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ROGERS RITUAL - Crazy Train.mp3
ROGERS RITUAL - Rockin' In The Free World.mp3
PRIMARY INSTRUMENT(S):
Guitar
Vocals
ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT(S):
Lead Gutarist
Rythym Guitar
Bass Guitar
Some Keys
Some Lap and Slide Guitar
Backup Vocals
TYPE OF WORK DESIRED:
TOURINGRECORDING
CLUB GIGS
PRIVATE PARTIES
TEACHING MUSIC LESSONS
Other
Would Like to be a Hired Gun - Looking Forward to Networking with Other Musicians
CHART READING/WRITING SKILLS :
WRITE
READ
WRITE
READ
HOME STUDIO :
Home Studio:Yes
No
ENGINEER :
Engineer:Yes
No
ADDITIONAL SKILLS :
Additional Skiills:PRODUCER
ARRANGER
BAND LEADER
ROAD MANAGER
Other
Enjoy Playing and Jamming with other musicians
Description:
CURRENTLY I AM A LEAD, RYTHYM & BASS GUITARIST, KEYS, VOCALS & FOUNDER OF THE BAND OF THE BAND ROGERS RITUAL
Resume / Bio:
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR SINCE I WAS 8 YEARS OLD WHEN MY MOTHER HELPED ME PICK OUT MY FIRST GUITAR FROM A LOCAL PAWN SHOP FOR $15 THAT WORKED & EARNED BY MOWING AND WATERING LAWNS. SHE TAUGHT ME TO PLAY THE GUITAR AND A LITTLE PIANO, SHE ALSO TAUGHT ME HOW TO SING.
MY MOTHER ALSO TAUGHT ME VARIOUS STYLES OF MUSIC ESPECIALLY THE GOOD OLE COUNTRY & WESTERN STANDARDS WHILE MY FATHER TURNED ME ONTO ALL THE ROCK TUNES FROM THE 50'S, 60'S, & 70'S, AND FROM THERE I CONTINUED TO BROADEN AND HONE MY MUSICAL SKILLS & HORIZONS WITH THE MANY STYLES OF MUSIC, COUNTRY, BLUES, JAZZ, CLASSICAL, ROCK, HARD ROCK & METAL.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING AND SINGING EVER SINCE
I SIMPLY LOVE MUSIC ESPECIALLY JAMMING WITH OTHER MUSICIANS AND YES I LOVE THE SHREDDING & RIPPING OUT GUITAR RIFFS AND HAVE BEEN FOR WELL OVER 30YRS
SOME OF MY BANDS WERE BANDS SUCH AS ARGOS, XCITER, THE ASSAULT, COLD STEEL, CHERRY HUMP, 911, DOUBLE EDGE (THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOUR 5YRS) & CURRENTLY WITH MY BAND ROGERS RITUAL WHICH HAS AND IS CURRENTLY OPENING FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT CURRENT AND TOURING NATIONAL ACTS SUCH AS BRET MICHAELS, NIGHT RANGER, REO SPEEDWAGAON, BAD CO'S FORMER SINGER BRIAN HOWE, BOSTYX, FOGHAT, JEFFERSON STARSHIP, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, GREAT WHITE, MOLLY HATCHET, THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS, JACKYL & THE SOUTHERN ROCK ALLSTARS AND MANY, MANY MORE - WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE 1998 USUALLY PLAY ABOUT 200 SHOWS A YEAR, INCLUDING SUCH PLACES AS VOHNE LICHE KENNELS, BRANDT'S HD, JONESBORO RIVER RALLY AND SEVERAL CLUBS THOUGHTOUT THE MIDWESTERN STATES OF INDIANA, OHIO, ILLINOIS & MICHIGAN.
WE CURRENTLY PLAY WHAT WE CALL A GREAT MIX OF ROCK TUNES - CONSISTING OF SUCH BANDS AS:
AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Bad. Co., Bon Jovi, Bob Segar, Billy Idol, Blackfoot, Buckcherry, CCR, Collective Soul, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Guns n Roses, John Cougar Mellencamp, Judas Priest, KISS, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Megadeth, Metallica, Nickelback, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd, Queen, Ratt, Sammy Hagar, Stone Temple Pilots, Ted Nugent & ZZ Top. JUST TO NAME A FEW....
I HAVE PRO GEAR, MARSHALL & LINE 6 AMPS, MANY EFFECTS PEDALS. GUITARS (ELECTRIC & ACOUSTIC), SUCH AS SEVERAL GIBSON LES PAULS, FENDER STRATOCASTERS & DEAN GUITARS.
AND YES I HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND WANT TO MEET AND PLAY WITH AS MANY PRO MUSICIANS AS I CAN AND WANT TO PLAY. I HAVE NO ISSUES, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL