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JENNIFER
COLE |
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| BIRTHPLACE:
Anchorage, Alaska |
| INLFUENCES:
Aretha Franklin, Christina
Aguilera, Mindy Smith, Ray Charles, Kelly Clarkson, and
Philip Burch, my high school orchestra teacher |
| GEAR:
Karl Knilling violin with a
Dean Markley Transducer. |
| SKILLS:
Expert Equine Behaviorist and
Trainer, Home Theater System Expert, Kung Fu, Judo, and
Aikido |
| MOST
LIKELY TO: Get arrested for
drunken punting of frozen chickens down a city street |
| CRIMINAL
RECORD: Lots and lots of speeding
tickets |
FAVORITE
QUOTE: "If
you can read this, you don't need glasses." |
| FAVORITE
SONGS: |
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"Fly Me To The
Moon" - (Frank Sinatra) |
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"Gasoline" - (The Catherine
Wheel) |
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"I Aint Never Loved a Man"
- (Aretha Franklin) |
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"Baba O' Reilly" - (The
Who) |
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"Should I Stay or Should I
Go" - (The Clash) |
| FIRST
CONCERT: Aerosmith and Lenny
Kravitz, Target Center, Minneapolis, 2005 |
| FAVORITE
CONCERT: The Dan Band, First
Ave, Minneapolis, 2006 |
| DESERT
ISLAND FIVE: |
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My Dog |
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My Horses |
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A Hammock |
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Old School Saturday Night Live Reruns |
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A handsome man with a sense of humor
that isn't gay |
| HER
HERO: Mr. Bill and Toonses
the Driving Cat cause they never ever die |
| HER
STORY: |
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Jennifer is from Chugiak, a little
town outside of Anchorage, Alaska. She started playing
the piano at 5 and started on the violin at age 10. Allthough
all of her formal instruction was in classical music,
Jennifer started at age 13 performing with a local country
band called Broken String, based out of Anchorage, playing
bluegrass fiddle. Continuing also with classical music,
Jennifer was a first chair violinist for the Anchorage
Youth Symphony until 1998, when she moved to Wisconsin
and played with the River Falls Symphony Orchestra. Jennifer
joined local blues band The Jim Herrick Experience and
bluegrass band Green Broke where, in addition to violin,
began siniging backup vocals and lead vocals. Jennifer
was the final member to join 6 Figures in Summer 2007.
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JAMES
JAMAR |
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| BIRTHPLACE:
St. Paul, Minnesota |
| INFLUENCES:
Sting, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Jackson,
Doug Nelson, Jimmy Anton, Flea, Marcus Miller, Jimi Hendrix,
Jason Perri, and beautiful women in prevocative clothing
at our performances. |
| GEAR:
Eden bass rig with Sting Ray, Jazz,
and Custom basses. |
| SKILLS:
Lots of skills in all of the areas
I need to be skillful in. |
| MOST
LIKELY TO: Spontaneously combust
on stage |
| CRIMINAL
RECORD: It's not that I shouldn't
have one, but some of us just get lucky |
| FAVORITE
QUOTE: "Follow your bliss"
-- Joseph Campbell |
| FAVORITE
SONGS: |
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Black Cow - (Steely
Dan) |
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Common Threads -
(Bobby McFarrin) |
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Sentimental Mood
- (Coltrain/Ellington) |
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Dixie Chicken -
(Little Feat) |
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Closer to Find -
(The Indigo Girls) |
| FIRST
CONCERT: REO Speedwagon and 38 Special |
| FAVORITE
CONCERT: Peter Gabriel |
| DESERT
ISLAND FIVE: |
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Acoustic Guitar |
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Sun Tan Lotion |
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Loin Cloth |
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Beautiful Native
Island Woman |
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A "How to Survive
on a Desert Island For Dummies" Book |
| HIS
HERO: |
| HIS
STORY: |
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James has
been in a band since he was in the 8th grade. In the late
80's, he joined a little known but kick ass band called
the Cheshire Cats. He then met Jason Perri and was in
the Jason Perri Group, an original band, for 4 years.
