Shady Neighbor
Shady Neighbor - rock and hip hop and other "eclectic" stuff
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Eric: singing/guitar/bass
Billy: production/guitar/keyboards/samplers
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Indeed, we're extra-live, have been for a long time. The Columbia U performance was probably the best.
Your musical influences
The Beatles, The Pixies, Radiohead, Nirvana, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Leonard Cohen, The Beach Boys, Velvet Underground, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sublime, Blockhead, Johnny Cash, Al Green, the Grateful Dead, the Doors
What equipment do you use?
Pro Tools mbox, AKG c4000b condenser mic, Shure sm58 dynamic mics, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Marshall tube amp, Ensoniq EPS-16+, Akai s900, Numark turntable (with NAD analog preamp and tons of vinyl to sample), Microkorg, Novation Bass Station, eucalaley, Electrix Filter Factory (analog filter module), Reason, Izotope Trash, Izotope Ozone, Synth1, NI Elekrik Piano, Gmedia M-Tron, Acid.
