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Marc dé Hugar

About Me


Hello and Welcome I'm Marc, I grew up first in St Kilda Melbourne then my last place with my mother was in a commune near Bellingen. At 14yrs old I moved from home and kicked around the northern NSW coast till youth and community services put me in a youth refuge because of my age, from there at 15yrs old I moved back to Melbourne, got a job at the A.B.C. and formed my first band called "Tax Free". After a short period of time I felt the need to go where there was the best musicians in Australia and the promise of something different so I decided to move to Sydney, seemed a natural progression from Melbourne (though not these days it seems).
A mate of mine who wanted to go to NIDA and I bought an XP Ford Falcon for $400 and put PA speakers in the back seat packed all out shit and drove to Sydney.. within a few days I met Mark Easton, I met him again by destiny more than chance I believe 3 more times within 2 weeks of my being in Sydney, I played him a demo tape of my playing and voila! Harlots started pretty much straight after that..
Ok well here are some of the bands I've been in, Dragonfly a band I put together in 2004 also The Candy Harlots, Screaming Tribesmen, Drop Zero, Shock Therapy, Strip Poker, Toy Child, Pokket Foxx, Freakshow, Brindle Suite, Dead Porn Stars Club, Mason Rack blues band and many session or fill in jobs live and studio with loads of Different Bands and other peoples Solo Projects. I also Teach and do Session work for various Artists and including Guitar Clinics for Charvel USA, I've also been privileged to play with many cool bands like The Cult, D.A.D, Divinyls, Cheap Trick, The Angles with Doc and many other cool bands. I've met the Prince and Princes of Wales and held a meeting with the then Priminister of Australia through N.I.C.A. I have jamed a trogs cover on stage with Rachel Bowland from Skids. All in all I've had a very interesting life..

~People I'd Love to Meet~
My doppelganger!! (SOME PASSED ON AND SOME ALIVE AND KICKING) Julee, Warren di Martini, Jake E Lee, Derek Frigo, Ace Frehley, Johnny Thunders, Steve Stevens, A.S. LaVey, JFK, Vlad Tepes, Rasputin,T. Leary, Steve Vai, Gengis Khan, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas A. Edison, Donnie Vie, Ned Kelly, Terry Pratchett, C.S. Lewis, N.Tesla, Mozart, Dave Vanian, Robert Smith, Vivaldi, Martin Luther King, Simon Gallup, Nick Cave, Bono, Davin Eddings, R. E. Feist.. and others, but mostly a future ME, to kick my ass when it needs it!!!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/29/2007
Band Website: http://dragonflyband.multiply.com/profile
Band Members: Visit Tunecore buy Dragonfly EP Zero -http://www.tunecore.com/music/dragonfly
Influences:

