The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion @ Virtuosity 09 - McGuffy's - Dayton, OH - 5/23/09
Influences
For early influences: Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Nicko McBrain, Dave Weckl, Donald Tardy, Pete Sandoval, Gene Hoglan, Sean Reinert, AJ Pero, Igor Cavalera, Armand Majidi, Bill Andrews, Greg Hall, Dave Lombardo, Neil Peart, and what the hell - back in the day, even Tommy Lee!
Bands that have influenced me, and shaped who I am today: Rush, Iron Maiden, Arch Rival, Michael Harris, Symphony X, Twisted Sister, Death, Obituary, Pestilence, Sacrifice, Sacred Reich, Sepultura, Testament, Vio-Lence, Exhorder, Malevolent Creation, Demolition Hammer, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, Terrorizer, Bolt Thrower, Cynic, Atheist, Slayer, Biohazard, Cro-Mags, Sick Of It All, Metal Church, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Morgoth, Meshuggah, Disrupt, Kreator, Sodom, Metallica (the old stuff of course), Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., S.O.D., M.O.D., true punk and hardcore music, and so much more
Other music I dig: Old 80's hair metal like Dokken, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Crue, Whitesnake, etc. and I really dig 80's pop music like The Outfield, Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Information Society, Level 42, etc...
FOUL STENCH @ The Dayton Dirt Collective - Dec 18, 08
Drum Solo going into "Identity Crisis" at W.O. Wrights July 4, 08:
"Stun Gun" - Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion
Watch the stick drop at 39 seconds in! LOL
"Regroovination"- Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion
"Julius Seizure" - Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion
Our version of Jimi Hendrix "Manic Depression"
"End of Forever" - (very end of) "Octavian" - "Mozart's Ghost"
Sounds Like
These are albums / compilations I've played on (individual descriptions in my photo albums):
BIO: Started playing drums at age 3 and got a Remo practice pad kit shortly after:
Got my first real drumkit at age 7. Been on them ever since. Mostly self taught, but took private lessons in my early teens. Dad taught me how to read music too, early on. Now I teach to roughly 20 students.
I'm also a studio musician who is available for recording sessions. So if your band needs live drums, I can come in and knock out drum tracks in less than 3 days (usually 2 days depending on the difficulty of the material). Contact me for more info/details.
I've done studio recordings (meaning, "session guy/hired gun")
for the following artists:
- Craig Houston
- The Kommandoz
- My Own Victim
- Zanister
- Kenziner
- Rob Johnson
- Vainglory
- Firewind
- Seven Seraphim
- Michael Harris
- Structure of Inhumanity
- Levitation
- Covered in Scars
- Solstice
I've been in a number of local bands since 1988:
- Bedlam
- Decay (recorded 3 demos)
- Bowel Movement (recorded demo)
- E.P. Rock (recorded demo)
- Nob
- Pawn (recorded album)
- My Own Victim (recorded 1997 "The Weapon" - Century Media Rec.)
- Eko-Tox (recorded album)
- The Reefer Hut (recorded album)
- The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion
- Foul Stench (recorded 2 albums)
- Time Machine
- Under Cover
Only The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion, and Foul Stench, are whom I'm currently playing with....and most recently recorded with national recording artists based out of Miami FL......SOLSTICE
I have been married for 12+ years and we have 2 children.
GEAR USED:
-Sonor Force 3000
-Paiste (and ok, some Wuhan) cymbals
-Vic Firth American Classic Metal sticks
-Tama Iron Cobra pedals
-Roc-N-Soc drum throne (cuz my ass deserves it)
-Attack medium drum heads on toms
-Aquarian Super Kick 1 on kicks
-Evans 'Super tough' coated on snare
Pub 161 (Billiards Club) in Columbus OH 12/28/03 with The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion. "Transmigration of Souls"
Granada Theater in Dallas TX, with my brother Michael, opening for Yngwie Malmsteen (notice all the Marshall stacks behind me!) "Julius Seizure" from Michael Harris Granada Theater in Dallas TX. This is just a quick snippet from the above video "Julius Seizure" Granada Theater in Dallas TX, This is just a quick snippet from the Michael Harris song "Identity Crisis""RADAR LOVE"
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