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Vince

...and that's my story.

About Me


I'm Vince, chances are you know me already, but if not, here's just a quick run-down. I'm very down to earth, and try to keep it peaceful. I have few, if any enemies, and I like it that way.I'm not your typical teenager. I don't drink, I don't smoke, no drugs. I don't buy my clothing from Aeropostale, or Abercrombie, or South Pole (lol). When I see a large group of these *typical* MTV-generated teenagers, I get a little sick. You know, where every one is in a white and blue/green/orange striped shirt, blue jeans, marlboro reds in one pocket, expensive cell phone in the other, and a hackey sack in the third...If I've offended you, sorry...I'm sure you have a personality, but sometimes you're just hard to pick apart from your clone army lol. In all of your defense, maybe I'm just jealous that I can't fit into that striped shirt. :)

Music is one of the biggest parts of my life. I've been playing drums for a little over seven years, took lessons from various instructors, and played many shows in different genres, from musicals and plays, to punk/alternative, to ska, to heavy metal, to extreme technical heavy metal. I like big drumsets, and I cannot lie. I also play guitar, although I'm still learning. Regardless, my ideals are the same on both. Don't waste money on substandard equipment. If you're going to do it, do it once and do it big, so you dont have to buy another one next year. That was the philosophy behind both drum sets, and my guitar equipment as well. I'm getting ready to record my third CD of the year, and my first ever on guitar.
That said, my AIM screen name is VinceIsMyGod ....even if I'm away, leave a message and I'll come back eventually...

My Interests

.. Me recording the drums for It's a Trap's "Noxious"
Well, music aside, I'm somewhat of a computer gamer...I'm not particularly good at any one game, but I enjoy playing them nonetheless. I do read, mostly either Star Wars books, or conspiracy-thriller-whatever books.I don't really write any more...my life is spent either in this chair, rehearsing in a basement or a garage, on stage, or in bed (and when I say in bed, I mean SLEEPING, you sick bastards)I know, sounds kind of boring, so:OMG I luv to party, and go clubbin, and hang out wit my friends, I

I'd like to meet:

My favorite drummers: Ray Herrera, Mike Portnoy, Corey Pierce, Henry Ranta, and Jason Costa...from Fear Factory, Dream theater, God Forbid, old Soilwork, and old Diecast respectfully.

My favorite guitarists: JEFF LOOMIS (Nevermore), Dino Cazares (old Fear Factory), Doc Coyle (God Forbid), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Peter Wichers (old Soilwork), Michael and Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy), and Herman Li (DragonForce)

In general: People like myself, and people totally completely different. Musicians...groupies (lol)...someone willing to be a drum tech and set up my shit for me : )

Music:

As far as instruments go, as I mentioned earlier, I play drums, and guitar. I've been playing drums for around seven years, and I consider myself to be pretty good! (lol). My credits include the Maryvale Jazz band for four years, several plays (both amateur and professional), and several bands ranging from heavy metal, to extremely heavy metal, to alternative, to ska, and basically wherever I'm needed. As for guitar, I've been playing for a little over 2 years, and it's a lot of fun! Since then, I've built the "almost" ultimate rig, which I'm very proud of, I'll go through all that further down. ---

Bands: 3 Inches of Blood
A Life Once Lost
The Acacia Strain
All That Remains
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Arsis
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
At War With Self
Atreyu
The Autumn Offering
Avenged Sevenfold
Average White Band
Becoming the Archetype
Behemoth
Between the Buried and Me
Beyond the Embrace
The Black Dahlia Murder
Black Label Society
The Bled
Bleeding Through
Blue Man Group
Bury your dead
Caliban
Callenish Circle
Carcass
Catch 22
Cannae
Children of Bodom
Coal Chamber
Cradle of Filth
The Crown
Cynic
Damageplan
Dark Tranquillity
Darkane
Darkest Hour
Dead to Fall
Death
Deftones
Demon Hunter
Demons and Wizards
Derek Sherinian
The Derek Trucks Band
Diecast
The Dillenger Escape Plan
Dimmu Borgir
Dog Fashion Disco
Down the Sun
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Eighteen Visions
Enforsaken
Evanescence
Evergreen Terrace
Evergrey
Every Time I Die
Faith No More
Fantomas
Fear Factory
Fear My Thoughts
Folly
Foo Fighters
The Forsaken
The Faceless
Freya
From a Second Story Window
Full Blown Chaos
Foxy Shazam
Glass Casket
God Forbid
Godsmack
The Haunted
Heaven Shall Burn
Himsa
Horse the Band
Hypocrisy
Iced Earth
Impaled Nazarene
In Flames
Into Eternity
Into the Moat
Invocation of Nehek
Ion Dissonance
It Dies Today
Jason Becker
Joe Satriani
Katatonia
Killswitch Engage
Killwhitneydead
Kittie
KoRn
Lacuna Coil
Lamb of God
Living Sacrifice
Machine Head
Manntis
Marc Rizzo
The Mars Volta
Mastodon
Mercenary
Meshuggah
Metallica (pre-flushing it out)
Metroid Metal
Mnemic
Most Precious Blood
Mr. Bungle
Mudvayne Mushroomhead
NDE
Neaera
Necrophagist
Nehemiah
Nevermore
Nightrage
Nightwish Nori Bucci
Norma Jean
The Number 12 Looks Like You
Old Man's Child
On the Virg
Opeth
Pantera
Planet X
Poison the Well
Psychostick
Psyopus
Rammstein
Raunchy
The Red Death
The Red Chord
Remembering Never
Scar Symmetry
Shadows Fall
Skindred
Slayer
Slipknot
Soilwork
Sonata Arctica
Spiral Architect
Steve Vai
Still Remains
Strapping Young Lad
Stratovarius
Streetlight Manifesto
Sykth
Symphony X
Symphorce
System of a Down
Thine Eyes Bleed
Through the Eyes of the Dead
Throwdown
The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza
Tool
Tower of Power
Trivium
Unearth
Victor Wooten
Winter Solstice

