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Aynsley RTA

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About Me

Hi,My name is Aynsley & I play drums.I've been playing now for 20yrs...my first band at the tender age of 14 had an ex nun turned bad on vocals.That couldn't last now could it? I then joined a number of bands in Barnsley,namely Sweet Fanny Adams,Sacrament & Amnesia.I soon grew tired of playing the same old gigs in my local postal area & decided to get serious & join a band called Hardware.After a couple of treks around the country playing any venue that would have us,we were signed to EMI spin off label,Bulletproof.We went into the studio with producer Simon Efemy & recorded a 5 track EP 'Race Religion & Hate'-released August 1996.We then toured the UK extensively before heading out to join Finnish & Swedish bands Amorphis & Therion on a six week,12 country tour.Bus sharing with Swedes is not recommended.The following year we returned to play at the MTV sponsored Beach Bum festival in Jesolo,Venice. One full week in a van to get there & back pretty much finished us off.At this point,I'd grown tired of gigging and pretty much stepped away from playing drums.I took a few years off until joining NINEDENINE.We recorded an EP plus an album,played gigs relentlessly around the country and generally had a laugh filled shenanigan fest.Unfortunately,the bass player ran away to Canada to escape an evil beast residing in his house.At this point,our string plucker couldn't carry on due to ill health-plus he couldn't see over the till when buying guitar strings from the music shop (Hi Andy!).Leigh & I carried on writing music with Leigh taking over guitar duties.A few months went by and I got a mail from John to join RISE TO ADDICTION...as luck would have it they needed a singer as well! The rest,they say is history.This is just another way of me saying I can't be arsed giving you a history of us-GO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE! Suffice to say it involves clapping monkeys,Lenny Bennet,Old Peculiar,Andy Sneap,dislocated shoulders in the Czech Republic,airline pilots,midgets,clown feet,shoelacing,Trouble and playing music. Click on that flashing banner down there.You can also click on our Myspace page which is in my friends list.I'm a proud endorser of Premier Drums,Trick Pro1-V Pedals,Silverfox Drumsticks,Tightscrew & McEachern Drum Company (Cool Claws)I'm an avid mountain biker,music collector and I go dogging regularly.That's taking the dog for walks.
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My Interests

Music-music & music,photography,reading,movies.....oh, & mountain biking.

I'd like to meet:

The owner of Penfolds wine/vineyard,Chris Cornell,Eddie Vedder..........maybe Jeff Buckley in another life........

Music:

Just a TINY peek into what I listen to....this list does not do justice to my collection!(Absolute faves in CAPITALS!) TOOL,JEFF BUCKLEY,OPETH,Brad,Faith No More + various Mike Patton,TORI AMOS,Sepultura (the MAX years!)JONI MITCHELL,Audioslave,Ray LaMontagne,Ozomatli,QOTSA,Kyuss,Kate Rusby(Barnsley lass!)SOUNDGARDEN,Shawn Smith,Pidgeonhed,Aimee Mann,JOHN COLTRANE,A PERFECT CIRCLE,ALICE IN CHAINS,Screaming Trees,Mark Lanagan,Ani DiFranco,Head Automatica,KT Tunstall,Ninedenine,PORCUPINE TREE,Satchel,MUSE,POLICE,Nick Drake,Stina Nordenstam,Damian Rice,Beatles,Queen,early Stevie Wonder(Innervisions etc)PEARL JAM,Buddy Rich,TEMPLE OF THE DOG,PJ Harvey,KATE BUSH,Mr Bungle,Zappa,King Crimson,Rufus Wainwright,Jewel,Ryan Adams,Nine Inch Nails,Miles Davis,Sevendust,BJORK,Sinch,Sonny Rollins,The Who,Wolfmother,Kate Bush,RADIOHEAD,Pink Floyd,Jewel,Smashing Pumpkins,Slayer,Mars Volta,BEATLES,The Who,Blackbud,early Metallica,Fiona Apple,Weezer,Otis Redding,Chris Cornell,JELLYFISH,Gruntruck (RIP Ben McMillan),Satchel,Queen,Screaming Trees,Heather Nova,Lauren Hill,Dillinger Escape Plan.....too,too many to mention.Times this list by a thousand!

Movies:

Hitchcock(any!) Crouching Tiger,Fearless,Lord Of The Rings Trilogy,Any Scorsese,Jenna's Revenge,Godfather 1&2,39 Steps, Goodfellas, Moulin Rouge,Dancer In The Dark,Dead Mans Shoes,Memento,Casino,History Of Violence,early Steve Martin stuff, Monty Python...........I'll add more when I think of them.......

Television:

Yes-it's a big fuck off Pioneer KURO!.......what do I like to watch? Family Guy,Simpsons,The Office,I'm Alan Partridge,Brass Eye,Frasier,Curb Your Enthusiasm,American Dad,Extras......

Books:

On The Road,Big Sur,Angels & Demons,Dirt,Sleepers,....

Heroes:

My Dad,Dave Clog's Assassin,Jeff Buckley,Alan Partridge,Jack Kerouac,Buddy Rich,Stewart Copeland,Josh Freese,Danny Carey,Chris Cornell,Michael Palin,Thomas Lang,Chris Morris,Woody Allen,Steve Martin,Ricky Gervais,Steve Coogan