Three Of...
Jose Valdes: Bass, Vocals, Songwriting (His day job is in the trucking business)
Drew Nash: Guitar, Vocals, Songwriting (His day job is in the medical field)
John Prink: Drums (He's in law enforcement)
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Three Of... is an Adult Alternative/Indie music group based out of the San Francisco east bay area. Formed in March 2007 by Jose Valdes (Bass, Vocals), Drew Nash (Guitars, Vocals) and John Prink (Drums), the band started performing publicly in July 2007. Starting out in coffee houses and bars, the band picked up speed in 2008, performing 38 shows.
John quit the band in April 2009 and was replaced by Wes Morse for about 6 months. The band then took a 1 year hiatus to regroup. John rejoined Three Of... in late 2011 (he missed us). After a few rehearsals, the original sound was back but with more depth and new energy. With the original power trio back together, Three Of... has been busy creating new material and reworking their older tunes.
It's "Intellectual, Indie Rock!"
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Red Devil Lounge in SF, Quarter Note in Sunnyvale, Rooster's Roadhouse in Alameda, Vega's Old Sac, on the radio, on the street......anywhere we have a captive audience!!
Your musical influences
Goo Goo Dolls, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, Beatles, English Beat, UB40, Bob Marley
What equipment do you use?
Jose plays an Ibanez 6 string bass that has a fretboard like an aircraft carrier! Lately he's gotten into some stand up electric fretless rigs that look cool and sound even better. Drew plays mostly Reverend (USA made guitars) but has recently started using a Line 6 JTV Variax for gigging. No more switching guitars between songs. He's powered by a B52 amp with Peavey Cab. Drew likes the classic Sure SM58 mic while Jose prefers Sennheisers. John plays the same model drum kit that John Bonham used. That is a BIG bass drum!!!
Anything else?
We LOVE performing!! When we're on stage, we have fun and you can tell!!
