| Influences | MARCEL'S INFLUENCES: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Rush, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, King Crimson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Pat Metheny, Genesis, Yes, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Randy Rhoads, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, King's X, Queensryche, Dream Theater, Planet X, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale, Steve Morse, Scott Henderson, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Gamalon, Black Sabbath, pre-haircut Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Devin Townsend and anything else that jams.
MARCEL'S GEAR: Ibanez JS1000BP, Paul Reed Smith Standard 24, Fender Standard Stratocaster, Fender Standard Fat Strat, Ibanez RG760, Ibanez Artcore AS-73 semi-hollow, Ovation Celebrity 057 acoustic-electric, Ibanez Ex Series 5-string Bass, Marshall HDFX 100-watt Head, Marshall 4x12A Cabinet, Line 6 Toneport UX2 interface to a 2.5 GHz iMac running Garageband recording software, Casio CTK-611 keyboard, D'Addario strings (9-46) and a custom pedalboard with way too many effects pedals.
JOHN'S INFLUENCES: Hendrix, Stanley Clarke, Dug Pinnick and King's X, The Police, Jaco Pastorius, Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, The Doobie Bros, Tyran Porter, Steve Bailey, EWF, Stuart Hamm, Jeff Berlin, M'Shell N'Degecello, The Brothers Johnson , Joe Satriani, Billy Sheehan, Morcheeba, Weather Report, Mandrill, Primus, Led Zeppelin, Bjork, Siouxsie and the Banchees, POE, Alana Davis (I love her!), Afro Celt Sound System, Radio Iodine, Tribe Called Quest, Annie DeFranco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Count Basie and Parliament!
The list goes on and on because no two days are the same! It depends on what is going on in my head against the backdrop of what is going on in the world. The two rarely meet up! The tunes bridge the gap.
JOHN'S GEAR: Basses: Custom Kawaii, (aka Dutchess) four string (lefty) Fender Jazz Bass (Sandy) Fender Mustang (custom fretless) Yamaha "The Black Beauty" BB1600 (lefty) Strings by "The Good DR!" and Rotosound. Amplification: Hartke 4X10 Cabinet and Peavey 2x12/1x16 speaker systems, GK400 Head, Sansamp pre-amp pedal...and that's the way it is!
STEVE'S INFLUENCES - (Drums): Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Alan White, Lenny White, Peter Erskine, Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Jerry Gaskill, Will Calhoun, Billy Cobham, Manu Katche, Matt Cameron, Nicko McBrain, Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Rod Morgenstein, Steve Jordan, Ian Paice, Tony Williams....
STEVE'S INFLUENCES - (Guitar/Composition): Armando "Chick" Corea, Rush, King's X, Tool, Return to Forever, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Police, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Clutch, A Perfect Circle, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Greg Howe, Yes, King Crimson, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, The Dixie Dregs, Maurice Ravel, Gustav Mahler, Cannonball Adderly, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Antonin Dvorak, Paul Hindemith, John Adams, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Edward Elgar -- I could go on, but I am sure you've stopped reading by now....
STEVE'S GEAR: 6-piece Tama drumkit; 1988 birch Granstar prototype shells with Royalstar hardware (10", 13", 14", 16" toms, 22" bass drum, 14" Tama aluminum snare. Zildjian cymbals (17" K Dark Crash, 17" Z Rock Crash, 12" A Splash, 17" K China, 13" K/Z Custom hats, Sabian 22" Leopard Ride), Remo Rototoms, Vic Firth Danny Carey Model sticks. 1988 Fender Strat HM, 2007 Fender Deluxe Player Stratocaster, GHS Nickle Flatwound strings, Line 6 Toneport UX2 with Gearbox. |
