Lisa Firda (Founder, Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Born in Florida, Lisa began writing and singing at the age of 13. Self taught in voice and guitar, she has a natural ear for putting the two together. Lisa is known for her powerful, soulful voice and energetic stage presence. Audiences are taken with the emotional emphasis she puts into any song she performs. Lisa ventured into the world of rock and roll while living in Virginia Beach, VA and evolved as a performer. The early 80's brought Pat Benatar, Heart, AC/DC, Journey, Zeppelin, among others, into play throughout Lisa's early start. Moving to Boston, the search to fulfill her rock and roll dream continued. Fronting the band Storm Warning and opening for bands such as Face to Face and Foghat, Lisa established a foundation in the music profession, eventually garnering Epic Records interest. Unfortunately, the project lost momentum and the band split up. Shortly thereafter, Lisa moved to Newport, Rhode Island where she resides today. She has hosted and performed at local events including Opening Night at City Hall, singing the National Anthem for the Newport Gulls baseball team, and organizing fund raisers for a couple friends and cancer victim, uniting a community and raising $22,000. Lisa embarked on a solo project with encouragement from her dear friend Ken Hart, God rests his soul, in August of 2000. The raw emotional energy of her music draws you in.

Bill 'Suekey' Sukeforth (Lead Guitar and Vocals)
After some success playing guitar with the local band 'Flame' during his high school years and being infatuated with Texas-style blues and southern rock, Suekey relocated from Massachusetts to Texas at age 19, where he began to cut his teeth playing the bluesy lead guitar style he is now known for. In Houston, Suekey picked up guitar slinging jobs for some independent recording artists such as the band 'August' at Wooden Studios with producer Gus Buzbee, and 'The Rough Riders' at Rough Rider Studio with former Nashville producer Billy Ray Reynolds. He also did a short stint with the hard rocking band 'Blown Free' at A.C.A. Studios with the independent label, Excellcior Records. Suekey was then approached by local blues rock hero, 'John A' Miller, and took to the road for the next year with their newly formed band 'SNAFU'. Austin promoter Billy 'The Englishman' Prichard kept the band touring nightclubs throughout the south. When Miller tired of the road, Suekey formed the band 'Captain Fog', with some of the remaining members and continued working the road. Following the breakup of 'Captain Fog', Suekey returned to Massachusetts where he has been playing in local bands including the classic rock legends 'The Spellbinders' and 'The Weirnott Brothers Band'. Most recently, Suekey grooved with Massachusetts funkmasters 'Big Daddy and The Accelerators' before leaving them to hook up with 'Firda' (now 'Beyond Blonde') in May 2003. And the rest, shall we say, is history in the making!

A bassist for more than twenty-five years, Vinny D'Agostino has been rocking the clubs throughout New England since 1984. While he admits things have changed in two decades, he still loves being a part of the music scene. During that time, he's played originals and covers, and spent several years with a highly successful tribute band.   In 2002, Vinny fought a pitched battle against cancer. Now, four years later, he's back in top form and having the time of his life. "When I got back on my feet again," Vinny says, "I realized how precious life is, and I was determined to get back out and do what I enjoy doing the most."   Vinny has performed with two other bands before joining Beyond Blonde: The Mess, which plays hard-driving current to classic rock, and Most People, an all original project.   Currently, Vinny uses our WT1205 and WT405 amplifiers to power a D212XLT and a pair of D210XST cabinets. He plans to add a second D212XLT soon. When it came time to upgrade his rig, Vinny says of the experience, "to be fair, I tried every manufacturer that had representation in the New England area and none gave me the same instantly-great, consistent tone as Eden."

Mick Coste (Drums, Percussion, Vocals)

Mick started playing when he was the ripe age of 10 & spent his young school years playing at keg parties with a cover/original band called Onyx, with early influences such as Aerosmith, Zeppelin, The Who, The Pretenders & The Police to name a few. He took an immediate liking to the art of songwriting, and based much of his musical experiences with the approach of playing as the music dictates rather than a lot of technical training. After discovering the world of progressive rock, jazz fusion, & heavy metal, he moved onto a series of bands (Sharp Left, Power Surgeon, Midnite Gallop, & Revelation) that allowed him to tone his skills at these adventurous styles. He spent the 90’s in the Boston/Providence club scene & in recording studios establishing an original musical identity in his various bands, with elements surfacing from Rush, Yes, Kansas, Genesis, Dixie Dregs, Zappa, Mahavishnu, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Metallica & Dream Theater. In the late 90’s to early 2k’s, he continued his gigging experience with Overnite, The Maggie Salzberg Band, & reuniting with members of Revelation. He took a break from steady gigging in recent years to form two ambitious writing/recording projects: Artifact, which highlights his love for progressive rock, & Bluebox which focuses on improvisational Jazz Fusion. Two full length albums are expected to be completed from these projects in the near future. Having spent so much time & effort in the studio has left him with an itch to sink his teeth back into performing, which is what led him to the soulful hard rockin band Beyond Blonde. The four seemed to click immediately & here he hopes to continue to form a long term bond with the band, incorporating his drumming and writing styles into something he sees a unified dynamic entity with an obvious love for music, committed to creating and performing heart felt, untainted rock & roll.

BEYOND BLONDE'S ORIGINAL DRUMMER:
Donna Compos (Drums, Backup Vocals)
Born and raised in the woods of Dighton, MA with 4 siblings (all of whom had to learn to play an instrument), Donna took up the Clarinet but longed to play the Saxophone since drum lessons were not an option at the time. Donna’s first attempt at drums were on pots and pans using wooden spoons for sticks; moving up to a "starter kit" at the age of 10, and doing concerts for the neighborhood kids for a quarter. At 16, Donna finally got a "real kit" and practiced constantly with the radio - in great wave volumes to the dismay of her parents. She entered contests like the Jr. Miss Pageant and talent shows in school whereby getting her first sweet taste of being on stage banging away to "Proud Mary" and loving it. In the 80's she auditioned and got the spot in the 50's band TYME. After 5 years, she ventured into Top 40 with the Primetime band for 7 years. Her career as a Nurse didn't allow much time for banging the skins so free lancing with different bands kept her busy for many years. Career now under control and more time to follow her passion, she's back in the groove, driving the rhythmic bus on drums for Beyond Blonde, and having a ball.