BIO PAGE
Introducing the boys of FLINT CREEK!
Ben Gordner/Lead vocals,guitar,harmonica
Ben Gordner, Lead Vocalist of FLINT CREEK, has been a natural in music all his life .Winning several singing contests in the area, Ben traveled to Ohio to compete in the USA Karaoke finals where he placed 3rd. Ben's dream of building a band has led to the formation of FLINT CREEK. He has been fortunate to join together with some like minded musicians to form FLINT CREEK . Ben has devoted all his time and effort into making FLINT CREEK a high energy modern country band that will raise the bar for all bands. Come watch Ben perform and interact with the audience and you will see why FLINT CREEK is one of the hottest bands in Upstate New York.
'width' is a duplicate attribute name. Line 1, position 37.
Mark Blitzer/Bass guitar, backup vocals
A seasoned bass guitarist with 30+ years experience. He started playing during high school in Rochester and went on to play in several bands in California. From there, he moved to Hawaii where he played professionally for 12 years. He made his way back to Rochester in 1997 and up until now was playing with "Rhythm Express" and "The Spanky Haschmann Swing Orchestra". The variety of music and the years that Mark has played brings a high level of excellance to FLINT CREEK.
'width' is a duplicate attribute name. Line 1, position 37.
Steve Dimmick/Lead guitar, backup vocals
Birthday: August 10th Birthplace: Dansville, NY. Steve started playing guitar at the age of 15 and took up the saxophone later in life. He plays standup bass on the side for fun and has played drums and bass guitar in bands of the past. Some of the bands that he came from where-“Mystic”, “DeJa Who”, “Nik & the Nice Guys”, and “Passage”. He was the founder and lead singer of the band “Flashback”. When Steve was a kid his favorite band was “KISS”. He knew he wanted to play guitar when he saw Paul Stanley from that band play. I guess you could say he was his “inspiration”. That’s when Steve knew he wanted to make records and perform live. Steve learned how to play saxophone when he couldn’t find a sax player for a band he was starting at the time. Steve’s favorite sax player is Michell Antone from the band “John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band”. Steve’s favorite guitar players are: Brian Setzer, George Thorogood, and Chuck Berry. Steve likes to watch football, camp, and go fly fishing. He has 2 dogs- Sam and Stosh . Steve likes old cars from the 1950’s & 60s. Someday he would like to own a 1957 Chevy Belair 2 door convertible. Steve lives for the present-not the past. He is very excited about joining the brothers of “Flint Creek” and believes this will be an experience of a lifetime. “The fella’s are really down to earth and extremely funny” say’s Steve,” Everyone is easy going and easy to get along with.” They made me feel like part of the family”. The fan’s have even accepted me as one of there own”.It’s really cool!” “I play music for the fans. The fans are what makes a gig “electrifying”! “Thank’s for having me.” -Steve Dimmick-
'width' is a duplicate attribute name. Line 1, position 37. 
Brian King/Drums
Brian has been playing drums since the age of 9 and has had the opportunity to play with some great bands and musicians. Even though several years of Brian's drumming experience was with the World Champion Empire Statesmen Drum Corps, he has shared the stage with artists such as Martha Reeves and he Vandellas, Joey Dee and the Starliters and more, including jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker. Brian plays percussion with David Letterman's trumpet player Al Chez, and his Brothers of Funk Big Band. He has also plalyed with several local bands such as Nik and the Niceguys and M6, as well as playing baritone sax in The Half Ton Horns, of which he is a founding member. Brian is a band director in the Greece Central School District. He also lives in Greece, NY with his wonderful wife and 2 fabulous kids!