Dave Hall- Guitar,Bass,Drums,Keyboards and Mandolin...
The Center of X material features Chris Eliot on vocals as well as Guitar and Bass, Nick Ruiz on Guitar and Bass and Backing vocals, and Dave Hall on Drums, Guitar, Bass and Keyboards...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Influences
My dad John Hall,John Bonham,Neil Peart,Cozey Powell,Terry Bozio,Buddy Rich,Dave Weckl, Geddy Lee,John Paul Jones,Geezer Butler,John Lord,Chick Corea Electric Band,Al Dimeola,Akira Takasaki,Robby Steinhart,Eddie Jobson,ELP,Riot,The Beatles,Led Zeppelin,Rush,Kansas,Yes,Judas Priest,Black Sabbath,UFO,Rainbow,Heart,UK,Kings X,MR. Big,Badlands
Some songs are me solo, while others are old archives, and projects from the past and present.
Somewhat of a Bio:...
MY MOMS 65 CHEVY IMPALA WAS MY FIRST DRUM KIT . I PLAYED THE WHOLE BACK SEAT , PLAYING TO MOTOWN , THE BEATLES, THE WHO , STONES, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAME ACROSS THAT AM RADIO. MY DAD STARTED TO SHOW ME HOW TO PLAY AT AGE THREE, BUT I DIDNT HAVE MY OWN DRUMS UNTIL THE AGE OF 13. I THEN TOOK LESSONS FROM PAT CARLUCCI, A WELL KNOWN BIG BAND AND SESSION DRUMMER IN SO-CAL. AFTER A YEAR OF LEARNING TO READ MUSIC AND GETTING SOME CHOPS, I THEN BEGAN TO LEARN BY PLAYING TO ALBUMS. LED ZEPPELIN, RUSH ,YES, UK, TED NUGENT , KANSAS, RAINBOW AND JUDAS PRIEST WERE MY MAJOR INFLUENCES. IVE BEEN IN MANY BANDS OVER THE YEARS. I STARTED PLAYING LIVE IN '82 IN HOLLYWOOD AT PLACES LIKE THE WHISKEY,GAZARRIS AND THE TROUBADOR. THIS WAS WHEN THE L.A. METAL SCENE WAS A GREAT THING TO BE A PART OF. THOSE WERE GREAT TIMES. NOW I COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS AND RECORD SOLO MATERIAL.
Malisha review for "Serve Your Savage Beast"
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Mountain wing suits
Hey Bro! Happy Holidays to you! Playing tomorrow,Saturday Nov 28th at Joxer Daly's 11168 Washington Blvd Culver City 90230 9:30pm No cover! If you ain't doin anything come out for a set! BB Ray
Yeah maybe we could work it when we all can reunite Bill You Me Rich just the Circle chillin @ a park or somewhere I'll Hit up bill about the idiea K ?? Sound like a plan I'll message you my Cell##
HELLO DAVE, WISH YOU A WONDERFUL START IN THE NEW WEEK..FILLED WITH LOVE, HAPPINESS AND A LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC...HAVE A GOOD ONE MY FRIEND.. GREETINGS FRANCIS SOTO BAND FAN CLUB USA, IRENE
hey Dave! thanks man.. i appreciate it.. your playing is still great as ever also.. i still have that killer track you sent and i'm working on it too.. i came up with some creepy stuff too.. right now i'm just taking some time to myself and just trying to get a few new tracks out there for the net.. something fresh.. i figure a couple more homemade tracks and then i'll re-focus back on other projects,,.. what's going on with you man?
Hey Dave Just Wanted To Wish You and your Family a HAPPY N Safe Labor Day Hope all is well on your end as for me I'm Here by Lake Hellsinore Fighting off BUGS!! lol
Just a little Hi!! (In the old days High!! LOL) Hope everything's cool with you. We got a new girl puppy recently, a chocolate Lab, now that makes 4 dogs.. 2 Chocolate Lab's and 2 Jack Russell's....Hahah gotta love em!!
Hey Dave, thanks for the updates!! You are keeping busy with a lot of cool projects!!!!! I just have to laugh at the myriad of cancellations we've had this yr....it's almost to the point of ridiculousness......seriously......When we have a gig booked, I say, "ya , I"ll believe it when we're setting up at the gig"...LOL I don't know what happened with 2009, but this has been one crazy, topsy-turvy, upside down yr....lots of unexpected things both in music and personal, and it's been very unpredictable as compared to other yrs....I guess that's how things happen....when it rains, it pours!!!!!!! Things seem to be looking up now, and hopefully all the crazy stuff is long gone...I hope that our band can get some more gigs...we have one for sure in September, unless a hurricane comes and blows the place away.....watch, there will be a hurricane that week, guaranteed.....I shouldn't have said anything, cause I probably jinxed it....LOL Anyways, things can only go up from this point, so that's something good, and I"m glad that music is an escape from all the BS going on in the economy, etc.....the foreclosure rate is sky high here, as it is in Cali.....in my neighbourhood, almost 25% of the homes in foreclosure.....I don't have any neighbors on either side of me or across the street....quiet around here.....well, it's very good for rehearsals, so we practice in the mornings, and no one complains!!!!! ahhahahahahahahaha
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IRENE
