Chris "Crispy" Bess: Keys, guitars, basses, finger cymbals and whatever else he wants to play.
Pete Gamble: Guitars and the Psych-o-delic Gizmo-tron.
Bryon Settle: Ass-Kicking Guitars.
Mark Murphy: Slingerland Radio Kings, Milton Driveway Bell.
Rusty Miller: Fender Basses.
Influences
The Ventures, The Champs, Henry Mancini, Les Paul (the guitar player, not the guitar named after him.) Captain Beefheart, The Dictators, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Enoch Light, Vinnie Bell, Booker T. and the MGs, The Meters, The Bar Kays, The Mar Keys, Galactic, The Shadows, Howlin’ Wolf, early Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Lee Scratch Perry, The Specials, The Dead Kennedys, The Dead Milkmen, The Minute Men, The Jam, XTC, Zappa, Phish, Medeski Martin and Wood, Sonny Rollins, Polka music.
Killer Filler is the spawn of keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter
Chris "Crispy" Bess -- an all-instrumental five-piece outfit to meld his twin penchants for 1960s Memphis soul and California surf music. Twang, spy, funk, lounge and swing flavor Crispy's songwriting as well as the B-side nuggets that he picks to arrange and cover. The Ventures, Booker T. and the MGs, The Shadows, The Champs and The Meters all get nods in live sets.
Crispy commands the Hammond B-3 and a six-string taboot while guitarists Bryon Settle and Pete Gamble join on dual stratocasters, Bryon's drop-jaw phrasing colored by Pete's swirling psychedelia. The rhythm section is a seamless and versatile unit with Mark Murphy on drums and Rusty Miller on electric bass.
Instrumental music sets a party vibe that's infectiously groovy. In addition to large outdoor events (Artsplosure, First Night Raleigh, Festival For The Eno, Carrboro Music Festival) and local clubs (Cat's Cradle, The Cave, Slim's Downtown, Local 506), Killer Filler plays private and corporate events. From festivals and concert halls to weddings and shindigs, folks respond to a sound that's fresh and familiar all at once.
I played your CD twice at Surf Fest during some of the breaks. Folks loved it! You should have seen the reactions when I cranked up the "Intro" piece. You guys have to play the Fest next year!
Hello guys many thanks from France for the add it's a real pleasure to be in the lot of your friends it's a nice day for us Long life at your and our music
Hey, Killer Filler! I saw you perform at Raleigh's First Night celebration. All of you did a great job, and I hope to catch you when you're in Chapel Hill. Also, your bassist is super sexy!
Heck, yeah, it's good to be friends with Killer Filler! We may be back in your neck of the woods in November (9 or 10)... Want to try to play another show together?
-Pete & the Weisstronauts
