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Featured Band for
March 2005
Band Name: The Mofos
Genre: Loud, fast, bad-ass hot rod instrumnetal rock n
roll..
Geographical Area:
New York
State
(The
Empire
State
)
Interview with Gary Mofo by email on 2/18/05
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1. What is the current line-up of your band (include band
member names)?
Gary Mofo, guitar; Eric Mofo, bass; Willie B. Mofo, drums
2. When did you get started with your band?
1999
3. What bands or music have influenced you most?
Hmmm.... AC/DC, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, the
Who, Dick Dale, Link Wray, anything Rock-a-billy or psych/garage, Heitor
Villa-Lobos, Leo Brouwer. Hmmm… Old Van Halen, Sandy Nelson, J.S. Bach, Gene
Krupa, old jazz stuff, DK's, Black Flag, Fear, Misfits/Danzig and the Ramones...
It's really all over the place...
4. What is the break down of cover vs. original
material in your live shows and/or recordings?
All original with a few Led Zep riffs when we are in the
mood.
5. What recording have you done?
“Supercharged on Alcohol” and a live CD.
6. What kind of gear do you use?
Old Fender guitars and old Fender Vibrolux and Bassman amp;
wah, fuzz and delay pedals, Fender Jazz bass with a Marshall half stack, Ludwig/Slingerland
drum kits - all old stuff.
7. What is your band’s favorite food/beverage?
Teriyaki beef jerkey, pork rinds, peanut M ‘n Ms, beer.
8. How do you get gigs?
Book them oursleves in the States and we have an agent in
Europe
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9. What are the difficulties you find playing your kind of
music in your area?
None, really.
10. What positive attributes does your band have that sets
you apart from other bands (of any genre)?
We tend to push musical boundaries. Since we are
instrumental, we have no limits musically.
11. What have you found to be the single most effective
promotional tool you’ve used to further your band’s musical path?
The internet
12. What’s the most interesting performance experience
you’ve had?
Playing in the
Antwerp
State
Prison in
Belgium
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13. What do you hope to get out of being a NESMA member?
Haven't really thought too much about it..if people dig
it..COOL!!!
Gary Siperko
gary@mofosonline.com
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