Description
From New York City, Takeover is a 5 piece Rock N’ Roll band.
Their driving guitar music played during energetic live sets captures the spirit of classic NYC bands such as The Velvet Underground and The Ramones, while also taking inspiration from The Strokes, The Replacements and Oasis.
The band features Matt Gallub on Drums, Mark Fischer on Lead Guitar, Alex Black on Bass Guitar, Mitch Etchason on Rhythm Guitar, and Dylan Hemingway on Vocals.
Milena Dawidowicz is a Ukrainian violinist who started to collect and record folklore music in Ukraine as a soloist with Kiev Yiddish Theater. When she moved to Israel, Milena played folklore music and performed at numerous festivals and folklore events throughout the country. In the United States, Milena is employed by South Brunswick School District as a String Orchestra Director, plays classical music with various symphony orchestras, and performs Romani music in the duo Sky Caravan with Elena Panova.
Elena Panova is a Russian pianist who earned a Master’s Degree in piano from Sverdlovsk Teachers College in Russia. Elena has been a faculty member at Westminster Conservatory of Music at Rider University, Princeton NJ since 1997 and is also on the music faculty at The Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. In addition to her teaching career, Elena performs extensively around the state in New Jersey, participates in numerous chamber groups, and plays Romani music in the duo Sky Caravan with Milena Dawidowicz.
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