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Thanks Outlander. I am going for the "cyber goth" look, which has been big in the UK and has morphed with the anime look in the rave scene. I'm working towards a more "cyber metal" style for upcoming shows though. Hard to describe but I can't tell you how much I love the element of theatrics! Having been borne of the Gene Simmons/KISS and David Bowie era as a kid, I have always wanted to do this in a band. Sometimes I have to pinch myself! lol... seriously!
Our singer, Donnie, writes 99% of the music, vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keys, sound FX, you name it. He's a talented cat, that's for sure! (and for those of you who know about me, you might find this interesting, in the early 1990's his band and my band at the time played a bunch of shows together in the Phoenix area! So we actually knew each other when we met recently, but he didn't know about me. But now, yes, the whole band knows about me. They rock!) Anyways, one might think it's a drag not writing my own guitar parts, but it's actually the opposite. What he writes is not written from a guitarist's perspective, so it's weird, and fun to play because it's nothing at all like what I (in my age-old rut) would be writing. So to me it's fresh and different, and challenging as f***! Also, it gives me time to focus on dynamics, solos and performance. I like that a lot. Donnie records the electronica and backing tracks and a click/sync track, among other things, on a Roland VS1680 (I think is what it is). The click track goes to our drummer, 6ix, and the other stuff through the house system, along with the rest of us. Makes for a super fat live sound and it's really great for continuity. I never thought I'd enjoy playing with a setup like that, but after doing it for a couple of months now, I really like it a lot. The only down-side is if that thing fails, but we're pretty tight so we could manage.
Also new for me is I am singing backup vocals for the first time!
I am looking forward to writing some leads for the new stuff we're working on. I'm playing a short bit in one of the current set, but it's not much, though it is a cool harmony with Eddie. He and I are working on some intertwining leads for another song and he and we are pumped about what we can do as time rolls on. He's wild as hell on stage but a damn impressive guitar player. I can't really watch him when we're playing live so it was a treat to see what he does while I was putting the videos together. He's freakin' crazy live!!
While I have you - whomever you may be that's reading this - do you know of any solid live sound engineers ("sound guys", lol) who might be interested in joining a band like ebomb? We are in DIRE need of a dedicated sound engineer (and also a lighting person) and we are seriously on the hunt for crew right now. If you know of anyone, will you let me know? I'd appreciate it. I ask you guys because I know many of you have good connections here and there through your experience, and I trust and respect a great lot of you, and your opinions. Speaking of playing guitar, it's time to run through the set!
Rock, onward and upward!
Our singer, Donnie, writes 99% of the music, vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keys, sound FX, you name it. He's a talented cat, that's for sure! (and for those of you who know about me, you might find this interesting, in the early 1990's his band and my band at the time played a bunch of shows together in the Phoenix area! So we actually knew each other when we met recently, but he didn't know about me. But now, yes, the whole band knows about me. They rock!) Anyways, one might think it's a drag not writing my own guitar parts, but it's actually the opposite. What he writes is not written from a guitarist's perspective, so it's weird, and fun to play because it's nothing at all like what I (in my age-old rut) would be writing. So to me it's fresh and different, and challenging as f***! Also, it gives me time to focus on dynamics, solos and performance. I like that a lot. Donnie records the electronica and backing tracks and a click/sync track, among other things, on a Roland VS1680 (I think is what it is). The click track goes to our drummer, 6ix, and the other stuff through the house system, along with the rest of us. Makes for a super fat live sound and it's really great for continuity. I never thought I'd enjoy playing with a setup like that, but after doing it for a couple of months now, I really like it a lot. The only down-side is if that thing fails, but we're pretty tight so we could manage.
Also new for me is I am singing backup vocals for the first time!
I am looking forward to writing some leads for the new stuff we're working on. I'm playing a short bit in one of the current set, but it's not much, though it is a cool harmony with Eddie. He and I are working on some intertwining leads for another song and he and we are pumped about what we can do as time rolls on. He's wild as hell on stage but a damn impressive guitar player. I can't really watch him when we're playing live so it was a treat to see what he does while I was putting the videos together. He's freakin' crazy live!!
While I have you - whomever you may be that's reading this - do you know of any solid live sound engineers ("sound guys", lol) who might be interested in joining a band like ebomb? We are in DIRE need of a dedicated sound engineer (and also a lighting person) and we are seriously on the hunt for crew right now. If you know of anyone, will you let me know? I'd appreciate it. I ask you guys because I know many of you have good connections here and there through your experience, and I trust and respect a great lot of you, and your opinions. Speaking of playing guitar, it's time to run through the set!
Rock, onward and upward!
Sounds like a cool drink!
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