Band Member Bios
Misty Dawn
Misty – Lead Vocals & Tambourine Queen
Misty was born into a musical family, so it’s no surprise she started singing at the age of 6—right in church, where she first learned how to belt it out with soul and heart (and maybe a little holy fire).
Her powerhouse vocals are shaped by legends like Aretha Franklin, Koko Taylor, and Janis Joplin—but honestly, she’ll groove to just about anything. Since joining Stackin’ Eights in April 2022, Misty has completely fallen for the gritty, feel-good vibe of Southern Rock.
She lives for the stage. Whether it's a packed venue or a cozy bar, Misty feeds off the crowd’s energy like it’s a ribeye!
Her voice? Big. Bold. Unapologetically fierce. And don’t even get her started on the tambourine—she plays it like it owes her money.
Being front and center is her happy place, and when she’s up there, expect passion, power, and just the right amount of sass.
Stevie Lee
Stevie Lee – Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter
Stevie Lee grew up deep in the South Florida swamps near West Palm Beach—which might explain both his gritty guitar tone and his suspicious immunity to mosquito bites. He picked up a guitar in 1979 at the age of 10 and hasn’t put it down since (except maybe to eat or change strings).
His early influences read like a Hall of Fame roster: Joe Perry, Gary Rossington, B.B. King, Ronnie Montrose, Duane Allman, and Steve Gaines. Basically, if they had soul, swagger, and six strings, Stevie was listening.
By 1985, he joined his first band and was gigging a year later—probably melting faces at smoky dive bars before he was old enough to legally enter them! As the band’s main songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, Stevie brings the riffs, the lyrics, and occasionally the snark.
He rocks out on Gibson, Fender, and Epiphone guitars, run through Marshall, Fraley, and Carvin amps—because volume and tone are not negotiable.
Brett "STX"
Brett "STX" – Drums
Brett’s drum story started the old-school way—with a beat-up, hand-me-down kit from his older brother, Steve Holland, and a little father-son elbow grease. What began as banging on whatever made noise quickly turned into a lifelong obsession with rhythm (and probably a few noise complaints).
By grade school, Brett was already grooving in the jazz band. In high school, he basically lived in the band room—playing in the marching band, pep band, and jazz band. If it involved sticks and a beat, he was in.
He cut his teeth playing with local cover bands, but everything shifted when he joined Stackin’ Eights—where he finally got to do what he really loves: creating original music. His passion goes all the way back to the '70s, watching his brothers’ band, WAIGHT, rehearse in the basement. That’s where the seed was planted—and it’s been growing louder ever since.
In the 2000s, Brett was a human drum machine, playing in bands like Organized Chaos, Descent, Apartment F, National Dust, and The Hell Cats. In 2017, he hit the road with the legendary blues outfit The Beat Daddys, touring from Mississippi to Minnesota (and probably every Waffle House in between).
After a run with The Amazing Soul Crackers, Brett found his home behind the kit with Stackin’ Eights in the fall of 2021—where he still lays down the beat like his nobody's business!
Band Member Bios
Marc "Dark Mike"
Marc "Dark Mike" - Bass
Marc picked up the bass at 14, mostly to avoid doing homework—and it worked. By the time he was a high school sophomore, he was already laying down grooves at local frat parties on the weekends. While most kids were worrying about pop quizzes, Marc was busy turning up amps and thumpin' over crowds.
His biggest influences? Michael Anthony of Van Halen and the bass-heavy madness of The Alice Cooper Band—basically, anyone who knows how to shake a stage and rattle some walls. Dark Mike's musical appetite is wide open: from jazz fusion to country to rock, and probably even polka if the vibe is right.
Dark Mike always brings the low-end thunder and a few good laughs along the way.