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BEN GILLIES (drummer), CHRIS JOANNOU (bass) and SAM HOLLOWAY (keyboarder)~the other half of silverchair
SAM HOLLOWAY~neon ballroom keyboarder
Sam Holloway, formerly of the Melbourne-based band Cordrazine, will play keyboards on silverchair's Neon Ballroom tours.
Sam is a classically trained musician who studied at Australia's prestigious Box Hill Music College. At Box Hill Sam had the opportunity to play all types of music including every flavour of jazz, Latin, experimental fusion and groove, as well as the classics.
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SOME STUFF ABOUT CHRIS~
born: November 10, 1979
sign: Scorpio
family: parents, David and Sue; twin sister, Louise; pet dog, Khan, a German Shepard; a new dog, Gus
it's pronounced: Joe-an-yoo
in the band: bass
trivia: likes to play pool and surf; is really into mechanics; he used to wear glasses
once: dyed his hair blue
known as: the shy one
fave actors: Sean Connery and John Cleese
fave movie: Trainspotting
fave food: mash potatoes and gravy
fave bands: Korn, sausage, You Am I, Led Zepplin, Primus, Unwritten Law, Bachmarket, Deftones, Bob Marley, Ammonia
when they were kids, Dan and Ben talked Chris into eating orange crayons, saying they were cheese
Both Chris and Daniel started off playing trumphet in their school orchestra
Chris is left handed, but plays the bass right-handed
He can cook 3-minute noodles
He has a computer and internet access, but you won't find him using it
Chris and ben have known each other since pre-school
Chris learned to play bass in 3 months with Ben as his teacher
He plays G7L guitars through Ampeg Amps
He does write songs and lyrics, but they're not considered the silverchair style
He shaved his head in January, 1996
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SOME STUFF ABOUT BEN~
born: October 24, 1979
stats: between 5'5" and 5'8"
sign: Scorpio
nickname: Short Elvis
family: parents, David and Anette; sister, Kristy; the Gillies family are members of the Surfrider Foundation
in the band: drums (Pearl drums/Sabian cymbals), bass and guitar
Jessie: silverchair has a decapitated doll nammed Jessie that they take to all their shows nan place her at the end of Ben's drum kit. They found her after a show ( dont think they do this any more)
Ben is definitely the weirdest member of the band. Ben got his forst drum kit from an older teen across the street for . Ben also plays guitar and bass, and won an APRA award with Daniel (songwirters of the year).Ben was breaking 16-18 drum sticks at every gig before he switched to Vader sticks
Ben went to the hospital for 8 hours after stage diving at a show in LA last February
Ben chats on Lycos but doesn't reveal himself
Ben was in his high school marching band, the Marching Koala's in '93
Ben once gave Daniel a black eye
Ben got his first kit when he was 8
he plays with his shirt off because he says he plays better with it off
his favorite summer song is "Wipeout"
In the "slave" video, it appears that Ben has a tattoo, but it's only magic marker
fave band: Soundgarden, Tool, Korn, Quiksand, Led Zepplin
fave movie: trainspotting
least fave subject: English
fave food: pizza
doesn't like: reading
drives: Holden Commodore
hobbies: plays guitar and bass; loves to surf
nicknames: Gillies, Short Elvis
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