One of the founding members of The Grass Is Dead, Corey Dwyer was raised in Northern New Mexico where he began playing guitar at the age of nine. He moved to South Florida in 1987 and started playing in a variety of local bands. After a stint of keyboard playing with the Underground Railroad, he hooked up with Bubba Newton and Pete Lavezzoli from the well known South Florida Grateful Dead tribute band Crazy Fingers. Corey's love of music as a shared art form between the band and fans is what keeps his desire to play live shows so high. "There's nothing like putting the energy out and having it come back to you. It's like magic". Corey has had the honor and pleasure of sharing the stage such national acts such as : The Band, Donna the Buffalo, Ziggy Marley, The Neville Brothers, Little Feat, The Radiators, Merl Saunders, Zero, Jerry Garcia Band, Frogwings, Jefferson Starship, Everything and Dark Star Orchestra.
Corey also plays drums, bass, mandolin, fiddle and saxaphone. His motto is... "If it makes music I'll play it". In 1999 Corey started his own recording studio, Dream Factory Studios.

Native Floridian and one of the founding members of The Grass Is Dead, Billy Gilmore has been playing music for 27 years, starting on the five string banjo at the age of seven. He has been involved in many different musical projects that encompass many different musical styles. He was a member of the funky group "Stonehouse" for 11 years, touring the southeast and midwest, and released three albums of original material. He is also a founding member of the trio Almost Acoustic Band with fellow bandmates Brent Hopper and Josh Foster, as well as a member of the bluegrass groups, " The Stains of Grass" and the "Palms Bluegrass Band" which have played many clubs and festivals around Florida.
Billy has shared the stage with accomplished artists such as Little Feat, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and many more. Recently, he was the featured banjo player with Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, and Peter Rowan at the Magnolia Fest in October of 2003.
Billy likes to leave a positive impression upon audiences, and is a firm believer in uplifting your spirit with the joy of music.

Bubba was born and raised on a steady stream of Bluegrass and Country music, along with a variety of local talent in the rural southern Maryland countryside. His influences run from Johnny Cash to the Beatles to Miles Davis. He started playing music at the age of 6, and by 17 he had started his own band called The Quiet Riders. In late '79 at the age of 21, he moved to South Florida to make it his home. Keeping himself busy doing sound for various bands, by the mid 80's he found musicians to form a Blues band and jam with. Finding the Dead Head scene alive in south Florida he met up with some folks to form a band called Easy Wind, which played locally including Woody's in Miami, a club owned by Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones. In 1990 he met Pete Lavezzoli and formed a Dylan cover band called Blood On The Tracks. In the summer of 1991 he helped form Crazy Fingers which has single-handedly helped to keep the jamband and Dead scene alive in South Florida! In 2001 he helped form The Grass Is Dead.
Bubba plays:
1987 Ibanez Roadster Bass
2001 Ned Steinberger CRM4
2001 Azola Mini Baby Bass

Brent has been playing music for 17 years starting at the age of 6 on piano, moving on to drums, bass, and began focusing on guitar at the age of 11. Brent has played with many groups including Cosmic Revolution, The Grass is Dead, Almost Acoustic Band, Crazy Fingers, and other side projects. Leaving home at the age of 16 to pursue his music, Brent traveled North America for the next 4 years settling in various cities and towns from New England to Northern California performing and writing as a solo musician. After several years of being on the road, in 1999 Brent returned to South Florida and formed Cosmic Revolution, an original roots reggae fusion band. Brent has shared the bill with such performers as the Jerry Garcia Band, Blueground Undergrass, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan and many more.

Josh Foster has been playing music for 22 years beginning at the age of 6. He is classically trained and studied cello & music composition at the University of South Florida from 1994-1998. Josh has played with many diverse projects ranging from reggae and jazz to rock and blues including the Estimated Band (Tampa, FL), Stinky Jones (Tampa, FL), P.W. Fenton & the 2nd Ward (Tampa, FL), Cosmic Revolution (Pembroke Pines, FL) and south Florida's Almost Acoustic Band. Since 1994, he has been a member of Crazy Fingers, South Florida’s largest drawing band, celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead. Josh has shared the bill with many accomplished artists such as the Radiators, Govt. Mule, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Garcia Band, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, String Cheese Incident, Little Feat, David Grisman and more. Josh has performed on several recordings including 2 Crazy Fingers CD’s (C’mon and Dance, Strange Life), “Reggae Rocks”, a reggae tribute to the Rolling Stones, Almost Acoustic Band's self titled cd, as well as Brent Hopper's solo CD "Home To Africa".