MAX DRAKE has been playing in and recording with blues/R&B bands such as Arhoolie, The Excellos and the Ministers of Sinister since the ’60s. More recently, he has lent his fiery guitar playing to the late Skeeter Brandon, Johnny Whitlock and Big Bill Morganfield before joining forces with Mel Melton & The Wicked Mojos and The Buzzkillz. Max has shared the stages with artist like Lightnin’ Hopkins, Nappy Brown, Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones), Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland, Bo Diddley, and too many others to list…
Matt Hill is a vocalist/guitarist and bassist, carrying on the Deep Blues style, with a big helping of Rockabilly, and Soul. As well as fronting THE BUZZKILLZ , Matt also plays bass with Matt Walsh and plays guitar and bass with Bob Margolin. Matt has shared the stage with such blues legends as Hubert Sumlin, Lurrie Bell, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Big Jack Johnson, Calvin “Fuzz” Jones, Bob Stroger, Pinetop Perkins, and Carrie Bell to name a few.
Max and Matt just recently finished working on the music for the UNCG Independent film “Bone Creek.” The soundtrack to the movie “Pop Skull and High Art” has been receiving lots of praise and radio play as far as Canada and Denmark and copy’s will be on sale for their Backstreet Buzz debut.
