Sector-A Performs Houston's Favorite Rock and Pop Covers
In a world filled with wedding bands, classic rock and tribute bands, Sector-A brings a good old fashioned rock-and-roll variety show that has entertained thousands of people across the Houston area. We play classic songs created from the 1960's to 2020's. Our eclectic set list fits well with parties, breweries, bars, private events, festivals and any other situation that needs a little rock-and-roll excitement.
MEET THE BAND
MATT
Guitars and Vocals
After falling in love with music at the young age of 11, Matt started playing guitar every spare moment he had and it turned into a life long passion. He was inspired heavily by artists such as Eric Johnson, Tom Petty, King's X, Rush, Eric Clapton, Ritchie Kotzen, Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, and countless others. He went on to perform hundreds of shows all over the Gulf Coast of Texas and even released original music with the bands Stone Kings and Iris Lane before helping create the popular rock and pop variety band, Sector-A.
Tools of the trade: PRS and Fender guitars, Mesa Boogie amps.
JOE
Percussion
Joe started his drumming career out as young middle school percussionist and has spent the last three decades fine tuning his craft with bands in Texas, New Mexico and other regions of the US. He is influenced by the music of Rush, Tool, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab For Cutie and many others, and those musical flavors can be heard in every beat. Now he rocks the Gulf Coast of Texas with Sector-A providing exceptional drumming some of the best modern and classic rock and pop songs.
Tools of the trade: Roland, TAMA, DW, and more.
JOHN
Keys, Guitars and Vocals
John first enjoyed music in his elementary years, and eventually got hooked on great music by the likes of Boston, The Eagles, Foreigner, Genesis, Journey, Kansas, Styx, Toto, Yes, 38 Special and many more! He's performed a lot of popular rock and dance music with various Rock and Top-40 Bands on the West, East and Gulf Coast areas.
Tools of the trade: Roland keyboards and Ibanez guitars.
WHAT WE BRING TO THE PARTY
4400 watts of Electo-Voice PA power
In-ear monitor system (clean stage with no wedges on the floor)
Wifi Enabled / Tablet Run PA system (sound engineer is mobile and can assess the sound from all areas of the room)
TWO Electo-Voice 15" 1000 watt front of house loudspeakers
TWO Electo-Voice 18" 1200 watt subwoofers
SIX floor mounted LED fill lights
TWO light trees with pars and lasers
ONE light tree with strobe and lasers + smoke
WHAT MAKES SECTOR-A ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE HOUSTON COVER BANDS?
- Our song list has a lot of variety and provides something for everyone.
- As a trio, we have a small footprint and can fit into venues of all sizes.
- We use in-ear monitors to keep the stage volume low and controllable, which makes the overall performance tighter.
- We use technology to provide a full, well produced band sound, while having incredible control over our volume.
- We bring a sound engineer to each show to manage our sound quality and volume. They mix from a tablet and can assess and manage the sound from all corners of the venue.
