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THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND

THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

About Me


SHANE DIIORIO - VOCALS / GUITAR / SONGWRITER

Shane is a soulful guitarist influenced by "less is more" players such as Tommy Castro, Eric Clapton, Albert King, BB King as well as local players like Dean Haitani and Ross Helmont. His guitar playing is backed up by his soulful, unique and husky vocals.
KEN HERRIN - BASS

Ken herrin is from Waycross, Georgia in the USA and has worked with some of the best musicians in the USA including Josh Kirkland. He has opened for such bands as the Allmand Brothers and has a wide range of musical influences and interests. Ken is stepping in for Jonathan Randall in October who is moving on to other musical projects, we thank Jon Randall for playing with us bringing his fantastic grooves and great personality to the stage!
TALEB - DRUM

..Taleb has been involved with many artists on the Australian and international scene. His fluent in many styles of music including soul, funk, blues, reggae, jazz and rock. This guy is all energy, feel, groove and he can really let loose, check him out. If he doesn't get your foot tapping you got holes in your soul!
USA Tour 2007
The Tour which was supposed to kick off in late September has been bumped back a few months due to issues with our tour bassist. We'll post up more about our December/Jan 08 tour when the details are confirmed
THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND IS SPONSORED BY HARD ON MUSIC AUSTRALIA WITH BOCK MICROPHONES

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Music:

Member Since: 10/28/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/theinthebluestrio
Band Members:
Shane DiIorio - Vocals Guitar
Taleb Medical - Drums
Ken Herrin - Bass
Influences: Eric Clapton, Eric Bibb, The Meters, Dr John, JJ Cale, BB King, Albert King, Albert Collins, John Mayer Trio, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Mack, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Dire Straits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eran James, Bill Withers...
Sounds Like:
THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND: Nasty Habits
Purple Haze Cafe` 27-Jan-2008

THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND: I Got a Woman / Everyday Stomp
Crossroads Entertainment Complex NYE 31-December-2007

THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND: Cissy Strut
Crossroads Entertainment Complex NYE 31-December-2007

THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND: Wearing Thin
Cornish Arms Hotel 31-July-2007

THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND: Vulture Culture
Cornish Arms Hotel 31-July-2007


Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Album Updates

It's been three weeks since I last touched the recordings and today that has finally changed!I finished off 3 more songs today and it should be all done after my next stint at it Wednesday or Thursday...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:57:00 PST

Bar 94 + The Band

    Tonight felt great!  Ken's the newest member to the band on the bass and he's killing the stuff we do no problems! Thanks man, you're the best!Taleb was busting it out left, ri...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:00:00 PST

The TWIN!

Today is the day I finally own a Fender Twin.Cons:  It's Fkn Heavy!Pros: Tone, it's on wheels, drive channel kicks arse, tremelo, reverb, TONE AND TONE!.  Odds are I won't need to use any pe...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST

Bar 94 gig this saturday

  Bar 9T4 (94 Swan Street Richmond) Saturday 9th Feb 08! Bar 94 is the place to be on a Saturday, you get a really hip crowd, funky tunes and a great venue all in one.  It's not your typical...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:03:00 PST

Purple Haze Cafe`

Thanks to the lovely owners of the Purple Haze Cafe` for having us Sunday.  It was a fun gig at a very nice venue.  What a setting to play to!Many thanks and we hope to see you again soon. &...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:47:00 PST

Updates

Howdy all!I haven't posted much over the last few weeks so I thought I would keep those who actually check this site up to date.The recording is almost finally out of the way.  I had 3 weeks...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:17:00 PST

Mind is melting!

Spent hours mixing, trying to get it the way I want it.Spent hours making changes only to go back to the "dry mix".Something about that sounds nicer to me.Sound is melting my mindSound is melting my m...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:08:00 PST

Bar 9T4 Gig

It started as an empty room, we were playing only to friends, the bar staff and some people lingering on the chairs outside.By the second set things started to get moving, people startied coming in.By...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:30:00 PST

Recording Status Update!

Today was a good day. We got the foundation of the drum and bass sorted out on the mix and it has a lot of space which is always good.  Each instrument is idependant of the next, clear and p...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:08:00 PST

RECORDING COMPLETED!

YES! Finally!!We've spent today recording original songs for our own 1st Album.  The Studio was Talebs house which is really amasing to say the least.  His place is virtually Soundproof...
Posted by THE SHANE DIIORIO BAND on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:59:00 PST