Modus

Music:

Member Since: 5/1/2006
Band Website: www.themodus.net
Band Members: Miss Modus: vox and tambourine. Miss Modus was a little slower than most kids to start walking, so she spent more of her formative months at floor level than most, and developed a shoe fixation which turned into an addiction. Extensive therapy has controlled those urges but not before she bought the Imelda Marcos collection and installed it in the shoe wing of Modus Mansions. Nowadays Miss Ms passion is a-singin' and a-dancin', preferably with a tambourine in one hand and the special Modus Mic in the other. The legendary Modus Mic was developed because Miss Modus has unusual amounts of ferrous material in them thar bones, and can generate feedback at 100 paces. We think this is probably an undiscovered / unrefined super power
Mr Brewster: 4 string electric bass. Mr Brewster took up bass at an early age, and thus can only count to 4. Thats OK though, cos thats approximately how many beats we usually have in a bar. Mr B is at the heart of the Modus rhythm section and drives a 4x4 (hey! a pattern emerges!) pimp mobile with tinted windows so no-one can see him enjoy his Skoal bandit habit. Pass the spittoon!!
Rod the Mod: Rod the Mod, or Rod the Mod for short, plays keys and Hammond and occasionally grunts into the reserve mics in a key related to the song. Rod has a long and interesting history on various scenes but has risen to the pinnacle of his career with Modus! Rod makes his own clothes from a secret stash of old folks homes old curtains and enjoys feasting on oranges.
Scott aka Soul Hipster: Scott provides the thumping of the tubs and competes with RTM for position as best mod in the band, a tough competition with a field of two. His stage persona combines the lunacy of Keith Moon with the heavy hitting of John Bonham and the jazz sensibilities of Buddy Rich. Scott is happy to receive donations of modernist clothing, however (and I quote) under no circumstances must the bottom of the trousers make contact with the upper surface of the shoe!!!. Scott helps the environment by only using the bare minimum of cloth in all his garments and superglueing used lolly sticks together to make drum sticks.
Mel J Esq. Mr Mel is a retired dolphin trainer who struggled to find work in Edinburgh, thus necessitating a second career in music. Mel brings the guitar goodness to Modus and continues to remind the band that the guitar is the dominant musical instrument of the 20th and indeed 21st centuries. Nevertheless, Scott persists in asking if he can make the guitar sound sort of less nice. The most common request heard by Mel by far, however, is can you do more soul chops? Wherefore the rock?
Record Label: HammondBeat