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At time of writing i am 16 years old and have been playing (and doing other weird stuff with) the guitar for roughly 2/3 years now.
I'm very into trying out new kinds of effects and sounds and mixing them all together with over the top cliched rock guitar playing.
I'm very into trying out new kinds of effects and sounds and mixing them all together with over the top cliched rock guitar playing.
Why this name?
ask my parents ;)
Do you play live?
i have played live in several different bands ranging from pop to punk and funk and pop through to jazz and metal.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
liberate the music! liberate!
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
it's another distribution channel....
oh no, i'm a sellout because i want people to actually hear my music rather then staying "underground"
oh no, i'm a sellout because i want people to actually hear my music rather then staying "underground"
Band History:
well, let me sum up how my music has changed:
i started off playing trashy/thrashy metal riffs without using a pick (i got blisters on my thumb from playing too fast) and plugging the really crappy yamaha guitars from my school into keyboard amps and turning the EQ controls and volume up till they distorted.
then i finally got a decent guitar and amp of my own. i began playing the same riffs but with a decent overdrive sound (thanks to my marshall MG15CD amp) and played lots of punk/metal stuff with odd bits of blues and a bit of classical music thrown in every now and again. i began experimenting with feedback and natural harmonics.
after i broke this guitar i got 2 new ones (a montanna accoustic and a line6 variax) and began to expand into a few different styles. mainly blues and classic rock. i also began experimenting with MIDI composition and software synths.
and to sum up what my music is like now:
tonight (as i'm writing this) i've just been playing the sitar sound from my line6 variax through a wah-wah pedal and treble booster into a philips hi-fi and recording it to add to my collection which also contains a backwards recording of my montanna accoustic against a backdrop of pure sine waves (drone).
i started off playing trashy/thrashy metal riffs without using a pick (i got blisters on my thumb from playing too fast) and plugging the really crappy yamaha guitars from my school into keyboard amps and turning the EQ controls and volume up till they distorted.
then i finally got a decent guitar and amp of my own. i began playing the same riffs but with a decent overdrive sound (thanks to my marshall MG15CD amp) and played lots of punk/metal stuff with odd bits of blues and a bit of classical music thrown in every now and again. i began experimenting with feedback and natural harmonics.
after i broke this guitar i got 2 new ones (a montanna accoustic and a line6 variax) and began to expand into a few different styles. mainly blues and classic rock. i also began experimenting with MIDI composition and software synths.
and to sum up what my music is like now:
tonight (as i'm writing this) i've just been playing the sitar sound from my line6 variax through a wah-wah pedal and treble booster into a philips hi-fi and recording it to add to my collection which also contains a backwards recording of my montanna accoustic against a backdrop of pure sine waves (drone).
Your influences?
styles:
thrash metal
heavy metal
black/death metal
punk
blues
prog
classical music
jazz
industrial
artists:
Jimi Hendrix
Niravana
Metallica
Nine Inch Nails
Nobuo Uematsu
Cradle of Filth
Iced Earth
Led Zep
thrash metal
heavy metal
black/death metal
punk
blues
prog
classical music
jazz
industrial
artists:
Jimi Hendrix
Niravana
Metallica
Nine Inch Nails
Nobuo Uematsu
Cradle of Filth
Iced Earth
Led Zep
Favorite spot?
balintoy in northern ireland
Equipment used:
guitars:
line 6 variax
squire strat
montana JAG-6100-BB-M
Baliol (some ancient accoustic with a cool slappy sound that's great for blues)
some ancient little spanish guitar with only 2 strings that loses it's tuning: wtf is it called? i don't know....
amps:
line6 spider 112
marshall MG15CD
my philips hi-fi
pedals:
electro-harmonix screaming tree treble booster
ibanez delay
jim dunlop wah-wah
line6 variax switch-box
pickups:
seymour duncan accoustic pickup
keyboards:
yamaha PSR-76
recording gear:
creative soundblaster live
audacity (wave editing and mixing software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net)
syllabus (MIDI sequencer)
line 6 variax
squire strat
montana JAG-6100-BB-M
Baliol (some ancient accoustic with a cool slappy sound that's great for blues)
some ancient little spanish guitar with only 2 strings that loses it's tuning: wtf is it called? i don't know....
amps:
line6 spider 112
marshall MG15CD
my philips hi-fi
pedals:
electro-harmonix screaming tree treble booster
ibanez delay
jim dunlop wah-wah
line6 variax switch-box
pickups:
seymour duncan accoustic pickup
keyboards:
yamaha PSR-76
recording gear:
creative soundblaster live
audacity (wave editing and mixing software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net)
syllabus (MIDI sequencer)
Anything else...?
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