CHRIS LUCCI

Instrument - Drums, Percussion, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboard Programming, Engineering, Mixing and Mastering

Birthday: 5/26

Equipment: Custom-made Pearl fiberglass, 10 piece drum kit, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads

Favorite Bands: Rush, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Meshuggah

Who Am I Listening To Now? Car Bomb

Drumming influences: Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, Virgil Donati, Bill Bruford

Chris has been playing drums for over 40 years. He studied music in high school and college, playing in jazz ensembles, rock and fusion groups. He incorporates many musical styles into his interpretations of rhythm, and utilizes many unique approaches including quint-linear patterns, double-bass, intricate syncopated riding patterns, melodic tom riffs paired with the bass guitar and multi-rudiment snare and cymbal patterns. He plays a one-of-a-kind custom made, fiberglass Pearl kit with a snare drum of his own design, and uses Zildjian cymbals, Tama pedals and Remo drum heads.

 

Maurice Taylor

BASS

Instrument: Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboard Programming, Engineering 

Birthday: 7/11 

Equipment: Tobias 5-string Growler, Geddy Lee Fender Jazz, 1977 Fender Jazz Fretless, Ibanez 6 string guitar, Mark Holcomb PRS SE 7-string, Hartke LH1000, Eden 4x10 Cab, Hartke 4x10 Cab, SWR 2x10 cab, Ampeg 1x15 cab, Takamine 6-string acoustic guitar, D'Addario Bass Strings, Elixir Acoustic Strings, Omnisphere (does anyone have any spare Taurus pedals?) 

Favorite Bands: Rush, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Black Sabbath, Fates Warning, Tool, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Haken, Meshuggah 

Who Am I Listening To Now? Rush, Fates Warning, Porcupine Tree, Mastodon, Darkwater 

Bass Influences: Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, Geezer Butler, Percy Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin, Chris Squire 

Maurice began playing bass when he was 9. He also plays guitar and drums. He has played bass in various jazz ensembles, latin, country, and hard rock bands including playing with drum aficionado Bobby Rock (Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Nelson, Lita Ford, others, and solo). Flash and speed are not trademarks of his playing style as much as taste and color. He approaches the bass as more of a rhythmic and melodic instrument as opposed to just a backbone instrument. "I have the honor of playing with someone who I consider one of the best drummers on the planet. Fortunately, I have played with many talented drummers throughout the years. Nothing makes me play better than a good drummer."

Clint Wilson

Guitars

Instrument - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, 6 and 12 string acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Keyboard Programming, Engineering 

Birthday: 8/2 

Equipment: Ernie Ball & Ibanez 7-strings, Kiesel 8-string, Epiphone 6-string acoustic, Alvarez 12-string acoustic, Diezel Amps, Omnisphere 

Favorite Bands: Sevendust, Nevermore, Symphony-X, Soilwork, Boston, Van Halen, Yes, UK, Pantera, Pink Floyd, Rush, Jeff Loomis, Spocks Beard, Porcupine Tree, etc. 

What am I listening to now? Meshuggah, Rush, Porcupine Tree, Greg Howe, etc. 

Guitar Influences: Greg Howe, Dimebag Darrell, EVH, Alan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, Warren DiMartini, Steve Vai, Tom Scholz, Marty Friedman, Ritchie Kotzen… I discovered Shrapnel Records when I was a kid and have been hooked ever since. 

Hobbies: Playing guitar, online gaming, paintball, the studio, and training my lab Dixie 

Favorite Guitar: Ernie Ball JP7 

Clint started playing guitar at the age of 7. He was taught by his father. He took lessons here and there but did not obtain any formal training until college. Mainly self-taught during his teens, only wanting to excel at an obscure style no one was willing to teach. After leaving a band in his local town, he auditioned for ATH and went on to record Entropy. Finally, being able to work with other professionals, he found a band he felt comfortable with.

Cristian Van Schuerbeck

KEYBOARDS

Cristian's bio will be coming soon.