Mick has been playing guitar for about 16 years. He's also been singing with various bands since he was 15. Work by day, Rock star by night (well he thinks he is). Loves playing live and charging his ego on stage. He also loves traveling with the band and playing in country pubs.
Previous Bands
Black Night One Track Mind Reality Squiff
Scott
Vocals/Lead Guitar
Birthday: 23/09/82
Scott has been playing guitar since he was born (he wasn't very good but he was a new born so give him some credit). He has so much fun on stage lapping up attention that his face often cramps up........ with an onion on my belt cos that was the style at the time..... five bees for a dollar. BAM!
Previous Bands
Julius Pancreas Liberticide Kane Donkey Knock
Mike
Vocals/Bass
Birthday: 30/07/76
Mike has has been playing music since he was in high school starting out in the jazz band, then working his way into rock bands later on. He dosn't say much but he ROCKS OUT WITH HIS.......... well you know the rest.
Previous Bands
Twilight Jazz band Cicada Space food
Dan
Drums
Birthday: 10/04/84
Dan began drumming with brass bands. He later gained an interest in other styles of music. Moving into the rock scene he has played in original bands and later moved to the dark side to become a fully armed drop bear. NOTE:Try to catch him without a hat on (it's his thing).
Previous Bands
Corporate Takedown Lamexcuse
Charlie
Sound Engineer/Drum Tech
The Newest Member, this man is in control of EVERYTHING and you can't miss him at a gig (he will most likely be the tallest dude in the joint) he also fills in for bass when Mike is feeling lazy. He has is finger on the pulse the whole gig making sure the tunes sound sexy for the audience.
Influences
Mick is an old school rocker. He has been influenced by classic bands such as AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi etc. Basically, if they wore tight pants and had big hair, he's got their album somewhere.(you don't want to see him in tight pants)
Scott is a punker from way back. He loves to sing really really fast, all the while bouncing up and down like some manic jack-in-the-box.
Mike Loves to rock (and you know what happens when he does that). So when he rocks out its to bands like Guns N Roses, Screaming jets, Living colour and Pearl jam.
Dan has a strong New Metal influence. He loves all modern sounds which keeps us in check by logging in all the new tunes for us to learn.
Sounds Like
After you have seen The Drop Bears in action you will feel like you have just seen the original artist. With the diversity of four vocalists we have the ability to create many different feels and sounds. We pride ourselves on delivering the song to you, the audience, with everything you expect from it and with a great show to back it up.
When Mick and Scott crank up their amps, you will experience a great blend of the classic pub rock sound roaring out of Mick's Marshall Triple Super League and the gain cutting through with raw metal sound from Scott's Peavey valves.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!! (No, not steak knives)
Thumping underneath, Mike drives his bass into your chest. You have no choice but to feel every note, with the phattest sound on bass you will ever have the pleasure of hearing (warning we take no responsibility of your booty shaking out of control from his driving bass groove) .
The rhythm is driven by Dan the Man. To start with, this guy has great groove and his new kit is sweeeeeet. THE ALMIGHTY SLEISHMAN, what a sound. A home grown kit that has a sound like no other. The kick on this beast sounds fantastic and forces you to leave your seat, jump around and dance, no matter how bad you are (alcohol helps with this as well).
What makes us the 'DEFINITIVE' cover band? It is the attention to detail we put into our performances to replicate the music with the respect that it deserves (e.g backing vocals, solos and great lead vocals).
Mixing 4 eclectic styles, and with the versatility of 3 vocalists, bass, lead, rhythm guitar and drums. The Drop Bears can and have performed all types of styles to keep different music lovers happy. We try to have a few up out sleeve for that odd ball request that we often get.
We have invested in high quality equipment to achieve great sound and lighting on stage.
We have traveled throughout New South Wales, and have played at such locations as Canberra, Forbes, Parkes, Cowra etc
If you would to book us for a show at your wedding or venue/wedding/function please don't hesitate to contact us through: thedropbears@hotmail.com and we will get back to as quick as possible.
Cheers for the add boys. Enjoyed your gig at the Lighty the other night. Keep in touch, we should be able to help each other out with venues etc. Cheers EFFIJY
