Shepp comes from southern New Jersey. He attended the Berklee School of Music, studied guitar and composition with Pat Martino in Philadelphia, studied composition and aesthetics with Dr. Frank Haas in Vineland, NJ and studied guitar with Attilla Zoller in Southern Vermont. He has taught guitar, composition, and music theory as a faculty member of Bennington College (Bennington, Vermont) and Pittsfield Community Music School (Pittsfield, Massachusetts). He has performed and done shows with many different artists. Among these are John Jorgenson, Ritary Ensemble, Rick Danko, Taj Mahal, Hot Tuna, and Vassar Clements, to name just a few. His passion for Gypsy music and love for the guitar in general are what drew him to form Ameranouche. He has written hundreds of compositions and continues to invest his time in the evolution of Ameranouche. Shepp is an endorser of Dell Arte instruments and Wegen picks.

Zach Pearson is a guitarist currently living Boston, MA. He is fluent in many different musical styles, from classical to jazz, bluegrass to R&B, and has studied with a broad range of teachers from New England locals Draa Hobbs and Keith Murphy to French guitarists Adrien Moignard and Mathieu Chatelain. While earning his BA in guitar performance at Marlboro College, he started working with numerous ensembles, and continues to play contra dances as a member of Wendy and the Lost Boys and perform with the chamber group Ensemble San Genevive. In 2008, he began seriously studying gypsy jazz and in 2009 formed his first ensemble in the style, Vol de Nuit. In 2010, he traveled to and lived in Paris, where he immersed himself in the style of gypsy jazz. Returning to America in early 2011, he signed on with Ameranouche.