Andrew Verissimo

I have been a drummer in the local metal scene for the past 10 years. I began my freshman year in high school wnd never looked back. By my senior year I was playing shows every weekend and touring from Fresno to Bakersfield. Throughout the years I have shared the stage with many national bands and even more locals.

Flash forward to 2012. I hadn't been in a band for 2 years. I almost decided to quit music. Then I see an electric drumset at guitar center and it changed everything. During that years I would be asked to be in a viking metal band and eventually build my own home studio.

At the end of October 2012 everything in the studio is set up and ready to start working. I began ideas that would eventually become my first solo album. From October 2012 to June 2013 I wrote, recorded mixed and mastered my album, "Against All Odds". The entire process was a lot of trial and error but I learned a lot about music, recording and myself in those months.

While I have no ambitions of playing this material live I do have a drive to move forward. During the writing of "Against All Odds" I had an idea to make an album dealing with mythology. I had been in a viking metal band the previous year and that started something that was never finished. My next effort will be an album based entirely on greek mythology. They ideas an writing have already begun on this project. I have yet to have a title or a release date. This website will constantly updated with the progress.

I do not play live. Being a metal project i do not see it a good to lack the fundamental instruments in a live show. It could happen in the future but for now the is strictly a studio project.

older metal and hard rock but there are other elements thrown in to make things fun.

Drums

Simmons SD9K electric drums

DW 5000 double pedal

Sound percussion sticks

Meaudi in ear monitors

Mapex Throne

Guitars

Dean DimeBlade

Dean Custom 250

Jackson King V

AV Custom V2

Epiphone Les Paul Special 2

Line 6 Spider 3

ClearTone picks

Dunlop Picks

Monkey Man and Ernie Ball straps

Ernie Ball super slinky and power slinky strings

Line 6 spider 3

Bass

Dean Zoom XM

Custom Picks

Monkey Man straps

Ernie Ball super slinky and power slinky strings

Vocal

AudioTechnica mic

M audio Condenser mics

Arulex mudguard.

Synth

Yamaha Keyboard

AKI MPD18

Recording

Gateway computer running Windows 8

Studio One pro

Ampire XLT,

Guitar Rig 3&4

Acoustic Drums

12", 13" toms

14" snare(wood or aluminum)

22" bass drums

DW 5000 Double chain Double bass pedal

CB stands

Dixon Stands

Sound Percussion Stands

Pacific two foot Hi-Hat Stand

Any drum sticks you give me

Remo heads for now.

2 18" B8 medium crash

2 18" XS china

14" B8 hi-hat

20" B8 ride

22" Pro Sonix Ride

6" B8 splash

7" Alumi Bell