Greg met Patrick in the mid 90’s when they started writing songs and playing clubs in the Detroit area.  After several years of being the “big fish in the small pond,? Greg decided to try his luck on Music Row in Nashville.  Patrick had just started a studio recording business and reluctantly stayed behind.  Through mutual clients, Patrick met Charlie, a drummer and record producer.  Working in Chicago, Charlie decided to relocate to his hometown of Detroit.  As fate would have it, Charlie started working with Patrick full-time as an engineer and record producer, and in 2005, Greg decided to come back to his old writing partner.  That winter, Charlie, Greg and Patrick sat down and penned "Blink of An Eye," "Hillbilly Girl" and "I Think About You," in one afternoon.  And like they say, “it was magic.?  Trigger Darlow was born.

Greg Stryker
Singer / Guitar / Songwriter

Greg has been writing songs since he was old enough to make a rhyme.  In 1999, Garth Brooks recommended Nash to Major Bob Music.  He has written songs with The Dixie Chicks and Steve Azar, along with many others, for Major Bob Music.  Greg also attended the ASCAP Songwriting Seminar at the recommendation of Chris Dubois.  Greg has opened for the likes of Lonestar, JoDee Messina, Trace Adkins, Deana Carter, Blackhawk, Mark Willsand Ricochet, among others.




Charlie Alkazian
Singer / Drums / Bass Guitar / Songwriter

Charlie has been drumming since he was five years old.  Right out of high school he landed a job in a local Detroit recording studio, where he learned the “in’s and out’s? of producing.  Chicago was the next step, landing an engineering position at Streeterville Studios – one of the top studios in the country.  Working between Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit, Charlie has worked on projects for Uncle Kracker, Eminem and Tori Amos, just to name a few.  Charlie has produced several ‘top 100’ records, and is a partner at Pearl Sound Studios in Canton, Michigan.



Patrick Thomas Michaels
Singer / Keyboards / Guitar / Songwriter

A professional musician since sixteen, Patrick toured with such recording artists as Spencer Davis, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Rick Derringer and Chuck Negron from 3 Dog Night.  As a first call keyboardist in Detroit, Patrick has played keys for Mark Farner, Tommy Roe, Badfinger, Lou Cristie, The Coasters, The Platters, The Drifters and dozens of other top name acts.  As an engineer and studio owner, Patrick has worked with the likes of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, John Oates, Eminem, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Anita Baker and hundreds of other artists.


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