Vince DiCola & Kenny Meriedeth

Synthesizer player/composer Vince DiCola is best known for his composing and performing of the soundtrack of the 1986 animated film Transformers: The Movie. While most tunes, including "Instruments of Destruction," "Dare to Be Stupid," and "The Transformers Theme," were firmly set in the heavy metal/heavy rock tradition, the most successful song, "Dare and the Touch," reflects more of a rock and pop influence. DiCola's tune "The Touch" received a 1986 APEX Award for Best Original Song (Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror). A native of Lancaster, PA, DiCola launched his career afte...