Never got the record deal. (Yet). Then James cut his teeth
in some shitty road bands until joining Jonah and the
Whales in 1999 then started the band Janie in Wonderland.
He's now a proud and happy part of 6 Figures. |
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KEVIN
WOODS |
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| BIRTHPLACE:
The wilds of Wisconsin |
| INFLUENCES:
JB, EC, JH, JW, PF, EJ, EVH, BG,
GB, Andy Powell, Ritchie Blackmore |
| GEAR:
Large pile pf P.O.S. brand instruments
that sound amazing |
| SKILLS:
Electronics. Repairing anything. |
| MOST
LIKELY TO: Laugh |
| CRIMINAL
RECORD: Zilch. |
| FAVORITE
QUOTE: "I am a liar and everything
I say is a lie. Do you believe me?" |
| FAVORITE
SONGS: |
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None. I hate music. |
| FIRST
CONCERT: None. I hate music. |
| FAVORITE
CONCERT: None. I hate music.
|
| DESERT
ISLAND FIVE: |
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The sun |
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The sky |
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The water |
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The beach |
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An endless pot of
stew |
| HIS
HERO: I refuse to idolize anyone. |
| HIS
STORY: Kevin hails from many small
and medium sized towns in Wisconsin. As a boy, he would
come home from school every day and learn every song he
could. One day, some time ago, he met someone considered
to be a god in music. In the relatively short time he
knew this being, he learned all he could. In January 2007
he joined the band 6 Figures which was formed from members
of other bands. Kevin sings and plays guitar and some
other instruments but you already knew this. Right? |
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JERRY
TRACY SCHMIDT |
|
| BIRTHPLACE:
A distant galaxy far far away....... |
| INFLUENCES:
Esotericism, Eroticism, Existentialism,
Egyptology, Quantum Physics, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart,
Wagner, Von Ortz, Nikola Tesla, Keith Emerson, John Lord,
Captain Kangaroo, Gopal Das, Peter Griffin and Flavor
Flav. And of course, SDR&R. |
| GEAR:
Jerry has contributed greatly to
the stockholders of Akai, Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Nord,
E-MU/Ensoniq, Moog, Mackie, JBL, DBX, BBE, AKG, MOTU,
Lexicon, Shure, Beyerdynamic, Ultimate, Quick-lok, Rocktron,
Alesis, Boss, Audio Technica, Tascam, Fostex, Sony, Apple,
Whirlwind, Monster, Midi Solutions, Gold Line and a host
of others. |
| SKILLS:
Telepathic transmission, time travel,
transmogrification, clairvoyance, marketing, communications,
advertising, behavioral modification, music and literary
composition, songwriting, music production, idiomatic
disambiguation, problematical resolutionism and hypothetical
theorization. |
| MOST
LIKELY TO: Find Waldo |
| CRIMINAL
RECORD: I was acquitted, the glove
didn't fit. |
| FAVORITE
QUOTE: "Two things are infinite.
The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about
the universe." |
| FAVORITE
SONGS: |
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"In My Life"
- (The Beatles) |
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"Wichita Lineman"
- (Glen Campbell) |
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"Voodoo Chile"
- (Jimi Hendrix) |
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"The Man With
the Child in His Eyes" - (Kate Bush) |
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"Baker Street"
- (Gerry Rafferty) |
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"Karn Evil
9" - (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) |
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"21st Century
Schizoid Man" - (King Crimson) |
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"Ghost of the
Sun" - (Interpreter) |
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"Long December"
- (Counting Crows) |
| FIRST
CONCERT: The Who, Metropolitan Sports
Center, Minneapolis, 1972 |
| FAVORITE
CONCERT: Boston, Aloha Stadium,
Honolulu, 1978 |
| DESERT
ISLAND FIVE: |
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Adequate sustenance |
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Books |
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Bosendorfer Imperial
grand piano |
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Fully fueled helicopter |
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Hot female pilot |
| HIS
HERO: Common ordinary people who
do uncommon and extraordinary things. |
| HIS
STORY: |
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Entering the earth's
atmosphere with a head, heart, and soul full of music,
Jerry discovered the family piano at age three and immediately
began to explore the sounds and compose copious, precocious
melodies. This scared people at first, but after realizing
he could play the sounds using the keys instead of the
harp, the music has started to flow and has never stopped.
