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.Band/artist history
See introduction to Me.Have you performed in front of an audience?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.
Your musical influences
older metal and hard rock but there are other elements thrown in to make things fun.What equipment do you use?
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 BellAdmin
Andrew
@averissimo1
