WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION:
Keyboards: Yamaha DJX, Micro Korg Synthesizer/Vocoder
Guitars: Memphis(to), B.C. Rich Warlock, Ibanez 7 string, Orpheus Classical Acoustic
Basses: Ibanez GIO Soundgear, Fender Squier II Precision
Drums: Pearl Maxwin 5 piece, Zildjian and Pearl cymbals, LP double bass pedal
Drum Machines: Boss Dr660, Korg ER1 Electribe Rhythm Synthesizer, Korg ES1 Electribe Sampler/Sequencer
Microphones: Shure PG58, Casio Dynamic (piece o' crap mic...but it get's a great distorted sound), GE mic (another shitty one, but it gets the job done), I also use this little voice changer thing I got at a Halloween store
Amplifiers: Marshall 50 watt guitar amp, KMD 200 watt bass amp, Optimus PA speakers with a Nady XA900 Stereo Power Amp
Effects: Digitech Vocal 300, Digitech RP7, Boss ME6B Bass Effects, Ibanez Bass Synth pedal, Jim Dunlop Crybaby wah wah pedal, DOD Grunge Distortion pedal, Boss sustainer/compresser, Boss volume pedal, Ibanez digital delay/echo pedal, DOD extreme flanger, Ibanez Fuzz Pedal
Various other odds and ends: Hiwatt Echo-Theremin, Behringer 12 channel mixer (with 99 digital effects built in!), Behringer 6 channel mixer, Tascam Portastudio 4 track recorder, G.E. minicassette recorder, On Stage mic stands, Quick Lok keyboard stands, DOD graphic Equalizer, Jim Dunlop Tortex picks (the same blue ones that Sean uses), a glass slide, Dean Markley Blue Steel guitar and bass strings and whatever other little things that make noise I find laying around that I can mic or plug in and record.
INFLUENCES:
I have many, many musical influences...Skinny Puppy, Ministry, :Wumpscut:, Pigface, Switchblade Symphony, Christian Death, Bauhaus, Slayer, Deicide, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Ween, Mr. Bungle, The Misfits, The Dead Kennedys, Danzig, Tori Amos, Carl Orff, Mussorgsky, Beethoven, Dead Can Dance, Tool, Bile, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, L7, Babes in Toyland, Nine Inch Nails, Funker Vogt, Cypress Hill, Lords of Acid, the list could go on and on for pages...
I am also massively inspired by movies, particularly horror and sci-fi like the Hellraiser series, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Evil Dead series, Night of the Living Dead, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas etc.
I love things that are dark & disturbing (to most humans) and I love spending time with my wonderful wife Shannon, drawing, playing PS2 games, and playing with our cats- Axl and Lillith.