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Meatball Band

Meatball Band Oldies	Indianapolis advertising executives Jim England, Dan Roman and Jack O'Hara formed the Meatball Band in January of 1980. The original band performed at the annual agency/client party for the advertising agency then known as McQuade Bloomhorst. The intent was humor rather than musical prowess, which the band was frequently forced to point out. Agency broadcast producer (and jazz pianist) Nick Schneider was recruited to perform with band, as he was the only one with any real musical talent. He soon tired of struggling with the amateurs and left the group. Roman and England put the squeeze on jingle producer Rich Airis of ASA Productions to labor as keyboardist for the band's next gig. During the infamous McQuade Bloomhorst/Ruben Montgomery merger (which spawned mega-agency MZB, now MZD, and otherwise known as "where egos dare") the band went through a transition. Airis escaped from the group and two new players were added from the ranks of MZB; Brian Ritter on keyboard and lead vocals and David Seiferth on guitar. When MZB de-merged, submerged, ran aground and split into two agencies due to "philosophical differences", the band members had the presence of mind to hang together…and the even greater wisdom to find better jobs with better companies. Popular commercial voice talent Mike Matheson joined the band as bassist
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