Name: Wizard Oz
Birthplace: Liverpool England
Instrument: Guitar Keyboards
Influences: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Queensryche
Bands played with: Blue Mist, Hellbent, Justin Eyeball, Cryers Diary
Other interests
and comments:(Motorcycles, Ghost
hunting, Castles, guitar building, oh yeah...and tipping beers)
Wizard
Oz : Lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals. At age ten the musical path began for
Wizard Oz when he played his first guitar, an AGS 6 string Acoustic. When only twelve
years old, he formed his first band "Blue Mist", a three piece project featuring
himself on lead guitar. The following year he formed "Hellbent", a four
piece with himself on lead guitar. At age eighteen 'Wizard' Oz co- formed
"Justin Eyeball", the Rush
tribute band which toured western
Canada and was top amongst local Vancouver bands at that time. A few years
later he moved back to his native Liverpool England and formed "Crowded", a
four piece band, playing lead guitar, singing and playing keyboards whilst touring England.
It
was upon his return to Canada that he formed "Snake
Eyes" with vocalist Paul LeComte, bass player Mark Sandquist and drummer Abe
Michaud. Their debut
album " The Journey
Begins" was recorded in 1999. Since that time the line up has seen a change of
drummer and bass player due to Oz's desire to take the tour to Europe.Oz has played with
UK bands "The
Shakers" and "Metalworks”, featuring Pete
Friesen guitarist from "Alice
Cooper’ and "The Almighty" and Les Binks, ex drummer from
"Judas
Priest" and he has played and recorded with "Cryers Diary",
featuring Jon Millard, ex "Angelwitch" member. He has also played with Mark
Birch from Wishbone
Ash.
Gear:
Esp Urban Camo guitar
Oz
uses Randall amps V2 400 watt head, and Xl cabs and a RH 150 HEAD
Tascam
GTR1
Elixir
strings
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