Biography
Since the boys began recording music in 2020, their videos have had over half a million YouTube views and 400K "likes" on Facebook - with two videos, "Mr. Robb" and "Bull Elephant Song," appearing on both WILX Evening News and Studio 10 on WILX.
Currently rooted in East Lansing, Reuben Stump received his B.A. from U of M in jazz bass. When not playing with the Wingmen, he continues to work regularly with a variety of bands playing all styles of jazz and "tunes from the great American songbook."
Hailing from Traverse City, Aaron Dye has had musical stints in Bozeman, Montana and all over Northern Michigan. When not touring with Puck Angel - he continues to perform regularly both as an accomplished solo artist and with bands, "Stonefolk" and "Hill Spirits."
Corey DeRushia is another native of the Grand Traverse Bay area, who has worked as the owner, producer, chief engineer and creative genius behind Troubadour Recording Studios - where he regularly performs drums, guitar and bass in sessions. Corey is currently performing with "Stonefolk" when not a Wingman.
Puck Angel (aka Rob Blankenhorn) is a prolific songwriter and, as he puts it, "left-handed singer" from Mid-Michigan where he's performed his original music live on-air for WLNS, WITL's morning show, as well as, most recently - on "Studio 10" on WILX TV. In the last several years, Puck has produced and performed in YouTube videos that have garnered over half a million views - and two (Mr. Robb and The Bull Elephant Song) have been covered on separate news stories by WILX evening news. Before founding, Puck Angel and the Wingmen, Puck played with "The Beagles" in clubs all over Mid-Michigan, including 15 years as the "every-other-weekend house band" at Cleary's Pub in Howell.
Puck Angel and the Wingmen are dedicated to bringing their music to a new generation of fans worldwide in the hope that, through their songs about love and social injustice, they can make the world a better place. It is the band's commitment that five percent of all profits from streaming, record sales and appearances will go to support early childhood literacy.