James Shannon Bussey

James Shannon Bussey is the singer,guitarist, and harmonica player for Rock Bottom. "Shannon" is one of the founding members of the band since it's inception in 2002. He currently resides in Cary,Mississippi with his wife Lauren and his four year old daughter Reagan Lea. Shannon has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master's Degree in Political Science and Social Science Education.James Shannon Bussey was born and raised in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Rolling Fork is the home of the delta and blues legend Muddy Waters. Shannon attended Sharkey Issaquena Academy where he graduated in 1989. Shortly after high school he joined the U.S. Army where he served four years as a Patriot Missile Crew Member. After being honorably discharged in 1994, Shannon moved back to Mississippi and enrolled in Delta State University. In 1996 Shannon received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Upon completion of his degree, he served as a rescue technician / firefighter for the Greenville, Mississippi Fire Department. In 1997 Shannon joined the Jackson, Mississippi Police Department where he served for several years and was awarded the silver star for bravery as well as two life saving medals. In 2000 he met and married Lauren White from Meridian. Their daughter, Reagan Lea Bussey, was born on December 7, 2000. After serving a short stint as a Special Agent for the Mississippi Gaming Commission, Shannon left the law enforcement profession and returned to college to get his Masters degree. In 2002, Shannon joined his brother Rob, and long time friend and fellow guitarist Rodney Joiner to help form the band Rock Bottom.

Any time I can

Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Mark Tremonti,

Equipment: For guitar Shannon plays a 2001 Les Paul Classic . He uses several effects including a Voodoo Labs Micro Vibe Stomp Box, a Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal, and a Morley Wah Pedal. From his pedal board, his sound is processed by a Behringer Equalizer / RTA, and a Behringer compressor. The guitar signal is then fed into a Crate 65 watt tube amp. The amp is reinforced using a Sennheiser E609 Silver Dynamic Guitar Microphone. Shannon also plays a Fender Fat Stratocaster, and a 1962 Gibson Les Paul. For acoustic and unplugged he uses a 1976 Alvarez Yairi DY90. For vocals Shannon uses a Sennheiser E835 Performance Vocal mic. This signal is processed initially at his pedal board by a DOD VoFx Vocal Fx Processor. The signal then passes through a rack mounted system that includes a behringer MDX 4600 Compressor/Limiter, a Behringer DSP 1124 Feedback Destroyer Pro, a Behringer DSP 2024P Vocal Effects Engine, a Behringer DEQ2496 Equalizer/ Real Time Analyzer, and a TC Helicon Quintet Vocal Processor. Shannon also uses a Behringer wireless microphone.