Liam Wilson
Liam Wilson | |
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 Wilson performing at Wacken Open Air 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Liam Wilson |
| Born | December 22, 1979 (age 37) |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Mathcore, experimental metal, jazz fusion, metalcore, progressive metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
Liam Wilson (born on December 22, 1979) has been the bass player for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan since the autumn of 2000 and is a former bass player of the bands Starkweather and For Life. Currently, he is a part of Azusa, a project formed with members of Extol and Sea + Air.
Personal life
A vegan who is concerned about environmental causes, Liam wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on The Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Liam has been a big advocate for veganism and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for PETA,[1][2] although in the later years he is more flexible about those beliefs because of his Bikram yoga practices and travels.[3]
Other work
Liam was featured on the cover of Bass Player Magazine's September 2013 issue and has also written several columns for Bass Player magazine in which he extols the virtues of Bikram Yoga in relation to his bass playing.[4][5]
Liam also performed with the band Frodus (aptly labeled 'Frodus Escape Plan') for a few reunion shows March 2009 as a statement in response to the bank-bailouts and the uncovering of corporate corruption in the financial sector.
As of February 2017, Liam is the bass player for psychedelic death metal band John Frum.[6]
Wilson formed the band Azusa with members of Extol and Sea + Air, with plans of releasing their debut album in November of 2018.[7]
Equipment
Basses: Zon Sonus Special 4-string G&L L-2000 (fretted and fretless) and ASAT; Spector 4-string (studio); custom First Act
Rig: Ampeg SVT-VR head, Ampeg 8x10 cab
Effects: Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI or RBI, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Hardwire Polyphonic Tuner. Other effects in his aresenal include Dark Glass B7K and B3K; Hardwire DL-8, Bass Synth and Tube Overdrive; Fuzzrocious Custom Pedal; Dwarf Craft Robot Devil; Sound Audio Soundblox Pro Distortion and Programmable EQ; Trex Octamizer; Taurus Qube Amp, T-Di and Abigar.
Other: Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings (.045.105); Dunlop Custom Black Tortex picks (.73mm) with Sri Yantra foil stamp.
Bands
Current
- Azusa - Bass (2017-present)
- John Frum - Bass (2011-present)
Former
- The Dillinger Escape Plan - Bass (2000-2017)
- Burnside - Bass
- For Life - Bass
- Frodus - Bass (2009-2010)
- Starkweather - Bass (2005)
Discography
The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002), Epitaph
- Miss Machine (2004), Relapse
- Ire Works (2007), Relapse
- Option Paralysis (2010), Party Smasher
- One of Us Is the Killer (2013), Party Smasher
- Dissociation (2016), Party Smasher
Starkweather
- Croatoan (2006),[8] Candlelight/Hypertension
Frodus
John Frum
- A Stirring In The Noos (2017), Relapse
Azusa
- Heavy Yoke (2018), Indie Recordings
References
- ^ "PETA2 // Out There // Dillinger Escape Plan Wants You to Learn the Truth". Peta2.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "PETA2 // Out There // Liam Wilson". Peta2.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Joshua T. Cohen (September 30, 2013). "Dillinger Escape Plan Interview with Liam Wilson". Bellow the Scene. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "article". BassPlayer. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "article". BassPlayer. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ BP Staff (February 15, 2017). "Liam Wilson Announces Debut Album From His New Band John Frum". Bass Player Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, EXTOL, SEA + AIR Members Join Forces In AZUSA". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Croatoan, by Starkweather". Starkweather. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ "Soundlab 1, by Frodus". Frodus. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
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