My Passion
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My Passion is an English band formed in Hitchin
, Hertfordshire
, England
in 2005. They released their debut album, Corporate Flesh Party
, in May 2009 on Cool Green Recordings. Produced by John Mitchell
at Outhouse Studios in Reading, the album features eleven tracks, six of which are re-recorded versions of older demos either presented only on the band's MySpace, or released on their Style Suicide record label. In April 2010, My Passion re-joined John Mitchell
at Outhouse to record their second album, titled "Inside This Machine". It was initially slated for release in Autumn 2010, however it was finally released on April 25, 2011 through Spinefarm Records
, which the band signed to in early 2011.
In July 2009, My Passion were nominated for Best British Newcomer at The Kerrang! Awards
and in 2010 toured the UK and Ireland on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour.
My Passion have played gigs with Kill Hannah
, Jeffree Star
, InnerPartySystem
, The Faint
, The Automatic
and Julien-K
as a support act and also headlined their own tours. They headlined a tour to promote their second album in October 2010.
's London
goth club night, Stay Beautiful. Throughout 2006, My Passion toured and promoted their releases, Make Me Butterfly which is one of Shard's last songs, Bitter Too and Winter For Lovers. The former two had physical CD releases and the latter was available for digital download only. Stylistically, the songs represented an up-tempo and more hard-edged departure from Shard's 2004 album "InPerfection" and the earliest My Passion demos, Modern Way To Madness and One Joy Kid, though still used the soft edged and sometimes ethereal synth textures that made them a popular act with the glam crowd at Stay Beautiful. One new track played live on the 2006 tours was The Fabulous Blood Disco, the title of which became somewhat of a tag-line for the band, being printed on merchandise and used by singer Laurence onstage to describe the band and the live experience. A demo was recorded and although never released officially, some fans claim to have heard it or been played it by the band. This track was also re-recorded for the album. Towards the end of the year, My Passion debuted songs Hot In The Dolls House and Last Day In Paradise. The former, which would become the A-Side to the next single, was recorded and co-produced by David Ryder-Prangley and had low budget video shot for it which was shown in TopShop's flagship store on Oxford Street, London. The year culminated in a second, celebratory performance at Stay Beautiful on New Year's Eve.
, The Blackout
and Young Guns
on the Kerrang!
Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2010 where they shared opening slots with Young Guns. After receiving much coverage by Kerrang! during the tour in the form of videos and blog posts, My Passion appeared on the front cover of the magazine.
On 4 March, My Passion released the video to "Crazy and Me". It has since received 47,000 views on YouTube and been screened on Kerrang! Television and Scuzz. Towards the end of March, My Passion played three dates sponsored by Red Bull in Belfast, Dublin and Limerick, before rejoining friends and touring partners Kill Hannah
in April for their "Wake Up Sleepers" tour, on which My Passion played many songs from their unreleased second album.
The band went into the studio in April to record these songs into their follow-up to Corporate Flesh Party
. The album, entitled Inside This Machine, is currently being mixed by producer John Mitchell and is planned for release in September, as confirmed by René at Slam Dunk Festival in May.
My Passion announced a UK headlining tour, the "Inside This Machine Tour", in October 2010 to coincide with the album's release.
Songs from My Passion's recently announced second album include "The Girl Who Lost Her Smile" and "Asleep In The Asylum", which have been played at live shows since October 2009, 'The Mess We Made Of Our Lives' which has been played since the 2010 European Wake Up The Sleepers tour with Kill Hannah. 'Seven Birds', 'In My Fever' and "My Confession" were revealed in the April 17 issue of Kerrang! magazine. "In My Fever" was played by Daniel P. Carter on his Radio 1 Rock Show and Seven Birds was released as a free download via the band's website in July.
On 11 August 2010, My Passion revealed Jamie Nicholls from defunct Alt' rock outfit Firetone as their new drummer. Jonathan Gaskin will continue to play for My Passion as second guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist.
In October 2010, the band toured the UK in the 'Asylum Tour', previously a tour to promote the album Inside This Machine but then became a tour to promote the single "Asleep in the Asylum". Their support acts were Dead by April
, Don Broco, Kyra and Summerlin. An extra date was added on Hallowe'en weekend (December 30, 2010) for the farewell of the Student's Union of the University of Bedfordshire in Luton in which they played along with Proceed, Don Broco, None the Less and more on its last weekend before the building was closed down completely.
