Andy Bellios/drums & vocals

Andy's influences include: Steve Smith, Kelly Keagy, Neil Peart, John Bonham and many others. Andy's vocals are influenced by Steve Perry and Kelly Keagy, among others. Joining Equals Four has been a thrill for Andy. Having been good friends with Rob, Dee and Lynn for many years, the opportunity to create music and be a part of a band like Equals Four is an honor.

Robert A. Johnson II/lead guitar & vocals

Rob has a wonderful wife Renee who has stuck with him for over twelve years. They have three sons (Austin, Liam, and Spencer); all of them have been known to sing “Chick Cops” from time to time. Rob has been playing guitar for too many years to count. Influences include: Bob Dylan, The Ramones, The Beatles, and Jimmy Carter. In 1990 Rob and Denise met at Quonset Hut and instantly formed a very close friendship, less than a year later Rob joined Denise's band Dog Eat Dog. Fourteen years later the friendship and music continue in the form of Equals Four.

Lynn Keller/bass & vocals

Although Lynn Keller has a wide variety of  interests (from candle-making and stained glass to dog and cat rescue,) music has played an important part in her life. Sometimes music has been her teacher; sometimes it has been a friendly voice in the dark, and still other times it has been her cheerleader for living life on life’s terms.  While rock and roll is in her blood, she does not limit her enthusiasm to one style or group; her influences vary from Areosmith to the Indigo Girls. Likewise, her musical training has run from violin to keyboards and guitar before she switched to bass; she aspires to play someday like Sara Lee and Flea—two great bass players in her opinion.  After seeing over two hundred concerts and dreaming of joining a band, she played with Dee, Rob and Andy in Dog Eat Dog 1992-1995.  Lynn says, “I’m so excited to be playing again! with in Equals Four for they are some of the best musicians and kindest people I know.”

Dee Taylor/lead vocals & guitar

Dee Taylor and Joe Natoli started this band in 1989, under the name Dog Eat Dog. They performed in local clubs and in 1991 they opened for the Goo Goo Dolls in Cleveland. After disbanding in 1996, Dee went on to play in numerous bands: Cherry Bomb, The Mess and Carter Street, one of which played in Arizona, Atlanta, New York and the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame! After a stint in New York and LA, she's back to rock with her best friends. Influences are many, only two to mention - Chrissie Hynde and Social Distortion. Inspiration comes from her Higher Power, life experiences, her band and one of her best friends, Rose Kuhel. Words to live by, To thine own self be true and equality for all! AND Do unto others as you would have done unto you.

Equals Four has evolved from years of friendship and an overwhelming love of music.  Over fifteen years ago Dee and Rob met at the Quonset Hut, a local independent music store in Akron Ohio, and instantly formed a very close friendship.  In less than a year, Rob joined Denise's band Dog Eat Dog.  Within a year, Lynn joined the band, which lasted another five years.  Andy, also a part of the Quonset Hut family, was Dog Eat Dog’s “gun for hire” when the band was without a drummer.  1996 witnessed the end of the music of Dog Eat Dog. 

Months and years went by with little communication between band mates and friends.  Then in 2004 the same place that brought them together 14 years earlier was instrumental in the birth of Equals Four.  A Quonset Hut reunion was being planned and Andy suggested that the band get together to play one show, everyone agreed.  The Quonset Hut reunion never happened; however, something magical did.

The band agreed to play one show at a small local bar with few expectations.  The show went so well that they agreed to play a few more.  Close to nine years after their “break-up” the band and the friendships were stronger than ever.   Suddenly the band began creating new songs.   Topics such as: life, love, change, social issues, and humor provide the inspiration to the music of Equals Four.

Equals Four has received accolades from local music critics, radio personalities, and concert promoters alike.  The band is continuing to create high energy, melodic, and above all honest music.  The band will be entering the studio to begin work on the follow up release to their 2005 EP release One Guitar Player, One Singer, One Bass Player, One Drummer.  Look for an early 2007 release date.