Formed in 2017, these Seattle area musicians joined together to start playing some of the best rock & roll songs throughout the decades. False Sense of Security is made up of people with normal jobs and busy lives. All the members share a love for music and similar tastes in genres. When it's time to perform live, their goal is to put on the best show possible so their audience is having as much fun as they are. What fuels FSS to put on a great show? The audience! The harder they rock, the more energized the crowd gets. It’s the rockin’ gift, that keeps on giving.

Here's a sampling of some of the bands FSS covers during their sets:

Tom Petty, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Lady Gaga, Van Morrison, CCR, Joe Cocker, John Mellencamp, Stray Cats, AC/DC, Billy Idol, Jimmy Eat World, Fleetwood Mac, The Romantics, Bon Jovi, Stone Temple Pilots, George Thorogood, Foo Fighters, and more!

The Band

Tyler Myers
bass

It's never too late to learn an instrument! I picked up the bass guitar in my late 40s. Prior to that I had no real musical experience. Growing up I spent all of my time playing sports, but I always envied people that knew how to play an instrument. One day I bought a bass guitar and after playing for about a month I told my wife I need to take some lessons. For an anniversary gift she gave me four private lessons with an awesome bass guitar instructor, Brady Kish.
 
At my first lesson I told Brady my goal was to be able to play music with other people within a year. He told me I'd be playing live on stage within six months, and he was right. I played a number of coffee shop jams with other music students, but quickly realized I needed to join a band if I wanted to progress on my instrument. After a long search I was fortunate to find FSS. Each time I play with my bandmates I feel they help me achieve my goal and they make me a better musician.
 
I love playing all kinds of music, although I lean towards rock. I have found that I enjoy the process of learning new songs as much as I do playing them live in front of an audience. As a bass player, I know my role and take pride in laying down the best percussion section possible so that the other members of the band can shine.
 
FSS is a band made up of people with normal jobs and busy lives. When it's time to practice we are able to put everything else aside and focus on the music. When it's time to perform live our goal is to put on the best show possible so that our audience is having as much fun as we are. There is nothing better than watching the audience bounce up and down and move to the groove of a rockin bassline. 
 
 

JEFF NOWLIN
GUITAR

Raised in the Wild West of the Great White North, I caught the music bug at a very young age. Between grade-school air guitar competitions and late-night “recording sessions” (i.e. patiently listening to the boombox with finger on the Record button for the opening notes of the week’s Top Ten), it permeated my life and consciousness. It wasn’t until high school, however, when C.C. DeVille, James Hetfield, Nikki Sixx, and, most importantly, the duo of Steve Clark/Phil Collen finally inspired me to give it a try myself.
 
Slowly self-taught over the next three decades (not recommended), I honed my chops by playing along with CDs and iTunes. Music was my one consistent source of excitement and inspiration, but it certainly came with its share of frustrations. It wasn’t until 2018 that I finally confronted my insecurities, stagefright, and complete inability to play standing up by performing with a short-term Pixies cover band.
 
All other things equal, I definitely gravitate toward a heavier, metal sound, but I still believe that good songwriting rises above all else. Current and past obsessions include: Van Halen, Alice Cooper, Beach Boys, Rush, Bring Me The Horizon, Richard Marx, Rick Springfield, Tori Amos, Alice in Chains, and the mighty Def Lep. Although not so much an issue these days, this could lead to some interesting exchanges with Sam Goody cashiers while buying both Ozzy and Britney albums.
 
False Sense of Security is a group of musicians with eclectic tastes that allows all of these influences to play a part. These individual preferences, along with a common love of high-energy rock’n’roll, combine to form a unique, yet classic, sound. It is our goal to share this experience as fully as possible with the audience each and every time out.
 
