not sure where “favorite bands” end and “influences” begin, but...
meshuggah, opeth, mahavishnu orchestra, helmet, gojira, dillinger escape plan, intronaut, jawbox, deftones, porcupine tree, tool, king crimson, yes (bill bruford era only), coprofago, ephel duath, cat stevens, radiohead, simon & garfunkel, queens of the stone age, living sacrifice, believer, clutch, bjork, faith no more, gordian knot, pat metheny, june of 44, plug, dazzling killmen, soul coughing, rachmaninov, tomahawk, jeff beck, barkmarket, paw, the bad plus, calexico, mastodon, mr. bungle, neurosis, quicksand, benea reach, prong...i could do this all day...
as for drumming influences, that's easy: morgan agren, tomas hakke, danny carey, martin lopez, bill bruford, joey daub, chris pennie, zachary barocas, matt cameron, mike bordin, tim alexander, billy cobham, carter beauford, brann dailor, mike portnoy, lance garvin, gavin harrison, marcelo ruiz, neil peart, jimmy chamberlain, davide piovesan, and others i'm sure.
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sadness, anger, intensity, darkness, and ultimately triumph.
dross is a one-man project. the man was born in 1975, the project was born in 1997 upon the purchase of an analog 4-track recorder.
dross' creator, j, was classically trained on the piano from age 5 to age 14, and on violin for two of those years. he is a self-taught drummer, guitarist, bassist, and “singer,” and despite nine years of formal piano lessons (or perhaps as a direct result of), the drums are what he’s best at.
before, during, and after the inception of dross, j played in several bands. in chronological order, beginning at age 16, these bands are: beggar, model citizen, thumbscrew, drone, and out my tree. with the exception of thumbscrew (guitar/some vocals), drums have been his weapon of choice.
dross also has a one-man project/alter ego named dugan fife, who writes and records folk rock/acoustic vocal tunes. you can check dugan's lame songs by clicking on his "friend" link below.
the dross lineup has never changed, but j's basement studio has. on earlier recordings, the dreaded drum machine was used for lack of proper miking facilities for acoustic drums. that has changed. while not exactly state of the art, j’s basement studio has come a long way in the past ten years.
dross’ latest cd, “exegesis,” has been in the works for almost five years, and was finally completed in august of 2007.
j is a christian, and dross' most recent music reflects that. after spending years in a state of oblivion, a time of ultimate despair led j to turn to God, not knowing whether or not He even existed. God answered so specifically and immediately that the experience could not be interpreted as even remotely coincidental. this resulted in a desire to reconcile science with faith, and these newly opened eyes recognized the evidence of elegant design in the universe as simply too much to dismiss as accidental. while extensively flawed, j is redeemed--it has nothing to do with his inherent goodness, but rather has everything to do with the amazing grace of God. praise Him from whom all blessings flow.
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heyyy mannnn thanks a lot dude!!! I do play drums but unfortunately i dont have the right gear to record them fully with 8 mics... The drums you hear are MIDI drums which i myself played with my fingers... LOL... but yeah i needed a lot of tweaking to make them sound real...I just graduated from audio engineering school so it really paid off!! hehe peace thanks again...
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ya,razor wire is really cool.I'v seen them play twice.Never heard of exivious till now.Very cool will have to check some more.Take a look at this band from wasington "Animals as leaders".I hate them!haha
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Thank you very much, those are some very kind words/praise. There's always a sense of joy and satisfaction I suppose, to find someone that enjoys this style of music. It's not often that we do really. And the mention of the discipline part made us feel good too. There is a lot of that in complex music, along with a fair amount of frustration at times! ;) And actually, we just confirmed a gig in Akron on June 27th at Annabelle's Lounge with Co_Conspirator, which is a fantastic hometown band from Akron. They're in our top favs if you haven't heard of them. We'd love to see you at the show if you're interested. Take care man and thanks again!!
Ya,I know what you mean by beating your tunes to death before you get a chance to mix.I have a few songs myself whare I have spent countless houres trying to get the music to a point whare I can say"I'm satisfied".Haha.Only to loose inspiration for the idea before its ever finished.Cant win them all I guess.
Haha.Thanks a lot man!Keepin busy right know.Writin lots of orchestral parts for a project I have been workin on with a buddy the last several months.Should be cool,I'll let you know when the final product is done.Late summer hopfully. We should still record somethin some time.I think I was tryin a little to hard on re-circus and it just sort of fizzled out for me. If you have anything you would like me to slap some bass on,let ne know!
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