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Shasta the Kid

About Me

SHASTA THE KID IS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED PIANIST TURNED LIVE BAND/BREAKBEAT/ELECTRONICA PRODUCER. FOR YEARS HE WAS AN ACTOR AND STAGE LIGHTING DESIGNER, BEFORE REALISING THAT HIS TRUE PASSION LAY IN MUSIC. HAVING PLAYED THE PIANO SINCE HE WAS 3, AND TRAINED IN VIOLIN (BRIEFLY) AND FRENCH HORN, HE HAS SPENT A LOT OF HIS YOUTH PLAYING IN ORCHESTRAS OR SINGING IN CHOIRS. AFTER GIVING UP LIGHTING DESIGN, HE FOUND HIMSELF HALFWAY THROUGH THEATRE SCHOOL, WHEN HE REALISED THAT HE WAS NOT ENJOYING THEATRE ANYMORE, SO HE LEFT TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF MUSIC. AFTER LEAVING HIS OLD LIFE BEHIND, HE RELOCATED TO BRIGHTON, ON THE SOUTH COAST. HE TAUGHT HIMSELF TO PRODUCE, AND STARTED TO WRITE HIS DEBUT ALBUM, THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE JUST COMING TO LIGHT NOW...........PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE..........

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Member Since: 15/12/2005
Band Website: website under construction...
Band Members: SHASTA THE KID - composer of all music and lyrics, all production, vocals, synths, piano, hammond organ, string arrangments, percussionTHE FITZ - guitar/ ukalele / synthsGOLDFISH MIKE - bass guitar, accoustic double bass and bass synthsPETER PAN - samples, loops, percussion, hammond organSUPER TED - drums and percussionMARCUS THE TERMINATOR - DJ, trumpet, extra drums, extra samples
Influences: prodigy/chemical brothers/faithless/left field/massive attack/basement jaxx/tool/nine inch nails/evil nine/freq nasty/underworld/stanton warriors/atomic hooligan/infusion/muse/radiohead/blur/soft cell/pendulum/noisia/fluke/fsol/boards of canada/enya/audio bullies/roots manuva/the gorrilas/royksopp/ the eurythmics, /etc. etc. everything from classical through to marilyn manson and beyond....along with: J.T. Leroy (yes, i know i know...) Dennis Cooper, Gus Van Sant, Richard Adams, David Lynch, David Fincher, J.R.R Tolkein, Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, Arthur Ransome, C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, David Ike, Peter Pan... etc.etc......



Sounds Like: SOMETHING NEW AND FRESH.....


Type of Label: Unsigned

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