Member Since: 09/07/2007
Band Website: thebandeffigy.com
Band Members:
Mr. Smith - Frontman, Lead Vocals, Guitars
Mr. Smith is a vocal and guitar veteran with 25+ years of musical performance experience under his belt. Hailing from Jacksonville, Fla., he relocated to Raleigh, NC in 2006 after many years in the Florida music scene. Mr. Smith first performed in the Raleigh area as a solo artist with local greats such as Larry Woodard, producer John Custer and various Raleigh music veterans, earning himself a fast growing reputation as an energetic performer with a stage presence, vocal range, skill and diversity unmatched by anyone. Described as ‘Steven Tyler meets Vince Neil meets Anthony Kiedis' mixed with his very own magnetic style that consistently pulls crowds from the depths of the club to the very front of the stage at every show. His ability to switch from rock to metal to country clearly demonstrates his massive arsenal of musical taste and talent. He joined EFFIGY in June 2007 and his signature style of delivery and energy are a key ingredient to the overwhelming response from EFFIGY's audiences.
Steve Lane - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve Lane studied guitar with world-renowned guitar virtuoso Greg Howe (Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, N*Sync, Justin Timberlake) and led several cover bands in the northeast including Attractive Nuisance, Not Dead Yet, and Mopey Kidd. Steve also played lead guitar for international recording artist Sandra Carlucci and spent 2 years touring with her. Since relocating to the Triangle area in Dec. '05, Steve recognized the need for a unique, high energy rock cover band, and is one of the driving forces behind the formation of EFFIGY. Steve's experience and obvious talent shines through with every performance, giving EFFIGY the leverage of skilled, consistent guitar work that rivals the power and punch of the original artist on every song.
Larry Woodard - Drums, percussion, backing vocals
As a Raleigh native and veteran of the local music scene, Larry Woodard sits on the drum throne as a seasoned pro. His dynamic presence, great vocal chops, musical versatility, and powerful drumming make him one of the most in-demand drummers in the region. Larry's band credits include, Bull City Syndicate, Cafe' Mars, The Nathan Davis Band, The Soul Psychedelique, The Rich Emily Band, and BC3. He has also appeared with The Adrian Duke Project, Sleeping Booty, The E.G. Peters Band, The Magic Pipers, Time Machine, The Raleigh All-stars, Jason Adamo, Grant Haze, Erik Smallwood, and Jessica Masburn. Larry is also a regular studio session player for grammy-nominated producer John Custer.
Bobby Sirkin - Bass Guitar
Bobby Sirkin is a multi-instrumentalist, music technologist, and self-described ‘studio rat' who at one time owned the Kitchen Sync recording studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA. Bobby has worked with Alan Parsons, David Pack, Narda Michael Walden, and Shaquille O'Neal. Bobby has taught MIDI and DAWs to students at schools such as Full Sail University and Ex'pression College for 15 years. Bobby has played bass guitar onstage with Thomas Dolby, John Secada, and Troy Luccketta. Bobby is best known as a master of the MIDI bass guitar. He has been a regular at NAMM as a solo artist, opening for John Entwistle, T.M. Stevens, and Jon Anderson. In 2002 Bobby took music technology to the masses, working in the public schools of Las Vegas by day, while playing regularly each night at Caesar's Palace, the Riviera, and the Tropicana.
Influences: Everything! Metal, Rock, Alternative, Country to Hip-Hop
Sounds Like: By far NOT your average band, but instead a "cut above" the rest...
Effigy performs songs by artists from ALL genres. Their ever growing and changing song list combines everything from Johnny Cash, Kiss and Aerosmith to The Crue, G n'R, Foo Fighters and STP...focusing on the "new and old classics" along with a constant focus on newly released songs from new and up and coming bands. Original music is in the works and sounds like The Crue, Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson and Godsmack had a baby......
Bands we cover:
7 MARY 3
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Beastie Boys
Better Than Ezra
Buck Cherry
Bush
Collective Soul
Dave Matthews Band
Def Leppard
Drivin' N' Cryin'
Finger Eleven
Foo Fighters
Fuel
Golden Earring
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Jet
Johnny Cash
KISS
Led Zeppelin
Local H
Matchbox 20
Mellencamp
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Motley Crue
Mr. Smith
Nathan Davis
Nickelback
Nirvana
Pink Floyd
RHCP
Seether
Stone Temple Pilots
The Cult
The Offspring
Thin Lizzy
Tom Petty
Tone Loc
Velvet Revolver
Violent Femmes
Record Label: shopping and considering offers
Type of Label: Indie