Gear and Tech

The Projects and Artists with Films Crew Music use a lot of gear, however they are not forthcoming on what gives them certain sounds or how they are created, sometimes this is improvised, such as circuit bending or found sound.

Dallas has been Shawn’s gear tech for quite some time.

Shawn has endorsed and played Kenneth Parker guitars and Greg Curbow basses (fretless).  Yamaha has given him Signature status, with his own Signature Yamaha guitars and basses (fretless).  PRS Guitars were endorsed during the Films Crew recording sessions, and some performances through A.NNON.XN, though not since.  He had been seen using both Guitar Labs and Dillon Firebirds during the A.NNON.XN performances, as well as Gary Kramer (Guitar Labs) Telecasters, and possibly a prototype.  He has not promotionally related to these companies, except Kenneth Parker guitars for a short period of time.  His amplification is also somewhat of a mystery since he requires several channels, there is never one set rig, but a combination of them.  He has been seen with custom shop or modified Yamaha heads, Peavey, and GK heads, and some type of outboard mixer.  Cabinets are always Mills Acoustic fitted with CV speakers, or CV cabinets.  His cabinets are often not mic’ed, he usually direct inputs into sound reinforcement.  He has often been seen playing out of an Apple Powerbook Pro or Macbook Pro, software unknown.

Effects processors can range widely, Digitech multi-effects are usually a first pick for foot pedals, although is seen using several rack mount units by Digitech, Roland, Alesis, these may be being used in tandem or to generate entirely different processes for or from another source.

Levi Wall has endorsed and played Warwick and Fender basses, (fretless), and Heritage and Yamaha LP’s for guitars, (though not an endorser)  Ampeg amplification and cabinets, and Mills Acoustics cabinets.  His effects processors consist of a pedal board stocked with Korg stomp boxes.

Nik Turner has endorsed and played Musicman and Fender basses.  His choice of guitar is often a Gary Kramer (Guitar Labs).  Amplification is usually GK with outboard mixing and GK cabinets. He uses Roland effects processors, floor and rack mount. A vintage EMU sampler is his staple keyboard, with a Yamaha Motif.

From Films Crew to A.NNON.XN, keyboards are unknown as they cover the brands of what they use.  This is a practice as well with other gear, if something is not obvious they cover the brand name, this has been done with guitars, basses, rack mount effects, mixers, and any gear they can tape over the name brand.  This has been a deliberate practice.  Since these are artists more at home in a studio environment, it seems, they try to recreate that experience performing, it has been their practice not to use anything live they haven’t used in a studio environment.

Chris Sweeney uses digital and acoustic drum kits, Mandela for his digital, acoustic kit is unknown.

Logan Harris uses digital and acoustic drum kits, Yamaha for his digital, acoustic kit is unknown.

Nov 11 – 09  Zagata