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Who are
2112?
We felt it was only fair that each of the band members had the opportunity to
introduce themselves to the world. Find out trivia about each one of them,
see what they look like, what kit do they use maybe even their favourite RUSH
tune.
You can either, scroll down the page and read about
2112
or you can click on one of the titles above to read about a specific band member
Damian
I
have sung in numerous bands for the past 20 years of different music
styles. Teamed up with Graham Clarke 2112 drummer in the 90’s to work on a
project writing our own material (similar style to Queensryche). We had moderate
success with a few TV and radio appearances but never managed to clinch the big
deal we had hoped for.
We
disbanded and I went on to join a number of bands playing covers from a wide
spectrum of music styles, not just rock. Around 1996 we did our first Rush
Tribute. It was only a couple of gigs but it was where I got a taste for it
later on.
Around 1996
I then worked in Club land for about 5 years. What an experience. Amidst the
Bingo and the raffles etc it was a fascinating time and certainly helped
me enormously as a front man.
Around
2001 we formed 'Force 10, Graham had come back from Canada and wanted to start
the Rush thing again. I knew Tom and Mark from previous projects and it was the
natural thing to ask them as they were and are excellent musicians. Out of all
the drummers I knew there was only Graham that I felt could pull Neil off. (not
literally)
After much
persuasion with Tom we formed the band and the name soon changed to 2112 which
seemed more recognisable to Rush fans and the rest is history.
I wouldn't
say imitating Geddy Lee's vocals is easy but singing the stuff since I was about
14 has enabled me to mimic it quite well. Just wish I could play that damn bass
guitar and bass pedals etc.....! The whole thing does take a lot of effort and
you can't take your eye off the ball for one moment. It is a constant challenge
and as other Rush tribute acts will tell you takes a lot of dedication. However
very rewarding when its right. I am also planning a Zeppelin tribute in the
near future.
I don't use
much in terms of equipment. Senneiser Mic . I also use a vocal effects called
Voice live (TC helicon). This helps with subtle backing vocals (though I am
still trying to persuade both Mark and Tom to do some BVs and they are more than
capable of this but argue they have 'more than enough to do !!!!!' I suppose
they have a point.) The effects on voice live also help to provide different
sounds such as the deep 'Subdivisions' voice or the middle eight to 'Roll the
Bones' .
As far as
Rush albums and individual songs are concerned I don't like to chose favourites
but if I had to and to stick my neck out I'd go for 'Hold Your Fire' and
'Middletown Dreams' respectively.
Finally,
One Club secret; a few years ago I got to one of the final rounds of X Factor
and Cowell said I was too old !!!!! cheeky B**t**rd. Well at least I got Louis
vote.
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Graham
The story so far... I started playing drums a long time ago
and some would say progress on my pursuit of perfection has been somewhat slow.
Umm well mastering the drum set is challenging. Getting four limbs to do
different things at the same time is quite difficult, although strangely quite
easy after a gallon of Stella!! I digress. My elder brother can be
credited/blamed/abused/thanked for me playing the drums and as a result one of
the reasons why I'm skint. It was he who bought my first drum kit, a black
premier. Since then I've bought more drums, more cymbals (once at the expense
of a holiday - oops!) even more drums and enough scaffolding to not only hold it
all in place but also support major building developments the length and breadth
of the country. Throughout this period of profligacy (www.thesaurus.com)
has been Frustration and
Perspiration in my
pursuit of drumming competence, mixed in with a fair amount of incompetence its
fair to say! So many years on and I find myself behind other like minded fools
in a Rush tribute band, what were we thinking? Queue much more F and P, in fact
a lot of Fing P!! We've been together 7 years and only last month did I finally
figure out the intro to Subdivisions, thanks to Tom's much more musically
talented brother it has to be said. Gear wise, the firm who makes motorbikes
also made my drums and an Armenian alchemist made the cymbals apparently. A
nice man called Roland helped with the electronic gizmos. So there you have it,
thanks from reading this nonsense. Hope to see you at a 2112 gig in the
future. In the meantime any ideas on the crazy middle bit of Mission
appreciated.
Its now September 2009 and since I was last on here I've
been doing a bit of spending on the drums front! I kind of got carried away as
the pictures will testify. The Roland kit was the start of it, thanks ebay for
enticing me into bidding on a TD20! And once I had that I was left with a bit
of a problem, how the hell do I set it all up? Thankfully a very nice man from
San Diego came to the rescue, that's San Diego California by the way. Over
several weeks and months I worked with Tony to come up with a design to hold the
2 kits on one rack, the pictures are the results of those efforts. Completely
ridiculous I know but fun nevertheless. Now I just need to get that turntable
built and all is done. The words lost in showbiz spring to mind!

