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John Martins - Started playing guitars at the age of 10 and learned various instruments throughout his school years. He formed a group with his brother and sister in 1979, a group called Aquarios. The group quickly gained popularity through the years leading them to record an album in 1993 as well as traveling overseas and the group continued for 25 years. After taking a few years off from music, John picked up the Bass guitar and reunited with David on guitar and his son Cole on drums and formed 562 in 2012. David Barcelos - David started playing guitar as a young teenager. He joined the popular portuguese group Aquarios at the age of 19 as lead guitar player and became an integral part of the groups success over so many years. Through the years he has worked on various projects. David has an incredible ability to play all genres of music at the same level. Aside from his guitar playing, David is a great team player and will do whatever it takes to achieve success with a group. Cole Martins - Cole is a dynamic drummer who started with performing with 562 at the age of 14. Cole continues to prove that he is the real thing. Cole started playing drums at the the early age of 4 and his passion for music runs as deep as an Oak. As he continues to grow as a musician, he hopes to learn from his experience to help further his musical expectations. Sandro Costa - Sandro joined 562 in 2013. He started playing the piano at the age of 7. By the age of 10 he began playing music for the Portuguese Carnival dances. In middle school he performed with the school jazz band. By the age of 15 he was asked to join a group of other musicians and friends who shared the same passion and started a band. During his high school years, while also performing with the school jazz band, he also began experimenting with his vocals and began developing his vocal style. Since 1990 he's been performing on stage as a keyboardist and lead vocalist with Portuguese bands. In 1998 Sandro attended the California Recording Institute and also courses in live sound production. Having recorded and produced several albums with many bands, musicians and artists throughout the years, he always enjoys performing in front of a crowd the most. 562 was founded in 2012 with a vision of providing professional, energetic, quality show entertainment with full light & sound production like no other.