Vince Saroja - "Dickinson/Di'Anno"
Vince was born in London, England, which incidentally also happens to be the birthplace of the legendary Iron Maiden. He was raised in India as a small boy and subsequently miseducated by the public school system of New York City. He has had the honor and privilege of studying with many private music teachers on a variety of instruments throughout his life from around the world. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Biology and Physics.
Proudly uses:
Electro-Voice Microphones
Miguel Rodriguez - "Murray"
Miguel is Maiden LA's native son having been born, raised, and educated in and around the City of Angels. He is a true student of the guitar, is predominantly self-taught, and is obsessed with tone, tone, tone. He cites a long list of influences. In his beginning years, he notes Kirk Hammett, Steve Vai, and their mutual teacher, Joe Satriani as being the primary drive to take the craft to the next level. These days he adamantly follows players like John Petrucci and Michael Romeo and also greatly admires the visionary genius of Frank Zappa and Robert Fripp. Miguel also holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and is Maiden-LA's webmaster.
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Mesa Boogie
Mills Acoustics
ESP
Ibanez
- "Smith"
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Erik MacPherson - "Harris"
Born in the state of Rhode Island, Erik began formal music lessons at age 10. Piano and drums ultimately led to bass guitar at age 14 and Erik now holds a bachelor's degree in music from the very prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Regarding his influences, he says, "My favorite players are varied. Steve Harris and Cliff Burton were my first influences, mostly due to their aggressive tone and approach to the instrument. However, I also admire jazz players like John Pattitucci and Jaco Pastorius, as well as funk/soul players like Marcus Miller and the legendary Bootsy Collins from James Brown's band."
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Mesa Boogie
Music Man
Walter Alvarez - "McBrain/Burr"
Walter is the founding member of Maiden-LA. He was born and raised in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras - the heart of Central America. Like many teenagers around the world, his life was changed forever when he saw the legendary Live After Death video filmed at the Long Beach Arena during the Powerslave Tour. "There's something about Maiden that still gets me, to this day, every time", he says. Almost unbelievably, Walter taught himself the drum parts to Iron Maiden's entire 'Slavery show - with only two sticks and bedroom pillows! A dream was born at that moment - to come to the United States and found the ultimate tribute to Iron Maiden, a dream which is still unfolding today...
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Mapex Pro M
Paiste
Vic Firth