The Band

Dain Hudson (Drums) - is Orchestre L'Pow!'s founder and on-stage dancer liaison specialist. Dain began playing drums professionally at age 14, splitting his time between Seattle Youth Symphony and Seattle's then thriving punk scene. Though he received a classical education in all orchestral percussion instruments, he has always been inclined to rock. It was through the three-record set of Benny Goodman's 'Live at Carnegie Hall', and Cheap Trick's 'Live at Budokan', that Dain discovered a love of the "big beat". Interested in the seamy, smoky side of music and music history, it's no surprise he decided to form a burlesque pit band. Dain also performs with Seattle bands Die Nasty and Downtown, and was a member of Green Apple Quickstep.

Sean Hudson (Bass, Vocals) - Orchestre L'Pow!'s Executive Producer, band leader and musical director, Sean has been playing bass professionally since the age of 15. Having received a conservatory education in Jazz Performance and Composition, Sean has plied his trade with a variety of musical groups, touring all over North America and parts of Europe, playing many styles of music including; Rock, Jazz, Country & Western, Rockabilly, and Blues. Sean has performed with Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, Mark Stuart, Brent Spiner, French pop star Teté, and shared the stage with comedic greats Lilly Tomlin and Bob Newhart. Sean also currently performs with Professor Gall and Pass the Whiskey.

Nick "Big Daddy" O'Donnell (Guitar, Vocals) - Nick’s hard-hitting blues guitar growl puts the “Pow!” into Orchestre L’Pow!. He picked up some of those chops studying with a couple of Los Angeles’s top studio guitarists and cutting his teeth in the LA rock scene. Nick received a bachelor's degree in music from Portland State University. He co-founded Portland’s intricate and dynamic rock band A Cautionary Tale, and now is Tony Starlight’s go-to guy on guitar. Nick’s a singer with L’Pow too, having honed his vocal skills by singing in choirs for years as a boy and teen (and even performing for the Pope at the Vatican in Rome). John Paul II would be proud! By day he teaches guitar, banjo, violin and piano to young and old, skilled and unskilled.

Ralph Huntley (Keyboards) - is a 20+ year veteran of the music and theater scene in Portland, OR. He is the pianist and co-founder of the dynamic Afro-Hebrew ensemble Klezmocracy, as well as a founding member, musical director and resident composer for the OPB radio show LIVEWIRE, as well as leader of the house band The Mutton Chops. He is the keyboardist and one of the resident composers for Do Jump Extremely Physical Theater. He has recently written music for and/or performed with Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos), NPR's Marketplace, Powell Books, Richmand Fontaine and award-winning animator Chel White. He also co-wrote and scored (with Jim Brunberg) the Best Film winner of the 2006 48-HR Film Festival: "Tooth and Nail", which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Scott Johnston (Saxophones) - is the biggest man in the band, with the biggest tone - and therefore the biggest photo! Scott's muscular, monster tone is a signature of the Orchestre L'Pow! sound. Scott is a music educator by day and veteran of the stage by night. He currently also performs with Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts (Oregon's premier party band since 1978) and Professor Gall.