The Authority
We jam, we have fun. We like our music and we hope you do too.
Theres four of us all together. Dustin Patton, Matthew King, Robert Brassfield, and Matthew "Twizzler" Monson
Dustin plays lead guitar and is damn good at it.
Matt King is the band vocalist and rythmn guitarist.
Robert aka Bob has been playing drums for around 9 years....hes been around the block a few times.
Matthew "Twizzler" Monson is the bassist. For only having a mere year and a half of bassin' under his belt he does pretty well.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Not much history to tell. A couple friends getting together to start a band.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We will be playing live. Semi-recently had a successful show at Mulligan's Open Mic night at Fusion and a decent showing at a friend's Graduation Party.
Your musical influences
Incubus is Dustin's biggest influence...well that and his acoustic guitar that he writes everything on. Bob's biggest influence is Danny Carrey from Tool. Matt's biggest influences seem to be from the band "Thursday". Twiz's biggest influences are Les Claypool and Dan Andriano.
What equipment do you use?
Dustin:
Ibanez GSA60 GIO Soundgear electric guitar
Crate GLX1200H 120 watt Amp head
Crate G412SL 4x12" Speaker Cab
Matthew "Twizzler" Monson:
Warwick Corvette Standard Electric Bass
Gallien-Krueger 480 watt 700RBII Amp head
Gallien-Krueger Neo212 2x12" w/Horn Bass Cab
Robert Brassfield:
Zildjian Cymbal set
14" High Hat
18" Crash
Pearl drums
Matthew King:
Ibanez Soundgear GSA90 Electric Guitar
Behringer 65 Watt 1x12" Combo Amp
PA System:
Yamaha EMX88S PA board 400 watts (800 watts in Bridge mode)
Two Yamaha S115V Club series Speaker 1x15" w/Horn Speaker Cabs 500 watts Handling Program (1000 watts max)
Four AKG D 8000 Dynamic Hypercardioid Microphones
Anything else?
Singer Matthew King returns from the Army! Fortunately for us he recieved a medical discharge and returns to us full time!
