Regina Zernay Roberts

Regina Zernay Roberts is an American instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. She is lead singer and bass player of Detroit Diesel Power. She played bass guitar and Moog synthesizer with Scarlet Fever, the all-female backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011. She toured several years in the New Orleans cowpunk band, Cowboy Mouth; was founding bassist/singer of Los Angeles punk rock band Méchant; and was bassist for the hard rock band, Halfcocked.

Biography Regina Zernay was born in Queens, New York, but grew up in a tiny Florida village. After moving to La Puente in Los Angeles County, California, she graduated from Nogales High School and Azusa Pacific University. She married Darren Roberts in 2009.

Early years Even as a young child, she wanted to be a musician. There was always a piano in the house. She took lessons until a conflict with her teacher about writing with her left hand. She began playing guitar at age 11, inspired by (her "first love as a teenager") Duran Duran.

After high school, she did her first West Coast tour for two weeks with a band in small pickup, often in difficult living conditions; but nothing made her happier than playing bass. She also performed with hip hop/rock band Jam Balaya, appearing on two episodes of Half & Half in 2005.

She was featured as the front-cover Bass Quarterly interview for the issue of January/February 2011, and was chosen number 3 of the top 10 bassists to watch in 2010.

More recently, she has toured with Red Elvises during November 2011 through December 2012.

Méchant Circa late 2002, Zernay formed her own band, Méchant (French meaning "wicked"). playing more than 200 shows annually, During her time with them, Cowboy Mouth released the live concert DVD The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth and the full-length CD Fearless. They were also featured as a cartoon in The New Yorker, and performed on Live with Regis and Kelly twice.

Scarlet Fever Beginning in June 2010, she toured with Cee Lo Green and the all-female backing band named Scarlet Fever on promotional tours for "What Part of Forever" (from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack) and The Lady Killer album. They performed for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, BBC Radio, Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, and many other venues. Core band members include Sharon Aguilar (lead guitar, violin), Brittany Brooks (drums), and DANiiVORY née Theresa Flaminio (keyboards, background vocals).

Detroit Diesel Power Circa late 2011, Zernay and her husband formed a punk band, Detroit Diesel Power. They debuted at Molly Malone's on July 2, 2013, and again at The Viper Room on July 23, 2013, both in Los Angeles, California. Other members include Patrick Jones (drums) and Michael Martinsson. Their first EP, "16:16", was released December 1, 2013.

Discography

Albums with Méchant Fate and the Arsenal 2-Song EP

Albums with Cowboy Mouth Fearless

DVD with Cowboy Mouth The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth

Albums with Detroit Diesel Power 16:16