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"Professor" Flip Britton - MC, Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Tenor Sax, Flute, Co-Leader
SYN played for over ten years in the Philadelphia tri-state area. Along the way Flip became accomplished on mandolin, guitar and a other instruments. After SYN, Flip and Marc played for seven years with local favorite club band Witness. Flip also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PE Certification.
Chris Ferrarini - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards
A mother of two with another on the way, Chris is currently pursuing a nursing degree. Chris is available to sing for your wedding ceremony. Please see Contact Us page for information.
Marc Britton - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Alto Sax, Percussion, Co-Leader
Marc grew up in Pittsburgh with his brother Flip. He started at a young age on clarinet playing clarinet trios with brother Flip and Dad for community functions. Eventually, Marc moved on to alto sax. His father had a Baritone ukulele and chord book always handy in the living room and at about the age of ten Marc started fooling around with the uke and eventually moved on to guitar. Marc graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Music Education. He formed the band SYN that played in the greater Philadelphia tri-state area for many years. SYN was known for unique instrumentation and arrangements of popular top 40 rock tunes, progressive rock and originals. They had some local success in 1980 with a self produced album called "Cast the First Stone". Marc has also played with Witness and Egdon Heath. Today, in addition to performing in The Hot Ticket, Marc plays in an acoustic duo called The Rummo & Koko Show. http://www.rummoandkoko.com
Michael Labuono - Keyboards, Vocals Michael was born, raised and still resides in Delaware County, PA. He began his classical piano training at the age of 6 and received numerous performance awards in his youth. At the age of 13, Michael met up with renowned Phillie's organist Paul Richardson, who instructed him in Jazz improvisation and theory. During this span, Michael also won two Yamaha performance competitions.
Michael attended West Chester University for Music and during this time met up with the band Witness, who were a popular classic/progressive rock band. He wound up spending the next 14 years with them performing up and down the East Coast and recording and releasing numerous original songs.
During the 90’s, Michael made numerous appearances in the Off-Broadway production of Tony and Tina’s Wedding. He played the part of Johnny Wonderful, the frustrated pianist in the wedding band Fusion
For the past 10 years, Michael has been performing in various bands playing mostly private affairs and weddings. He was extremely happy to join Hot Ticket in 2007 and reunite with a few of his old Witness band members. When he is not playing music, Michael likes to spend time with his family and his St. Bernard, Rosie.
Rob Trezise - Drums
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Flip
Britton was born and grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. He began his musical career learning the clarinet
and later tenor sax and flute. When his brother Marc's band needed a bass player
on short notice, Flip, who was only in seventh grade, stepped up and learned to
play bass in an amazingly short time. He attended Penn State University for one year.
However, at the end of that year Marc's new band SYN, now full time,
needed bass player. Flip again filled the bill.
Christina Ferrarini
was born in South Philly and raised in West Chester, PA. Her parents
discovered early that she had an ear for music after they bought a piano for her
older brother but found Chris constantly playing the instrument. She continued through
high school singing in school plays and select choirs, and after high school got
her Music Degree from Immaculata College. Classically
trained in voice and piano, she sings for local weddings and events and in the
Philadelphia area. 
Robert Trezise
was born and raised West Chester. At an
early age, Rob drove his parents crazy playing the drums in their basement. In
1989 Rob joined his first called
Audrey-Rose and in 1993, while in school for Engineering Drafting, he played
with another local club band called Field Daze. Rob has been with The Hot
Ticket since 2001.