About the Band

Eric has played in bands since high school, including Stratosphere, RC Static and Hero Atlantic. In addition to Walkin 'Rosie, he is currently a member in the world's only virtual drummer-based band, The Virtuals, a rock cover band also based in Pittsburgh. 

Eric's background is rooted in classic and progressive rock with a healthy love for all things 90s. Some of his favorite bands/artists include: Rush, Dream Theater, Haken, Tool, Racer X, Gin Blossoms and Queensryche. 

Outside of music, Eric works at Powercast as an engineer. He enjoys ice hockey, carpentry, stand-up comedy and spending time with his wife, Trisha, and dog Cooper. 

John has performed originals and covers with several bands in the area for nearly 20 years.  He has tackled just about every role that a person can in that time- guitarist, bassist, sound engineer and occasional drummer.  John started on drums with his dad at a very young age but took a break from music until he picked up the guitar in college and started playing locally.  

In addition to Walkin' Rosie, John still performs original music in Elliotsville Road, a band that he founded with his father.  John is a huge supporter of local music and artists and really enjoys going to see his friends perform as much as possible.

Outside of music, John works at Powercast as an engineer.  He loves fishing, working out, spending time with his dog Fleury, working on his house and eating bar food. 

John’s favorite music artist is John Mellencamp, but honorable mentions include: Jason Aldean, Oasis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Neil Young.  His favorite songs are Simple Man, Alive, Between a Laugh and a Tear and Jumpin’ Jack Flash.

Maria is one of original founding members of WR.   Her earliest memories of musical performance revolve around her father’s band, Amber, & sing-a-longs/dance parties/talent shows with her siblings.  Maria’s love of vocal performance is owed to time spent in church choir & to the encouragement of her teachers & friends in the Woodland Hills School District Music Department.  She remains connected to the Department as a Board Member of the WH Performing Arts Guild & through participation in a variety of alumni performances.  Though her early performance experience was mostly in classical & musical theater, Maria has always enjoyed music from a wide variety of genres, so when WR 1.0 was formed she jumped at the opportunity to try something completely new.

Outside of music, Maria manages the servicing of a shared book of clients for two financial advisors at Hefren-Tillotson - one being her brother, WR 1.0 drummer, Joe.  Her favorite thing to do is spend time outdoors with her two dogs, Diesel & Loki.  She also relishes being the “cool aunt.”

Maria has an admittedly, extremely eclectic list of musical favorites/influences that include: Queen, W A Mozart, The Monkees, Genesis, Eminem, Hank Williams Jr., Boyz II Men, Stephen Sondheim, The Fugees, Igor Stravinsky, Linkin Park, Adele, Evanescence, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Led Zeppelin and boy bands- NKOTB, BSB & *NSYNC.