Deaf By Arms
DEAF BY ARMS IS:
Nick G.- Vocals, Guitar, and Jagermeister
Soda- Vocals, Tambourine, and Red Stripe
Miss Hell- Drums, Pepsi and being the random girl
Sleazy C.- Bass and Mickey's Malt
Ray Zen- Guitar, Vocals, and Jack
Nick@deafbyarms.com
Soda@deafbyarms.com
SleazyC@deafbyarms.com
MissHell@deafbyarms.com
RayZen@deafbyarms.com
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
DBA formed in the Summer of 2004 after much trouble finding a drummer and many inter-band personnel changes. Nick used to play bass and Sleazy used to sing, but they swapped duties, Nick picking up some guitar slack as well. Good friends Miss Hell and Soda soon joined, and things were golden. Miss Hell's arrival solved the drum situation and added the perfect touch to DBA's wall of sound.
Shortly after forming, DBA cut and released the EP "March of the Disposable Humans" for regional consumption. This DIY feat has been circulated throughout the state of Ohio and into a few neighboring states by some good old punk-loving college kids. DBA has just recorded their first full-length, "Makeshifting the Arts", and it will be available soon. Get ready!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
More info @ myspace.com/deafbyarms or www.deafbyarms.com
-Thursday, February 8, 2007 @ The Funky Frog in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio; 6 p.m. 18+; $8
-Sunday, February 25, 2007 @ The Cove Niteclub, Geneva, OH; 6 p.m. all ages; $5 - $8???
-Saturday, March 24, 2007 @ The Enclave Coffeehouse w/The Ruby Street Radicals (Chicago, IL) and Whiskey Smile! (Pittsburgh, PA); 7:30 p.m. All ages; Cost is a donation for the Traveling Bands!
Check out our good buddies The Ruby Street Radicals (myspace.com/rubystreetradicals), Whiskey Smile! (myspace.com/smilewhiskey), and Johnny LaRock and MushMouth (myspace.com/johnnylarock or www.johnnylarock.com).
Your musical influences
Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Against All Authority, Against Me!, Dropkick Murphys, Avail, Sublime, Strike Anywhere, NOFX, Catch 22, Wesley Willis, System of a Down, Dead Kennedys, Deftones, Cypress Hill, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Smashing Pumpkins, Mott The Hoople, Cursive, Pixies, Beatles, Pink Floyd
What equipment do you use?
We're not electronica, but Miss Hell uses DW, Sound Source, and Zildjian, Sleazy uses Traynor amps and fender basses, and Ray Zen and Nick use Gibson and Fender guitars and Laney amps. Soda is a fan of Shure mics, cheap tambourines, and Black and Milds. We all wear whatever we can get for dirt cheap and we endorse the various types of alcohol listed by our names above.
Anything else?
Check out DBA's crunchy beats. They're crunchy.
