Member Since: 30/06/2005
Band Website: www.bighairymonster.com (coming soon!)
Band Members: CLIFFORD TREEND - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Effects, Engineering & Production.
FOSTER McMULLEN - Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Pedals, Attitude
HORNET FELLHAUER - 4 & 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Funky Dancing
W. RUSSELL COOKE - Drums, Percussion, Cymbals, Artistic Vision, Voice of Dissension & Reason
Influences:
Cliff's Influences: A bunch of folks you've probably never heard! Van Der Graaf Generator, Gong, Art Tatum, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Osanna, Il Balletto Di Bronzo, Ad Nauseum
Foster's Influences: Jimmy Page, Ted Nugent, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Rush, Dream Theatre, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers, Kiss
Hornet's Influences: Les Claypool, Flea, Stanley Clark
Russ' Influences: John Bonham, Bill Stover, Steve Price, Wayne Cunningham, Steve Perkins, Stew Cook, Don Brewer, Phil Rudd, Bun E Carlos, Animal, Dave Grohl, Mickey Dee, Gene Krupa
Cliff's Equipment: Too many keyboards: Korg, Alesis, Roland, Yamaha, etc.
Foster's Equipment: Paul Reed Smith, Fender Telecaster, Kramer and Danelectro guitars, Marshall and Music Man amplification. Multiple effects pedals.
Hornet's Equipment: Bass Guitars: Custom Hornet Bass
Russ' Equipment: Phattie Hi Phat custom drums, Tama Superstars (80s), Zildjian cymbals (A,Z,K), Sabian cymbals (Paragon, B8), Tama stands and pedals, DW pedals, Gibraltar rack systems, Remo heads, Vic Firth 747s, Shure mics, Pork Pie thrones
Sounds Like: ...something unusual.
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie