Anyone played in or know any "famous' bands?

[AxlVanHagar]

I know we have large musician community on this board and i was wondering if anyone has done any work bands that we might know? Or are you friends with anyone in a band we might know?

Speaking for myself as a former studio hack I've played on lots of stuff and know quite a few folks. Here's some.

Auditioned for this band at one time but didn't get the gig:p
Hometown hero's Honeymoon Suite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgePGLmUbE&feature=related

Did some work for these guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b31HkdMDHa4

Did some studio stuff for this album and a couple of one off show's for Helix which was an honor as I was big fan and they're pretty legendary in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_6GG1xZQi8

The bass player in Brighton Rock is good buddy. Lives about 5 minutes away from me at the moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0usiaRFI3nM

I was pretty good friends with Darrel Dwarf of the Killer Dwarfs back in the day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glLPSY84Dxk

Nick from Slick Toxic and I would cross path's quite often and would usually find time to hang together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkBYTEyR7Uc

And one of best friend's younger brother was almost the drummer for Glass Tiger at one point, he was going to get the gig until they found out how young he was. He pretty much had the gig wrapped up based on his demo tape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=092xX85roR4

[Mystlyfe77]

Uhh, I know a guy who was friend's with [most of] Dream Theater in high school. That's sadly about as close as I get... :(

[WhiffleBallTony]

Not yet. Eventually. :(

I can't even imagine getting the chance to jam with Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, and Nicko McBrain. That would be like the most ridiculous thing ever. I would die from happiness.

[KnightliteEE]

I've played with Liberty DiVitto (drummer with Billy Joel). I was also Michael Winslow's (of Police Academy fame) bass player for a year. That's about it. I met Zakk Wylde in my mall book store once...

[gusano311]

one of my friends is cj ward. aka cj ramone. you guys should check out los gusanos and bad chopper his post ramones bands. thru him i have met joey marky rob zombie sean ysalt bass chick from zombie supersuckers zeke independents reo speedealer john lynch guitarist from bad wizard . i went to high school with eric sermon from epmd.

[Hungryfreak]

I wish I could say I knew some. I kinda want to go out and work as a roadie for a year, but, being 16 and still in school, that won't happen any time soon.

My brother's also trying to get involved in the music industry, so hopefully I'll have a few connections.

[afterstasis]

i have been in lengthy contact and/or have played with...
sonic youth, his hero is gone, japanese karaoke afterlife experiment, copout, andrew wk, lightning bolt, wolf eyes, mogwai, watain, bright eyes, xiu xiu, jay reatard, skarekrau radio, 1349, w-s burn, and lots more.

[polishdog90]

i have been in lengthy contact and/or have played with...
sonic youth, his hero is gone, japanese karaoke afterlife experiment, copout, andrew wk, lightning bolt, wolf eyes, mogwai, watain, bright eyes, xiu xiu, jay reatard, skarekrau radio, 1349, w-s burn, and lots more.

Damn! Does andrew wk party hard?

[CML207]

I know alot of bands that I dont enjoy their music...
Hinder has parked their tour bus in my front yard and spent the night
A band called Sick Puppies has crasheds at the house as well
Another band called Revelation Theory has crashed here...
And weve had a few come party at the house(Shinedown, Theory od a Deadman, Seether)

If your wondering why:
My sister was a bartender at a bar where Seether practically got their start...They needed a PA for a tour they were doing with Evanescence and Shinedown...So she took the job...Since she was with them all the time, she end up becoming good friends with the guys from Shinedown and Amy Lee from Evanessance...
Months down the line, Amy Lee needs a PA for their tour and she goes with them....Since than shes worked with or met every band from the 2000s...
Shes got alot of connections and talks to the bands on the phone on a regular basis
Shes met all of the following, and got eiehter autographed drum sticks, guitar picks, or they signed their bar tab and gave it to me...
Tommy Lee
Hinder
Kid Rock
Linkin Park
3 Doors Down
Black Stone Cherry
Sick Puppies
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Saving Able
Seether
Shinedown
Rev. Theroy
Evanessance
And many many more...

Despit the fact I only like maybe 5 of the bands shes worked for/met...Its still pretty cool to have all this signed stuff...

[Rev0lver]

I'm planning on going to NYU or Drexel(preferably NYU) for a music business major, so hopefully someday i will be able to work with some Nuclear Blast or Relapse artists...

[Chief Stubbs]

I know a couple future famous musicians, but none at the moment. I played Halo 3 with the bassist for Underoath and made eye contact with the lead guitarist of The Red Chord, that's it.

[Lone Bulldogs]

A friend of mine in grade school was cousins with a guy in the Smithereens, and I still haven't listened to them yet.

I think Dave Holland used to live near my friend, not sure but the rumor was he used to drive a Stingray with the license plate of "HVY MTL" in Phoenix. Like I said not sure if that's true.

[Chief Stubbs]

Oh, and I have a good friend who's B.B. King's nephew.

[Deerummaxpertondaps2]

My Friend's brother is drummer for "Drowning Pool", a relativly new metal band, check them out on Yootube.