~I HAVE PLAYED WITH~
THE CANDY HARLOTS, RACHEL BOLAND, RORY GALLAGHER, ANGUS YOUNG, THE SCREAMING TRIBESMEN, DEAD PORN STARS, STRIP POKER, BRINDLE SUITE, SHOCK THERAPY, TRASH CATS, MASON RACK BLUES BAND, DRAGONFLY and many others.
~I HAVE SUPPORTED AND TOURED WITH~
THE ANGELS, P.I.L. MASTERS APPRENTICES, SCREAMING JETS, JAMES FREUD, THE DIVINYLS, THE PARTY BOYS, SPY vs SPY, THE CULT, CHEAP TRICK, THE LIME SPIDERS, D.A.D. and many others.
~INFLUENCING GUITARISITS~
Warren di Martini, Jake E Lee, Derek Frigo, Steve Stevens, Ace Frehley (early years), Richie Kotzen, G.Lynch, Viv Cambell, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Harry Cody, Chris Mazuak, John Sykes, Scotty and Snake (Skidrow), Eddie Van Halen, Chris and Brad (Queensryche), Tommy and Frank (Tesla), Yngwie, Randy Rhodes, Jerry Douglas (from Union Station and the best Dobro Player in the world!!!!), Al Patrelli, Brian Setzer, Traci Guns, Steve Vai, Angus Young, Johnny Thunders, Robert Smith (The Cure), Andy Taylor (Duran Duran), , Dave Lesley (Baby Animals),Chris Stein (Blondie), Early Zakk Wylde, Peter Koppes (The Church), John Petrucci, Dave Murray, Brooke St. James (Tyketto), The Edge (U2), James Scott (Vain), Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood) and many many others
~RECORDING EQUIPMENT~
On the home recordings I use a Zoom 9030, a Boss GT-8, Vox Tone Lab, Zoom GT9.2tt (and assorted other Pre Amps, Power soaks fx and other nick nacks) I have owned and recorded on old analog R2R's to Yamaha mt4x/mt8x's, ZOOM 1266, Yamaha AW16G and now a PC, Edirol FA-66 with Vegas ect.
~GUITARS~
All my guitars include all Hand made and hand graphics custom shop American BC Anaconda Snake skin Assassin, BC Rich Winter Camouflage assassin (with bullet holes and plane number), BC Rich Swiss cheese Assassin, BC Rich D&D Graphic Assassin, BC Rich Light Purple Gunslinger (with a mini humbucker in the neck. A BC Rich Pretty Girl Gunslinger, ESP George Lynch Skulls and Snakes, A late 90's Les Paul Studio(thanks Andy), Gibson Korina Explorer, Fender showmaster reverse fender headstock Skull inlays and air graphic skull and Cross bones on body.. x2 Krammer Barretta's early models from the ESP factory (brilliant guitars) My Old Resonator and takamine dreadnaught..all guitars use Dimazio Tone Zones and Seymore Duncan Super Distortions in bridge and Dimazio Fast track 1's and 2's in neck. Had use of till recently a beautiful (considering i dont really like many models) a rare Ibanez and a Stevie Vai Universe..
~AMPS~
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 100w also a "RGT all valve 1989" Randell head I like to run them both in stereo into where the venue permits such a massive rig.. Generally I run The Mesa mono with FX..
~FX~
I use only a Boss Pitch Shift Delay through the FX loop and a Zakk Wylde MXR overdrive and a Dunlop Wah in the front end... just got a Zoom G9.2tt and still sorting it..
~EQUIPMENT CONT~
Past and present FX and rigs go from ADA MP1's/MP2's and Soldano Pre Amps, ART Multiverb and Lexicon and TC Processors, Passac Acoustic Resonator, Korg DTPro - into a Mesa 295 and 2 Jackson Quads and other times 2 Laney AOR 100w and 2 Cabs, Carvin 100w and a few Marshalls inc an old JMP and 2 JCM 800's with 2 vintage Cabs..
and other stuff i cant remember..
~STUFF I LIKE~
Futharken, Smoked Salmon Crepes, Console and PC Games, Anti-Pasto, Tea, Persian Rugs, Yum Cha, Gelati, Dadaism, Gravestone Rubbings, Tobasco Sauce, Banana Paddle Pops, French Renaissance, Thunder Storms, Turkish and Italian Wood Oven Pizzas, Tattoos, Australian Stand Up Comedy, Prose Fiction/Poetry, Warner Cartoons, literature, Nag Champa/Patchuli/Frankincense & Myrrh, Baclava, Tzatziki, Spanish Omlete, Antique Furniture, Shopping for new guitars/amps/equipment, Pez Dispensers, Porridge with Brown Sugar/Salt/Milk, Arroz Con Costra, Chocolate Croissants, Torrents, Cryptography, Matadore's, Tiger Prawns, Mushrooms, Old Churches, Jalapenos, Martial Arts (Ninjitsu/Shotokan), Motor Bikes, Carob, Flamenco, Risotto, Hayashi Raisu, Gatorade, French Patisseries, Rain, Futons, Moto GP, Rainbow Lorikeets, Indian Jewelry/Regalia, The smell of bush fires, Animals, Saki, Feudal Japan, Cristoli, Cobble Stone Streets, Short Bread, Egyptology, Lavazza Espresso, Shashlik, Shishkabob, Taoisum, Space, White Chocolate, Cemeteries, Bruschetta, Olives, Turkish/Japanese/Spanish/Korean/Russian/French/German Food, Yum Cha, Space Food Sticks, Tiramisú, Pistacchio's, Sfogliatelle, Sukiyaki, Lip Service, Root 66, Wheels & D.B, Liquor Brand, Mortisha's, Vampiric Mythology , Mayan Timeline/Calendar, Espionage/Counter Intelligence, Listening to a recording after mixdown, Soba, Loud Music, Ducati's & Laverda's, Chorizos, Jamming, Paella Valenciana, Hearing or seeing good new bands, Tonkatsu, Sarcasm, Talking to Intelligent or Interesting people and Sleeping all day...
~MOVIES AND TV SHOWS I LIKE~
Cult, Anime and Underground Films mostly, very rarely do I see a major release that I like.. Tru Blood, Fringe, The Mighty Boosh, Gattaca, Pulp Fiction, FFVII Advent Children, Repo Man, No Country For Old Men, The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Rumble Fish, Appleseed Ex Machina, Eraserhead, The Dark Knight, Rivers Edge, Anamorph, Wall-E, True Romance, Pans Labyrinth, The Shining, Anchor Man, Bad Santa, The Man Who Fell to Earth,Shaun of the Dead, 40yr Old Virgin, Drugstore Cowboy, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! ,This is Spinal Tap, Barbarella, The Butterfly Effect, Sid and Nancy , Team America, Valley of the Dolls, Reservoir Dogs, Lockstock And Two Smokeing Barrels, Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Hero, American Psycho, The Outsiders, Akira, Sin City, Final Fantasy - The Spirtits Within, Metropolis, Requiem for a Dream, Vampire Hunter D, Ninga Scroll, Napoleon Dynamite, Necromania ,The Crow, Snatch, Fritz the Cat, Dark City, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Thirteenth Floor, Immortal, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Kill Bill 1&2, Bella Legosi's - "Dracular" Village of the Damned(B&W), Interview With A Vampire, a Lot of B grade and Australian films some scifi stuff too (Not Fucking Star Trek) weird stuff... mostly anything dark,twisted and independent.

