WHO WE ARE
About
CHICAGOLAND’S BEST ROCKIN’ COUNTRY BAND
Some bands spend years searching for their sound. Pearlsnap found theirs the way the best do: over a drink, between two friends, with nothing but an idea and the nerve to chase it. That conversation in a bar became chicagoland’s best rockin’ country band.
Established in 2024, pearlsnap is a five-piece band that plays country, rock, and pop hits from the 80’s to today. Playing familiar country favorites like Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert right alongside Van Halen, Journey, and Led Zeppelin. Pearlsnap plays the hits other cover bands don’t. grab your boots, grab your friends, and come party with Pearlsnap!
THE LINEUP
MEET THE BAND
rachel jost
lead vocals
RACHEL IS THE NEWEST ADDITION TO PEARLSNAP! SHE BRINGS POWERHOUSE VOCALS, HIGH ENERGY, AND A NATURAL STAGE PRESENCE TO THE BAND. WITH A LOVE FOR MUSIC THAT SPANS COUNTRY, ROCK, POP, AND CLASSIC FAVORITES. SHE CONNECTS WITH EVERY CROWD THROUGH DYNAMIC PERFORMANCES AND A GENUINE PASSION FOR LIVE MUSIC.
FAVORITE ARTIST: FLEETWOOD MAC
DJ KETTER
SECOND lead vocals - BASS
DJ BEGAN HIS MUSICAL CAREER AT THE AGE OF 10 PLAYING TRUMPET FOR HIS SCHOOL BAND. AFTER DEVELOPING A KEEN INTEREST IN ALTERNATIVE ROCK AT 16, HE STARTED PLAYING ALONG ON HIS BROTHER’S BASS GUITAR. THOUGH THE BASSIST IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED, DJ FEELS RIGHT AT HOME providing a foundation for his musical peers to build upon.
FAVORITE ARTIST: superbloom
WILL NOBLE
lead guitar
WILL HAS HAD A GUITAR IN HIS HANDS SINCE HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN WILL PLAYING WITH VARIOUS BANDS AROUND THE CHICAGO SUBURBS, AND HE IS EXCITED TO BE PLAYING THE COUNTRY, ROCK, AND POP HITS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS AND LOVES WITH PEARLSNAP!
FAVORITE ARTIST: VAN HALEN
MATT MACKEBEN
RHYTHM guitar
MATT HAS BEEN PLAYING GUITAR SINCE HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC STARTED EVEN BEFORE THEN. FROM STEALING HIS DAD’S OLD IPOD AS A KID, TO DRIVING 7 HOURS TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL SEVERAL YEARS LATER. MATT IS EXCITED TO BE PLAYING WITH A BAND AGAIN AND CAN’T WAIT TO PERFORM FOR YOU LIVE!
FAVORITE ARTIST: THE BLACK CROWES
ERIC SMITH
DRUMS
ERIC LISTEN TO A LOT OF MUISC - EVERYTHING FROM INDIE POP AND COUNTRY TO ELECTRONIC AND EVEN METAL - AND IF YOU LOOK THROUGH HIS SPOTIFY HISTORY, YOU MIGHT THINK HE SUFFERS FROM A MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER. BUT HIS FIRST LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE ROCK, AND IT’S WHAT HE LOVES PLAYING MOST AS A DRUMMER. BUT VARIETY IS WHAT MAKES LIFE FUN, AND THAT’S WHY HE’S SO EXCITED TO BE PLAYING WITH PEARLSNAP!
FAVORITE ARTIST: SOUNDGARDEN
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STAGE PLOT
INPUT LIST AND STAGE LAYOUT
LOGOS & ASSETS
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