Doug DeJoe is a singer/songwriter that hails from Western New York. Like the area from which he comes, he is a combination of the blue collar steel mills along the banks of Lake Erie and the fertile farm lands that lie a few miles inland. Thus, his lyrics can be as biting as the sulfur pouring from the smoke stacks of the mills and as sweet as the Concord grapes growing in the vineyards of upstate New York's grapebelt.

Like the mill workers and the farmers, DeJoe's songs reflect everyday working class pain, sorrow, love, glory, and celebration. His music has been described as John Hiatt, John Prine, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, and Van Morrison all wrapped into one. Whatever the comparison, the music is undeniably Americana, and its appeal transcends generation and gender.

DeJoe was a staff writer throughout the nineties doing stints with various publishing companies such as Horipro Entertainment and Bob Morrison Music. He had his first single in 1996 when country artist Joe Nichols released "Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other" a song DeJoe wrote with Keith Follese ("The Way You Love Me" and "Something Like That"). They also had another cut on the same Nichols' album, a song entitled "In Spite of Myself." In 2005 DeJoe had a song he wrote with Bob Morrison ("Lookin' for Love") and Debbie Hupp ("Straight Tequilla Night") cut by fifties crooner, Pat Boone. In 2006 DeJoe had another of his songs cut by producer Russ Zavitson for a young artist/rodeo star named Jay Ketchem. The song was co-written with Tony Hasleden ("That's My Story" and "You Know Me Better Than That").

DeJoe says that playing with The Bloomlaters is the most fun he's had since moving to Nashville in 1991. "It's pure music," he says, not music "bound by artificial parameters set by Music Row powers that base good music on good sales." DeJoe lives in West Nashville with wife Bethany and two sons, Zach and Nic, and their Golden Retriever, Lexi.

North Jersey lies just across the river from New York City and is known for its factories, working class neighborhoods, Italian bakeries, wise guys and Sinatra. Through the smoke of its back-room poker games and the haze of its blue collar boilermakers comes Nick Lauritano, the drummer of The Bloomlaters Band. Born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey, Lauritano has been drumming since the age of eleven and has toured throughout the United States and Canada with various acts. He also was the in-house studio percussionist for ByGosh studios and was responsible for the drum work on various soundtracks including "Big" and "Mighty Aphrodite" as well as soundtracks for animated characters featured at Chucky Cheese and FAO Schwartz Toy Stores.

Lauritano supplies the driving force behind the Bloomlaters' identity and is responsible for the unmistakable sound and rhythm of the band. He and singer/songwriter, Doug DeJoe are the co-founders of the band and their friendship and musical concept are solidly forged and provide the heart of The Bloomlaters.

Joe Dursma, a native Tennessean, is a true late bloomer.  He did not buy his first bass guitar until he was 22 years old.  He wasted no time in becoming an accomplished player, however, and his natural-born musical talent allowed Joe the opportunity to play in original musical bands from Blues to Jazz to Rock, R&B, and Country.  Most players start out in cover bands, but Joe’s penchant for that in-the-pocket-groove landed him as player and musical arranger for Grammy Award winning songwriter, Bob House.  Joe did the same for notable Nashville singer/songwriter extraordinaire, Jill Sissel.  Bernard Edwards once said “The Bass Player sets the mood for the song,” and Dursma has adopted that as his personal mantra.  The Bloomlaters feel fortunate to have Joe Dursma as he takes their original music to another level.