The single "Asleep in the Asylum" entered general sale on October 4, 2010. It contains three tracks: "Asleep in the Asylum, Dream in Colour and Seven Birds".
My Passion released their new album, Inside This Machine, on April 18, 2011 through Spinefarm.
On March 25, 2011, the video for single "The Mess We Made Of Our Lives" was released.
On April 1, the band was involved in an April Fools prank held by the Kerrang! Magazine. In this, the magazine's website created an article in which the band was erroneously reported as dying themselves permanentely gold
They toured on the album Inside This Machine from the 21st April to the 17th May, in which they performed covered entirely in gold paint. Their support was LostAlone
alongside Red Bull Bedroom Jam contestants Never Means Maybe and Hearts Under Fire.
The bands second album, Inside This Machine was released on April 25, 2011
After the band's successful headline tour, they headed out to support American alt.rock band Framing Hanely alongside Leeds punk/rock The Headstart. The tour started in Newcastle on the 27th of May and finished in Glasgow on the 22nd of June.
The band released their second single, The Girl Who Lost Her Smile on iTunes, accompanied by a DJ Remix and an acoustic version. The video was recorded LIVE at the London dates of the Framing Hanely tour for whom My Passion were main support.
, Hughes and Kettner, Blackstar
, Hartke
and EBS amplification. Jonathan Gaskin endorsed Stagg Music
. cymbals between February 2009 and February 2010, when he signed to Zildjian. Ernie Ball
provide the band with plectrums and guitar strings.
The band's most prolific sponsorship deal however was arguably with drink corporation, Red Bull
. Since signing the deal in 2008, the band have played under the company's banner at Underage, Download and T in The Park Festivals, as well as having their music featured on adverts for the Red Bull X Fighters Motocross event and in the teen drama, Freak, in which the characters attend a My Passion gig. The program was broadcast on MySpace
.
Note; all current guitars and basses are custom decorated with My Passion's 2009 onwards, Heart Logo.
Past Equipment:
Past Equipment:
Past Equipment:
Past Equipment:
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 2005. They released their debut album, Corporate Flesh Party
Corporate Flesh Party
Corporate Flesh Party is the debut album by English rock band My Passion. Released in May 2009 on the band's Style Suicide Record Label as a limited edition run of 2,000 copies, it was re-released in June 2009 on Mascot Records...
, in May 2009 on Cool Green Recordings. Produced by John Mitchell
John Mitchell (musician)
John Mitchell is guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the UK band It Bites. He also plays guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton.In 2008, Mitchell joined A, playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P...
at Outhouse Studios in Reading, the album features eleven tracks, six of which are re-recorded versions of older demos either presented only on the band's MySpace, or released on their Style Suicide record label. In April 2010, My Passion re-joined John Mitchell
John Mitchell (musician)
John Mitchell is guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the UK band It Bites. He also plays guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton.In 2008, Mitchell joined A, playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P...
at Outhouse to record their second album, titled "Inside This Machine". It was initially slated for release in Autumn 2010, however it was finally released on April 25, 2011 through Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
, which the band signed to in early 2011.
In July 2009, My Passion were nominated for Best British Newcomer at The Kerrang! Awards
The Kerrang! Awards
The Kerrang! Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, Kerrang!. The awards feature a mixture of readers' and critics' awards. The annual Kerrang! Awards ceremony is usually held in mid-August in London...
and in 2010 toured the UK and Ireland on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour.
My Passion have played gigs with Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
, Jeffree Star
Jeffree Star
Jeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...
, InnerPartySystem
InnerPartySystem
Innerpartysystem is an American electronic rock band. The group consists of Patrick Nissley, Jared Piccone and Kris Barman. The band is also well known for their live performance lighting largely by Andrew Nissley and videos directed by Stephen Penta....
, The Faint
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...
, The Automatic
The Automatic
The Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...
and Julien-K
Julien-K
Julien-K is a music group that began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Elias Andra, and Anthony 'Fu' Valcic....
as a support act and also headlined their own tours. They headlined a tour to promote their second album in October 2010.
