The Band
JAKE LARSEN
Drummer
Birthplace: Taranaki, New Zealand
Musical Influences:
"The Police, the reason why I picked up drums. Loved what Stewart Copeland did behind the kit, Lorde one of my favourite female and New Zealand artists. Rush, learning songs by rush really pushed my playing to the next level. Led Zeppelin, who the f*ck doesn’t Like them!?"
Notable people you’ve played for:
Betsy and the Reckless
Kaia and the Prophets
Quote:
“I am not good with quotes so I will just say make sure you’re enjoying what you play. If you don’t you will suck. And if you suck you will make the rest of the band sound like they suck. It’s all about enjoying what you do in the end.”
RILEY SMITH
Bassist
Birthplace: Taranaki, New Zealand
Musical Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Victor Wooten, Justin Chancellor
Notable people you’ve played with:
Himself, Blistered Fingers
Quote:
“Live Hard, Play Hard”
TIM LLOYD
Second Guitarist
Birthplace: Taranaki, New Zealand
Musical Influences:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Allman Brothers band
AC/DC
B.B King
Notable people you’ve played for:
The Brian Hatcher Band
The Dirty Kings
The Slacks
The Blistered Fingers
The Good Vibrations Company
Blue Monkey Racket
Rizki and the Vagancy
Quote:
"Music is what separates us from the monkeys. It can evoke an array of emotions, trigger memories and even heal. Music is a powerful drug."