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I'm a drummer and guitarist into rock music. I also write a few songs, recording them myself.
I've been in 6 bands so far: 3 covers bands and 3 originals. I play drums and some rhythm guitar in the band I'm in at the moment .
My most recent band as a drummer was an original rock band called Primitive Echo.

www.myspace.com/primitiveecho ....

We did 6 gigs (Dewsbury and Huddersfield), and recorded a 3 track EP called Under Her Wings.
The band I'm in now is called yWorry. We're a rock band doing original songs and a few covers. Here's a link to the yWorry myspace:

www.myspace.com/whyworryuk ....

I write and record my own songs. I have an album called ten years - contact me if you want a copy. Here's a link to my music myspace profile (Mel-P Music) so you can hear a few of my songs:

www.myspace.com/melpmusicuk ....

I’ve done some work with a guitarist called Zigi in Australia. We called the band The Great Divide!. Here's a link to an instrumental song we did:

The Great Divide ....

In 2006, I was in an original grunge rock band called Dive and we did gigs in Huddersfield, Barnsley, Wakefield, and Bradford Rios. Our first CD was a 3 track called Superstar EP, and we had just recorded 3 more songs at studio24w in Sheffield for a second demo when we split up.
See video below of me drumming with Dive at a recent gig:
Here's a link to the Dive myspace profile:

www.myspace.com/divegrungerockband ....

One of the covers bands I was in was a Sheffield based rock covers band called Thin Air. We did 3 gigs including a sell-out fundraising event in Darnall, & gigs in pubs in Sheffield & Denby Dale.
My first 2 bands were Mid Life Crisis which later became Krysis with a new line-up. We played 8 gigs, the last one being a 40th birthday party in Chesterfield in June 2005. Krysis are still going with a new singer and drummer.
I have been a mixture of self-taught and have had lessons from the drummer of Violinski (remember the Clog Dance in the 70’s?) - John Hodgson.
I would describe my drum style using a quote from Aaron Solowoniuk (Billy Talent drummer): “Fat beats & simple rhythm. Just something that will make people tap their feet hopefully.”
Gear:
- PowerPod615 150W PA and speakers/stands.
- Carlsboro 50W stage monitor amps.
- Aces S570 100W power amp.
- Premier Artist Series kit in Maple - 10", 12" and 14" toms, 14"x5.5" snare, 22" bass drum.
- Sabian B8 cymbals - 14" hi-hats, 16" thin crash, & 20" ride.
- AA/Meinl Laser 18” crash cymbal and 14" Generation X Thomas Lang Revolution Filter China.
- Stagg Hand Made 18” Crash Medium Regular cymbal.
- 8” Rockem splash cymbal (www.rockemmusic.com).
- 8 & 10” Stagg splash cymbals.
- Paiste 302 Plus 16" crash with added rivets.
- AA/Meinl Kenny Aronoff Artist Series cowbell.
- Premier 4000 series and Yamaha hardware.
- Evans Genera HD Dry snare head, Remo Pinstripe tom heads, and Remo Powerstroke 3 Bass head.
- Vic Firth 7A and 5B wood and nylon tip sticks and Flix brushes.
- QT and Dixon silencer pads (for home practise!).
- Roland TD-4 V drums.
- Ion iDM01 electronic kit.
- Tascam Portastudio mixing desk.
- E-MU Tracker Pre USB 2 audio interface.
- Audio Technia drum mics.
- T-Bone retro Elvis style vocal mic.
- Sound Lab micro mic mixer.
- LAG Roxane RML200 electric guitar.
- Tanglewood TSE605 electric guitar.
- Aria IGB38 bass guitar.
- Raypierre bass guitar.
- Carlsboro 15W bass amp.
- Torque T50TL 50W amp.
- Marshall MP10CD amp.
- Behringer Ultra Metal, Ultra Distortion and Flanger pedals.
- Line 6 Pocket Pod - for simulated guitar amps and effects.
- Zoom 505II guitar effects pedal.
- Harmony Mandolin.
- I used my starter kit for the first few gigs - Performance Percussion kit of 12", 13" and 16" toms, 14"x6" snare, 22" bass drum.
Gigs:
yWorry 2010:
July - Castle Hill Special School, Huddersfield, 6th form graduation party
August - Crigglestone, Wakefield, house warming party
Primitive Echo 2008:
March - Bar 1:22, Huddersfield, headlining w/The Captives
October - Bar 1:22, Huddersfield, w/Hypokrisis
Primitive Echo 2007:
July - Black Bull, Dewsbury
September - Old Turk, Dewsbury
October - Black Bull, Dewsbury
November - Old Turk, Dewsbury
Dive 2006:
April - Bar 1 Twenty, Huddersfield, w/Morning Glory
June - West Riding, Huddersfield, w/The Downfall
July - Old Turk, Dewsbury, headlining, w/Blissful are the Damned
August - Bar 1 Twenty, Huddersfield, w/Red Star
September - Bradford Rio, headlining, w/Skiprat
September - Snooty Fox, Wakefield, w/Mighty Evan, The Picnic Solution
November - Bar 1 Twenty, Huddersfield, w/The Chindits, Sounds of Swami
November - Snooty Fox, Wakefield, headlining w/Matt Burnside
November - The Arches, Barnsley, w/Burden of Reality
Thin Air 2006:
February - The Dalesman pub, Denby Dale
Thin Air 2005:
November - Cricketers Arms, Bramall Lane. Sheffield
November - Fund raising event - Davy’s Sporting Club, Darnall, Sheffield
Krysis 2005:
April - Fund raising event - Beighton Church Hall
June - 40th birthday party - Chesterfield
Mid Life Crisis/Krysis 2004:
April - Company party - Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield
May - Fund raising event - Beighton Working Mens Club, Sheffield
July - Jam session - Clothiers Arms, Wakefield
July - Lodge Moor Village Festival, Sheffield
September - 40th birthday party - HSBC Sports Club, Dore, Sheffield
Mid Life Crisis 2003:
March - Charity event - The Mill House, Stanley Ferry, Wakefield
April - Company party - Kenwood Hall, Sheffield