
Birthday
January 25
When did you start playing your instrument(s) or singing?
Keyboards at 6 years old. Guitar at 16. Sang with about every band I was in some form or another
Were you in any other bands? Which one(s)?
Many high school bands from the Park Rapids, MN area
Burton and the Fish (my church school band and all time favorite!)
Orange Grove
Molten Inmate
K Watt
Dark Star
The Sugar Beats
Adam Bradley Band
How did you come to be in Avalanche?
Kevin recruited me to run sound and lights. Then, decided he needed me to play guitar and sing. (I still run sound and lights!)
Who are your musical influences?
Mark Steven "The B" Bettner, Uriah Heep, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Rush, Outlaws, Crawler, Crack the Sky ... the list never ends.
What do you like most about being in Avalanche?
Very "High End" musicians. Nick's abuse.
What are your interests?
Broadcast electronics, music, recording, hunting, moto cross
The hundred or so local musicians I know and work for
My family and many pets.
List your turn-ons.
Jim Goodwin's Guitar playing
Thanks for all the lesson's Jim!
Jackson Guitars
List your turn-offs.
Drunk people wanting to play my guitars and sing into my headset mic
Teletubbies
List your pet peeves.
That one guy out of 400 people that tells me "It's Too Loud"
Poorly written computer programs
Internet spam