Band Members

Kenny Brack, lead and rythm guitar

Kenny Brack's love for rock n' rock actually started before his love for the racetrack. The driver of the No. 15 Pioneer/Miller Lite Honda Dallara Indy car grew up in Sweden with a musical family. Kenny's father, Bert, played in a local band with Kenny's family and, by age nine, the younger Brack was learning the guitar. With bands like Abba making the international music scene, the Swedish community was enthralled with contemporary music and young Kenny followed suit. But Kenny was interested in a different musical form from his peers - blues and rock n' roll from the 1950s and 1960s where Chuck Berry was the big influence. As Kenny was learning how to strum his guitar, the blonde kid was beginning to pursue his current occupation - racing. As his racing career grew, his music became a great relaxation. Winner of the 1999 Indy 500, Kenny admits that if he weren't racing he probably would have pursued a career in music.

Charlie Bushor, drums

Racing and rock & roll play equal parts in the life of Charlie Bushor, former drummer for rock band The Why Store. Charlie grew up doing the two things he still loves most, racing and playing music. He raced a quarter midget and was state and regional champion several times with more than 100 feature wins to his credit. His racing was interrupted when he won a music scholarship to Anderson University and later joined The Why Store, releasing the #1 AAA hit, "Lack of Water." He's written instructional books about drumming and currently performs with a variety of local musicians including Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers. He's also re-started his racing career and ended up finishing last season third in the USAC Regional Rookie of the Year points chase. He had a 12th place finish at the Inaugural NAMARS 500, plus an invitation to Thunder in the Dome. The year 2003 looks like a full-scale assault on the SCCA American Sedan National Championship plus assorted USAC and NAMARS open wheel events.

Gene Deer, rythm and lead guitar

Gene started playing guitar at the age of 14 ... and just keeps on going. He started out at parties and clubs and progressed to large festivals, concerts and biker bashes all across his home state of Indiana. That quickly expanded to include most of the Midwest and Southern United States. By 1992, having already played many of the major blues festivals and blues and rock clubs in the South and the Midwest, he had made his mark on the Indiana and Midwest music scene. He was voted "Best Blues Artist in Indiana" by the Indianapolis Star-News and is known as "Indiana's own blues/rock guitar legend." Now, having opened concerts for numerous artists on the road, he's played everywhere from California and New Mexico to Memphis and Atlanta. Gene is a very confident and accomplished musician and is a life-timer in the music biz. "I am in this for the long train ride ... you never stop payin' dues."

Laz Denes, acoustic guitar

Laz Denes has been part of the racing community since 1986, having worked with NASCAR, CART and IRL teams and sponsors to promote motorsports activities. In his current gig as head of public relations for Mo Nunn Racing, Laz works closely with Tora Takagi who drives the #12 Pioneer/Mo Nunn Racing car and Felipe Giaffone in the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing car, making sure that both drivers get enough time on the track and in front of the cameras. His other team is Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers where he plays guitar. Laz was an original member with Kenny of the band RPM, which played last year on the CART circuit. He also plays for Southern California based Zombie Hit Squad.

Kathy Prather, vocals

Kathy Prather made her public singing debut in 1982 in Dallas with local legend Robert Lee Kolb and the Local Heroes. She continued to perform around the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area and throughout Texas, playing with other bands as well as with her own band, Kathy Prather and the Band. Kathy gave up her weekly gigs in 1998 when she began traveling on the racing circuit where she is currently public relations director for Access Motorsports, but she didn't give up music. Always willing to sit in with local favorites, she has been known to jump on stage with Kenny Lee Lewis (Steve Miller Band), Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters), Ed King (formerly with Lynyrd Skynyrd, or Jack Sonni (Dire Straits). Now she's bringing together her love of music and her full-time job in the racing community as singer for Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers.

Kelsey Smith, vocals

Kelsey Smith's unique voice was first noticed on her 21st birthday at an open mic night by David Cocalis of Real Eyes, Inc. and Speakeasy Studios who hired her to front his group for what became an eight-year tour. The four-piece nightclub band averaged 200 shows per year including notable events like: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Indianapolis 500 infield shows, Pacer Basketball rallies, Indianapolis Indian baseball games, Circle Fest and New Year's Eve for the Chicago Social Club. Kelsey has also done session work both as a vocalist and lyricist, collaborating on projects ranging from Hip Hop tracks with Moe Z through the range of genres, to the outside of country. Her résumé includes jingles and voice-overs for regional and national businesses. She wrote and released the eclectic CD, "Songs from your Waitress". While living in London, she recorded vocal hooks and house tracks with DJ/producer Tristan Cook and R & B songs with Telstar artist/producer Andy Mitchell. She also performed live as part of the 8-piece Junior Birdmen band. Smith returned to the States in time to join the Subwoofers and to foster a new original show and generate more material with longtime songwriting partners Rob Calder and Pete Wilhoit.

Smokin' David Lyle Wyatt, bass

"Smokin' Dave" Wyatt is an avid racing fan who claims to love everything if it has "two or more wheels and goes real fast." He's played bass guitar professionally for more than 25 years and has opened for numerous musicians including B.B. King and Al Green. While he plays a variety of different styles, his favorites are blues and rock and roll, which make him a great addition to Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers. He currently plays for The Gordon Bonham Blues Band, The Larry Crane Band and Kenny Brack and the Subwoofers. He's played in honky tonks and dives all over the U.S. and Eastern Canada and now looks forward to bringing blues and rock and roll to the racing community.