Member Since: 4/9/2007
Band Website: brentfitz.com
Band Members: "Fitzy"-drums, "Mr.Fitz"-vocals, "Fizzle"-piano, "The Fizz"-guitar
Influences: Everything Beatles, Elton John's red piano in Vegas, Led Zeppelin's album production, Phil Collins' old Gretsch drums, RUSH's Canadian chemistry, Prince's guitar playing, Elvis Presley's sweaty scarves, Don Henley's political voice, Dave Grohl's band after Nirvana, Journey's harmonies, Van Halen's brothers, Benjamin Orr's hair, Pink Floyd's vinyl albums, KISS's ego, Motley Crue's sexcapades, TOTO's ballads, Def Leppard's Mutt Lange, Guns 'N Roses' Hollywood roots, Randy Rhoads' doubled solos, Michael Derosier's Bonham beard and Bonham-esque drumming, Duran Duran's fashion with great songs, Ike And Tina Turner's Live At Carnegie Hall, Jellyfish's lack of popularity, Charlie Watts's four on the floor, The Guess Who's Winnipeg roots, Kick Axe's Heavy Metal Shuffle, John Waite's vocal phrasing, Cheap Trick's 'Beatle-style', RATT's 80's production, Donald Fagen's Nightfly, Neal Smith's ode to Keith Moon, Lenny Kravitz's sunglasses, Missing Person's Unknown Destination, Judas Priest's dualling guitar leads, Wings' Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys' voices, Level 42's English pop, Michael Jackson's Quincy Jones (and backup band-Toto on Thriller), Karen Carpenter's underrated drumming, The Bee Gees's falsettos, Queen's bad drum sound, AC/DC's A, E, G, and D chords, The Bay City Rollers's Saturday Morning TV show, Gary Moore's vibrato, Gary Numan's eyeliner, King's X's drop D, Metallica's success, Nine Inch Nails' relevancy, Thin Lizzy's Irish melodies, Nik Kershaw's Synth Pop and John Lennon's Rickenbacker Guitar........for starters.
Sounds Like: Econoline Crush - DIRTY video
Vince Neil live - Palms Resort and Casino, Las Vegas
Theory Of A Deadman - No Surprise
Theory Of A Deadman - Better Off
Theory Of A Deadman on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Brent Fitz (drums)
Vince Neil Tour 2003- "Livewire" - Brent Fitz (drums)
Alice Cooper's Dirty Diamonds Tour 2006 - Brent Fitz (drums)
Record Label: Fontana
Type of Label: Indie