Ali Somers
All music is recorded with my Ibanez SA260FM electric or my Camps Sonata classical guitar through a Line 6 Spider II digital amp and then through a Pro-Sound ZA-29 dynamic mic into my soundcard. Vocals are recorded with my other Pro-Sounds ZA-29 mic put straight through to my sound card (im a poor little oprhan child....well im not an orphan, but you get the picture). I record with Audacity (c) music software.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
well.... back in the stone age when the dictionary was limited to three words and people had to defend their caves from sabre tooth tigers and woolly mammoths... a sperm cell found its way to an egg and a zygote began to form. this developed into a feotus which after 9 or so months became a messy, crying thing mistaken for a racoon on numerous occasions. started playin drums when i was 9 and guitar when i was 11... and the rest, so they say, is history...
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
My band The Influence gig regularly. our page is www.freewebs.com/theinfluence. The other guitarist, Jamie's page is www.soundclick.com/jamieshoard he's recorded some decent acoustic stuff there. To book us email theinfluence2@yahoo.co.uk
Your musical influences
Iron Maiden. No one does guitar harmonies quite like them. Def Leppard have influenced my sound quite a lot as well and my band do a cover of "It don't matter" off the debut album "On through the night". Acoustically, im a big Nick Drake fan (R.I.P.), and artists like Ralph McTell, Tommy Emmanuel and Jose Ferrer helped me discover myself as more than just an electricman.
What equipment do you use?
Ooops... already answered that one....
Anything else?
Anything? erm.... im a single guy with long brown hair looking for a...*ahem*
