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The Controllers were the house band at Brendan Mullen's The Masque in Hollywood, where they would whip an audience into a frenzy. Dripping with sweat, The Controllers were the first and last band to play The Masque. Emerging from Santa Monica in the Summer of 77 as a beginner band playing a minimalist sound, The Controllers recorded 14 songs on six records. "They didn't like the music they were getting, so they made their own." The Controllers were known for their girl drummer, Charlie Trash(Charliena Davis) who brought color to shows that could be fierce. DOA Dan Davis played bass. Lean and mean like Steve McQueen, The Controllers played at a superfast Ramones beat, the tempo most effective in the early l.a. punk scene. The Controllers were managed by the flux artist Al Hansen, known as the creator of "Happenings" and also for pushing a piano out a 5th story window in wartime France.