red riviera
Independent? It's all my own work. I don't need to do this to put bread on the table... I just do it to feed the soul.
Your musical influences
UK Indie, especially Manchester bands: The Smiths, Doves, Elbow, Turin Brakes, The Wedding Present, Ride
US Indie, especially melodic stuff: REM, Flaming Lips, Grandaddy
Post-punk: Talking Heads, The Fall
Guitar anthems and atmospheric effects.
What equipment do you use?
Electric guitars: Rickenbacker 330, Epiphone Riviera, Fender Stratocaster Plus, Line 6 Variax 500
Acoustic guitars: Garrison G-30CE, Ovation Celebrity, Line 6 Variax 900
Bass: Fender Jazz
Amplifiers: Line 6 Vetta 2.03, Line 6 Duoverb, Line 6, Flextone III, Line 6 PodXT Live
FX: Boss TU-2, OS-2, PS-3, PS-5, TR-2, DC-2, LS-2, RV-3, RV-5, DD-20, RC-20XL, OD-20, AD-3, E13 Infinity, Keeley Proco Rat, Line6 DL4 & MM4, Yamaha UD-Stomp, AG-Stomp & Magicstomp, Zvex Fuzz Factory
Keyboards: Yamaha PSR-350, microKorg synth / vocoder
Recording / drums: Zoom MRS1266, Zoom PS04
Anything else?
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't silently climb a ladder with a bell in each hand.
