Diary of a Band: John Salamone Band

The John Salamone Band: Introductions All Around.

Yeah, I figured it was about time for you to get to know my cohorts. No long intros, so let’s just get down to business. First off there is a Mr. John Salamone, the man we get our name from, for now anyway. We will be changing the band name as soon as we find one that is suitable for us. John is an amazing song writer and damn good guitar player. He makes it easy for me to write bass lines and writes some fun ones for me to play as well. I just hope this doesn’t give him too big a head.

Then there is Nick Vacante. Nick is our lead guitar player and his solos will melt your brain. No really, at our last show this guy up front starts drooling and then, bam head hits the table. So I did what any decent human being would do. I stole his beer. What, weren’t you reading? He didn’t need it and I was thirsty and poor.

Zack Zimmer is the youngest member of our group and drummer extraordinaire. On our EP that we are in the process of recording, he didn’t use a click track. If he was ever off beat we didn’t notice it. He is also one of the few drummers that have a double kick pedal that I don’t want to break off in his… (Well, let’s keep this family oriented.)

I play bass. Yeah that is all you are going to get, except sometimes I beat on the bass like it owes me money, like a red headed stepchild. I love to play and have been doing it for a while. So that’s it. These are my friends, my brothers, my family.

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(The author does not endorse the beating of children whether they are read headed or stepchildren. However, if someone owes you money, that’s your business. Far be it for me to tell you how to handle your affairs.)