TED BENSON

Keyboards, bass, & vocals

Ted has been performing in cover bands

since the 60's playing both bass and keys.

In the 80's he was the music director for

The Bob and Tom Band & did extensive

studio work for many of their albums.

   In the 90's he built and operated a

recording studio in Nashville Tennessee.

Former bands include...Denim Blue,

The Bob & Tom Band, Rich Hunter Band,

U4EA, Big Fish, & Fish Heads.

Drummer, percussionist, lead &

harmony vocals, plus light show junky.

Stu has been playing drums since the 70's.

Former bands: GUNNER & RAVIN in New Hampshire and the band WORKS in

Denver Colorado thru the 80's.

In the 90's he built and operated a recording studio in New Hampshire.

He moved to Indiana in 2001.

In November of 2004 he met and helped Ted in creating what's now known as Twisted Gold.

      NICK ARNOLD

           Lead Vocals

Nick started playing guitar and singing in

the late 60's.He started his 1st band at age

14 after being inspired by the Beatles.

His first Band The Chosen Few played

College Fraternity and Sorority Parties.

In the early 70's he put the guitar aside

and became a front man in a show band

traveling the United States until 1981.

Bands he performed with included: Nicky

and The Blades, Power and Light (this

band had former members of the Spinners

and Chase) Flashback, & Fish Heads

Lead guitar /Lead & Harmony Vocals

Frank has been performing in cover bands

since the 70's.

He plays a Les Paul and a Strat thru a

Marshall amp.

He loves to rock. Playing his guitar is his

Great Escape.

He has played in several bands:

Sniper, The Ritz Band, The Pick Band.

and The Night Deposit Band. 

    Twisted Gold features all classic rock dance music from the 50's, 60's. 70's, and 80's.  The band has four

experienced musicians, Ted Benson, Nick Arnold  , Stu Packard and Frank Miller from the Plainfield, Greenwood,

Franklin, and Indianapolis  area.  

    Twisted Gold's soundman is Brian Kleinschmidt, lightman for the intelligent lighting is Mark Hendren,

 and lightman on the follow spot is Bob Jackson.  

    Our goal is to provide the best music and light show with a little comedy and fun to create a big party

atmosphere with great memories for our fans.     

  Twisted Gold strives to recreate the authentic sound and energy from the greatest groups of the 50's,

60's, 70's, and 80's           

Beatles, Steppenwolf, Outsiders, The Doobie Brothers, The Rascals, Kiss, BTO, The Cars, Badfinger, Rod Stewart,

ZZ Top, Grand Funk, Danny and the Juniors, Billy Haley and the Comets, Alan Parsons, Led Zepplin, Queen, 

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Uriah Heep, The Tramps, Loverboy,   Styx,  Aerosmith,   Molly Hatchet, Van Halen,

Jimmy Buffett and many more.

                                                         TWISTED GOLD- Indianapolis based group formed in 2004

                     www.myspace.com/twistedgold    Twistedgoldband@aol.com      TedBenson@twistedgold.com