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Mark
“Write your
profile for the website” they told me……….well here goes…….
Trying to
re-create the music of one of my favourite bands of all time is a challenge in
its self, not to mention the musicianship of three of the most talented
musicians and song writers on the planet today, but after a brief meeting with
Damian and Graham seven years ago (yes seven years ago) it was decided
that I should give it a go.
I started
playing the bass twenty five years ago, followed by the keyboards and bass
pedals three years there after.
I stopped
playing the keyboards fifteen years ago with the exception of the bass pedals
now and again to pursue playing in an original and covers band which is still on
the scene today, the band Mc Cooney in which Tom is also a member.
So setting up
my equipment in the rehearsal room for the first time in fifteen years was
daunting enough let alone starting to play the music of Rush, but here I am
today still enjoying the experience and the challenges it entails.
Playing the
bass in a Rush tribute band is hard enough on its own but playing the keyboards
and dancing about on one leg playing the bass pedals or playing the bass and
bass pedals at the same time is a challenge on its own, I admire anyone who
tries to
re-create the music of Rush because I know how hard it is, endless
rehearsals trying to achieve that perfect sound and playing it correctly.
I’m sure all
you boffins out there would like to know what equipment I use to create the
sound of Rush……….
I play a
Rickenbacker 4002 Bass which in turn is processed through a Line 6
Bass Pod XT Pro, my speakers are Behringer Ultra bass 210 & 115
Bugera Driven Aluminium Speaker Cabinets powered by a Carlsboro
1500 Watt Power Amplifier (Bridged), I also have a Sure Wireless
Radio Pack, all of this, the power supply and DI outputs are enclosed in
one flight case.
Front of stage
I use an Alesis QS6 I Keyboard with a Vintage Keys Q Card;
I also have a writable Q Card I use for samples etc. Underneath the QS6
I have a set of Moog Taurus II Bass Pedals and to the left of the
Taurus pedals I have a set of Roland PK5 Midi Pedals, which in
turn are midi linked to the Alesis QS6 so I can play single notes, chords or
samples while playing the bass.
I will update
my profile in due course as I have a few ideas in mind to make my job on stage a
little easier……..watch this space!
Thanks for
taking the time to read my profile; I’ll look forward to seeing you at an up and
coming gig, don’t be shy and introduce yourselves.
Cheers,
Mark Storry
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Tom
Hi, my name is Tom and I play guitar and bass pedal keyboard
in 2112. I also play in a rock covers band called McCooney I play keyboards, and
guitar covering songs from Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, U2, Free, Bad Company etc.
The Guitars I use in 2112 are all customised by myself and a
colleague called Niel Pascal. Here is a list of the guitars and what myself and
Niel have done to them. (You are now entering anorak land!!!)
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Gibson Les Paul Standard with EMG
pickups. Black with an ivory binding
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Gibson Super Strat, with EMG pickups,
Kahler tremolo. Red with an ivory binding
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Fender USA Strat, standard with a maple
neck, sunburst fitted with EMG pickups, sperzel locking machine heads
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Fender USA Ultra Strat. Black with
ebony fingerboard, Floyd Rose tremolo, EMG pickups, sperzel locking machine
heads
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Godin XTSA Black and Grey – Les Paul
shape. All Godin parts except for piezo pickup under bridge, sperzel
locking machine heads
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Charvel USA Strat, metallic blue with
Floyd Rose Tremelo, EMG pickups, sperzel locking machine heads
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ENGL Invader 4 channel 100 watt head
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ENGL 4x12 sloping cab with celestion V60
speakers
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A Station processor
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Roland PK5 Bass Pedals
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Behringer 4 channel DI rack
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Behringer FCB Midi Board
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TC Electronics G Master processor
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Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Korg rack mount guitar tuner
I have been playing for about 25 years and enjoy the challenge of playing in a
Rush Tribute Band, I am always striving to try capture the "Alex Sound" and
believe that Alex is a very clever and talented musician who knows how to make
simple things sound very tricky. My next purchase will be a Boss GT Pro 2U rack
processor, it has a dual COSM amp modelling facility and an intelligent
harmoniser, I can't wait to dick around with that! You may have noticed that
most of my guitars have EMG active pickups; this is because they are very clean
sounding and virtually noiseless.
Thanks for reading,
Cheers
Tom
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