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