DAVID VICTOR - A veteran San
Francisco bay-area musician with
extensive
recording, producing and performance
experience.
David's most recent project was
VELOCITY's debut CD
"IMPACT" which he produced from January
to October,
1997. Other studio work in 1991 resulted
in the
debut solo album "PROOF THROUGH THE
NIGHT", which
received solid reviews, and sold through
a
nationwide mail-order campaign. David
has also done
studio work with Brad Gillis and Jesse
Bradman of
NIGHT RANGER, and guitarist
extrordinaire Ronnie
Montrose.
What
can i say
about
this man? WOW!! His stage presence is
phenomenal.
I remember one specific moment during
the concert
when he was shreding on the guitar an
singing just a
certain move he made on stage had me
completely
captivated an i knew i was going to be a
forever
fan.That image remains in my mind.
CHRIS DODGE -
22-year-old guitarist and JOE SATRIANI
protege',
originally from Pinole, CA, was most
recently
fronting his own instrumental power-trio
CLOUD NINE,
touring throughout California. Some of
Chris' music
has been heard on FOX's "NFL SUNDAY",
NBC's
"FRIENDS" and UPN's "SABRINA THE TEENAGE
WITCH".
Chris' fluid chops began developing at
the
unbelievably young age of seven, and his
talents
have been used to shame older players
while demoing
amplifiers at several NAMM shows. Chris
has also
studied with fret wizard ALEX SKOLNIK
and has been
teaching guitar since the age of
twelve.
ONCE AGAIN WOW!! (you
are going to
see that word alot involving this band,
on this
page). He certainly is awesome!! His
playing was
almost like taking you to an entire
different
world, an puts many guitarists ive seen
to shame.
Very few in my opinion can compete with
his talent!!
(look out eddie van
halen!)
BOB GAUT - The heartbeat of VELOCITY,
who hails from
Oakland, California. Bob has been
playing
professionally for over ten years in
such bands as
EQUINOX, THE KYND and SLINGS AND ARROWS.
Bob was
also a founding member of Bay Area
alt-rockers
NINEMILE WOLVES. A fortuitous post on
the internet
resulted in a demo exchange with David
Victor, and
the connection was made. "As soon as I
heard the
bands demo, I knew it was something I
wanted to be a
part of. I had been away from playing
this kind of
music for a few years, but I was eager
to contribute
my style to it" says Bob.
JOHNNY LIMA - The newest member of
VELOCITY is bassist JOHNNY LIMA , an
internationally-acclaimed solo artist in
his own right, already having released
two albums on Now & Then Music in
Europe. His latest album "Shine On" has
been receiving widespread acclaim
throughout the rock world. The Northern
California native adds his vocal and
bass-playing talents to an already
formidable VELOCITY lineup. "When I
heard that Velocity was looking for a
bass player, I jumped at the
opportunity. Every rocker dreams about
being in the ULTIMATE band, and it
doesn't get any more ultimate than
this!". Johnny uses Carvin basses and
amps.
Ok i wont say
WOW
again. Yeah
i will WOW!!! What he was playin we were
totally
diggin! His playin was perfect timing an
was like
thunder crashing each time! My friend
was in a total
trance from his playing! The way he
plays is the way
drums were meant to be played an heard.
I Havent had the
pleasure of seeing johnny play yet, but
the guys chose him so im sure hes
wonderful!!! Hopefully soon ill get to
see him in action. As soon as i do, i
will post it here.
CHRIS THORNTON - the (former) bassist
brings
extensive stage,
touring and recording experience to
VELOCITY. Chris'
stage experience include L.A.
performances with the
bands ROKKIN HORSE and CODE BLUE. Chris
has also
performed with former members of WARRANT
and TONY
MACALPINE. Playing and singing since the
age of 14,
Chris was pitching demo tapes to A&R
personnel and
independent labels when he hooked up
with VELOCITY.
Chris' multi-instrumental, vocal
capabilities and
solid bass-playing round out the
VELOCITY
sound.
Yup you
guessed it,
WOW!!! He also has a dynamic stage
presence!! He
seems to feed off the energy of the
crowd an vice
versa!! You could see the adrenaline
rushing through
him! He did alot to keep the crowd
entertained, an
captivated many people (including my
best friend)
with his beautiful smile! All we talked
about for
hours after the show was VELOCITY! Even
when we met
Warrant we were still raving about how
awesome
VELOCITY was. In my opinion, any many
others i
talked to after the show, they blew
slaughter away!!