TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY NAME IS MARK DIRR AND I AM THE BASSIST/VOCALIST FOR THE BAND SUPERBAD HERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CINCINNATI. ENCLOSED IS A PROMO PACK FOR OUR BAND. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT US AND CONSIDER BOOKING SHOWS WITH US AT YOUR ESTABLISHMENT. WE ARE AN ENERGETIC AND FUN BAND THAT HAS GREAT INTERACTION WITH THE CROWD. WE HAVE A BIG FOLLOWING HERE ON THE WEST SIDE AND WOULD LIKE TO BRANCH OUT AND ESTABLISH A GOOD FOLLOWING IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK, (SUPERBADNATI@FACEBOOK.COM), WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT 1000 FRIENDS THAT SUPPORT US. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. THANK YOU, MARK DIRR
Superbad is a four piece party band with a list of influences as long as the 5pm traffic line and a sound that rocks harder than your grandma's rocker during Matlock! They have only one objective in mind; to give you the greatest, most rockin performance that will have you raising your beers in the air and screaming for more! This four piece starts their lineup with the solid pounding rhythms of Jesse Williams on drums, followed up by the infectious grooves of Mark Dirr on bass and vocals. Screaming out of left field is Chris Newnam wailing on lead guitar, and rounding out the guitar section and manning lead vocals is Steve Dirr. If you haven't caught on to the new rage hitting every club and bar in Cincinnati, then it's time to come see Superbad. Grab a beer and get out on the dance floor!
Hailing from Cincinnati, Mark Dirr originally played guitar in the late 80 s early 90 s for the thrash metal band Audix Mors. Playing all original music for the first 5 years of his music career, Mark never really got into the cover band scene until he was asked to help form the band Superbad. After his military career ended he played in various bands with friends just having fun and playing parties. He started playing acoustic shows with Steve Dirr and was informed one day that a show was booked for a full band. In less than 30 days we formed Superbad, learned the music, and got rolling. Chris Newman is the current Lead Guitarist & newest addition to the Superbad family. Chris started playing over 28 years ago, & had been playing the local club scene for 24 years. Previous bands include Cold Steele, Milkfish, Mindriot, Sneaky Pete, Hellcat Alley, Tell Tale Heart, & Seronode. He has been playing both cover music & originals with 3 albums under his belt. All of his gear is industry standard & he has the ability to cover a wide variety of genres. While being raised on arena rock, Chris is dedicated to giving an entertaining show! Steve Dirr, a Cincinnati native, started his musical journey at the tender age of 9. By the time he was 15, Steve was in a house band playing weekly shows at the Bootleg Saloon while still in high school. At the age of 16 Steve started the group Second 2 Last, and landed a weekly spot at Cincinnati s notorious Blue Note. From that point it was an uphill career. Steve joined Rockshot Records and recorded his album Who We Are, And Who We Are Really which would mark his third studio album. In 2008 Superbad was formed with the help of their bassist Mark Dirr, of which Steve is currently the lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist. For a short while Steve had a break from Superbad to seek a music career in California with nothing more than a bag full of clothes, a guitar, and PA. After bad luck in Cali, Steve moved back to Cincinnati where he would join back up with Superbad and become one of Cincy s hottest bands. At the same time Black Shirt Cargo was formed to showcase Superbad s original music. Currently Superbad is rockin shows 4-6 times a month, while Steve is also playing acoustic shows 2-3 days a week at venues all around the tri-state area. It s not about the money. It s not about becoming famous. All that matters is when we get on stage, we are nothing but ourselves. Speaking of the Drummer Jesse Merlin Williams, a resident of the Cincinnati area has a passion for not only Drums and percussion but sound in general. Mr. Williams began his music endeavors at the age of seven and went on to play for both his elementary and high school bands. It was during this time that Jesse began to play for various local groups experimenting in not only varied styles of Jazz but Metal, Rock, Funk, And Progressive. The next logical step was then to seek out a degree which would aid in his musical abilities. Jesse Williams currently attends college and majors in the field of Audio Video Engineering. This has led him to compose music and aid in sound design for local film companies. Bands Drums and Percussion: SuperBad, Black Shirt Cargo, Pariah, The Love Thrill Murders, Finiifi, The Alkaloids. Film and Sound Design Credits: Day of the Jagged Dead, A shift Of Soldiers TBR. Contact http://www.youtube.com/user/greenct hulhu https://www.facebook.com/pages/merl in/157085544315601
