Johnny Shapton – DRUMS, PERCUSSION and BACKING VOCALS

Influences

Johnny-ShaptonLPink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Kaleidocreed and lots of Zappa

Tech stuff

Drums: PDP LX Series Aztec Gold Fade, 18 x 22″ kick, 8 x 10″ tom, 9 x 12″
tom, 12 x 14″ floor tom and 5 x 14″ snare drum

Cymbals: Zildjian A 14″ Mastersound Hi-Hats, Zildjian K 18″ Dark Crash, Paiste 505 18″ Crash, Zildjian 19″ Beautiful Baby Ride with 3 rivets

Plus: Various bits of percussion

Fave Contenders songs

Angel of Harlem, Born To Run, Rocks

First song I learned on the drums:

Wakey, Wakey – a self penned effort, and then Can’t Get Enough by Bad Company 15 years later after I’d ‘sold out’ to covers…

Claim to musical fame

Been on stage with Del Amitri at Swansea University.
Lasted about 10 seconds before Security ‘helped’ me off again