Late Hit

Late Hit consists of a variety of musicians who love many forms of music. Formed in October of 2005, Late Hit wants to see how much they can accomplish in their first year.

Vocalist Matt has been singing ever since he can remember. Since he was in Kindergarten, Matt has been involved in at least 2 musical groups at any given time in his life right up until this day. Matt has many many influences that range from Tool to Switchfoot. After being named first chair in the All-State jazz band on trumpet, making the All-State jazz choir, getting into the All-State concert choir, being first chair in Regional honor band, plus the many music awards he received from his school (this is all during his senior year of high school) he decided to study music in college. He is currently a sophomore Music Education major at Colorado State University with Voice as his instrument.

Guitarist Justin Berry has been playing guitar for 10 years with private instruction along the way. He has strived to "stick out" in today's modern rock scene, and in doing so, has contributed to the creative sound of Late Hit. Justin developed his distinct sound by performing in bands as early as freshman year of high school. After winning many awards throughout jazz band, he decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. Thus, Late Hit. This kid lives for guitar. In fact, he is pursuing a degree in music performance/education with a concentration in guitar at Colorado State University.

Bassist Rob is a music education and music performance major at Colorado State University as well, pursuing the cello and tuba. His first instrument was piano which he studied in elementary school. After learning the fundamentals of music, he began to study cello. The cello has taken Rob from his elementary studies to the well known Colorado Springs Youth Symphony during high school. With the CSYSA, he has toured in Colorado, Spain, New Zealand, and in Australia topping off the tour with a performance at the Sydney Opera House. He is a well accomplished tubist winning a number of awards in high school as well as scholarships in college. Initially trained in Jazz Bass, he has played with a number of bands around the state. He is now an active bassist in Fort Collins playing with CSU Jazz bands as well as other projects.

Ikaika, or Ika as he is informally known, is a music performance major at Colorado State University pursuing percussion of all forms. Ika is an in demand musician in Fort Collins, teaching private lessons at a local studio and playing with many groups at many venues. Ika performed on the CSU drumline for two years. He is currently the drummer for the Carousel Dinner Theatre, plays for the New Heights church, as well as being hired to drum for local big bands. Ika can eat more than any other person in Colorado.