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"JAILHOUSE" JAY - LEAD/RHYTHM GUITAR/VOCALS AND SONGWRITING....
JOHNNY " the killer " DAMAGE - DRUMS AND VOCALS....
FRANKENSTEIN - BASS AND VOCALS
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(PAST LINE UP) J ROCKER - LEAD GUITAR & VOX
SMART ATTACK - BASS GUITAR
FRANKY BONES - RHYTHM GUITAR
JOHNNY DAMAGE - DRUMS
Influences
THE VIBRATORS - 222s - STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - THE RAMONES - THE KIDS - BUZZCOCKS - SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS - THE CLASH - THE LURKERS - GENERATION X - THE SAINTS - RADIO BIRDMAN - THE RUTS - CHELSEA - THE ADVERTS - ALTERNATIVE TV - SEX PISTOLS - 999 - THE BOYS - JOHN COOPER CLARKE - CHRIS SPEDDING - NEW YORK DOLLS - NEWTOWN NEUROTICS - EATER - DEMOB - MC5 - THE CIGARETTES - THE CORTINAS - THE DRONES - 101ers - PATRICK FITZGERALD - ROWDIES - REZILLOS - SADONATION - THE VICTIMS - THE STOOGES - G.B.H - GERMS - MENACE - NIPPLE ERECTORS - JOHNNY THUNDERS - DEAD BOYS - SHAM 69 - THE EJECTED - X-RAY-SPEX - THE OUTCASTS - DEFECTS - THE UNDERTONES
STARTED IN 2007 AS A CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF PUNK,
INFLUENCED ON HIGHLY CHARGED 77 PUNK , RAW POWER-POP AND VINTAGE ROCK N ROLL .... FORMED BY FRONTMAN AND SONGWRITER Jailhouse Jay Rocker IN MONTREAL
AND WENT ONTO PLAYING THEY'RE 1rst GIG AS THE AUTOMATIX OPENING FOR SUB HUM MANS (UK) AFTER ONLY 2 WEEKS OF BEING A BAND , THE BAND SOON / LATER
WENT ONTO PLAYING ALONG SIDE THE VIBRATORS ACROSS CANADA ON A CANADIAN TOUR , THE BAND HAS A GOOD STINT OF GIGS FOR THE SUMMER OF 07' AND ALSO IN 08' , THE BAND LITERALLY REVIVED THE 77' PUNK SCENE IN MONTREAL , AWAKENING PEOPLE AND CREATING A COOL NEW BUZZ , DUE TO THE AUTOMATIX MONTREAL NOW HAS A FEW 77 BANDS , BUT THE BAND SPLIT WAYS IN LATE 2008 , AFTER MANY UNSUCCESSFULLY UN-RESOLVED ISSUES BETWEEN MEMBERS AND
THE BAND WAS DECIDED TO BE SPLIT BY THE GROUPS FRONTMAN AND PUT ON HIATUS UNTIL NOW! A FOUR PIECE BAND NOW 3 PIECE AND WITH A FRESH NEW LINE UP AND A BRAND SPANKING NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM ON THE WAY , THE AUTOMATIX ARE READY TAKE YOU ON A ROCKING RIDE'
THIS TIME A LITTLE MORE FUN , A LITTLE MORE WILD AND SHURELY PROMISED TO BE A CROWD PLEASER , THIS HIGHLY ENERGIZED TRIO IS LOCKED AND LOADED
AND READY TO MAKE YOU SING ALONG , DANCE AND HAVE A HELLA GOOD TIME.......
((FOR BOOKING, RADIO PLAY OR INTERVIEWS )) PLEASE CONTACT THE BAND DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL ( the_automatix@hotmail.com ) ***now booking for 2010***
Hey,welcome aboard.Punk and rockabilly are similar in a few ways.Strip down,raw, do it yourself rock&roll.BTW,new Victims cd done.Release party Dec. 4 at Bowery Electric in NYC.
Rocking AutomatiX were listening and its getting louder - Like a meteor busting toward planet earth. We are ready for some explosive material out of the great white. Cheers Mart