Will Gundersen (Guitar and Vocals)   Born in 1965 in Itasca, IL,  grew up listening to his sisters' records from the 60's and 70's. Started playing the clarinet, piano, at the age 10 and the alto sax at 13. He started playing guitar at 15. Went to college at Valparaiso University in 1983, and majored in Electrical Engineering, moved to Virginia Beach in 1994.  In 1997 while playing with "Big Brewster and the Blue Rocks", we opened for "The Fabulous Thunderbirds" in Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA, and "The Coasters" at the Chesapeake Jubilee later that year.    Will started "Bigger Dream" in 2002.   Recorded a 7-song original CD in 2008. Influences are Lynyrd Skynyrd, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, Yes, Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath, Boston, Foreigner, Aerosmith, Alan Parsons, Randy Rhoads, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Calpton. Will plays Jackson/Charvel Guitars, Boss effects and Mesa Boogie Amplification. Current influences are contemporary Christian music such as heard on K-LOVE.   

 

Deborah Gundersen (Lead Vocals and Percussion)  Born in 1961 in Quantico, VA, Deborah grew up in Chesapeake, VA, in a musical family. Three of her brothers are singers and musicians and one of her sisters is a singer and formerly a DJ on BOB FM in Norfolk, VA. Deborah is a distant ancester of Alexander Dumas, author of the Count of Monte Cristo. Influenced by country music, 1960’s and 1970’s music. She is a self-taught singer and dancer. She began performing as a singer in local bands in the 1990’s in the Norfolk area. Performed with her brother Herman Dumas in a Musical Tribute Band called Tributes. Some of the highlights of this band were performing with the Jordanaires and also performing at the Scope in Norfolk, VA, and the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. In the early part of 2000 she joined her sister Brea Hawk’s band, That Girl Band, as a back-up singer. She was a semi-finalist on “Give Me the Mic Hampton Roads” talent show on WSKY TV in the early 2000’s. In 2004 she joined Bigger Dream as the Lead Singer and am presently writing original music, recording and performing in the Norfolk area.



Jack Conti (Bass Guitar and Keyboards) Jack joined Bigger Dream in February, 2010. (Bio under construction)


Bryan Ellis (Drums)  Bryan joined May, 2010. (Formerly of the 24 Seven Band. Bio Under Construction)

 

Rick Smith (Keyboards) Rick joined July, 2010. (Bio under construction)