Appeared on E! Entertainment TV, and played alongside original '80s rock stars across the USA. Shot of Poison is composed of veteran founders of successful tribute bands and is the #1 "Poison tribute" in the world - just ask any WWW search engine! Guitarist Bruce Bennett has worked with thousands of musicians and bands throughout New England doing recording, mastering, live sound, producing and du
plication. As a businessman and entrepreneur, many musicians know Bruce as the owner of New England’s largest CD and DVD factory - Superdups/New England Compact Disc. As a musician, he has played with several local cover and national bands including Witch Bonnie, Star Collector, Jet City and The Gary Hoey Band. With the latter, Bruce toured as the fourth guitarist on the Stars of Guitars tour with Gary, Craig Chaquico, and Vernon Reid. One of his favorite musical accomplishments was doing the soundtrack for Sony’s Playstation Nascar Racing, which was an audio hit and sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. As a sound architect, Bruce conceptualized, designed and invented Clear Channel/Live Nation’s Instant Live Concert Series, where a band would play a live show that was recorded on the spot, and CDs of that show were ready for purchase at the end of the show, within minutes. Between 2002 - 2008 over 700 titles were recorded and released, from National acts like The Allman Brothers, KISS, Peter Frampton, Jewel, The Black Crowes, Hall & Oats, Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead, Charlie Daniels and many more. One of his favorite memories was mixing and recording KISS live for several shows during their 2004 world tour. Deano Coolness is a veteran bassist from New Jersey who stills plays in several projects in that area and had also played bass in a Poison tribute before. Drummer Cefalo has a long history of playing in original and tribute bands in New England. He spent years behind the kit with two of New England's best hard-rock tribute bands, Draw the Line (Aerosmith tribute) and Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi tribute). Finally, singer Frank Pupillo, "Fret Michaels," was originally an in-demand drummer across several genres. He has credentials as an event producer and promoter, as well. His Octo Rock Cinema Productions company has worked with venues small and large, up to and including Hanover Theatre and Indian Ranch Amphitheater, where he has produced the multi-band Rokfest, Countryfest and Hairfest concert events. Founding bassist Adam Boc made a move to Europe but still works for the band behind the scenes. He has been on the Boston indie original rock scene and New England music scene for decades, and had most recently formed AfterFab, the world's first tribute to the solo careers of The Beatles, as well as being a concert producer. Shot of Poison are exceptionally credentialed, capable and committed to doing justice to the music of Poison. They've spared little expense to assemble a big, celebratory, theatrical, nothin'-but-a-good-time show for the fans.
