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THE OTHER ELEMENT

Instrumental Philly Phusion

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Welcome to the official MySpace page for THE OTHER ELEMENT, a progressive rock fusion trio from the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. Their original instrumental music features tight, funky grooves and melodic and lyrical guitar jams. At live shows, the band noticeably turns up the intensity and offers up blistering renditions of their songs that are always evolving and open to interpretation and improvisation. They'll also throw in a few covers of classic jazz fusion, funk, psychedelic rock, and prog-rock and guitar jam favorites.
Playing shows all over the Philly area and beyond in support of their debut album released in 2007, the trio has earned the reputation as one of hardest jammin' groups on the local instrumental music scene. There's no doubt that they rock, but do so without alienating fans of more contemporary rock, modern jazz and popular music. The Other Element is able to weave their eclectic styles into a range of diverse musical concepts that appeal to anyone who's got a strong sense of rhythm, appreciates fine musicianship and composition and needs to try something different.
They've played gigs at The Trocadero Theatre, Grape Street, Dr. Watson's Pub, The North Star, Chaplin's Music Cafe, The Nail, The Fire, Whiskey Dix, Sweeney's, Fat Baby NYC, Tritone, Crazy Carl's, Bar Noir and others... If you dig a serious groove and musicianship that turns heads, you have to check this band out live! From rock to jazz, prog to funk and all that is in between....if there is a groove...The Other Element will find it and make it their own. Keep checking back here for band news, show dates and new music! Feel the Fusion!

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"....truly unique compositions and impressive playing throughout. The Fusion genre is alive and kicking on the rock-solid debut album from Philly's own, The Other Element." - Roger Smythe, music analyst
THE OTHER ELEMENT's 7-track debut EP, "Blue Mustard" is on sale right here! Scroll down and download it off the SNOCAP MyStore for only $2.99! You can also download each track separately for 49 cents each. Just click on the (+) to expand to see all the tracks. All songs are in high quality 320kbps mp3 format; compatible with your iPod or any mp3 player or burn a disc at home. PC's only. Macs not supported by Snocap. CDs are also available for an extra $2 shipping and they are also on sale at live shows. Just send a message if you want one. Thanks for all your support!
All songs written by The Other Element. All songs recorded and engineered by Steve Serdikoff. 'Blue Mustard' EP produced and mixed by Marcel Debbaudt. Channel Surfin' produced and mixed by Steve Serdikoff. All music Copyright 2007-2008 THE OTHER ELEMENT. All rights reserved.
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Member Since: 12/7/2006
Band Members:
Marcel Debbaudt: Guitars
John Henderson: Bass
Steve Serdikoff: Drums, Lead Guitars on Krom
Influences:
MARCEL'S INFLUENCES: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Rush, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, King Crimson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Randy Rhoads, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, King's X, Queensryche, Dream Theater, Planet X, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale, Steve Morse, Scott Henderson, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Gamalon, Black Sabbath, pre-haircut Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera and anything else that jams.
MARCEL'S GEAR: Ibanez JS1000BP, Paul Reed Smith Standard 24, Fender Standard Stratocaster, Fender Standard Fat Strat, Ibanez RG760, Ibanez Artcore AS-73 semi-hollow, Ovation Celebrity 057 acoustic-electric, Ibanez Ex Series 5-string Bass, Marshall HDFX 100-watt Head, Marshall 4x12A Cabinet, Line 6 Toneport UX2 interface to a 2.5 GHz iMac running Garageband recording software, Casio CTK-611 keyboard, D'Addario strings (9-46) and a custom pedalboard with way too many effects pedals.
JOHN'S INFLUENCES: Hendrix, Stanley Clarke, Dug Pinnick and King's X, The Police, Jaco Pastorius, Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, The Doobie Bros, Tyran Porter, Steve Bailey, EWF, Stuart Hamm, Jeff Berlin, M'Shell N'Degecello, The Brothers Johnson , Joe Satriani, Billy Sheehan, Morcheeba, Weather Report, Mandrill, Primus, Led Zeppelin, Bjork, Siouxsie and the Banchees, POE, Alana Davis (I love her!), Afro Celt Sound System, Radio Iodine, Tribe Called Quest, Annie DeFranco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Count Basie and Parliament! The list goes on and on because no two days are the same! It depends on what is going on in my head against the backdrop of what is going on in the world. The two rarely meet up! The tunes bridge the gap.
JOHN'S GEAR: Basses: Custom Kawaii, (aka Dutchess) four string (lefty) Fender Jazz Bass (Sandy) Fender Mustang (custom fretless) Yamaha "The Black Beauty" BB1600 (lefty) Strings by "The Good DR!" and Rotosound. Amplification: Hartke 4X10 Cabinet and Peavey 2x12/1x16 speaker systems, GK400 Head, Sansamp pre-amp pedal...and that's the way it is!
STEVE'S INFLUENCES - (Drums): Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Alan White, Lenny White, Peter Erskine, Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Jerry Gaskill, Will Calhoun, Billy Cobham, Manu Katche, Matt Cameron, Nicko McBrain, Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Rod Morgenstein, Steve Jordan, Ian Paice, Tony Williams....
STEVE'S INFLUENCES - (Guitar/Composition): Armando "Chick" Corea, Rush, King's X, Tool, Return to Forever, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Police, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Clutch, A Perfect Circle, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Greg Howe, Yes, King Crimson, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, The Dixie Dregs, Maurice Ravel, Gustav Mahler, Cannonball Adderly, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Antonin Dvorak, Paul Hindemith, John Adams, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Edward Elgar -- I could go on, but I am sure you've stopped reading by now....
STEVE'S GEAR: 6-piece Tama drumkit; 1988 birch Granstar prototype shells with Royalstar hardware (10", 13", 14", 16" toms, 22" bass drum, 14" Tama aluminum snare. Zildjian cymbals (17" K Dark Crash, 17" Z Rock Crash, 12" A Splash, 17" K China, 13" K/Z Custom hats, Sabian 22" Leopard Ride), Remo Rototoms, Vic Firth Danny Carey Model sticks. 1988 Fender Strat HM, 2007 Fender Deluxe Player Stratocaster, GHS Nickle Flatwound strings, Line 6 Toneport UX2 with Gearbox.
Sounds Like: The Other Element ( Live @ the Troc Oct 5, 2007)

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The Other Element - "Step On It" - Live at Grape Street

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My Blog

Hiatus and Side Projects

These past 12 months have been a great time for the band. We played a lot of kick ass shows, met and became friends with some very cool people in the Philly scene. We really appreciate everyone's supp...
Posted by THE OTHER ELEMENT on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:13:00 PST

Channel Surfin

Channel Surfin' is our brand new song that we just recorded at Steve's new home studio. It's our homage to guitar master, Joe Satriani. We're so excited about it that we're making available as a FREE ...
Posted by THE OTHER ELEMENT on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:33:00 PST

Comcast OnDemand Videos

2 songs from our Grape Street Philadelphia gig on 9-12-07 are up on the page! We were interviewed and our set was filmed by Comcast OnDemand and shown on digital cable recently. These are the videos t...
Posted by THE OTHER ELEMENT on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:44:00 PST

Thanks to all who came to The Troc...

Thanks to everyone of our friends and family that came out to see us last night at The Trocadero! All 105 of you! You all made it a very special evening for us that we'll never forget. It was unbeliev...
Posted by THE OTHER ELEMENT on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:28:00 PST