Roger Silva

WHO I AM: I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I've been heavily influenced by my rhythmic surroundings and fueled by the power of American and British pop, funk and classic rock. I thought I was following a pro-soccer path, but then at 13, Brian May's guitar work with Queen changed it all for me. I started with classical guitar, then inevitably made the switch to electric, also digging in to bass playing shortly after. Percussion was always present, and it was already second nature.WHERE I'VE BEEN/WHAT I'VE DONE: I finally settled in Los Angeles after a VERY productive 10-year period time in Boston. SLEESTACK released four full-length albums and Saci Spanker one album.GOALS: As a player, I draw inspiration from my wide taste in music, which spans from metal to reggae, jazz to middle-eastern, Brazilian to Siberian, without ruling out anything else in between. I'm an easy-going, no-ego, band member-type collaborator who likes to play off others and I quietly strive to expand my talents as a versatile, skillful musician on vocals, guitars and bass, as well as progress as an interesting songwriter and producer.THE WORKS: COLLIDE (www.myspace.com/collide) NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: TWO-HEADED MONSTER. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE BAND PAGE ON THIS PROFILE. I've also appeared on acoustic and electric guitars on previous COLLIDE albums such as "Some Kind of Strange", "VORTEX", the LIVE DVD "Like The Hunted" and the their most recent collaboration with Dean Garcia from CURVE, a group named The Secret Meeting (www.myspace.com/thesecretmeeting).I also play with my band of brothers OFF COLOR, with former member of SLEESTACK, drummer Kerim Imes, along with vocalist Tad Marshall, and Latiff T-Bone Van Lowe on bass. DEBUT ALBUM COMING OUT IN LATE WINTER, on Dirty Walt's (FISHOBONE) indie label. Please check back for updates.Other opportunities for music work are ongoing and always will be considered.------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ..---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------LIVE with COLLIDE, El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 2005.------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------2005 EPK.-------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------.. width="425" height="350" ..ROGER ON BASS - Live with NYC, Grand Junction, CO.--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------COLLIDE - EUPHORIA (Music Video)