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Forestbassplayer

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About Me

I have been playing bass for about 10 years now in the Denver, CO local music scene. I can play any type of music ranging from funk, groove, alternative sounding stuff to hardcore, nu-metal, death and thrash metal.
Check out my songs on this page. There's 2 songs from my current band, "Born In Winter" Check us out at: www.myspace.com/borninwinterThere's and a song called "the Funk" It's a raw jam I did with the drummer from Chaos Divine. Check out that band here: www.myspace.com/chaosdivineI also just put up 2 of Kronow's songs. For the rest of the songs from the album "Forever Altered" that I did with Kronow check it out at: www.myspace.com/kronow
I'm currently playing in the band
You can check us out at: www.borninwinter.com or www.myspace.com/borninwinter
COPY THE CODE TO PUT ONE OF THESE BORN IN WINTER BANNERS ON YOUR PAGE!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Come check out our upcoming shows!!!
Click on the ticket below to print your own discount tickets!!
Tickets also available through the band
www.myspace.com/borninwinter
[email protected]
Check out the "Born In Winter" video at the Eck's SaloonBorn In Winter at the ECK's Saloon

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Check out my photography page:
Also be sure to check out my ebay store cause that's what I do for a living besides playing music and photography ;)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2004
Band Website: forestbassplayer.com
Band Members: FOREST

Current band:
BORN IN WINTER - Forest, Mike, Michelle, Jeff & Izzy

I'm currently Sponsored by:

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Help Born In Winter get some radio play!!!
Click this link to check out the KBPI Clear Channel page: KBPI
There's a large list of bands so if you can't find us do a Cntrl-F and input "Born In Winter" and it will bring you to all our songs listed. Play them daily so we keep building our numbers!!! Let's make local music be heard!!!!

If you would like to purchase Born In Winter's new album "Waiting In The Dark" you can either Email Forest and request one or buy it on Ebay at:

We accept Paypal, Cash, Money Order or Checks!! They will be available at more online places and locally in Colorado very soon!!!

CD is also available online at:

CD BABY


iTUNES

Past Bands:
KRONOW
James, Randy, Forest, Nate & Rick
CHAOS DIVINE
- Forest, Scott, Steve and Dan (Norm)
IMINENCE
- Forest, Randy, CJ and Rob
COLD MOON
- Forest, Chris, Vic and Dusty
DRAGON TRIBE
- Forest, Dan, Taj and Lee
KRONOW
- Forest, Randy, Greg, Rob and Ted
3RD RAIL
- Forest, Randy, Greg and Jason
HYPERJIVE
- Forest, Deb, Ricky and Chris
Also: BLINDATE AND PHOENIX.
Influences: Robert Trujillo - Suicidal Tendencies (now Metallica), Ryan - Mudvayne, Les Claypool - Primus, Bill Dickens, Victor Wooten, Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Derk Lance - Incubus and Geddy Lee -Rush.

Other bands I really like include: Killswitch Engage, Soilwork, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, In Flames, Ill Nino, Diecast, Sevendust, As I lay Dying, Poison the Well, Lacuna Coil, Arch Enemy, Soulfly, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Linkin Park, Drowning Pool, Sworn Enemy, Hatebreed, Spineshank, Nonpoint, Dark Tranquility, Dream Theater, Jimi Hendrix, Rage Against the Machine, D12, Korn, Slipknot, Stone Sour, Sepultura, System of a Down, Guano Apes, Sublime, Tool, Staind, Eminem, Disturbed, Pantera, "Old" Metallica, Coal Chamber, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Sentenced, Deftones, Stanley Clarke, Alien Ant Farm, 311, Fleetwood Mac, Evanescence, U2, Pink Floyd, POD, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy & Black Sabbath, GWAR, Queensryche, White Zombie, A Perfect Circle, Flyleaf, Opeth, 10 Years, 36 Crazyfists, God Forbid, Chimaira, Otep, Breaking Benjamin, Flaw, All That Remains, Mudvayne, Trivium, In This Moment, The Agonist, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus

Local Bands I Dig: Born In Winter (of course) Anadies, Spools of Dark Thread, Brainpan, Apathy, Prayata, 7th Impulse, Lost Point, Faultline, Switchpin, Sanguine Addiction, Autumn Burn, Quarter Pound and more I can't think of right now ;)
Sounds Like: Mudvayne, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Ill Nino, In Flames, Soilwork, Pantera, Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out my Forests Photography and Graphic Design page!!

So I uploaded a ton of pictures over the past couple weeks to my Forests Photgraphy and Graphic Design page.  It's on my top friends list or you can check it out here:  www.myspace.com/fores...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:35:00 PST

BIW Updates!!

So Born In Winter has a new drummer!!!  His name is Gary and well....  he kicks serious ass!!  ;)   We just listed our upcoming shows for the next few months, so be sure to ca...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:25:00 PST

BIW Seeking Drummer Details!!!

Established female fronted original hard rock/metal band looking for a new drummer. Band has been together for 5 years starting in Portland and moving to Denver a few years back. A new lineup change i...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:05:00 PST

Born In Winter Seeks Drummer!!!


Posted by Forestbassplayer on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:44:00 PST

Born In Winter Myspace Banners!!!!!!

COPY THE CODE TO PUT ONE OF THESE BORN IN WINTER BANNERS ON YOUR PAGE!! ...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:16:00 PST

Want to buy the new album "Waiting In The Dark?"

If you would like to purchase our new album "Waiting In The Dark" you can either Email Forest and request one or buy it on Ebay at: We accept Paypal, Cash, Money Order or Checks!! They will be availa...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:11:00 PST

BIW is playing the Pepsi Center again!!!!!

So BIW played last weeks Crush Game at the Pepsi Center and The Crush themselves specifically asked for us to come back and play!!!  So here we are, playing the final season Crush Game at the Pep...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:04:00 PST

Born In Winter is opening for SOIL

So if you didn't know, we did not win the Battle for Chevelle last weekend.  Although I was just told by the promoter that it was the biggest show Bruno's has ever had.  Over 250 people thro...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

We won the 2nd round Battle of the Bands!!!

Thanks to everyone that showed up last night!!! We won the 2nd round of the Battle of the Bands to open for Chevelle. Our next round show will be May 5th, hope to see you all out t...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:54:00 PST

Thanks to all who came to the Gothic last night!!!!

The show was off the hook!!! There were 400+ through the door on a weekday!!  The best NIPP has ever had from what I heard!  Hell Yeah!!! Thanks for the guys in Random Hero for putting us o...
Posted by Forestbassplayer on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:01:00 PST