stef & the groove

Stephanie Rendon - Stephanie Rendon is an experienced, classically trained singer and performer who delivers pure charisma to all of her shows. She comes with years of experience including most recently the San Diego live music scene, where she performed music from various genres. She has been a part of several small and large scale bands, including the international group Lucky Devils. Her adaptability and trained vocals are the ingredients to her success on stage. Her favorite genres are blues, jazz, R & B, and anything with soul. Musical influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Nicole Henry and Haley Reinhart.     

Dana DeVice: Guitar/Vocals: With his captivating solos and tasty rhythm guitar style, Dana DeVice's guitar playing truly speaks for itself. He brings a unique personality to our sound, and we couldn't be more excited to have him on board. Along with his musical talents, Dana also has a rich history in the performance horse world. Just wait until you see the magic he brings to our performances. 

Bill "Carp" Carpenter - Bass/Vocals: Bill "Carp" Carpenter was raised in a musical family in the Midwest. He played for nearly 20 years in the Minneapolis, St. Paul area before moving to the Treasure Valley in the mid 90's.      

Joseph Young: Award-winning composer Joseph L Young is a versatile and gifted multi-instrumentalist known for his mastery on saxophones and ethnic flutes from around the world. With six self-produced

albums to his credit, his music has topped many radio charts worldwide and has been hailed as

“beautifully relaxing” and “soulfully rejuvenating.” Some of his accolades include awards and

nominations from the Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Indian

Summer Music Awards, Independent Music Awards, Zone Music Reporter Awards, One World

Music Radio Awards, and International Acoustic Music Awards. Joseph is an instructor at

several flute schools throughout the year, and he performs regularly in his hometown of Boise,

Idaho, as well as at festivals and other events across the Country. His music can be found on

Spotify, Pandora, and all other streaming platforms. You can discover more about Joe and his

music at www.josephlyoung.com.

Rick DeAguiar:  Rick has been playing music all his life. He started his musical adventure playing the theatre organ which led to the piano and keyboards. He has performed in piano bars, country western groups, top 40, rock and roll, funk and blues bands. He has also played in tribute bands for 50’s rock and roll, Patsy Cline, and The Judds. He has had the good fortune to have been in bands that opened for top artists such as Toby Keith, John Michael Montgomery, Hal Ketchum, Tim McGraw, Dan Seals, Ronnie Milsap and Vince Gill.  

Ed Coughenour - Drums/Vocals: Ed grew up in Denver, Colorado playing in several popular bands including The Rotisseries and Leroy X and the X-Citations. Ed was also a session musician while working in the music industry. He relocated to Southern California and continued playing in a number of bands while working for drum manufacturer Dragon Drums. He also continued to work in the record business and began racing NASCAR stock cars. He later relocated to Sonoma County where he lived for many years. After a long hiatus, Ed returned to his passion of playing drums in 2017 with the 101 North Band before relocating to Idaho in 2020 and joining the Stef & The Groove.