Fast forward -- Jerry studied classical piano,
taking private lessons and participating in competitions
for many years. Always looking for new musical horizons,
he was intrigued by the "Make Love, Not War"
era and embarked on a professional music career, which
led to a myriad of fantastical experiences. With a legacy
of excellence as a premier keyboard artist and vocalist,
Jerry has logged countless performances in many venues,
touring, writing, producing, and recording music for personal
projects, bands, individual artists, TV, radio, sports
teams, along with managing groups, nightclubs, starting
a record label and contributing musically to a historical,
innovative Native American dance production in conjunction
with the Ordway and McKnight theatres. Fast forward
-- Too old to Rock and Roll? Ridiculous... Convinced
there was no group situation out there that was aptly
suited for his interests and abilities, recent times found
Jerry focusing more on individualized projects and recording.
Then, one pivotal and auspicious evening, history was
changed. Through a phantasmagoric rift in the space-time
continuum (and a well-timed phone call) Jerry's karma
and good fortune now finds him established as an integral
member of the inaugural 6 Figures future rock dynasty.
Here, he has forged genuine friendships with like-minded,
talented musicians sharing analogous goals and determination.
The future? Fast forward -- $uccess! |
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GARY
DEHAVEN |
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| BIRTHPLACE:
Minneapolis, MN |
| INFLUENCES:
My drum instructors Chick Hager,
George "Sandy" Schaefer and Gordy Knutsen. Also
legends Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Vinnie
Coliuta, Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, Tony Williams,
Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Harvey Mason, Terry Bozzio, Chad
Wackerman, Nail Peart, Steve Gadd, John Bonham, Carl Palmer
and Bill Woodford. Whew! |
| GEAR:
Yamaha Tour Custom Kit. 10"
and 12" deep toms, 16" floor tom, 22" kick
drum, 21" Zildjian rock ride, 18" Zeldjian A
thin crash, 17" Zildjian K Dark medium crash, 16"
Zildjian A fast crash, 18" Wuhan china crash. Yamaha
professional footpedal "strap". Zildjian "session
master" sticks. Remo Emperor coated heads. |
| SKILLS:
Fast feet, faster legs, lightnin'
arms, tough wrists and fingers, big heart, quick wit and
a healthy dose of intestinal fortitude. |
| MOST
LIKELY TO: Survive on a desert island. |
| CRIMINAL
RECORD: Nothing on file. It wasn't
me! |
| FAVORITE
QUOTE: "If you meet God, say
hi to her for me." |
| FAVORITE
SONGS: |
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"2112"
- (Rush) |
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"Starship
Trooper" - (Yes) |
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"Squonk"
- (Genesis ) |
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"Frankenstein"
- (Edgar Winter Group) |
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"Fly Like and
Eagle with space intro" - (Steve Miller Band) |
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"Magnus Opus" - (Kansas) |
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"Help Me" - (Joni Mitchell) |
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"Hello It's Me" - (Todd
Rungren) |
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"Wichita Lineman" - (Glen
Campbell) |
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"Space Oddity" - (David
Bowie) |
| FIRST
CONCERT: Kansas - Leftover Tour,
Milwaukee, WI |
| FAVORITE
CONCERT: Rush - Hemispheres Tour,
Milwaukee, WI |
| DESERT
ISLAND FIVE: |
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Good Boots |
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Good Socks |
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Good Knife |
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Good Stone |
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Good Bridge |
| HIS
HERO: My high school anthropology
teacher, Warren "Shootie" Schutnecht. His lessons
regarding critical thinking have saved my butt more than
once! |
| HIS
STORY: |
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