Lead Guitar Stage Guitars: Fender Custom Stratocaster 2. Custom Jackson (replicas of my Strat) Gibson Les Paul Shred Fender Custom Telecaster 2 Ibanez Schecter ESP Washburn Alvarez Stage Amplification: 2 Marshall Heads Randall Heads 2 Marshall 4x12 Cabinets EV Loaded Acoustic 4x12 Celestion Loaded 2x12 Crate Palomino EV Loaded Stage Effects: 6 Digitech RP12 units Boss GT10 Vox Crybaby/Wah Wah Rocktron Talk box Picks: Clayton Custom Super bad picks Heavy Gauge Rhythm Guitar Stage Guitars: Les Paul Custom w/seymour Duncan Screaming Demon & Pearly Gates pickups Tradition Telecaster w/ coil tab pickups Alverez 1000 series Pro acoustic Stage Amplification: Kustom Quad Jr 500 watt solid state head Celestion stacked 4/12 cabinet Bass Guitar Stage Bass: Ibanez K5 Signature 5 string Ibanez GSR200 4 string Stage Amplification: Ampeg SVT4 Pro Head Hartke 410XL cabinet Custom Peavey 2x10/1x15 cabinet loaded with Carvin speakers SansAmp/Tech 21-3 channel programmable bass driver Drums Pearl Drums and hardware Sabian Symbols Audix Microphones Pro-Mark sticks PA System: Sound: Allen & Heath ZED-22FX mixer Sampson S-curve 231 dual 31 band graphic EQ Sampson S-com 4/ 4 channel compressor/gate Peavey P23x0 precision 2/3 way crossover Furman Power Conditioner Speakers: QSC K10 powered speakers / 1000 watts Behringer B1500D-Pro 18" powered speakers / 1400 watts Behringer B212 12" powered speakers / 400 watts Harbinger APS15 15" powered speakers / 200 watts Microphones/Cables: Sennheiser e835 Shure SM 58 Shure SM 57 Heil Condensor Microphone Monster Cables Lighting: Twin Elation PAR-38/T4 Lighting packages Twin Chauvet 4 color sound activated light banks Eliminator E-103 Moon Beam Sunflower LED RGB DMX Lighting Disco OEM Mini Laser Light projector Eliminator mini strobe
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Nirvana - Breed Weezer - Say It Ain't So Limp BIzkit - Faith Better Than Ezra - Good Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance Seven Mary Three - Cumbersome Sublime - What I Got Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Lit - My Own Worst Enemy AC/DC - Highway To Hell The Steve Miller Band - The Joker Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Theory of a Dead Man - Bad Girlfriend Journey - Any Way You Want It Richie Valens - La Bamba Judas Priest - Breakin the Law James - Laid Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Gold Finger - 99 Red Balloons Green Day - Welcome to Paradise John Michael Montgomery - Sold AC/DC - TNT The Cure - Just Like Heaven MxPx Summer of '69 Black Sabbath Paranoid The Killers - When You Were Young The Black Keys - Lonely Boy SONG LISTING The Who - Squeeze Box Green Day- Basket Case Tommy Tutone- 867-5309/Jenny Wilson Pickett- Mustang Sallly The Ramones- Sedated Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy The Who- Baba O Riley Don Henley The Boys of Summer Billy Idol- Rebel Yell Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire Johnny B. Goode Harder to Breath Maroon 5 Hard to Handle The Black Crows Devil Went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels Runnin Down a Dream Tom Petty Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places AC/DC - Livewire Bowling For Soup - Melt With You Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy Elton John - Saturday Night Thin Lizzy Jailbreak Journey - Separate Ways Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade Dion - Run Around Sue Ted Nuggent - Cat Scratch Fever Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion Prince - Little Red Corvette Poison - Nothing But A Good Time Lynard Skynard - Call Me The Breeze Social Distortion - Ball & Chain Morris Day & The Time - Jungle Love Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire Led Zeppelin - Dyer Maker Grank Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful Prince - Lets go Crazy Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive Old Crow Med Show - Wagon Wheel Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried Prince - Lets Go Crazy Led Zeppelin - Dyer Maker Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin Billy Idol - Mony Mony Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction The Foundations - Buttercup Triumph - Magic Power Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising