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Sir Crash

The party's over...

About Me

I grew up in the Suburbs north of Boston Massachusetts. I have been playing drums since I was a kid and I love everything about drumming and music! Some of my previous Boston based bands include: URCHIN, PARADISE ALLEY, PLAY ROUGH, PETER AND THE WOLF, BUSTA BAZOO, LAST LAUGH, CRASH AND THE CRASHTONES, FOR PETES SAKE, MF LAW, MONKEYPOX, MOLASSES FLOOD, BROKEN, HOT N BOTHERED, THE DAVE CLARK BAND, and recording with singer songwriter ZAC MCINTYRE in January 2008. (Zac played the keyboards on my most recent music soundtracks, check him out on myspace and show him some love. He has a new CD out now too so go out and buy it)..........................I have been working/playing/recording/touring with several different projects this year, including: SIGNALS FROM SATELLITES, THE SEMIS, MENERVA REALM, and THE CRASH MITCHELL FIVE......but I am always interested in new projects, including: original bands (recording/touring/hired gun), cover bands, soundtracks, and I also teach drum lessons when I can find the time.................................I also like tattoos and tattoo art - so ladies - show me your sexy tattoos!!Some of my most memorable moments in my drumming career include: Being invited to tour the ZILDJIAN cymbal factory in Norwell MA by a Zildjian representative that saw me playing a “FOR PETE'S SAKE” show at the Bell in Hand Tavern in Boston MA in 1997, Playing "THE BIG GIG" at GREAT WOODS in August 1992 with my original band "PLAY ROUGH", opening up a show for "The Jason Bonham Band" while playing with the band "LAST LAUGH" and drinking and hanging out with "JASON BONHAM" in 1996, hanging out at Narcissus, The Channel, The Rockpile, The Rat, and various other dive rock clubs in and around Boston during the “heavy metal - hair band days” with former band mates Travis Merrill and Paul Sullivan from Play Rough, and also meeting TERRY BOZZIO in clinic three times!...Check out MORE MUSIC at my official drumming website: WWW.CRASHROCKS.COM - or email me at: [email protected] MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider

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Member Since: 9/18/2007
Band Website: crashrocks.com
Band Members: Shaun Merrill - aka Sir Crash. I play the DRUMS, bitch!
Influences: DRUMMING INFLUENCES: JOHN BONHAM (Led Zeppelin) "THE GREATEST ROCK DRUMMER TO EVER WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET - PERIOD!! Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons/Frank Zappa/Solo Artist), Alex Van Halen (Van Halen), Ashwin Sood (Sarah McLaughlin), Adrian Young (No Doubt), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins), Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche), Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains), Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Keith Moon (The Who), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), and I also really like the grooves of Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie, much respect.BAND AND MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Miles Davis, Dave Matthews Band, Michelle Branch, Sara McLaughlin, Tori Amos, Alicia Keyes, Chili Peppers, Taking Back Sunday, Classical, Mozart, Beethoven, Shubert, Vivaldi, NIN, AFI, OZZY, Missing Persons, Johnny Cash, The Who, The Cars, Soundgarden, My Chemical Romance, OLD VAN HALEN, Three Days Grace, AFI, Tony Kanal (No Doubt), FLEA (Chili Peppers - and the SICKEST bass player out there) and some of the 80’s to early 90’s “hair band metal”... I am open and listen to almost all styles of music, with the exception of some Rap. (Hip-hop is ok - I like the Black Eyed Peas and the stuff with good melodies, but I am not a fan of hard core rap)...
Sounds Like: You tell me...I have been told that I have a "POWERFUL SOUND" and that I am a "HARD HITTER" behind the drums... I feel that all of my influences come out in my playing. Keeping good time is always important as well as HAVING FUN...I PLAY "WIDE OPEN" AND I DON'T USE ANY TAPE OR MUFFLING...I PLAY SJC CUSTOM DRUMS, ZILDJIAN CYMBALS, AND DW PEDALS EXCLUSIVELY!***************************************permanent autopilot***********************************************coin toss*********************
Record Label: Indie
Type of Label: Indie