Past Tense Artist Bio

1.) A good old rock ‘n’ roll band from the UK

2.) A fast punk band from Orlando, FL.
http://past-tense.bandcamp.com/

3.) A hip-hop artist from Providence, RI
https://soundcloud.com/stashspotent

1.) past-tense.co.uk

what were about
Good old Rock N Roll songs done in an original way WE ARE NOT A COVERS BAND we take the song and give them a new lease of life we are now also working on Original material with the hope of having a CD and downloads

Line Up

MIKE SHOWELL *** VOCALS / BASS
DAVE BASSO *** LEAD GUITAR / VOCALS
MIKE COLLINS *** GUITAR / KEYBOARD / VOCALS
NIGEL TIDY *** DRUMS / VOCALS

Bio’s:-
MIKE SHOWELL
Plays:-
Vocals , Bass , Guitar
Gear: – Fender Active Precision Bass,
Fender Mustang Bass, USA Telecaster,
. Ashdown MAG300-210, Marshall AVT50.
Fx: – Boss Flanger
Musical Tastes
Guitarists: – Blackmore,May, Hendrix.
Bassists: – Roger Walters, Roger Glover, John McVie.
Singers: – Paul Rodgers, Ian Gillan, Freddy Mercury.
Bands:- Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Del Amitri, Gin
Blossoms, Sum42 and loads of others.
BIO
I was born in Sutton Coldfield and started to learn guitar at junior school aged 9; I played Bass, guitar and provided the vocals for several bands in Birmingham and Bristol during the Seventies and Eighties, notably Lynx and Armitage Shanks; including gigs at Aston, Lancaster and Leicester Universities. More recently I have played the occasional acoustic set at local venues, until becoming a founding member of Past Tense in late 2006.

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DAVE BASSO
Plays-:
Guitar / bad Vocals
Gear-:
1997 Ritchie blackmore signature Stratocaster (got two)
1997 Jerry Donahue signature Telecaster
1971 Stratocaster black maple neck 4 bolt all original
2002 les Paul custom sunburst
1968 Aria 4001 ricki bass (copy)
Stagg mandolin
BACK LINE
1979 laney 50watt reverb head , crate 4×12 straight cab
efx
Marshall jackhammer, Digitech EX7 mulit wha pedal ,Digitech Clapton signature pedal, malmsteen DOD overdrive ,Digitech echo,Digitech Phase,Roland midi GR50 guitar Synth

MUSICAL TASTES
guitarists
Jimi Hendrix,Ritchie Blackmore,Steve Vai,Rory Gallagher,Tony McPhee,Robin George

bands
Edenbridge,Blackmores Night,Within Temptation, Dream Theatre ,Bad Co,Free, Queen, Nightwish, Deep Purple(mk2),Rainbow,Groundhogs,Uriah Heep, most 70s rock

AND SLADE we do all our songs Slade lets rock the house

other bands in
RUBY RED ,WHITE LIGHT , Q BAND, PEGASUS , SHINE ,
started playing guitar at school age 11 bought first guitar from geography teacher Watkins rapier 22 for £20!!,spent the next 7 years in and out of bands ,then got a job and got married,gave it up as a bad job over the next 30 years was bedroom Guitarist,then Got GNVQ level3 for guitar at zip rock school , recorded demos that were played on BBC radio (sands of time),then this add in the express & Star caught my eye after a get together
PAST – TENSE
was born were in it just for fun and WORLD DOMINATION !!!!!
also helps with Blackmore’s Night Promotions
Like my WIFE said you can never have too meany Guitars LOL

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MIKE COLLINS
Plays -:
Guitar/keyboards/Vocals(much better than daves)
Gear-:
Fender Strat deluxe
Fender Strat 40th anniversary
Fender Tele
Takamine acoustic
Turner 12 string.
Line 6 spider amp.
(These always sounds better when someone else play them!)
BIO
Born,at an early age, in the metropolitan borough of Trysull. Influences. Thin Lizzy, Big Country & my brother Martins record collection that i listened to when he wasn’t around. I play because i enjoy it, but not good at it, I’m really just a big show off! I started off playing Bass in various local rock bands, never got rich never got famous but had loads of fun trying, got married & stopped! Started playing again this time Rhythm Guitar & a bit of Keyboard, in clubland then with these fine Gentlemen. This my friends is a very short story so far. Watch this space!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NIGEL TIDY
DRUMS/Vocals(also better than daves)
like hits things with sticks like tom tom snare drum kick’s the bass things ect ect
BIO will follow soon
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