Musical Instruments for the Motorcycle Enthusiast.
Type:
Performance
Program Area:
Music
Day/Time: Saturday, April 22 5:00 PM (60 minutes)
Location: Maker's Lounge
Hey! You got your motorcycle in my rock-n-roll! Well, you got your rock-n-roll on my motorcycle. Wreck-n-Roll combines these two great tastes into one rockin' package. Three packages actually; the Frankenbass, Venus de Moto, and the Wreck-n-Roll Cycle Pole. Come see and hear these unique musical instruments for yourself. Learn the history and evolution of the motorcycle upright bass and enjoy an eclectic musical performance. Ezra Daly - Motorcycle Bass Nick Mitchell - Ukulele Todd Smitherum - XylophoneRelated site: http://www.wrecknroll.com
Presented by
Ezra Daly
Wreck-n-Roll Custom Instruments
Ezra Daly built the first motorcycle bass, the Frankenbass, out of necessity
in 1996. This Moto-Guzzi bass was performed with Santa Cruz bands Buddys Riot and the Lee Maverick Band. Other electric basses built over the following
decade have appeared throughout California with Green Means Go, the
Hellbillys, the NickelAliens as well as the Woodbox Gang in Illinois.
As these instruments gained popularity, Ezra formed Wreck-n-Roll Custom Instruments (www.wrecknroll.com) which provides both motorcycle instruments as
well as music from the bands who play them.
