CHRIS CATES

Chris plays guitar, harmonica and sings live with the MasterPlan and as an acoustic solo artist but in the studio you'll also hear him on piano, mandolin and various other toys.

Cates is a full time songwriter and producer working with artists and making custom music for radio and TV when he's not touring in support of one of his albums.

He's also co-host of "Speaking of Golf" radio show with Tom Horan each week and has built a name for himself as a spokesperson and entertainer in the golf community.

First and foremost however, Chris Cates is a musician ready to create and ready to rock.

CHRIS SINGLETON

Chris Singleton the founding member of the MasterPlan has now been playing with me since 2004.

Chris has been a part of lots of recordings by us and for other artists that I've produced over the years.

Singleton is also the mastermind behind the Chris Singleton Open mic series that has transformed the music communities of Morganton & Hickory, North Carolina.

Truly one of the most talented bassists around Chris also radiates an incredible vibe of positive energy that is very contagious.

You can also catch him live with several other bands aside from the MasterPlan as well.

Check out: Chris Singleton's Myspace Page.

JASON PEELER

Jason Peeler has now played with me almost for ever. His latest stint with what is now officially the MasterPlan started in 2005. Jason has either been playing one finger keyboards & guitar (for The Silver Plated Sixshooters), bass for The Seeing Eye Band and drums the original line-up of Parakeet Nelson back around '96. We did a cassette album back then called "Servin' it Up".

Jason has also been in other bands like Temptor and most recently Acoustifix.

John Kell

John Kell has been playing with me since about 2001.. We've played together in other bands as well like Lions from Zion, Field Trip and Phallic Phungus.

John is heavily featured on "Passion & Purpose" and "Dead Man's Suit" which are on sale now!!

Corina Casanova

Corina has sung on three Chris Cates albums ('Passion & Purpose', 'Dead Man's Suit' and 'Carolina Songs') as well as several other albums that Chris Cates has produced such as

Tim Alimena's 'Knock 'em Dread' and Neil Laurence's 'Heartstar 7 - The Future is Now'.

Corina will be performing with The Chris Cates Band throughout 2009.

JARED CALLAHAN

Jared plays drums on "Triple Bogey with 17 Holes to Play - The Golf CD" along with Singleton and Cates. You can now catch him with The Cashmere Blackout one of the best bands on the East Coast.

Mr. Callahan also has a solo album due later this year.

MIKE LOWDERMILK

Mike Lowdermilk joined back up with me when I moved back to NC in July, 2004 in what was then called the Chris Cates Band and toured with me for about a year.

Mike was also in The Seeing Eye Band on guitar in the early nineties, he also engineered and played on 'SPECTRUM OF MUSIC' a cassette album we released in the early 90's.

Mike has also been road manager for COPPERHEAD

and has played in a lot of bands including JD Black, Jason Davis, Red Eye Gravy and his latest band FORCEFED FIST is a great speed metal band.

Mike also has a promising country career he can pull out of the bag as well.

DAVE BROCKWAY

Dave Brockway still plays selected dates with me and The Masterplan mostly when we play in Georgia. Dave toured with Parakeet Nelson from '02 to '04 and is one of the greatest pocket/space drummers I've ever played with. Brockway was also a member of the immensely popular band DAY BY THE RIVER and was an original member in LIONZ FROM ZION with me and the boyz.

He currently lives in Athens, Ga. where he runs the amazing restaurant DePalma's.

DWAYNE WALLACE

Dwayne Wallace played bass with me from '00 to '04 in Parakeet Nelson and was about as solid and professional as anyone I've ever met. Dwayne's impeccable style and pop sensabilities are unprecedented and his feel for grooves and tempo kept me from speeding things up for years.

His first collaboration with me on record can be heard on the 'Mealtime Brown presents... Parakeet Nelson' album on the song "Paradigm Shifting".

Dwayne is also on Risky Biscuits and Getaway Plans. Listen close and you can hear him singing on those releases as well.

ANDREJ KURTI

Dr. Andrej Kurti in Mealtime Brown - Big Sirloin South studio in Watkinsville, Ga. recording violin in April 2003.

Andrej, who is from Serbia-Montenegro, has played with on and off since '02. He is heavily featured on "Getaway Plans" and has several albums out on different record labels including The Entertainers, which is an incredible instrumental breakout hit featuring Andrej on violin and

Viktor Uzor on cello.

JOHN WAYNE TUGGLE

John Wayne was lead guitarist for Parakeet Nelson from '00 to '04. He was also in the final line-up of Phallic Phungus and currently plays in several bands and teaches people how to play guitar.

He also has a guitar method book out!!

BEN NUNN

Ben Nunn jammed with the bands various nights and lended backing vocals to several Parakeet Nelson and Chris Cates albums. He also played a big part in Mealtime Brown Studios and served as road manager and bus driver many nights.

MIKE ELAM

Mike Elam has played with me since 2000, our first collaboration was on the song "Paradigm Shifting" and since we have done a few European (and U.S.) tours and have been in a few bands together before he moved to Austin.

Check out some of his sites:

Austin City No LImits

GARY HARTLE

Gary Hartle was in Parakeet Nelson from '01 to '03 and also in Phallic Phungus. He now lives in Austin, Texas and plays with Mike Elam in the band Funk Shui.

Gary is featured a lot on "Risky Biscuits".

Jason Fuller

Jason Fuller, currently on tour with two awesome bands Tishamingo & Kinchafoonee (formerly of Ween ), has played piano and keyboards on Cates's "Risky Biscuits" album, "Getaway Plans" album (check him out on the song 'Gasoline').

Check out Jason's website Jason Fuller.com