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Our Mission:
To rock your world with good time rock & roll!
Our History:
Four seasoned musicians coming together to form a band doing
the music the people wanna hear... More to come on this subject...
The Boyz & Their Gear:
Barry "Beesty" Shelton- bass guitarz & vocalz
GUITARS: Ibanez &
otherz AMPLIFICATION:
Peavey
EFFECTS: BOSS
STYLE: raw, aggressive rockin', but "in the pocket" groove,
baby!
EARLY INFLUENCES: KISS, Motley Crue, Metallica, and a lot more that would take a lifetime
and a lot more room to list...
WHAT I LISTEN TO NOWDAYS: my own stuff: BEESTSPAWN, etc. plus
KISS, Motley Crue, Disturbed, Black Label Society, Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Springsteen, Trent Tomlinson,
plus lots more - 80s rock, 70s Motown, little bits of rockin' country, and way more than could ever be listed here...
PREVIOUSLY
SERVED TIME AS (BANDS IN): BEESTSPAWN (solo project - melodic metal), DUST (heavy rock), STEELWOLF (southern
& hard rock / covers), ONE BAD APPLE (Acoustic Rock), TRILOGY (hard rock/metal), WHISKEY SOUR (classic rock covers/80s),
ROCK STAR (70s/80s covers), and a list of too many other short-lived projects to list...
CURRENTLY: promoting the
release of my first official original solo project CD: BEESTSPAWN - Nature of the Beest (www.cdbaby.com/cd/beestspawn), plus country rock songwriting with studio producer- engineer/longtime music collaborator/friend Will Gunnell, in addition
to getting ready to work with various musician friends on their solo projects and others - lots of irons in the fire!
BESIDES
MUSIC I: "BESIDES" MUSIC?!!! What the heck kinda question is that for me to answer?
Is there anything else? Read the quote ("Music Be My Constant") in my blog at http://www.myspace.com/beestman 'Nuff said?
PROPS TO: I thank God every day for my health
and healing so I can keep making my music, and special thanks to my bros in the FRAY'D ENZ for helping me WANT to be "in a
band" again - rock on! ...and to all my true friends, fans, and loved ones who've ALWAYS believed in me
- much love!
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Mark Stophel - lead & rhythm guitarz & vocalz
GUITARS: PRS, Gibson AMPLIFICATION: Mesa Boogie Marshall, Peavey
EFFECTS: Boss, Ibanez, MXR,
and Behringer
STYLE: Classic Rock, Southern Rock with a little Blues mixed
in.
EARLY INFLUENCES: Kiss, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Lynyrd
Skynyrd.
LATER INFLUENCES: Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Stevie
Ray Vaughn
WHAT I LISTEN TO NOW: All the Classic Rock Stuff, Blues,
3 Doors Down, Nickelback,
Alice in Chains, basically anything with a good
groove.
PREVIOUS BANDS: Southern Comfort, (Southern Rock), Seeker
(classic Rock), Kaleidoscope (Contemporary), The Killer dB’s (Variety), and many more.
CURRENTLY: Always playing music somewhere, Drums, Keyboards,
Bass, Mandolin, and Guitar. Writing and recording original material. If it has any thing to do with making
music, it interests me.
BESIDES MUSIC: I like to ride motorcycles, also like to dabble
in the Engineering side of music. High School Football and College Basketball are two sports that I enjoy.
PROPS TO: The good Lord for making music a possibility in
my life, My Buds in the Frayed Enz for their friendship and hard work, & Teresa,
For Love without end and support in everything that I DO.
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Tim "T.
Shock" Shockley - drumz, percussion, & vocalz
DRUMZ & GEAR: Pearl
- Yamaha 9410 Silver Dragon Direct Drive Pedals - Sabian cymbals - L.P. & AA Meinl effects bells, cymbals, & blocks
- Zildjian Z4A sticks - Remo roto toms & Remo drum heads
STYLE: progressive, hard rock/metal with influences from:
Drums: Neil
Peart, Scott Rockenfield, Jimmy DeGrasso, John & Jason Bonham, Terry Bozzio, David Silveria, Clive Burr, Stewart Copeland,
Mike Portnoy...
Vocals: Geoff Tate, Steve Walsh, Bruce Dickenson, Jeff Keith, Rob Halford,
Freddie Mercury, Lou Gramm, David Bowie...
EARLY INFLUENCES: Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Queensryche,
Y & T, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Queen, Tesla, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Tool, Styx, Rush, The Police, KISS,
and the list goes on...
WHAT I LISTEN TO NOWDAYS: Rush, Chevelle, Queensryche, Our Lady Peace,
Tesla, Black Label Society, Korn, Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, Story of the Year, 10 Years, Linkin Park, Sevendust, and
lots more...
BANDS PREVIOUSLY IN: Death Wish, Rukus, Savin' Face, Astro Project, Rage, Thin Ice,
C-4, E.F.B., Ton, Pig Pen, Lady Luck, Shoot To Thrill, Grey, Cold Front, Monkey Bizness, One Bad Apple, Rock Star, Jacobs
Creek, Floydz Circle, plus many more short-lived projects...
CURRENTLY: Always writing and working
on percussion, bass, violin, vocals, teaching, building a studio, and helping others with their solo projects as well as my
own...
BESIDES MUSIC I: am into extreme dirt bike riding, mountain biking, horticulture, animal
lover, dalmation rescue supporter, learning Spanish, and lots more...
PROPS TO: I would like
to thank God and my Lord Jesus Christ for EVERYTHING, and my bandmates for including me in this and for being my support crew...
THANKZ!
good luck & best wishes to our
former
member:
Rich Blair - lead & rhythm guitarz
GUITARS:
ESP AMPLIFICATION:
Marshall
EFFECTS: BOSS, DOD, MXR, Rocktron, Digitech,
Behringer
STYLE: Alternative
& heavy rock, with strong influences from Blues,
Latin, and Middle Eastern music.
EARLY INFLUENCES:
Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana,
Jimi Hendrix, to name just a few...
WHAT I LISTEN TO NOWDAYS:
Mostly Middle Eastern and Indian music, some other World Music, and some rock, my own stuff OF COUSE, and stuff by other unknown
and underrated musician friends!!!
PREVIOUSLY: GOSHEN (heavy rock originals), DUST (heavy rock covers/originals),
HINDSIGHT
MERCY (alternative originals/few covers), ONE BAD
APPLE (acoustic rock originals), and a few others whose names are not
worth mentioning!
CURRENTLY: ongoing work on original solo project that may be reality someday, hopefully!!!
Always experimenting with new sounds and especially fusion of rock guitar with elements of World Music. Always
helping my friends with their projects whether musical or otherwise!
BESIDES MUSIC:
I am a huge soccer fan, Go D.C. UNITED!!!
collector of unusual ethnic instruments (mostly
strings) from different
cultures, learning to speak
Arabic...
PROPS TO: I give thanks to GOD the ALMIGHTY because
without Him, NOTHING would exist! Thanks also to Barry, Tim, & Mark... I had given up on doing the band
thing anymore, but working with you guys has made it fun and worthwhile again!!!
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