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Debbie

Are you afraid of the dark?

About Me


...Debbie will be appearing once again with Dirt at the Webster Theater, CT's premier rock venue, on Saturday September 1st opening for Hysteria, the Def Leppard tribute. Tickets for sale from the Webster Box Office or Tickets.com.....
I'm a guitarist, a singer, and a bass player! I started playing guitar at the age of 14 and have been singing since I was 8. I picked up the bass in 1996 and took to it like I'd always played it. I trained as a classical violinist and majored in music at school, playing in a National Youth Orchestra. I live in Connecticut but I'm originally from London, England. Check out my website: www.debbieseymour.com
I won the Hartford Advocate's Best Bass Player Award in 2005. I've been playing bass with a well-known all-female band for the past year but now I'm playing lead guitar with my new band Dirt. I write and record my own material in my home studio using Cubase SX3 with a bunch of plugins. All my original material can be heard on my website.
Most notable among my previous bands were Lick That, who have appeared on national television and national radio in England. Our video for "Remember" appeared on the hit TV show "Noisy Mothers". The other main band of note was Neon, with whom I appeared at Reading Festival in 1998, sharing the bill with such legends as Page / Plant of Led Zeppelin fame, Foo Fighters, the Beastie Boys and Garbage. We also headlined the prestigious London Astoria in 2002. I was also one of the guitarists in all-female Metal sensation Afterbirth in London in the 90s.
This page is for fun, to share some of my favorite pics and bands, and to network with other musicians across the world. Stop by and say hi anytime, I'm always pleased to hear from people. The internet is a wonderful thing! If you're a musician or band from Connecticut looking for new bandmates, drop me a line. If it fits I'd consider it. Thanks for stopping by!
My Gear:
Guitars:
Jackson Stealth XL, two vintage HM Fender Strats (one hot pink and one teal blue), custom Squier Strat, BC Rich Bich, Squier X-155, 1984 Hohner Flying V
Effects:
Line 6 PODxt Live
Basses:
Warwick Thumb Bleached Blonde Limited Edition, Ibanez GSR200.
Amps:
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier thru Mesa Boogie Rectifier 4x12 straight cab, Gallien-Krueger 700RB-II Bass Head thru SWR 2x10 bass cab, Marshall AVT20 combo.
Recording:
Cubase SX3, MXL 990 Condenser Microphone, Shure SM58 mics, PZM ambient condenser mic, M-Audio Keystation 49e, M-Audio Studiopro 3 monitors, Line 6 PODxt Live and a multitude of various Cubase plug-ins.
Accessories:
I use exclusively Fender and Monster Cables, Dunlop Tortex 1.5mm picks, Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings, Levy guitar straps and Gator ATA flight cases. The BC Rich Bich sleeps in a ATC-425 Coffin Case.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/17/2004
Band Website: debbieseymour.com
Band Members:

Debbie Seymour : vocals, guitars, bass, harmonies, keys, production, arrangement and writing. I play lead guitar with Dirt. Expect new show dates soon! See the Dirt My Space page here, by clicking on the picture below:



I am also now playing bass with Amaranth, Connecticut's only Nightwish tribute band. Check out our brand new MySpace page by clicking on the picture below.

Visit my website, debbieseymour.com, here:

Influences: I love Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. My favorite old school bands are Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Metallica, Dio, AC/DC, Ozzy, Annihilator, Yngwie Malmsteen, Pantera, Bon Jovi, Dio, Black Sabbath, Vixen, Scorpions, Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Iron Maiden, Dio and Judas Priest...oh, and did I mention Dio? I'm a lifelong Stray Cats fan...have them tattooed on my arm!

New stuff I'm into consists of: Nightwish, Tarot, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil, Ra, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Stream of Passion, Within Temptation, Firewind, After Forever, Kamelot, Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, HIM, Linkin Park, Black Label Society, Wolfsheim, Children of Bodom, Killswitch Engage and Godsmack. NIGHTWISH fuckin' ROCK! They're my new favorite band.

FINNISH METAL KICKS ASS! CHILDREN OF BODOM, HIM, TAROT and NIGHTWISH! YEAH BABY!

Guitar Heroes
* Emppu Vuorinen
* Alexi Laiho
* Doug Aldrich
* Tony Iommi
* Zak Wylde
* Andy Timmons
* David Gilmour
* Kee Marcello

Vocal Heroes
* Ronnie James Dio
* David Coverdale
* Ann Wilson
* Freddie Mercury
* Rob Halford
* Tim Ripper Owens

I idolize Ronnie James Dio

Tony Iommi

and David Coverdale

Forget Ozzy...Ronnie James Dio is the only one that matters!

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My Gear

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Woohoo!

So after 17 years and two countries, I finally got to meet Jan Kuehnemund of Vixen! To say I was overwhelmed is an understatement. You could have knocked me over with a guitar pick! She's fabulous, sh...
Posted by Debbie on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:56:00 PST

Writing songs

Why is it that for nearly 20 years writing a song was like a religious experience for me, and that actually coming up with a good one was like a rare thing like winning the lottery? It was always rath...
Posted by Debbie on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:34:00 PST

*Ahem*

Good morning all. I'm not too familiar with this trendy new blogging type thing, so excuse the rambling. I just wanted to say how totally thrilled I am that my band has a name at last! I'm really, rea...
Posted by Debbie on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:26:00 PST

Hello from Connecticut

Just popping in to say hi on this lovely Sunday morning. I'm looking for female musicians in the New England area, so if you play and love rock music, drop me a line. Time for coffee! :cool:...
Posted by Debbie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST