SURF'Sup! Ride The Riffs!
Rock out to the driving drum beats and reverb drenched guitar licks of the famous surf bands!
WHO ARE WE? HECK IF I KNOW!
LINDA "Valley Girl" Valley
I grew up in the 60-70s in So Cal. Body surfed from Zuma to Manhattan and vacationed at San Clemente State Park. Blew my mind when I was 7 and first heard The Ventures' Walk Don't Run. Gorged myself on Surfaris, Chantays, Atlantics, Bel-Airs...and watching Beach Blanket Bingo!
So here I am 60 years later Riding The Riffs!
ERIC RAGAN
Growing up in Ohio, my love for surf music was ignited as a kid after watching Dead Man’s Curve, in the 1970s about Jan and Dean, which only grew stronger with the phenomenal surf music soundtrack of Pulp Fiction decades later. The song "Rumble" by Link Wray and the Wraymen resonates deeply with my soul, and playing it live alongside other amazing surf hits with talented musicians from SurfsUp has sparked a newfound passion of drumming within me 🤘🏼
Jamie
With musical roots deeply planted in the heavy, high-energy scenes of punk, metal, and hard rock, I first picked up the bass at the age of 18. After spending years holding down the low end in various local bands, life took a different turn at 26, prompting a decades-long hiatus to focus on raising a family.
Fast forward to age 50: the undeniable call of the stage returned.
After initially picking the bass back up to shake off the rust, a new and unexpected opportunity arose—taking on rhythm guitar duties for a dedicated surf rock outfit. While the surf genre wasn't entirely on the radar back in the heavy metal days, the reverb-drenched tones, driving rhythms, and infectious energy of the music quickly took hold.