Johnny Kreis
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Johnny Kreiss was the drummer
of Axl Rose
and Izzy Stradlin
's pre-Guns N' Roses
band Hollywood Rose
.
, jazz, polka
, Hawaiian, Big Band, Country, Reggae, Pop, R&B, Soul, 50s–60s, Europop
, heavy metal, melodic rock
, hard rock
, Progressive Instru-Metal, hip hop, contemporary fusion jazz
, funk and alternative.
Also, since 2006 Johnny Kreis has played with an original progressive instrumental trio featuring rock guitarist Randy Jacobs and featuring John Vaca on bass guitar. The Musical chemistry of the band is renowned, considering that Johnny Kreis and Randy Jacobs are both Next-Gen SoCal American Born Dutch-Indonesian Rockers, with strong influences of Van Halen
, (also a Dutch-Indonesian, drum and guitar duo).
Currently Kreis also plays casual performances with a band and has been the drummer of SoundsUnlimited since 1997. The band features his dad Theo Kreis on keyboards, (his dad played bass back in the 70s with a polka band that featured Jan Van Halen on clarinet (Eddie and Alex Van Halen's Pops) and a very young Alex Van Halen on Ddums).
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
of Axl Rose
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
and Izzy Stradlin
Izzy Stradlin
Jeffrey Dean Isbell , known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which he left at the height of its fame in 1991. Following his departure, he led his own band Izzy...
's pre-Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
band Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose was an American hard rock group formed in 1983 and is best known as the precursor group for what would eventually become Guns N' Roses. The group was founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber while they were aided during live shows by Rick Mars, Johnny Kreis, Steve Darrow...
.
Other bands and projects
In the years after Hollywoodrose he played in many Local Southern California original rock bands such as, Shire, Striker, and Bad boys.Drumming styles and genres
Kreis currently plays drums with many bands and of many styles and genres of music ranging from LatinLatin American music
Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...
, jazz, polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
, Hawaiian, Big Band, Country, Reggae, Pop, R&B, Soul, 50s–60s, Europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
, heavy metal, melodic rock
Arena rock
Arena rock is a term used to describe rock music that utilised large arena venues, particularly sports venues, for concerts or series of concerts linked in tours...
, hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, Progressive Instru-Metal, hip hop, contemporary fusion jazz
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
, funk and alternative.
Present
In 2007 he regrouped with the original members after 14 years originally formed in 1992 in the South bay area of Southern California, as an original melodic hard rock band called Harmsway. This band consists of many talented musicians from various original local area rock bands. The members of Harmsway since 2007 are Curt Wada, Lead vocalist (formerly of Strip, Centaur), Tommy Myers, bassist (formerly of Centerfold) and Jeffery Trott, lead guitarist (formerly of Knightmare2).Also, since 2006 Johnny Kreis has played with an original progressive instrumental trio featuring rock guitarist Randy Jacobs and featuring John Vaca on bass guitar. The Musical chemistry of the band is renowned, considering that Johnny Kreis and Randy Jacobs are both Next-Gen SoCal American Born Dutch-Indonesian Rockers, with strong influences of Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
, (also a Dutch-Indonesian, drum and guitar duo).
Currently Kreis also plays casual performances with a band and has been the drummer of SoundsUnlimited since 1997. The band features his dad Theo Kreis on keyboards, (his dad played bass back in the 70s with a polka band that featured Jan Van Halen on clarinet (Eddie and Alex Van Halen's Pops) and a very young Alex Van Halen on Ddums).