Meet the Slide Factor

DRSLIDE (Marty Lepore) is a well known Pacific Northwest dobro and lap steel guitar artist. An award winning, professional musician for 30 years drslide has played with a long list of favorite northwest bands such as Blue Ridge Express, Lost in the Mail, and Runaway Train. Marty has performed at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival and every year at Northwest Folklife since 1979. He has recorded with Neil Woodall, Ramsey Collins, David Moloney and featured on the Resophonics Anonymous CD released in 2000. drslide is highly sought after for his unique "swing" style and exciting bluegrass dobro and one of a few to play Texas Swing and Country Western electric lap steel. In 2005 drslide formed THE SLIDE FACTOR with partner Phyllis Ann Lee and in 2009 they produced and released their first CD of original Bluegrass and Americana songs called Keeping the Spirit Alive in which drslide is the solo artist on Dobro and lap steel.

PHYLLIS ANN LEE (Aloha Cowgirl) is THE SLIDE FACTOR's feature vocalist and songwriter. She has been performing on stage ever since her lead actress roles in High School drama class and as first chair flutist in award winning symphnonic band. Since 1985, as a business owner and entrepreneur, she toured the Pacific Northwest health club circuit as a master trainer, dance instructor and choreographer. Having met drslide in 2000 Phyllis picked up rhythm guitar and returned to song writing that she had begun when she was a little girl at her piano lessons. Phyllis's singing evokes heartfelt emotions and an instant rapport to the old-time country and Americana tunes she loves and her original songs sound like they could have been 40 year old favorites. In 2004 she performed with drslide at Bagley Wright Theatre and since 2005 THE SLIDE FACTOR has performed at retirement community socials, company picnics, and coffee houses throughout the Seattle area. Phyllis's songwriting talents are highlighted on THE SLIDE FACTOR's 2009 CD Keeping the Spirit Alive.