MEET THE BAND
Lisa Allen
Founder, Lead Vocals
Lisa studied classical voice in the bel canto style under dramatic tenor Carl Franzen at the Franzen Opera Studio in San Jose, California. After performing in many local musical theater productions and classical concerts, she entered the world of live band performance and was hooked!
She possesses a near four-octave vocal range and embraces the challenge of singing across a variety of musical genres. Her powerful, resonant voice and energetic performance style keeps audiences entertained! After singing primarily male material in a few different bands, Lisa was inspired to create a female tribute concept that would be both marketable and unique - Glory! When she is not singing, you might find her working or training at the gym, gardening, or chilling with her two dogs, Anya and Isla. She is incredibly grateful to the talented musicians of Glory for embarking upon this journey to bring 100% girl music to Jacksonville, Florida!
Mark Dietrich
Drums, Percussion
A native of northeast Ohio, Mark moved to Florida in 2008. Mark began playing the drums at age 13 and was mentored by a veteran wedding band drummer who emphasized a solid foundation of good meter, technique, and consistent practice habits. He encouraged Mark to gain exposure to other styles of music beyond rock, such as reggae, salsa, funk, etc. Mark has 30 years of stage and studio experience playing different genres of music. He has worked as a drum instructor for a local private music school and is currently a professional in the printing/marketing industry.
Mark's biggest inspiration is his father who encouraged him a to be disciplined with a strong work ethic, and his two sons who have taught him patience and understanding. His musical influences include John Bonham and Stewart Copeland. From the great Steve Gadd: "Fills bring the thrills, but the groove pays the bills."
Randy was raised in Bulldog Country, Athens Georgia. After high school, he began a parallel career with the US Navy as active duty/reserve and civilian program management. He retired in March of 2021 with 43 years combined federal service. Now enjoys the extra time to devote to family, friends, and his favorite hobby, playing bass!
His musical journey began in school playing tuba in the symphonic bands and electric bass in the jazz ensembles. Active in the Jacksonville music scene since the late 1990s performing in several bands with both female and male fronts at tons of venues from driveways to the Jacksonville Landing on NYE. A notable group was 4 years with Duval County Line winning Folio Magazine’s coveted Best Cover Band award in 2019.
As a bassist, he loves to play what moves people and gets people moving!! All genres are represented in his repertoire of favorites, rock, classic rock, pop, disco and country. He enjoys band comradery, playing in public, learning new material and the challenge that the ever-evolving Glory set list provides.
Randy McDonald
Bass Guitar
Steve Nesbit
Lead Guitar, Music Director
Steve grew up in Virginia, went to college in West Virginia, and spent his professional years in
Pennsylvania as a college professor. In 2021, he retired his chalk and snow shovel and moved to Florida.
Steve has been playing the guitar for over 20 years and performed with several different cover and wedding bands. His music education consisted of many lessons from the music faculty at Lafayette College where he used to work. His first professional gig was with a Conway Twitty tribute band. He got the gig because no one else wanted it! He was woefully underqualified at the time, but learned a great deal from the experience which translated to all his subsequent bands. This taught him a powerful lesson about seizing opportunity regardless of circumstance. He most enjoys playing high energy music, such as 1970s and 1980s dance, funk, R&B, and disco. His longest tenure band was “Flirtin Wit Mamma” which played the type of dance music he prefers. However, he has also played classic rock, country, dance, pop, and some jazz. He greatly enjoys the challenge of learning new songs and working them to performance level with his bandmates.
He is an avid hiker and cyclist, and a self-described frustrated surfer. He enjoys going to the beach, working on his car and hanging out with his attention-seeking cats as he practices guitar. Becoming a part of "Glory" has been an exceptionally rewarding experience due to the vision and talent of his fellow bandmates.