Sounds Like:
~INFLUENCING MUSIC~
Bluegrass and Folk and many other genres of music!! In no order - Ratt,Lynch Mob,Vain,L.A.Guns,EnuffZ’Nuff,Love/Hate,B.O.D,Butch Walker,Richie Kotzen,Split Ends,TNT,Dokken,Johnny Monaco,Bauhaus,Badlands,Oni Logan,Misfits,Robert Mason,Johnny Thunders,Icehouse,The Pixies,Dan Tyminski,Thin Lizzy,T-Rex,Janes Addiction,Velvet Underground,Crowded House,Pantera,Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction,Firehouse,XTC,Marvelous 3,HIM,Tom Waits,Sigue Sigue Sputnik,Overkill,The Scream,New York Dolls,Bo Jenkins,Tommy Lee,NIN,Rolling Stones,Skyhooks,AC/DC,Zan Clan,Patti Smith,Beautful Creatures,Sousixe And The Banshess,Linkin Park,Blue Murder,John Sykes,KISS,Killing Joke,The Cure,U2,David Bowie,The Beatles,The Models, The Stooges,Killswitch Engage,Janes Addiction,Winger,Arch Enemy,Bomb Child,Faster Pussycat,Midnight Oil,Nina Hargen,John Butler,Von Groove,Linda Ronstadt,Soggy Porridge,Peppermint Creeps,Helloween,Blue Oyster Cult,Winger,Billy Idol,Niko,Mark Easton Limosine,Queensryche,Death Angel,Billy Squire,Wildhearts,Sevendust,Black Label Society,Leatherwolf,G’N’Fukin R, Alice Cooper,The Stranglers,Fight, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Velvet Revolver, Alice in Chains,Jesus and Marychain, Quiet Riot, Murderdolls, Frehleys Comet, Kix, Saigon Kick,Flowers,Vinnie Vincent, Slaughter,Union,SR-71,Buck Cherry,Josh Todd,Yngwie Malmstein,Steve Vai,Zero Hour,XTC,Ozzy,Orgy,The Church,Quite Riot,The Damned,Birthday Party,Stabbing Westward,Shotgun Messiah,Psychedelic Furs,Warrent,Jizzy Pearl,Dio,Faith No More,Led Zeppelin,Sex Pistols,Jason Becker,The Ramones,Kingdom Come,Janis Joplin,Duran Duran,Joy Division,Tigertailz,Hanoi Rocks,Nik Cave,David Lee Roth,James Freud,Van Halen,The Smiths,Smashing Pumpkins,Velvet Revolver,Warren di Martini,Fuel,GooGooDolls,The Black Crows,Judas Priest,The Scream,Stray Cats,Cheap Trick,Overkill,Iggy Pop,Savatage,Living Color,Megadeath,The Killers,Skid Row,Tesla,Tyketto,Lillian Axe,Steve Stevens,Elvis Costello, Butterfly Effect,The Cars,The Hellacopters,Backyard Babies,Blue Murder,John Lennon,Dogs Damour,Dio,John Corabi,Racer X,WASP,The Clash,Living End,Mr Big,Perfect Circle,Tool,The Police,Blondie,The Cult,Roxx Gang,Prince,Mudvayne,Savatage,Tesla,White Lion,Y&T,Slash’s Snake Pit and shit loads more......
Record Label: MGM, Timberyard, Warner Chappel, Au Go Go.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vote Dragonfly to Win!

Vote Dragonfly to Win!To vote for Dragonfly in the Music Oz Awards, SMS the code "drag" and then a brief reason why you think they should win (in 10 words or less) e.g.: "drag they're really cool" to ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:05:00 GMT

iTunes

Dragonfly on iTunes
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:19:00 GMT

My Blog

http://www.blogger.com/profile/09252965037687279593
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:23:00 GMT

Dragonfly on iTunes ect

I paid the money to get the EP Zero on Tunecore which once all the processing is done should have it available on Amazon, itunes and others..The release date is  2 August 2008
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Candy Harlots on wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Harlots
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:44:00 GMT

My opinons that will probably offend .

That Stella chick from NY CSI should not be on tv and has a horse face, who cast her, they should be sacked and why hasn't someone made an amends to this?I hate how the unlikeable character from TV an...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 05:50:00 GMT

Dragonfly EP Review - Glitzine.net

Dragonfly - ZeroThere is barely a Glitter Punk Pop fan out there who would openly admit to liking 90s blues-rock herberts Thunder. The reality however, is that for much of their debut album (...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:31:00 GMT

Dragonfly CD’s for sale.

Ok guys Im going to take care of this. This will be the deal.. I will accept orders.. CD is $10 and postage varies from $5 to $10. So including postage, that rounds out at around 20Aud for peopl...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:50:00 GMT

Another cool one..

Theres a fine line between losing it and getting it. *Dreamland
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:42:00 GMT

More wisdom from the insane.

The ends is bullshit the means is what you live with...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:02:00 GMT