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red riviera
» genre:
Alternative >
Indie
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» label: unsigned
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Independent? It's all my own work. I don't need to do this to put bread on the table... I just do it to feed the soul.
Why this name?
My main guitar is a customised red Epiphone Riviera.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Bring it on... without it, would you be listening?
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
They would have to be:
a. Rich
b. Gullible
c. Prepared to sign me as a tax loss.
a. Rich
b. Gullible
c. Prepared to sign me as a tax loss.
Your influences?
UK Indie, especially Manchester bands: The Smiths, Doves, Elbow, Turin Brakes, The Wedding Present, Ride
US Indie, especially melodic stuff: REM, Flaming Lips, Grandaddy
Post-punk: Talking Heads, The Fall
Guitar anthems and atmospheric effects.
US Indie, especially melodic stuff: REM, Flaming Lips, Grandaddy
Post-punk: Talking Heads, The Fall
Guitar anthems and atmospheric effects.
Favorite spot?
On my bike, in the sun.
Equipment used:
Electric guitars: Rickenbacker 330, Epiphone Riviera, Fender Stratocaster Plus, Line 6 Variax 500
Acoustic guitars: Garrison G-30CE, Ovation Celebrity, Line 6 Variax 900
Bass: Fender Jazz
Amplifiers: Line 6 Vetta 2.03, Line 6 Duoverb, Line 6, Flextone III, Line 6 PodXT Live
FX: Boss TU-2, OS-2, PS-3, PS-5, TR-2, DC-2, LS-2, RV-3, RV-5, DD-20, RC-20XL, OD-20, AD-3, E13 Infinity, Keeley Proco Rat, Line6 DL4 & MM4, Yamaha UD-Stomp, AG-Stomp & Magicstomp, Zvex Fuzz Factory
Keyboards: Yamaha PSR-350, microKorg synth / vocoder
Recording / drums: Zoom MRS1266, Zoom PS04
Acoustic guitars: Garrison G-30CE, Ovation Celebrity, Line 6 Variax 900
Bass: Fender Jazz
Amplifiers: Line 6 Vetta 2.03, Line 6 Duoverb, Line 6, Flextone III, Line 6 PodXT Live
FX: Boss TU-2, OS-2, PS-3, PS-5, TR-2, DC-2, LS-2, RV-3, RV-5, DD-20, RC-20XL, OD-20, AD-3, E13 Infinity, Keeley Proco Rat, Line6 DL4 & MM4, Yamaha UD-Stomp, AG-Stomp & Magicstomp, Zvex Fuzz Factory
Keyboards: Yamaha PSR-350, microKorg synth / vocoder
Recording / drums: Zoom MRS1266, Zoom PS04
Anything else...?
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't silently climb a ladder with a bell in each hand.