Sick Puppies
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Sick Puppies is an Australian rock
band, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin.
Sick Puppies rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same
" was uploaded along with a video to YouTube
. The video supported the Free Hugs Campaign
which was launched in Sydney, and has since received over 70 million views on the website. This success followed up with Dressed Up as Life
in 2007, which entered the Billboard 200
at number 181. Their third studio album is titled Tri-Polar
.
ist Shimon Moore and bassist
Emma Anzai in the music room of Mosman
High School in 1997, when they double booked the room and bickered over who got to practice. They soon became friends because of their love for Silverchair
. Initially with Shimon on drums
and Emma on guitar
s, the duo would frequently meet up to play Green Day
, Rage Against the Machine
and Silverchair
songs and eventually felt compelled to write their own material. When Chris Mileski joined the band to play drums, Emma switched to bass and Shimon to guitar and vocals and they became the Sick Puppies.
There are two stories as to how the band name was conceived. The official version is that Shimon Moore thought of the name himself when the band members were brainstorming, and then came home a few days later to find his father Phil reading the book Sick Puppy
by Carl Hiaasen
. The side version is that a neighbor's dog entered the garage during a rehearsal and vomited on their equipment. An early fan made the comment, "That's one sick puppy" and the name stuck.
Emma Anzai took up a job as a telemarketer and Shimon took a job holding a sandwich board
in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney
, Australia
. Through their own financing and with help from Shimon's father (a musician and producer), the band released their debut EP
Dog's Breakfast
.
. Drummer Chris Mileski was unable to leave Australia so he was replaced by current drummer Mark Goodwin, after he responded to an ad posted by the band on Craigslist
.
. The album came after the huge success of the "Free Hugs Campaign
", and featured their breakout single "All the Same
". The song reached number eight on the U.S. Modern Rock
chart and is also featured on the video for the Free Hugs Campaign video which won YouTube
video of the year in 2006. They followed up their debut with the single "My World
", which peaked at #20. The band also released "Pitiful
" and "What Are You Looking For
" as singles in 2008.
's video game Street Fighter IV
called "War" and it has been used in the advertisements and promotion for the game. It also reached the top 40 on the iTunes
top rock songs. "War" was used during the Washington Capitals
2009 Stanley Cup
playoffs introduction video. The song was also included as the first track on Tri-Polar
. Their first single off Tri-Polar
, "You're Going Down
" reached #1, and was used as the theme song for the WWE
pay per view "Extreme Rules" in June 2009 and is also used in SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
, the My Soul to Take
(2010) movie trailer, and also in the trailer and opening credits of "Tekken (2010 film)". The second single from the album, "Odd One
", hit radio on 10 November.
Sick Puppies released a new song called "That Time of Year" on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack - Vol. 2 and through their MySpace
page for the holidays. The third single from the album, "Maybe
", hit radio stations on 22 June. "Maybe
" topped at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers, #15 on Rock, and #6 on Alternative. It is the first Sick Puppies song to be on the Hot 100 chart, making it the most successful song of the band. The album's fourth single is "Riptide
", which was released in February 2011.
"Tri-Polar
" was released in the UK on April 4, 2011.
featuring three tracks from their Tri-Polar
album and one B-Side from that album. The versions of "Odd One", "So What I Lied", and "The Pretender" were recorded in a studio, while "You're Going Down" was recorded live in a Chicago
radio station during an interview. To promote the EP, Sick Puppies offered a merchandise package that included Tri-Polar and Live & Unplugged with a limited edition lithograph; this package was sold at their concerts.
, a documentary about the career of acclaimed music photographer Robert Knight
. This award winning film features his life as he started out filming music greats such as Led Zeppelin
and Jimi Hendrix
, and his current mission to find today's up and coming bands and help them become tomorrow's top rock acts. This includes him convincing the Sick Puppies to leave their homes to pursue success in the American music industry in Los Angeles
.
According to bassist Emma Anzai, "(Robert Knight) was like, 'Hey I want to put you in my film.' So we were like, 'All right, cool.' So now it's two years later and he documented when we did the first album, the first show, all that kind of stuff. It was really cool. He wanted a new band to . . . develop." During the process, the band was filmed for a few days at a time, and said that they would forget the cameras were there and act accordingly, so this film captures the band and their true interactions out of the spotlight.
It was partly due to their involvement in this project and Mr. Knights endorsement that they were able to acquire their first American record deal with RMR/Virgin/EMI. This record deal then led to the first U.S album, Dressed Up as Life
.
Rock Prophecies was nationally aired on PBS
and became available on DVD on 14 September 2010.
which includes acoustic versions of "Riptide", "Don't Walk Away", and more. It was recorded in studio, along with string ensemble accompaniment. Emma also does some more major lead vocals.
The band is expected to have new material in 2012.
Former members
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin.
Sick Puppies rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same
All the Same
"All the Same" is the first single released from Sick Puppies' 2007 album Dressed Up as Life, though it was first released on their self-titled EP a year before the album. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and featured in the Free Hugs Campaign...
" was uploaded along with a video to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The video supported the Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...
which was launched in Sydney, and has since received over 70 million views on the website. This success followed up with Dressed Up as Life
Dressed Up as Life
-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums-Album:-Singles:...
in 2007, which entered the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
at number 181. Their third studio album is titled Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar (album)
-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
.
Early career
The band was formed by singer/lead guitarLead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
ist Shimon Moore and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Emma Anzai in the music room of Mosman
Mosman, New South Wales
Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman.-Localities:In February...
