An Alternative / Classic Rock Band.
Bottom Line.....
ROCK
Donnie Fillius: Guitar Player, Backup Vocals,
H.M.F.I.C. And all around Asshole.
Equipment:
Line 6 HD 300 watt head, Vintage 1960 Marshall Cabinet, Digitech Whammy Pedal,
1979 Fender Strat (known as RED), Dean Flying V, Hammer Slammer series, 1974 sunbust
strat, Ibanez Explorer II, too many more to mention.
Past Bands: Started playing at Age 15 (Been playing every since) LITTLE VINCE, THE CALLING, MILES PER HOUR, FREE BEER, SWITCH, KILLER GROOVE BAND, STICK MAN, AND CLOUD NINE! And Drive Train, and Ioline, an original band, a Couple other wanna-be bands no names and then Cloud Nine.
Influences: Tom Morello, Slash, Ted Nugent, Alex Leifson, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Angus Young, TOO MANY MORE TO MENTION CLASSIC AND ALTERNATIVE.
Likes: Playing music to the fullest, Taking charge Again!!
Dislikes: Giving bad news, Wasting time, Booking, BAND GUYS THAT CAN’T CUT IT.
Motto: SHUT UP AND PLAY ITS JUST MUSIC!!!!
Jimmy Ray: Bass and Vocals
Equipment:
Ampeg SVT 5 Pro amp head with a Sonic Maximizer , Ampeg 4 x 10 / 1000Watt speaker
cabinet, Fender Bassman 100 for back-up. Ibanez Ergodine & Spector Basses
Influences: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Randy Rhoades, Getty Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Vansant bros., vocal influences; Robert Plant, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, Elvis Presely, Johnny Cash, Scott Stapp, Eric Clapton, and Paul Rodgers.
Past Bands: (Numerous bands that failed to even get named!!!!!) Rampage, Overkill, Crux, Heaven Sent, Tripple Shot, Sizzle Stone, Lovestick, Echoz, The Drive, and now Cloud Nine.
LIKES: God, spending time with family and friends, performing for enthusiastic crowds, softball, hotrods, traveling, and fishing.
Dislikes: Satan, performing to dull crowds, unable to play a song request, dishonest people, bands that will do a show cheaper to steal a gig from you, bars that hire bands cheaper and try to low ball you. High gas prices, and politicians.
RONNIE FILLIUS: FRONT MAN,
Main Vocals
PAST
BANDS: Started playing (THE RADIO) at age 15. GIG PIGS, MILES PER HOUR, FREE BEER
(HIS FAVORITE BAND NAME) Alice Sphere, And Cloud Nine Again
INFLUENCES: SAMMY HAGAR, JIM MORRISON, Scott Stapp, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Robert Plant
Likes: SINGING IN THE SHOWER, PLAYING IN A BAND AND BEING DAD.
DISLIKES: WORKING. GETTING THERE ON TIME. AND BAD BANDS.
EQUIPMENT: 15,000 WATTS OF POWER AND THE BEST DAMN BAND TO BACK HIM UP. AND HIS LUCKY STAND
RONNIE GLENN : Drummer
PAST
BANDS: NUMBER 6, CAUTION, KURFU, X-RAY MIND, SACRED VENGEANCE, THE DRIVE, TRIPLE
SHOT, JERKWATER.
INFLUENCES: NEIL PEART, LARS ULRICH (Metallica)
LIKES: FAST CARS, SEEING PEOPLE DANCE TO MY BEAT.
DISLIKES: PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AND DON'T KEEP THEIR WORD.
EQUIPMENT: TAMA, ZILDJAN, YAMAHA, AND THE #1 FAN
MOTTO: SO WHAT!!!!
William Rasmussen: Sound & Lighting Engineer, Stage Manager & everything else!
Known as BILL
Equipment:
Allen & Heath GL3 console, Effects & Processors (Yamaha, Behringer, Alesis,
Digitech, etc.) , JBL & Elite mains, Yamaha Monitors, ADJ Lighting console,
Shure & EV mics, Lots of patch cables & Duct Tape.
Past Bands: Cheshire Cat (Mississippi band), Midnight Affair w/ Kathryn, Doppelganger (Still working), Houston Solution, Sundance, Mango Punch, Kemah Jazz Festival, Tiki, Water Colours, Lone Star Sound & Lighting, Houston's High School for Performing Arts, LD systems, Steve Warner, Toby Keith, Iron Butterfly, Blue Oyster Cult, Ioline, and many others that I cant remember at this sitting...... yes, I'm a true BAND WHORE.
INFLUENCES: Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zepplin, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Queen, QueensRyche, Larry Carlton, and on and on and on.
Likes: Great Music, People who play great music, having control of people who play great music. (Running their Sound & Lights) & Beautiful Women.
DISLIKES: Bands that suck, Musicians that don't know their Instruments, rolling up cords wrong, Bitchy Women, & Onions.
Motto: Let the Sound Man do it.
For Bookings call Donnie at:
832-226-1040
or Email at: