About Me
The band was originally formed in 2003, Lewis and Richard being the core members with various other contributing artists, Lewis and Richard have a unique and interesting approach to Music, they do not focus on one genre specifically, and more or less include everything into their sound and playing style, thus creating an exciting and entertaining mood.Both Lewis and Richard grew up in the desert and were exposed to alot of creative influences there and they draw from their experiences to create what some have called "different fucking sounds that shouldn't mix together, but do quite well"Lewis's music background includes the following, Old School County, Soul, Rock, Blue Grass, Blues, Folk, and includes the following bands, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Traffic, Johnny Cash, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Frog Holler, Southern Culture On The Skids, Steve Winwood, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Grateful Dead, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, Procol Harum, The Yardbirds, TOOL, King Crimson, The Doors, Nirvana, Jeff Tweedy, and many others!Richard's music background includes the following, Old School Punk, Surf Music, Rock, Folk, New Wave, Funk, Country, Jazz, and includes the following bands and artists, The Ventures, Black Flag, Frank Zappa, The B-52's, Solarfeast, Vic Du Monte's Persona Non Grata, The Woody's, Flipper, Arlo Guthrie, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Wall of Voodoo, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Bad Brains, Agent Orange, Dick Dale, Primus, They Might Be Giants, Christian Death, Oingo Boingo, Suicidal Tendencies, Excel, The English Beat, Madness, Megadeth, Rollins Band, Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Cheap Trick, Poison Idea and many others!Richard and Lewis utilize the following gear and equipment.
Guitars*Fender 2002 USA StratocasterFender 2006 USA Fat StratocasterFender 2006 USA TelecasterFender 1989 Japan StratocasterGibson 1968 SG CustomGibson 2006 ExplorerFender 1994 USA StratocasterFender 1988 Japan StratocasterEpiphone Dot 335ESP M SeriesFender Japanese TalonYamaha D10 Acoustic GuitarTaylor AcousticFender AcousticFender 12 String AcousticMartin AcousticAmplifiers and Cabinets*Fender Hot Rod Deville Tube 2 10" Combo AmpPeavey Deuce II Tube 4 10" Combo AmpCrate Blue Voodoo Tube HeadCrate GX200H Solid State HeadPeavey Stereo Chorus Solid State 2 12" Combo AmpCrate USA 4 12" Slant CabinetCrate USA Custom 4 12" Slant Celestion CabinetCustom 4 10" Celestion CabinetBass Guitars*Fender 1992 62' Reissue Jazz BassFender Jazz Bass SpecialFender 2005 Mexico 5 String Jazz BassYamaha C Series BassIbanez Heritage Series Acoustic Electric BassIbanez Sound Gear BassIbanez Ergodyne BassAmplifiers and CabinetsHartke Transient Attack 400WCrate H600w Tube PreampAcoustic Control Corporation Collaboration Series B1 and B3Peavey X Series 150WAcoustic Control Corporation 4 10" and 1 15"Ampeg SVT Classic 450 AmplifierCustom 2 15" CabinetHartke 4 10"Effects*Boss Compression SustainerBoss Blues DriverBoss DistortionBoss FlangerBoss ChorusDigitech Jam Man Loop PedalFender Reverb TankDigitech RP200Dunlop Cry BabyIbanez Fuzz BoxGuitar Rig 2Recording Gear*Roland VS1880Roland VS2400Cakewalk SonarCakewalk Music Creator ProfessionalCakewalk Home StudioPro ToolsAnd good old fashioned tape!Drums*Yamaha DrumsDW DrumsGibraltar HardwareZildjian CymbalsPaiste CymbalsHistoryAll though Lewis was never in any formal bands, he jammed with lots of people and perfected his blues,country and folk chops around many seasoned veterans. Richard began his carer in the seminal desert punk band 'The Mallheros" in 1997 then joined "The Chemical Dilution" in 1999 which was his first experience with death metal, after playing shows around he formed a short lived concept band known as "Catfish Pond" in 2001 which focused more around alternative country and punk, later he joined a newly reformed "The Mallheros"in 2002 as a guitarist, then leaving to take a break.He then joined "Ravens Messiah as a bass player, left the band, returned a few months later as a Guitarist, then left again. He then met Lewis, they started jamming together, and were both very impressed with each others skills and influences. Both Lewis and Richard can play various instruments including, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Samplers, Drums, Percussion, and Perform as vocalists, although Richard feels that Lewis is alittle more proficient in singing then he is, Likewise Lewis feels that Richard is better at drums, they both play as many instruments as they can, and they try to do it well!On many of the songs you hear, they perform together, and either at the same time, or they dub over tracks, its hard trying to play everything, but they hope that you enjoy the site, don't take it for face value, and have fun! The rest, is history...