Formation - Post "Shard" (2005)
My Passion formed in late 2005 after previous band, glam-rock act, Shard split. The only difference in line up to Shard is that female bassist Charlie Pyne was replaced by Simon Rowlands. All other members, childhood friends who grew up and were in bands together from a young age, resumed their roles on their respective instruments. The last months of 2005 were spent writing new material to compliment their re-invention and then promoting it on online social networking site, MySpace in preparation for the next year; which included songs such as Tomorrow Girls, the original recording of Day of the Bees and Never Everland. These tracks were recorded in Rene's home studio but were never released any further than digital recordings on MySpace. In July 2011, the band auctioned off the only CD copies of these songs alongside exclusive merchandise.2006
On Friday 3 February 2006, My Passion played their first live date under their new name at Simon PriceSimon Price
Simon Price is a British music journalist and club promoter, born on 25 September 1967 in the Welsh town of Barry. He is now best known for his weekly review section in The Independent on Sunday and his book on Manic Street Preachers.-Career:...
's London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
goth club night, Stay Beautiful. Throughout 2006, My Passion toured and promoted their releases, Make Me Butterfly which is one of Shard's last songs, Bitter Too and Winter For Lovers. The former two had physical CD releases and the latter was available for digital download only. Stylistically, the songs represented an up-tempo and more hard-edged departure from Shard's 2004 album "InPerfection" and the earliest My Passion demos, Modern Way To Madness and One Joy Kid, though still used the soft edged and sometimes ethereal synth textures that made them a popular act with the glam crowd at Stay Beautiful. One new track played live on the 2006 tours was The Fabulous Blood Disco, the title of which became somewhat of a tag-line for the band, being printed on merchandise and used by singer Laurence onstage to describe the band and the live experience. A demo was recorded and although never released officially, some fans claim to have heard it or been played it by the band. This track was also re-recorded for the album. Towards the end of the year, My Passion debuted songs Hot In The Dolls House and Last Day In Paradise. The former, which would become the A-Side to the next single, was recorded and co-produced by David Ryder-Prangley and had low budget video shot for it which was shown in TopShop's flagship store on Oxford Street, London. The year culminated in a second, celebratory performance at Stay Beautiful on New Year's Eve.
2010 – present
In January and February 2010, My Passion joined All Time LowAll Time Low
All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2003.The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alexander Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson...
, The Blackout
The Blackout (band)
The Blackout is a post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout!...
and Young Guns
Young Guns (band)
Young Guns are an English alternative rock band from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. On 22 June 2009 they released their debut EP Mirrors, and their debut album All Our Kings Are Dead was released a year later on 12 July 2010, peaking at #43 in the UK Albums Chart, and #3 in both the UK Rock and...
on the Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2010 where they shared opening slots with Young Guns. After receiving much coverage by Kerrang! during the tour in the form of videos and blog posts, My Passion appeared on the front cover of the magazine.
On 4 March, My Passion released the video to "Crazy and Me". It has since received 47,000 views on YouTube and been screened on Kerrang! Television and Scuzz. Towards the end of March, My Passion played three dates sponsored by Red Bull in Belfast, Dublin and Limerick, before rejoining friends and touring partners Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
in April for their "Wake Up Sleepers" tour, on which My Passion played many songs from their unreleased second album.
The band went into the studio in April to record these songs into their follow-up to Corporate Flesh Party
Corporate Flesh Party
Corporate Flesh Party is the debut album by English rock band My Passion. Released in May 2009 on the band's Style Suicide Record Label as a limited edition run of 2,000 copies, it was re-released in June 2009 on Mascot Records...
. The album, entitled Inside This Machine, is currently being mixed by producer John Mitchell and is planned for release in September, as confirmed by René at Slam Dunk Festival in May.
My Passion announced a UK headlining tour, the "Inside This Machine Tour", in October 2010 to coincide with the album's release.
Songs from My Passion's recently announced second album include "The Girl Who Lost Her Smile" and "Asleep In The Asylum", which have been played at live shows since October 2009, 'The Mess We Made Of Our Lives' which has been played since the 2010 European Wake Up The Sleepers tour with Kill Hannah. 'Seven Birds', 'In My Fever' and "My Confession" were revealed in the April 17 issue of Kerrang! magazine. "In My Fever" was played by Daniel P. Carter on his Radio 1 Rock Show and Seven Birds was released as a free download via the band's website in July.
