Rick Rocks
Introducing....
RICK
Bass/Keyboards/Guitars/Vocals/Songwriter
WALT PERKINS
Co-writer of "Animal" and "Children's Island"
STEVE MICHAELSON
Drums on "There Was A Time" and additional programming on "Take Me To The Tide"
PAUL MANLEY
Drums on "Children's Island", "Emotional Superstition" and "Untrue Love"
J. PAUL DAVID
Guitar fills on "Untrue Love"
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Band Name 1983: The The (you read it right!)
Band name 1985: Impulse Dunn (how embarassing!)
Band Name 1987: Cross Creek/Kevin Navis band
Band Name 1989: Ambulance
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Not at the moment
Your musical influences
Fleetwood Mac
Lindsey Buckingham
Genesis
Phil Collins (drums)
Police
The Doors
Mr. Mister
Tears For Fears
What equipment do you use?
Ampeg Big Stud 4-string bass
Ibanez Ergodyne 5-string bass
Hohner B2A V Walnut 5-string bass
Epiphone Nighthawk guitar
Torres Custom TeleStrat guitar
Gretsch Electromatic SparkleJet guitar
Yamaha AEX-500N acoustic/electric classical guitar
Shechter Diamond Acoustic guitar
Ibanez AG-75S semi-hollow guitar
Vox AD120VTH guitar amp head
Johnson Amplification J-Station
Roland XP-50 synth
Roland U-220 rack synth
Roland MKS-70 rack synth
Yamaha TX802 rack synth
Akai S3000XL sampler (for sale soon)
Roland DR-660 drum machine
Athlon XP 2600+ Windows XP computer
Tascam FW-1884 Firewire control surface
Cakewalk Sonar 4.0 Producer Edition
Cakewalk Project 5 v1.5
Apple iBook 500mhz
MOTU FreeStyle sequencer
eMagic SoundDiver
Peavey Bass Combo Mark III amp
E-mu Procussion rack drum synth (for sale soon)