Rowen is a co-founder of Persephone’s Dream. Early in his music life (1970-1980s), Rowen worked with bands such as Cobra, Iron Cross, Assassin, and White Water in the Pittsburgh area. These groups played a mixture of original compositions and Led Zeppelin covers. Rowen originally played bass guitar for White Water and later moved to playing rhythm and lead guitar after he left the group. Rowen’s influences are Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee , Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma , Golden Earring's Rinus Gerrit
Laura Martin was born in Madrid, Spain and first explored music using a recorder when she was seven years old. Playing the recorder helped Laura read sheet music, and prepared her for other musical endeavors. A year later Laura picked up a Spanish guitar and started singing with her choir at San José School in Madrid. The love of music further motivated Laura to start playing the piano and composing some small pieces. Laura was recognized by local musicians and fans by winning (several times) first place fo
Jim Puskar started drumming in 1980 just when The Police were releasing their third album. Unbeknownst to Stuart Copeland, Jim Puskar was listening and watching with keen interest. Jim loved listening to Copeland’s drums and style which was enough motivation to pick up the sticks. Jim is proud to be influenced by musicians such as Vinnie Colaiuta , Dennis Chambers , Virgil Donati and many others. Jim has been involved with various musical groups that played both original and cover songs, but Jim’s favorite