A native of Atlanta, Wayne Postell began his professional trumpet carrer at the age of 15 with the local popular soul band "The Differentials of Sound". While attending Furman University majoring in trumpet performance, Wayne performed as auxillary trumpet with the Greenville Symphony. In 1972, Wayne was recruited by the newly opened Carowinds Theme Park in Charlotte, NC where he served for 2 years as a staff musician. Wayne returned to Athens, Georgia in 1974 and finished his music degree at the University of Georgia. In 1976, Wayne moved to Atlanta where he played with numerous local big bands and traveling acts such as Cab Callaway, Shirley Maclain, Lou Rawls, Bert Convey and the Temptations. Wayne met up with the Pieces of Eight in 1980 when they were looking for a trumpet player to fill in at the upcoming Atlanta Beach Festival at Stone Mountain Park. Along with regularly performing with the "Pieces", Wayne works for recording studios in Athens as a studio musician and performs with Randall Bramblett and Widespread Panic. In order to support his love of music, Wayne works as an IT manager for Macy's Systems and Technology.