Chris Sklav

Hey,I have an amazingly wonderful daughter Mia who is 23 months old. She is talking loads now - putting words together and constantly making me laugh – she has a lovely sense of humour.Over the past ten years or so I have predominantly been playing Drums in Alternative Rock bands:SMOKE: Highlights – Playing in the band stand in QUEEN STREET CARDIFF in the tipping down rain on Valentine’s day whilst people sheltered in the entrance to the Capitol centre. Got a mention in the Echo.SOMERSAULT: Highlights – Playing to a sold out capacity at the Student union when I was studying in SOUTHAMPTON – The bar had record takings that night.LOGIC BLOCK: Highlights – Recording my first proper demo at a studio in SOUTHAMPTON/Getting onstage with BEN FOLDS FIVE at thier first solo UK show in LONDON and putting a demo on BEN's piano/Coming sixth place in a PORTSMOUTH based local radio song contest/playing loads of shows on South Coast/getting some good press/and harassing a guy who used to be in the one hit wonder band PICKETYWITCH (don’t quote me on the spelling).THE SILVER TONGUES: Highlights - Backing Vox in a studio in SOUTHAMPTON/Gigs, Caffreys and Jazz in EDINBOURGH.NAMELESS: Highlights – Makeup/Feather Bowas/Hamming it right up/Long Hair/Recording at BBC MAIDA VALE/Chasing PAUL WELLER down Cowley Rd in OXFORD/The NAMELESS/MO-HO-BISH-O-PI after show party – Brook Street CARDIFF/Cutting my head open on an overhead speaker in LONDON then doing the encore with blood and makeup pouring down my face/Getting bruised in the face by a flying army boot mid set at CLWB IFOR BACH CARDIFF/Aled’s amazing stage antics.SAMMO HUNG: Highlights – Debut gig – on leaving my flat the street was full of emergency services - there was a car in the river – its all on video/Photo shoot at Jemma’s flat/Good demos.SHOOTING AT UNARMED MEN - Highlight - Setting the drum kit up backward at the front of the stage with John MCLUSKY and a guy called Chris set up at the back of the stage. Class.CROOKED HOOK: Highlights – Radio 1 Fringe/Dan’s Rapping/Sunday Mornings. CHRISTOPHER REES: Highlights - Playing as part of a beautiful seven piece ensemble/RADIO 1 SESSION/Recording at ROCKFIELD/BBC MAIDA VALE/Releasing Single/Album/Being part of the first band to EVER play in the HOUSES OF PARLIMENT (in front of 200 MP's)– RICK WAKEMAN was on the bill and stormed out because he didn’t have enough DI’s!/Free bar in the Houses of Parliment!/Supporting ABC at a BBC event in SWANSEA.TOOTHPASTE: Highlights – ‘clean your teeth!’/ rehearsals at WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC/drinking with John and BrianJOYA: Highlights – Giggage/Recording at Loco/JULIE AND MIKE HAVE JUST HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY DAUGHTER - SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER - 8lb THE INTERNATIONAL KARATE PLUS: Highlights – Touring/Single of the week in THE INDEPENDENT/NEXUS IN A CHAIN OF THOUGHT - SINLGE/BLACK CHRISTMAS - SINGLE/gig exchanges with FORWARD RUSSIA/Marc (LARD) Riely Live Session on BBC 6 – top man/loads of airplay - BBC Radio 1/BBC 6 Music/ Thanks BBC WALES and BBC HUMBERSIDE - There's nothing DULL in HULL/New Years eve 2005 CARDIFF with THE AUTOMATIC/ Eating bithday cake with eighties sensation TIFFANY at GLAMORGAN UNIVERSITY/BBC Wales Sesh – Adam Walton top man/LEEEEDS/meeting some lovely people/sleeping on complete strangers floors – thanks/Album now available on 12” Vinyl through filthylittleangels.comVINYL STICKONS - Highlight - Playing a full on gig in my friends lounge.Other highlights – playing on ROCKET GOLDSTAR'S 12 Hour Single/Doing TV and other bits of drumming for MO-HO-BISH-O-PI and of course the 3 hour drum face of with Matt from MCLUSKY - where we played along with two kits for 3 hours to the DRUM FEST that is EASY LOVER by the man - PHILL COLLINS.I have a new job which I love – and am continuing my studies through the OPEN UNIVERSITY in SOCIOLOGY and RELIGION.I Play for queen tribute 'FLICK OF THE WRIST' CHECK THEM OUT! I am also looking for a Bass player to form a new alternative rock/punk/pop band.SAFE..

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