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BAND MEMBERS

Dejan Knezevic - Lead vocals/Acoustic guitar

Mark Tomeo - Pedal Steel/Backing Vocals/Dobro

Brian Teille - Drums/Backing Vocals

Jonathon Candler - Bass

Stephen Dietrich - Lead Guitar

Sub Players

James Yepa (Chief) - Backup Bass 

BAND BIO

Last Train to Juarez hails out of Phoenix Arizona.  Formed and fronted by Dejan Knezevic in late 2018, L.T.T.J. has created a unique sound which can be attributed to the diverse backgrounds of it's players.  Prior to forming the band, Dejan spent the better part of the last 30yrs playing in the Phoenix area metal scene.  While writing acoustic music was always something he enjoyed, it wasn't until 2018 that he threw his hat in and decided to give country music a serious shot. 

Initially, Dejan started off as a solo act playing his first show at his Motorcycle Club's Clubhouse.  The performance was well received leading him to form the band.  The original lineup included Dejan, Paul Rugolo on bass, John Vick on drums and Gary Segal on lap steel.  They played a handful of gigs around the Phoenix area but as things began ramping up, due to differences of opinion on which direction the band should go, Gary chose to leave and pursue other projects.  

Dejan recruited a new pedal steel player named Bill Schmidt and began collaborating on material.  However, just a couple months later due to health issues Bill was unable to commit to the project and had to step down.  Sadly, he has since passed.  Before his passing, Bill referred a pedal steel player to Dejan named Mark Tomeo who joined the band shortly after.  Just when things seemed like they were gonna kick off, he was hit with more obstacles.  Paul and John chose to leave the band in pursuit of other endeavors.  This was a huge setback for the project but it wasn't enough to deter Dejan from pursuing his vision for the band.

At this point Dejan and Mark continued to audition new drummers and bass players without much luck.  After witnessing the revolving door of musicians going in and out of the band, two of Dejan's club brother's offered to step in and join the band.  Dylan Kidner became the new drummer and Chief the new bass player.  Finally, the band had a solid lineup and was ready for the next step.