Birthday:
February 8, 1970
Influences:
Brad Divens (Wrathchild America), Monty Colvin (Galactic Cowboys),
Cliff Burton (Metallica), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden), Phil Lynott
(Thin Lizzy).
Gear:
Amp
- Hartke HA3500
Cabinets
- Hartke 2 x 15 XL
- Hartke 1 x 15 XL
- Hartke 4 x 10 XL
Basses (All left handed!)
-
1 Schecter Stiletto Elite5 (5 string)
- 3 Ibanez Soundgear 800
- 1 Ibanez Roadstar II
- 1 Carvin LB 70
Favorite
ENERTIA show(s):
-Chicago Powerfest 2000
(Very intense! Banged my head so hard my left eye bled
internally!)
-MoeMentum's, Gloversville, NY 7/97
(Momentum
CD release party)
Least
favorite ENERTIA show(s):
- Saratoga Winners, Latham, NY - March 2001
(This
show made me question if playing music is truly worth all the shit
we go through to do it. After a pep talk from the guys, I'm even
more inspired....)
Most
embarrassing moment on stage:
The Third Rail, Cortland, NY - January 2001
Breaking
an E string 2 songs into the set & not having a backup bass or
even a spare E string to put on my bass! All I had was a D, which
worked, but it was nearly impossible to keep the bass in tune!
Even better, the entire show was captured on video! Needless to
say, I now bring 2 basses to EVERY show & make sure I have
spare strings.
Favorite
ENERTIA song(s):
-
Without End
- Messed Up Son (new song)
Why
I started playing bass:
After
seeing Wrathchild America in 1987, I was blown away, by how
powerful they were & how much fun they were having while
playing.
Hobbies:
- My dog, Chewie
- CD collecting (currently
2300+ in my collection)
- Computers (Web
site design, photoshop, etc.)
Previous
bands:
- Cold War (1983 - 84) As a lead vocalist!!!!!
- Mother Fletcher (1988 - 91) Bass
from this point on.....
- Arch Rival (1992)
- The Blob Mob (1992 - 94)
- Untamed (1994 - 96)
- Bloodstone: Judas Priest tribute (2001 - 2002)
Current
side projects:
- The Roman Singleton Project
(Instrumental
project w/ Roman & Jeff & when we play live, Randy from
Lucid Reality plays rhythm guitar - stay tuned for our recently
recorded demo!)
Favorite TV show(s):
Drama
- The Sopranos
- Sex And The City
- Twin Peaks
Comedy
- The Simpsons
- The Howard Stern Show (from
the early 90s on Channel 9)
- Newhart
Documentaries
- American Justice
- Investigative Reports
News
- Headline News / CNN
/ MSNBC
Favorite
movie(s):
Too
many great ones to choose from, but these ones came to mind when I
was compiling my list!
- 16 Candles
- Big
- The Breakfast Club
- Goodfellas
- Casino
- Blue Velvet
- Mulholland Drive
- Pulp Fiction
- Silence Of The Lambs
Current
favorite CD(s):
- Freak Kitchen - Dead Soul Men / Move
- Ron Thal - Hermit
- Humanimal - s/t
- Symphony X - The Odyssey
Funniest
/ craziest / most fun moment(s) on the road:
-
Recording the new CD at Sonic
Ranch w/ Neil Kernon
(El Paso, TX - May 2002)
- F Music Fest, Los Angeles 1996
- Ultrasound, Las Vegas 2000
- Biker fight at Wolf Inn (Syracuse) 1999
- Scott finding $100 on floor of truck stop (Syracuse) 1998
- Not buying a stolen custom mountain bike for $10
(Syracuse) 1998 (figured
guy wanted more & watched him sell it for $10 even after I
offered him $20)
- Jeff picking up our muffler as it fell of the bus on the
way home from a show & it was so hot, it shrunk his winter
gloves right on his hands!
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