Dan Cruces – Composer, Keyboards, Drums, Electric Percussion, & Trumpet
Dan learned trumpet from his father. He studied at the prestigious Stan Kenton Jazz School (Sacramento State University) and at Chico State University, winning various awards in trumpet performance. At the same time, Dan excelled in drums and performed in A&M Records’ Leo Swift. He won Drummer of the Year at Nevada’s RAM Awards, in recognition for pioneering the first electronic drum suit.

He moved to Hawaii and joined Gold recording artist, Glenn Medeiros as keyboardist & drummer, while also writing music for movies & television. He also was the drummer in The Beat Poets. In Falling Down Romance, Dan features his skill on the trumpet, electric percussion & keyboards.

Diane Rubio – Electric Cello, Chinese Violin, Flutes, Ukulele, Electric Guitar, and Vocals
Born and raised in Hawaii, Diane Rubio is a Music degree graduate from the University of Hawaii.  Diane comes from a background in ancient Chinese and Japanese music, studying and performing in Xiangin Sizhu (traditional Chinese silk and bamboo ensemble) and Gagaku (ancient Japanese Court music). She was also involved in Gendai Hogaku (Modern Japanese Art music), premiering original composition by Marty Regan, Ph.D. She plays the erhu (Chinese Violin) and makes her own Fue (Japanese flute). Her playing has been likened to Tan Dun’s style of composition in the film “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” and other Asian style movie like “Memoirs of a Geisha.”

Diane is also trained in Western Classical tradition on piano and cello. She is particularly fond of Romantic composers like Gabriel Fauré, Rachmaninoff, Georges Bizet and modern composers like John Taverner and John Rutter. Russian cellist Nina Kotova regards Diane as a “Beautiful young woman with a gorgeous style.” Andy Stein — composer for Joshua Bell — regards her as “HOT!!”

Besides that, Diane is a virtuoso jazz ukulele player — with tunes from Lyle Ritz, Carlos Jobim, Duke Ellington and jazz standards of the 1930′s. Bill Tapia regards her as a “Damned good ukulele player.” Carlos Barbosa-Lima regards her as “Very musical.”

And on top of that, Diane is a multi lingual, Sade-esque vocalist. She also does a mean beat box, too.