Monday 15 April 2013

Next up is bass player news - Please welcome Clive aboard and into the unhinged world that is Desolation Angels the heavy metal riff making machine.


Biography:

Clive Pearson
Influences:
Black  Sabbath, Bad company,  AC/DC, Dio, Stone Temple Pilots, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Metallica.
Equipment:
Fender Precision Bass Guitars
Behringer  Amplification
Ampeg 8 * 10 Bass Cabinets.
Shure Wireless Systems.

Albums:
First Hand:  Hands off
Winter: Where Angels Fear to Tread
The B – Side:  The B- side
The Mochines: Hire The Losers.

Playing history
First Hand; 1979 -1982 South Africa
Lynx: 1983- 1987 South Africa
Pink Metal Kitchen:  London 1988 – 1990
Winter; 1990 -1992
B –Side: 1993 -1997 London
The Mochines: 2004-2007  Cape town South Africa
Thee Unknowns: 2008 – 2012 Cape Town South Africa
Lip service: 2012-2013 – Southampton England
Desolation Angels: February 2013 – Present

I started paying the bass when my brother took up the drums in 1978 and we formed  “First Hand” in 1979, which was an original 3 piece band.  This did set the style of my bass playing, as I did not really learn other bass player’s lines and hence I got my own style of playing.  Having my brother on the drums meant we could then rip each other apart and push each other to the limit without having a major fall out to deal with afterwards, and the result was an incredibly tight rhythm section, which is what a 3 piece band has to produce when playing live.

The influences at that time were AC/DC, Uriah Heap, Black Sabbath, Bad Company.  I then joined Lynx, which was a hard rock outfit, who were doing well on the gigging circuit. We went on to do a promotional video and recording, which led to playing many of the major venues in South Africa. 
The next step was to come to England, where I joined Pink Metal Kitchen in 1987.  We played the London Rock venues for a couple of years and then parted with the guitarist.  The band took on Belladonna’s guitarists to form Winter.  We continued playing mainly London venues and supported The Almighty at the Marquee and various other venues. But the band could not break into the next league even with the talk of going to Japan and the States.  Eventually Winter did drift and break up. 
After a few years with the B-Side, which was a change in direction to a more melodic funk rock band I  returned to Cape Town to join The Mochines, and did an album and played many festivals and gigs in the Cape Town area.

Returning to the UK in 2011 I had a brief stint with Lip service in Southampton before joining Desolation Angels.  I jumped to the chance to come to London for an audition, and after the first 5 minutes, I think we all knew I was the right fit for D.A . My solid bass lines and sound, fitting right in with the band grooving riffs and thunderous sound.  We can now look forward to writing new songs and giving the fans what they want to see.  High energy Rock and Roll shows with plenty of drive and wall of guitars..
Look forward to seeing all of you at our gigs coming up in the summer and watch this space as Desolation Angels are Rocking Again…….

Cheers
Clive

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