[schmeankman]

one of my friends is cj ward. aka cj ramone. you guys should check out los gusanos and bad chopper his post ramones bands. thru him i have met joey marky rob zombie sean ysalt bass chick from zombie supersuckers zeke independents reo speedealer john lynch guitarist from bad wizard . i went to high school with eric sermon from epmd.
You are awesome. :)

[Shredder87]

My uncle knew tons of them.
Dino Cazares
Raymond Herrera
Pete Sandoval
Dimebag Darrell(Well met him twice before)
Gene Hoglan

Pretty much everybody from the 90's Death Metal scene.

[Rev0lver]

My uncle met Flea and Anthony Kiedis in a Ritz Carlton elevator once. He said Flea smelled like ****.

I don't go to shows with "big" bands, mostly because I don't care for them or don't want to waste alot of money. But the ones I do go to I will usually stay after and talk to the band. The most famous I've met I would say is the singer from Flyleaf. But I definitely don't really "know" any non-local bands.

[venomdeo]

My cousin is A roadie in Florida Hes met alot of bands.I havn't talked to him in years tho.My best friend is friends with the band called FEAR FACTORY.He has pics with them If I can get them I'll scan them and post them.If you don't know who they are, they had A song in the game harmonix did called FREQUENCY.

[FastSolo.]

James Hetfield is my dad.

[ExpertDrummer]

Nope.

But my brothers friend met Adam Jones in a park in Los Angeles.:)
I wish it was me meeting him...:(

[Mystlyfe77]

I'm planning on going to NYU or Drexel(preferably NYU) for a music business major, so hopefully someday i will be able to work with some Nuclear Blast or Relapse artists...

Dude come to Drexel (and check your PMs).

[QuickstrikePr0]

I've saw Heart live before they were popular. You can really get to know them before they are popular. I actually had a nice discussion with the 2 girls. :)

[onduvalst]

I'm planning on going to NYU or Drexel(preferably NYU) for a music business major, so hopefully someday i will be able to work with some Nuclear Blast or Relapse artists...


No you don't, That one band on Nuclear, Arsis, That guy James is a total jerk! ;) j/k

[bdfootball63]

My orthodontist was offered the bass players job for the Allman Brothers but he turned it down because he thought they would amount to nothing, lmao. :p

He also was the bass player for like a year for a band called Canned Heat but thats as close to knowing anybody who was in a band, lol. :(

[afterstasis]

He also was the bass player for like a year for a band called Canned Heat but thats as close to knowing anybody who was in a band, lol. :(

canned heat had some good stuff.

[sonicnerd23]

James Hetfield is my dad.

...

Wow.

10 char

[Rev0lver]

No you don't, That one band on Nuclear, Arsis, That guy James is a total jerk! ;) j/k

do you know him? he's one of my favorite guitarists. it would be my dream to work with that band.

oh yeah, something i forgot to mention. there is a guy in my cod4 clan(i dont know if hes still around) that was the bassist of Coalesce.

[Hungryfreak]

James Hetfield is my dad.

Are you serious? If you are, I'm sorry, but I have more than enough reason to be skeptical.

[onduvalst]

My Father in law toured with Frank Zappa, Steppenwolf, and Aerosmith. He was in a band that openned for alot a great acts in the 70's.

*revolver - yeah I know james, he plays with my husbands band on occassion. He mentions them in the liner notes of the new CD.

[gusano311]

o duh i also meet all the members of living colour. my pic there is cory glover at show where he had me singing the chorus of cult with him. every member of them great is way nice to talk to. when i meet doug wimbish i went to take picture with him and off course battries are dead. he is like go get some knock on the bus door ill come back out. true to his word he came back out for pictures.

[mlothar16]

I met Richard Patrick (Filter) and the DeLeo Brothers (STP) when they were Army of Anyone, pretty awesome
Also have met 3 Days Grace
Talked a lot with Black Stone Cherry when they opened for 3 days grace cool guys
Also met Trapt (that was for my GF and let me tell you their lead singer is a D-bag)
met some smaller bands called Aphasia and Halestorm

A friend of mine has met tons of bands though, she works for some record company, and does lots of street team stuff for random bands so I am jealous of her lol

[xADFx]

Everyone in this thread dropped something....

So I guess I will too!

I used to put on shows for Hardcore and Metal bands and came to know a few of the bands pretty well. Most notably Despised Icon (on Century Media) stays with me and hangs out whenever they come through town. All good dudes but , I swear they play such heavy stuff to compensate for the fact that they're all short and french :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUaAjEB3acg

[ProgNegative]

I took bass lessons from the same teacher that taught Cliff Burton, and my old band played a show with The Matches. My dad's cousin is also married to the brother of one of the guys in the Deftones, I don't remember which one.

[ShiningIdeal]

I'm planning on going to NYU or Drexel(preferably NYU) for a music business major, so hopefully someday i will be able to work with some Nuclear Blast or Relapse artists...

That's cool - I went to NYU for a film/theater double major. While I was there and doing some outside work too I got to meat a fair number of musicians - the one that was the luckiest/most amazing for me was Lou Reed. I had never been starstruck before that moment - even getting to met Scorcese which was another big thrill.

[Metallican]

A friend got me talking with Jonathan Davis of Korn because he sent him some real guitar videos of mine and he really liked it, so I've got sort of a link with him.