On 11 August 2010, My Passion revealed Jamie Nicholls from defunct Alt' rock outfit Firetone as their new drummer. Jonathan Gaskin will continue to play for My Passion as second guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist.
In October 2010, the band toured the UK in the 'Asylum Tour', previously a tour to promote the album Inside This Machine but then became a tour to promote the single "Asleep in the Asylum". Their support acts were Dead by April
Dead by April
Dead by April is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in February 2007. The band consists of Jimmie Strimell, Zandro Santiago, Marcus Wesslén and Alex Svenningsson. They released their self-titled debut album in May 2009. In 2010 the two guitarists, Pontus Hjelm and Johan Olsson, left the...
, Don Broco, Kyra and Summerlin. An extra date was added on Hallowe'en weekend (December 30, 2010) for the farewell of the Student's Union of the University of Bedfordshire in Luton in which they played along with Proceed, Don Broco, None the Less and more on its last weekend before the building was closed down completely.
The single "Asleep in the Asylum" entered general sale on October 4, 2010. It contains three tracks: "Asleep in the Asylum, Dream in Colour and Seven Birds".
My Passion released their new album, Inside This Machine, on April 18, 2011 through Spinefarm.
On March 25, 2011, the video for single "The Mess We Made Of Our Lives" was released.
On April 1, the band was involved in an April Fools prank held by the Kerrang! Magazine. In this, the magazine's website created an article in which the band was erroneously reported as dying themselves permanentely gold
They toured on the album Inside This Machine from the 21st April to the 17th May, in which they performed covered entirely in gold paint. Their support was LostAlone
LostAlone
LostAlone are a British rock band from Derby, Derbyshire and have been active since 2005. The band currently consists of Steven Battelle , Alan Williamson , and Mark Gibson ....
alongside Red Bull Bedroom Jam contestants Never Means Maybe and Hearts Under Fire.
The bands second album, Inside This Machine was released on April 25, 2011
After the band's successful headline tour, they headed out to support American alt.rock band Framing Hanely alongside Leeds punk/rock The Headstart. The tour started in Newcastle on the 27th of May and finished in Glasgow on the 22nd of June.
The band released their second single, The Girl Who Lost Her Smile on iTunes, accompanied by a DJ Remix and an acoustic version. The video was recorded LIVE at the London dates of the Framing Hanely tour for whom My Passion were main support.
Sponsorships & Endorsements
Even before being signed by Mascot Records in 2009, My Passion secured many sponsorship deals with companies including Cort GuitarsCort Guitars
Cort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
, Hughes and Kettner, Blackstar
Blackstar Amplification
Blackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
, Hartke
Hartke
Hartke is a brand of electronics best known for their bass guitar amplifiers and speaker cabinets. They also produce amplifiers and speakers for keyboard and acoustic guitar, as well as effects pedals, strings and other accessories.- History :...
and EBS amplification. Jonathan Gaskin endorsed Stagg Music
Stagg Music
Stagg music is a Belgian musical instrument manufacturer. They produce a wide range of musical instruments, including guitars, bass guitars, drums, percussion, cymbals and brass instruments as well as pro audio equipment.Cymbal Range...
. cymbals between February 2009 and February 2010, when he signed to Zildjian. Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...
provide the band with plectrums and guitar strings.
The band's most prolific sponsorship deal however was arguably with drink corporation, Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
. Since signing the deal in 2008, the band have played under the company's banner at Underage, Download and T in The Park Festivals, as well as having their music featured on adverts for the Red Bull X Fighters Motocross event and in the teen drama, Freak, in which the characters attend a My Passion gig. The program was broadcast on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
.
