Empire Escorts

Empire Escorts

Band Members
Name: Joe McCaig (vocals)
DOB: 5/7/87
Hometown: Brick, NJ
Board?: N/A
Art?: Jean Michel Basquiat
Music?: Pop Levi, Tool, from the Beach Boys to the Melvins
Least Favorite Thing: Ignorance
Most Favorite Thing: Performing
Influences: Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Brent Smith (Shinedown), Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)
Quote: “If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies, its the ultimate hussle”. -Marlon Brando

Name: Tim Spaulding (guitar/vocals)
DOB: 12/28/90
Hometown: Brick, NJ
Board?: Surf/Skate
Art?: Jay Alders
Music?: Everything
Least Favorite Thing: Disrespect
Most Favorite Thing: Playing shows
Influences: Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Quote: “Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel”. – Jimi Hendrix

Name: Tucker Williams (bass)
DOB: 8/4/89
Hometown: Brick, NJ
Board?: Surf/Skate/Snow
Art?: Anything made with passion and meaning.
Music?: Punk, Hardcore, and a little bit of everything.
Least Favorite Thing: People telling me what to do.
Most Favorite Thing: Freedom of expression
Influences: Flea and John Frusciante (RHCP), Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin).
Quote: “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are”. -Kurt Cobain

Name: Cameron Lockwood (drums)
DOB: 4/16/91
Hometown: Brick, NJ
Board?: Skate/Snow
Art?: Ralph Steadman
Music?: Everything
Least Favorite Thing: Miller Lite
Most Favorite Thing: Drums
Influences: John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta)
Quote: “Live fast, die young”.

Bio: Empire Escorts is a rock band from New Jersey. Started in September 2009, the band has been together and performing frequent shows around the Shore area. The band consists of Joe McCaig on vocals, Tim Spaulding on guitar, Tucker Williams on bass, and Cameron Lockwood on drums. They have gained a solid fan base as a result from their high-energy live shows. The music is straight ahead rock and roll with alternative aspects and gives viewers the opportunity to move to the music