LocaL: Sons of Azrael, The Line Dance Massacare, From This Day, Gamalon, and two of my own: And Many More, Dying Breed

Basically I enjoy crazy musicianship, as well as mostly metalcore...breakdowns, harmonies, singing, screaming. Gotta have a good drummer, gotta kick my ass at guitar. That's pretty much it.

Guitars:
Schecter C-1 Classic w/ EMG 81 Pickup (amber)
ESP LTD MH-301 w/ EMG HZ pickups

Guitar Rig:

Peavey 5150II
Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet
Peavey XXL 4x12 Cabinet
Gator 6-Space Shallow rack
Furman PL2-PlusD Power Conditioner
Korg DTR-1000 Rack Tuner
Alesis 3630 Compressor/Noise Gate
Chameleon Racklight
BBE Sonic Maximizer/Noise Reducer 362NR
Rocktron Xpression 24bit DSP Effects Unit
Pedal board (from hollowed out Freedom Case)
Rocktron Midi-Mate
Peavey Footswitch
MXR Wylde Overdrive
MXR KFK 10-band EQ
Boss A/B Switch
Dunlop Hendrix Wah
Boss NS-2 Noisegate
KARSECT Wireless system

Drum Set:
Tama Starclassic Maple (Green with all gold hardware)
2x 24" Bass drums, 8",10",12"14",18" Toms, Spaun Green Acrylic Snare ,

Cymbals: Sabian: 10" AAX Splash, Max Stax Mid, 12" AAX Metal Splash, 14" AAX Studio Hats, 14" AAX Metal Hats, 16" AAX Crash, 17" Virgil Donati Saturation Crash, 14" HHX Mini-Chinese, 22" Rock Ride, 19" AAXPlosion China
Zildjian: 14" A custom Hats, 6" Bell, 16" A Custom Crash.
LP Bell

Hardware: 2x Axis A Longboard Pedals, DW 5000 Double Pedal, Gibraltar Double Rack, Tama Rack, Roc N' Soc throne, Humes and Berg Enduro Cases for Starclassic kit.

Television:

Star Trek. Alias. Family Guy. Headbangers Ball. Lost. Dark Angel. Battlestar Galactica(new). Farscape. Smallville, admittedly. The Office. House MD. Heroes.

My Blog

Today...

Today, I...-Configured my home network properly so that all the computers can hold hands and share, and secured my wireless (which I believe was spewing free internet to the neighborhood).-Shortened t...
Posted by Vince on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:24:00 PST

Memory

I posted this as a bulletin, god knows why, but wanted to have a more permanent copy of it available for myself and for whoever cares to see it.Two years and an hour. This has no point, no hidden me...
Posted by Vince on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:14:00 PST

Random Life Updates

There's all sorts of stuff going on, I figure for those who don't see me every day, there should be information, because knowledge is power!!!Dying Breed is in the studio now, getting ready to debut o...
Posted by Vince on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:34:00 PST

A Fear Factory Future

There I hid, in a place I shouldn't have beenSterility with my unknown exceptionThe existance of a brother in jeopardyAs the men in blue ready their weaponsTo Engage viscious malignant enemies of life...
Posted by Vince on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:07:00 PST

If there were words&

If you don't know me already, dont bother reading this. It gives a bad first impression. This is a lot of thoughts, in no particular order. I feel like my usefulness has expired. Like the few thing...
Posted by Vince on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:37:00 PST

Birthday? me???

Yeah, happy birthday me in a few hours.20 years. So...unnecessary.-Vince-
Posted by Vince on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:49:00 PST

Could it be? Oh my god!

An actual show!!This saturday, Feb 11th, Dying Breed (formerly D2d) is playing their first show in almost a year...Heavier, more melodic, and more musical than anything you're heard from us before, it...
Posted by Vince on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 10:06:00 PST

New Years

Part I: GoalsI haven't really posted much of anything, and figure I should give people something to read. I have a few goals this year, and I figure if I make them public, whomever can ride my ass to ...
Posted by Vince on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:47:00 PST

Beware the blog...

Never done one of these blog things. My first shall be the obligatory survey. 1. initials: VTM2. name someone with the same birthday as you: Charles Dickens3. where was your last kiss? Movie Theater4....
Posted by Vince on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:39:00 PST