Current
- Laurence René - Vocals
- John Be - Guitar
- Jonathan Gaskin - Vocals, Electronics, Guitar
- Simon Rowlands - Bass Guitar
- Jamie Nicholls - Drums
Singles and EPs
- Make Me Butterfly/Die Happy Picnic EP (2006)
- Bitter Too/Tomorrow Girls EP (2006)
- Winter For Lovers (2006)
- Hot in the Dolls House/Last Day in Paradise EP (2007)
- After Calais - Demo (Free download, 2007)
- BooMan (2007)
- Day of the Bees (2008)
- Crazy and Me (2008)
- Thanks for Nothing (Free Download, 2009)
- Day of the Bees - ReRelease (2009)
- Vultures Are People Too (Free download, August 2009)
- Crazy & Me - ReRelease (2010)
- Seven Birds (Free download, July 2010)
- Asleep in the Asylum (2010)
- The Mess We Made of Our Lives (2011)
- The Girl Who Lost Her Smile (2011)
Videography
- One Joy Kid (2005)
- Modern Way To Madness (2006)
- Hot in the Doll's House (2007)
- Day of the Bees (2008, "DIY" Version)
- Never Everland (2009, Presently Unreleased)
- Day of the Bees (2009)
- Crazy and Me (2010)
- Asleep In The Asylum (2010)
- The Mess We Made Of Our Lives (2011)
- The Girl Who Lost Her Smile (2011)
- Lily White Lies (2011)
Equipment
Below is a list of equipment used by members of My Passion. It consists of eye witness accounts and discussions with band members.Note; all current guitars and basses are custom decorated with My Passion's 2009 onwards, Heart Logo.
Laurence René
Current Equipment:- ShureShureShure Incorporated is an American corporation originally founded by Sidney N. Shure in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 as a supplier of radio parts kits. The company became a consumer and professional audio-electronics manufacturer of microphones, wireless microphone systems, phonograph cartridges,...
Beta 58 Vocal Mic - ShureShureShure Incorporated is an American corporation originally founded by Sidney N. Shure in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 as a supplier of radio parts kits. The company became a consumer and professional audio-electronics manufacturer of microphones, wireless microphone systems, phonograph cartridges,...
Super 55 Vocal Mic
Past Equipment:
- CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
Claudio Pagelli II Guitar - Custom decorated with white LEDs in the pickup mounts and My Passion Logo - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
Source - Custom decorated white and small My Passion Logo - ParkerParker GuitarsParker Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, started by luthier Ken Parker in the early 90s. Parker is most famous for making the Parker Fly....
P-42 Fly - Custom decorated with green LEDs in the pickup mounts and red "racing stripes" - SquierSquierSquier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender, under the ownership of CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm , but it lay dormant for many years...
Standard Telecaster - Candy Apple Red with leopard print pickguard - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
TU-2 Stage Tuner - BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
Series One 200 Amp Head - BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
Series One 412B Cabinet - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Switchblade Amp Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Vortex 412 Cabinet - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Vortex Amp Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Trilogy Amp Head - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
R3 Synthesiser - Used live by both René and Rowlands
John Be
Current Equipment:- CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
John Be Signature prototypes - Two, one with a vibrato, one without - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
EVL-K4 - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
Z44 - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
TU-2 Stage Tuner - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
DD-3 Digital Delay - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
DD-6 Digital Delay - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
GE-7 Graphic Equalizer - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
PH-2 Super Phaser - Fulltone FB-1 Fatboost
- BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
Series One 200 Amp Head - BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
HT Venue 100 Amp Head - Two, in stereo, housed in a double head case by Castle Cases - BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
HTV 412 Cabinet - Two, in stereo.
Past Equipment:
- CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
EVL-Z4 - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
EVL-Z2 - SquierSquierSquier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender, under the ownership of CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm , but it lay dormant for many years...
Double Fat Telecaster Deluxe - Two, both in Black Metallic finish and modified with a Seymour DuncanSeymour DuncanSeymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in 1976 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA...
JB Pickup in the bridge position and Graptech String Saver saddles. - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
CE-5 Chorus Ensembe - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
MT-2 Metal Zone - Two, set at different levels - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
PSM-5 Power Supply and Master Switch - Digitech Death Metal
- BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
Artisan 100 Amp Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Trilogy Amp Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Alex Lifeson Signature TriAmp Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Custom Class 412 Cabinet w/ Celestion Vintage 30s - Orange Tiny Terror Amp Head
- RandallRandall AmplifiersRandall Amplifiers is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers, a subsidiary of U.S. Music Corporation. Its products are/were used by artists such as Chuck Schuldiner, Dimebag Darrell, Metallica, King's X, Nirvana and Anthrax...
Head - RandallRandall AmplifiersRandall Amplifiers is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers, a subsidiary of U.S. Music Corporation. Its products are/were used by artists such as Chuck Schuldiner, Dimebag Darrell, Metallica, King's X, Nirvana and Anthrax...
