The Past
(photos – Kim Sayre Photography)
(note: press release date)
The beautiful “Chaos Is Your Destiny” ChaoticArtCircus: Soundscapes album – Kelli Wise composer. These scapes were an integral part of the live events. GoTo AllMusic.com
Band: Human Zoo
Houston Texas Mid 90’s
Lindsey Boullt – gtr. Tony Collins – dr.
Brandon Hall – gtr. Xavier Jordan – vox.
J Greenwood – vox. Mike Miner – bass.
Meteoric Rise…opening for Virgin Records, Brian Slagel/Metalblade touring acts…
followed by Meteoric Fall.
The melding of Pantera & DreamTheater.
Psycho – Human Zoo LIVE MetalBladeRecords Gig 1995
The Machine – Human Zoo LIVE Virgin Records Galactic Cowboys Gig 1995
Victimized – Human Zoo LIVE Virgin Records Galactic Cowboys Gig 1995 (all samples – board mix)
Late 80’s New York City Hardcore Metal Art Scene
From 1988 to 1991, I played guitar in bands thruout NYC, evolving into the hardcore band Anti, with Roni Evanega on vocals, Jay Joseph on bass, and JoeMitch on drums. The scene included bands White Zombie, Helmet, Prong, Anti, CopShootCop, L7, Lunachicks playing at venues such as Wah-Wah Hut, Pyramid, Lizmar Lounge, Beirut1&2, Brooklyn Academy, LoneStar Cafe. CBGB’s – Roni ran sound there, She was connected to every cog that was integral to this scene. I was lucky to meet her and be a part of that art world. Incredible experience.
“Drawn & Quartered” – ANTI 1990 NYC. Veronica Evanega – vox. LBoullt – gtr. Jay Joseph – bass. Joe – dr. (Lotso cassette tape hiss)(wicked solo at the end).
Trying to explain to people what life was like in Brooklyn, NY late 80’s was impossible. Here is a brilliant documentary by Tiller Russell that might help. Long before cell phones, payphones only on certain blocks. If you walk out on these streets, ladies & gentlemen, you have no help.
It was the wildest of eras. This was our neighborhood. We held auditions in Bed-Stuy. Jay was friends with Vernon Reid (Living Color – guitarist) etc…so the neighborhood let us do our thing. My day job was delivering packages via my Toyota pu truck 10 hours/day in NYC. I knew Manhattan very well.
IFC Films Director-Tiller Russell.
Producers – Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Sheldon Yellon
Available on Netflix.
Band: BedRock
Houston Texas Early 90’s
Bedrock ~ Fall ’93 every Sunday nite – KHTV Ch39 studio band for “Rock & Roll Sports Show” starring Irv White. Each week hosting NFL, NBA, MLB stars…Warren Moon, Haywood Jeffries, Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Houston Oilers Cheerleaders, boxing world champ Ray Mercer, Olympic champions, etc…. My son David, 13 y.o. at the time, always had fun on the Dave & Buster’s set, and meeting all the stars.
Classic cool gig story –
Bedrock, a 3-piece instrumental metal funk band, opens for Billboard Top 10 & MTV hit band – ‘Cause & Effect’ 1993. Great Venue. Huge 3 Tier stage. Huge crowd.
Our show ‘Intro’ – me screaming something/16th note Drum roll as I run down the 3 tiers, jump to the last tier, slam the downbeat of the tune, and we’re ‘in’. Mike the bassist is 50 feet from me.
Right at the very moment I start running down the tier…out of nowhere, a dude starts running right beside me, I leap to the last tier, this dude swan dives into the crowd, we hit the downbeat with a vengeance…Raaaaaawk…security team flies to the middle of the crowd and starts beating this dude’s ass. The crowd erupts, the metal riffing up their asses, everyone jumps on the security team, massive mosh pit…and we’re only 15 seconds in….never let up the entire 30 minute set….so much fun.
Synthesize to Modernize. Marcelo Nicoli – vocals & bass. ChaoticArtCircus performed at NovemberToDismember MetalFest 2000 Los Angeles. Atma Anur on drums & the Troupe. This tune is from the promo demo that got us the gig. Stu Hamm (bass) played the gig from the photos above; also Ray Sayre, Pete Kinkead, JRizk, Kristy Gledhill.
Stu, Atma, and I played a lot during this time. Crazy, stressful, exciting era. Whew.