane Lyon, Lila Rose, and others. With decades of active experience, musical knowledge, production skills, and a discerning ear, David is known to identify & rebuild signature sounds that bring authenticity to his tribute performances. David loves recreating the exuberance and power of Heart performances with Heartless.
Dan Morais has performed all over Europe as well as across the US with several Rock, R&B, Blues and Disco bands. As a San Francisco Bay Area based musician of the 60’s, Dan’s career spans 50 plus years of live performance on stage, recording and theater arts which set the foundation for exploring music from its simplest to its most complex forms. Influences include Cream, Big Brother, Santana, Electric Flag to the complexities of the rock band Chicago, just to name a few. Dan is the “power and drive” side of Heartless; providing the punch of the backline in collaboration with Eddie Studebaker’s rhythm and fury of percussion, they team up in Heartless with a backbone and foundation authentic to performing the music of Heart. These two musicians knew right away they had hit sonic pay dirt (more about that in Eddie’s bio) right from the very first time they rehearsed together and they both make it look easy. Heartless would not be the same without Dan and this outstanding backline. Dan has been performing with Heartless for three years and it has been his most satisfying project.