212 Combo - RandallRandall AmplifiersRandall Amplifiers is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers, a subsidiary of U.S. Music Corporation. Its products are/were used by artists such as Chuck Schuldiner, Dimebag Darrell, Metallica, King's X, Nirvana and Anthrax...
412 Cabinet
Jonathan Gaskin
- SennheiserSennheiserSennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is a private German audio company specializing in the design and production of a wide range of both consumer and high fidelity products, including microphones, headphones, telephony accessories, and avionics headsets for consumer, professional, and business...
Evolution 800 Microphone - ShureShureShure Incorporated is an American corporation originally founded by Sidney N. Shure in Chicago, Illinois in 1925 as a supplier of radio parts kits. The company became a consumer and professional audio-electronics manufacturer of microphones, wireless microphone systems, phonograph cartridges,...
SM58 Microphone - Apple Macbook - Black polycarbonate MacBook, used for triggering live samples and backing tracks
- KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
R3 Synthesiser - MoogMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
Prodigy Synthesiser - Evolution MK 149 MIDI Keyboard Controller
- KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
KaossPad 3 - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
KX5FR - Two, one black, one white - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
X-TH - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
EVL-Z4 - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
Z44 - BlackstarBlackstar AmplificationBlackstar Amplification is a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplifiers and effects, largely made up of ex-Marshall employees. Their products include the hand-wired, boutique "Artisan" series, the Series One series, and a range of pedals and amplifiers in the HT line...
HT Venue 100 Amp Head
Past Equipment:
- PearlPearlA pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...
Export EXR Drum Kit including 22" Kick, 14" Floor Tom, 12" Rack Tom, 10" Rack Tom and 14" Stainless steel Snare - Zildjian A Custom Crash
- Zildjian A Custom Rezo Crash
- Zildjian A Custom Mastersound HiHats
- Zildjian K Brilliant Crash Ride
- Zildjian K Custom Dark China
- Zildjian Oriental China Trash
- Zildjian Zil Bel - Small
- Stagg and Sabian cymbals
- KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
Electribe ESX-1 Sequencer - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
KaossPad
Simon Rowlands
Current Equipment:- VigierVigier Guitars-History:1978: Patrice Vigier sets up as an independent luthier.1980: Exhibits at his first music show in Paris introducing the Arpege series and the following: A/ Trapezoid through body neck B/ Metallic reinforcement under the fretboard...
Excess Indus - Fender American Standard Jazz Bass - Maple neck, custom black pickguard
- BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
ODB-3 Bass Overdrive - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
Pitchblack Tuner - EBS Pedals
- EBS TD 660 Bass Amp
- EBS ClassicLine 810 Bass Cabinet
Past Equipment:
- WashburnWashburnWashburn is an uncommon surname of English origins.The WashburnW166pro In Blue is considered the rarest colour!!...
Bass - CortCort GuitarsCort Guitars is a guitar manufacturer centered in South Korea. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies.- History :...
T34 - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
TU-2 Stage Tuner - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
MT-2 Metal Zone - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
BassBase 600 Head - HartkeHartkeHartke is a brand of electronics best known for their bass guitar amplifiers and speaker cabinets. They also produce amplifiers and speakers for keyboard and acoustic guitar, as well as effects pedals, strings and other accessories.- History :...
Bass Head - HartkeHartkeHartke is a brand of electronics best known for their bass guitar amplifiers and speaker cabinets. They also produce amplifiers and speakers for keyboard and acoustic guitar, as well as effects pedals, strings and other accessories.- History :...
410 Bass Cabinet - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
R3 Synthesiser - Used live by both Rowlands and René
Harry B. Wade
- SquierSquierSquier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender, under the ownership of CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm , but it lay dormant for many years...
Telecaster Custom - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
TU-2 Stage Tuner - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
CE-2 Chorus - IbanezIbanezis a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
7 Series Pedal - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Vortex Head - Hughes & KettnerHughes & KettnerHughes & Kettner is a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors. It was founded in Neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in St.Wendel since 1987....
Vortex 412 Cabinet - YamahaYamahaYamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
SY55 Synthesiser - RolandRolandRoland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. Historically, Roland was military governor of the Breton March, with responsibility for defending the frontier of Francia against the Bretons...
V-Synth XT Rack Unit - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
KaossPad II - KorgKorgis a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
Electribe EMX-1 Sequencer