BAND
MEET HAKEN
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Richard Henshall
Instruments
Guitar and Keyboard
Hometown
London, United Kingdom
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Pain of Salvation, The Dear Hunter, King Crimson, Squarepusher, Gentle Giant, Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, Opeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Devin Townsend, Elbow, Pharcyde, Everything Everything, Guthrie Govan, Bach, Chopin.
Gear
Richard is a Fractal Audio artist and uses an Axe-FX2. His axe of choice is his Strandberg #54. Rich is a KORG artist as well and uses a KORG KRONOS X 88 for his keyboard duties.
Interests
Watching badly dubbed kung fu films, History, climbing, reading & one handed press-ups.
Favourite Movies
Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brazil, Krull, Blade Runner, The Magnificent Seven, Zatoichi, Escape From New York, The Warriors, Together With You, Incendies, Memento, Kung Pow, Akira, Spirited Away, The Truman Show.
Charles Griffiths
Instruments
Guitar
Hometown
London, United Kingdom
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Queen, Gentle Giant, Meshuggah, Toto, Dream Theater, Pantera, Pain of Salvation, John Williams, Bumblefoot, Mattias Eklundh, Carl Verheyen, Brett Garsed, Ziltoid the Omniscient.
Gear
Charlie is a Fractal Audio artist and proudly uses the Axe-FX2. His main guitar is his beloved Kiesel Vader 8 string.
Interests
Dinosaurs, playing lego, going to the seaside & watching TV.
Favourite movies
ET, Star Wars IV V VI VII, Back to the Future Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Dark Crystal, An American Werewolf in London, 2001:A Space Odyssey, The Apartment, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Alien, The Shining.
Raymond Hearne
Instruments
Drums
Hometown
London, United Kingdom
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Everything Everything, Leprous, James Blake, Opeth, Textures, Pain of Salvation, Dream Theater, The Dear Hunter, Devin Townsend, and many more!
Gear
Natal Drums, Samsun Cymbals, Roland Electronics, Cympads, Cube Sticks
Interests
Annoying people, jumping into hot tubs mid-set, playing the tuba, trying to play the drums well...
Favourite movies
Teeth, Harvester, Snatch, There Will Be Blood, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Guard
Diego Tejeida
Instruments
Keyboards
Hometown
Mexico City
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Pink Floyd, Opeth, Devil Doll, Mr Bungle, Infected Mushroom, Boards of Canada, Venetian Snares, Pete Zeldman, A Perfect Circle.
Gear
Korg Karma, Korg N1, KAOSS pad, M-Audio Oxygen 88 midi controller, Macbook Pro running Mainstage 3 live and Logic X in the studio.
Interests
Cooking, swimming, reading, dry slapping, destroying sounds by any means.
Favourite movies
Psycho, The Wall, The Shining, Seventh Seal, Silent Hill, The Crow, Lost Highway, Inland Empire, The Audition, Dead Man's Shoes.
Conner 'American' Green
Instruments
Bass
Hometown
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Bon Iver, Tim Lefebvre, The Dear Hunter, Volcano Choir, Tigran Hamasyan, Mark Guiliana, Kendrick Lamar, Agent Fresco, Everything Everything
Gear
Bass: Zon Sonus Custom 6 (strung with Elixir Strings)
Amps: Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
Effects: Darkglass B7K Ultra & Vintage Deluxe, 3Leaf Octabvre, DSM Noisemaker OmniCabSim, Amptweaker Tight Fuzz, Origin Effects Cali-76, EHX Frequency Analyzer
Bass: Zon Sonus Custom 6 (strung with Elixir Strings)
Amps: Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
Effects: Darkglass B7K Ultra & Vintage Deluxe, 3Leaf Octabvre, DSM Noisemaker OmniCabSim, Amptweaker Tight Fuzz, Origin Effects Cali-76, EHX Frequency Analyzer
Interests
Hot drinks & hanging out with my cat
Favourite movies
The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Let the Right One In, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, In Bruges
Ross Jennings
Instruments
Vocalist
Hometown
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Musical influences & Favourite bands
Too many to mention!
Gear
AKG, Sennheiser & Shure Microphones, monitors & accessories
Interests
Guitarist on the side & Professional Photographer
Favourite movies
From Dusk Till Dawn, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy plus anything featuring Nicolas Cage!