“But hey - enough of my yakkin’. Whaddaya say, let’s boogie!” -Marty DiBergi, This is Spinal Tap
 
 

Kirsten Daniels
vocals

Motto: Born to Rock, Forced to Work
 
By all accounts, I started singing before I could talk - and in some form or another, I’ve never stopped.  In grade school and throughout high school, college, and for a few years after, I have always been in concert choirs, jazz choirs, and even some musical theater. And I received classical voice training while at the University of Puget Sound. But, despite a life-long burning desire to let my inner rocker chick out, it took me 45 years to actually do it and to find False Sense of Security. And I have Seattle music organizations Rain City Rock Camp and Band It to thank for it. I won’t bore you with the details here, but suffice to say that because of the bravery I found at rock camp, I fulfilled a life-long dream of fronting a “pop up” Def Leppard cover band through Band It! (To see my rock camp band Hot Bitch Congress, look us up on YouTube.) It was at the Lep show that FSS’s bassist Tyler saw me perform - and some months later asked me if I wanted to join the band.  Turns out, it’s a perfect fit - and I can’t wait to rock out with you!  Come out and see us - we’re a lot of fun. (And pretty freaking good too!)
 
And now, some random facts about me to round out this bio:
 
Day job: Attorney (don’t judge - I’m one of the good ones!)
 
Favorite band: Depeche Mode
 
Second favorite band: Def Leppard (duh!)
 
Biggest band challenge:  Singing and playing tambo at the same time
 
Hometown: I’m a proud ‘Hamster
 
Tattoos: 4
 
When I’m not singing I’m:  Playing tennis or hanging out with my husband and dogs (but also probably singing)

Donal Barnes
Drums

As a Teenage kid growing up in the late 70’s in Seattle there was music surrounding us. Whether it is the older brother of a friend or just the open window in the alley that someone just played for all that were in earshot. It was these times that crafted the wide spectrum of music that I enjoy listening to. To add to that was the influence of many heavy metal bands I saw as a teenager not to mention having Jimi Hendrix younger brother Leon living a block from the local 7-11 who would play his favorite tunes from his car while we played pinball.
 
I always was fascinated by percussion and would bang on my Mom’s pots until I was yelled at to stop. Funny enough that typically would make most parents want to give a kid drums to get them to stop clanging at home. Well that was not to be the case. My percussion formal instruction would not come until much later in life when I had the ability to purchase my first kit at 38 years old so that I could jam with a co-worker. From that day I decided to do it I needed to do it right so I took lessons from the Amazing Mike Stone of Seattle and practiced very hard and with all my might! It was after a couple years of lessons that we formed our first band, which by chance brought me to Bob Stevenson (guitar extraordinaire!). From that day forward, armed with Guitar, Drums and Bass we were off on a long merry go- round journey that has not stopped even though we have seen many other musicians get on and off and back on again!
 
What makes FSS so much fun is that the band is made up of people who all are in it to have fun by working hard to make sure the crowd is having fun. It is our fuel and continues to make us try to always give the audience what they deserve!

bob stevenson
guitar

Hey I just love playing music. I love all kinds of music, but mainly harder edge rock and metal. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 14 years old. I Studied under Wynn Smith playing and reading “Classical” music. I guess my mom didn’t understand that I just wanted to play rock n roll so it didn’t last very long. I tried learning some things on my own just to get frustrated. Once my kids were born I decided to put some effort in to learning again and was fortunate enough to find one of the premier guitar instructors in the northwest, Scott Lindenmuth. He made everything make sense and I started to practice more and progress. I was in some Heavy Metal bands in the mid 80’s that just didn’t work out. With life, and kids, I lost interest again. It wasn’t until I meet Donal Barnes that my interest was stirred. He mentioned he had a small group of beginning musicians that jammed once a week and invited me. I hadn’t picked up a guitar in about 15 years but fit right in with their style. More importantly they were good people and we started playing gigs. After many personnel and name changes, it has now turned into FSS. 

​My main guitar influences are:

Scott Lindenmuth – Scott Lindenmuth Trio

Vivian Campbell- Dio

Joe Bonanmassa- Black Country Communion

Jon Memolo- The Pop Off’s
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The best thing about FSS is we share the same interests in music. We also know what we are, and what we are not. We just keep it simple and HAVE FUN!