Biography
About Dance With Amps...
Dance With Amps started as a crossover between metal and dance music. Original DWA songs were quite extreme with death metal crossing over to cheesy house music, but more recently the style has grown into a simplified dance/rock sound with elements of pop.
What makes DWA unique is our sound - a mixture of electronic samples, chunky guitaring, funky bass, and luscious vocal harmonies.
Our influences span nearly all genres including pop, rock, metal, jazz, funk, house and R&B.
DWA is going against the grain bringing their unique sound, image and style to the masses.
Dance With Amps is... Marcus Millar Mick
Name: Marcus Milne
Band role: Vocals, guitar
Influences: 80s pop/rock, glam rock, Top 40 pop, metal, electronica, jazz, funk, disco
Top 5 favourite musicians: Devin Townsend, Sebastian Bach, Joe Satriani, Jeff Lynne, Mike Patton
Top 5 favourite albums: Skid Row - Slave to the Grind, Alchemist - Jar of Kingdom, Mr. Bungle - California, Death - Individual Thought Patterns, Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Other hobbies/interests: Windsurfing, Thai boxing, Brazilian jiujitsu, vale tudo, playing guitar, music production, fashion, modelling, acting
Other bands: MasterFire (electro/pop/emo with Dave Wine from Afraid You'll Fall)
Name: Millar
Band role: Bass guitar, backup vocals
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Name: Mick Stix
Band role: Drums and electronics
Influences: Machine Head, Aphex Twin, Tool, Pantera, Prodigy, Terry Bozzio, Cog
Top 5 favourite musicians: Terry Bozzio - solo drummer, Danny Carey - Tool, Dave Grohl, Animal - muppets, Garth from Wayne's World
Top 5 favourite albums: Nirvana - Nevermind, Bozzio/Levin/Stevens - Black Light Syndrome, Tool - Aenima, Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf, Chilli Peppers - Blood Sex Sugar Magic
Other hobbies/interests: Setting up drums, cut & paste, finger drumming, multi-tasking
Other bands: ex Surfacing, ex No Shanes