Where did the idea for the Sniper Heart logo come from?
a few years ago i considered putting out a series of releases, all with different cover girls targeted with the crosshairs. -kind of like a hybrid "got milk"/james bond add campaign. it never stuck, but when we decided that we needed 1 focussed logo for brand identity, placing a heart in there seemed like the best way to summarize the message.
What's your favorite cereal?
fruity pebbles, but dont tell anyone.
Throught some time it has become obvious that you mainly have those lines under your eyes either black or white. Somtimes one line other times two. Is there a story behind it or do you just think it looks cool. Does it wierd you out or piss you off whenever you see groupies copy your original "Matifyed" look?
i always thought that nikki sixx looked hotter than vince neil. -and we actually all apreciate it when fans mimic aspects of our style.
What other hidden talents do you or the rest of the band have?
dan is at the vanguard of a progressive forensic pathology
greg applies chaos theory to predict the commodities market
garret dabbles in the manufacturing of hollow cathode lamps for Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers
jon has nearly completed the most detailed topographical map ever made of the planet Mars
and i have memorized the entire seniors menu at Denny's.
what kind of programs or machines you use for the
programming in your songs?
i use the Roland xp80 to program the demos, but we bring in matt skaggs for the real shit. he uses logic, pro tools, the virus, the Q, and other newer analog synth modules.
List of Gear used for Programming:
Synths
Access Virus
Cwejman S1 Modular
Elektron MonoMachine
MacBeth M3X
Roland JV-1080
Waldorf XT and Q
Sequencers
Powerbook w/ Logic Pro 6
FutureRetro Mobius
Percussion
Elektron MachinDrum
Roland R-8M
Waldorf Rack Attack
Outboard
Aphex
DBX
Joe Meek
Lexicon
Yamaha
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