SHOCK TU

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Shock Tu 1985-1987

Rick Soga - Guitar
Steve Mitchell - Guitar
Tommy Johns (real name Tommy Gianikos) - Vocals
Danny Boyd - Drums
Ty Tyler (real name Todd Berry) - Bass

Tyler left in 1987 & was replaced by Jim Miller from The Bellows, who Tyler then replaced.
Although it was not a brokered trade, essentially they swapped bands, whereafter Tyler
dropped his stage name.

Shock Tu 1987

Rick Soga - Guitar
Steve Mitchell - Guitar
Tommy Johns - Vocals
Jim Miller - Bass
Danny Boyd - Drums

3 shows later, Johns left for LA and eventually formed Mad Moxie.
After Johns left, Soga joined The Godz, as had Boyd some months before--he was already in the Godz on the
occasion of Shock Tu's final three shows with Johns. Boyd was allowed to play these shows provided he
wore a Godz t-shirt all three nights.
By mid 1988 Soga and Boyd had left the Godz and reformed Shock Tu, eventually replacing Johns with
Joey C. Jones (ex-Sweet Savage, real name Joe Crabtree).
Miller did not meet Jones until the day before their first show, on the occasion of this line-up's first
full-strength rehearsal.

Shock Tu 1988-1989

Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals
Danny Boyd - Drums

Band relocated to Dallas, Texas in late October, 1988. In January 1989 Boyd amicably departed and was
replaced by Ken Koudelka.

Shock Tu 1989

Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals
Ken Koudelka - Drums

In autumn 1989, keyboardest Les Farrington was hired by Shock Tu to provide live and sampled backing
vocals in an off-stage capacity. Although he liked Farrington personally, Miller said his inclusion in Shock Tu
"made about as much sense as Thomas Dolby joining AC/DC, and he considers Farrington's addition
the largest contributing factor toward that line-up's ultimate demise."

Shock Tu 1990

Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals
Ken Koudelka - Drums
Les Farrington - Keyboards

In December 1990, after a months-long, on-going feud between Shock Tu's record company and producer
resulted in the indefinitely-delayed release of their first album, Jones and Koudelka suddenly quit the group.
This line-up's last show was New Year's Eve, 1990-91.
In March 1991, Miller and Soga reformed a harder-edged and keyboardless Shock Tu with original drummer
Dan Boyd. However, within weeks Boyd parted ways and was replaced by Ric Martelino (ex-Shanghai).
After auditioning several area vocalists, the band decided on Tim Owings (ex-Trixx), with whom they had
recorded a demo shortly after their reformation in March (on which Boyd played drums).

Shock Tu 1991 - 1994

Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Tim Owings - Vocals
Ric Martelino - Drums

In 1994, the members of Shock Tu amicably agreed to bring an end to the band's 9 year run.