High School in 1997, when they double booked the room and bickered over who got to practice. They soon became friends because of their love for Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
. Initially with Shimon on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and Emma on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, the duo would frequently meet up to play Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
and Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
songs and eventually felt compelled to write their own material. When Chris Mileski joined the band to play drums, Emma switched to bass and Shimon to guitar and vocals and they became the Sick Puppies.
There are two stories as to how the band name was conceived. The official version is that Shimon Moore thought of the name himself when the band members were brainstorming, and then came home a few days later to find his father Phil reading the book Sick Puppy
Sick Puppy
Sick Puppy is a novel by Carl Hiaasen.-Plot summary:Florida's corrupt governor, Dick Artemus, pursues schemes to line his pockets and those of his rich entrepreneur backers at the expense of the environment. His schemes have always foundered in the past, but he has high hopes of a plan involving...
by Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
. The side version is that a neighbor's dog entered the garage during a rehearsal and vomited on their equipment. An early fan made the comment, "That's one sick puppy" and the name stuck.
Emma Anzai took up a job as a telemarketer and Shimon took a job holding a sandwich board
Sandwich board
A sandwich board is a type of advertisement composed of two boards and being either:*Carried by a person, with one board in front and one behind, creating a "sandwich" effect; or...
in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Through their own financing and with help from Shimon's father (a musician and producer), the band released their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Dog's Breakfast
Dog's Breakfast
Dog's Breakfast is an EP released by rock band Sick Puppies in 1999. It was the first release by the band which features 8 tracks. This is considered very rare.-Track listing:# "Twist" – 2:14# "It's Like" – 2:30# "Unbalanced" – 4:12...
.
Welcome to the Real World
In 2001, the band released their first studio album, Welcome to the Real World. It was a hit in Australia and led to the band winning the Triple J Unearthed band competition that is held annually, which led to a management deal with Paul Stepanek Management. With the band gaining momentum, Shim and Emma decided to take the band to the next level by moving to Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Drummer Chris Mileski was unable to leave Australia so he was replaced by current drummer Mark Goodwin, after he responded to an ad posted by the band on Craigslist
Craigslist
Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements, with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums....
.
Dressed Up as Life
In 2007 they released their second studio album (first on a major label), Dressed Up As LifeDressed Up as Life
-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums-Album:-Singles:...
. The album came after the huge success of the "Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...
", and featured their breakout single "All the Same
All the Same
"All the Same" is the first single released from Sick Puppies' 2007 album Dressed Up as Life, though it was first released on their self-titled EP a year before the album. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and featured in the Free Hugs Campaign...
". The song reached number eight on the U.S. Modern Rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
chart and is also featured on the video for the Free Hugs Campaign video which won YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video of the year in 2006. They followed up their debut with the single "My World
My World (Sick Puppies song)
"My World" is the second single released from Sick Puppies' 2007 album Dressed Up as Life.- Music video :The music video for the song features the band performing as well as Shimon Moore give money to two homeless men, and in return being physically abused by them and Emma Anzai drawing plastic...
", which peaked at #20. The band also released "Pitiful
Pitiful (Sick Puppies song)
"Pitiful" is the fourth single released from Sick Puppies' 2007 album Dressed Up as Life. This song talks about how useless someone's life is....
" and "What Are You Looking For
What Are You Looking For
"What Are You Looking For" is the third single released from Sick Puppies' 2007 album Dressed Up as Life.- Music video :To follow up the band's phenomenal Free Hugs Campaign YouTube success with their song All the Same, in the Summer of 2008, the band held a among fans around the world to select...
" as singles in 2008.
Tri-Polar
The band went into the recording studio in December 2008 to write, record and produce their next studio album that was released on 14 July 2009. They also wrote a song for CapcomCapcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
's video game Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter IV
is a fighting game produced by Capcom. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since . The coin-operated arcade game was released in Japan on July 18, 2008, with North American arcades importing the machines by August...
called "War" and it has been used in the advertisements and promotion for the game. It also reached the top 40 on the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
top rock songs. "War" was used during the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
2009 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
playoffs introduction video. The song was also included as the first track on Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar (album)
-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
. Their first single off Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar (album)
-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
, "You're Going Down
You're Going Down
"You're Going Down" is the lead single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar."You're Going Down" was used by WWE to represent their Extreme Rules pay-per-view event as its official theme song. The wrestling promotion also used the song by making it part of the soundtrack to their video game...
" reached #1, and was used as the theme song for the WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
pay per view "Extreme Rules" in June 2009 and is also used in SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 , is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's, and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the eleventh video game in the WWE SmackDown vs...
, the My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take is a 2010 American horror film, written and directed by Wes Craven. It is his first film since 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare that he both wrote and directed.The film stars Max Thieriot as the protagonist Adam "Bug" Hellerman, who is one of seven teenagers chosen to die.The film...
(2010) movie trailer, and also in the trailer and opening credits of "Tekken (2010 film)". The second single from the album, "Odd One
Odd One
"Odd One" is the second single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted rock radio on November 10, 2009. According to the band's Twitter, the video was filmed on November 25. According to pictures posted on the band's Twitter and a video clip on YouTube in the following days, the...
", hit radio on 10 November.
Sick Puppies released a new song called "That Time of Year" on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack - Vol. 2 and through their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page for the holidays. The third single from the album, "Maybe
Maybe (Sick Puppies song)
"Maybe" is the third single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted rock radio on June 22, 2010. A remix version was made for pop radio stations, and the official music video....
", hit radio stations on 22 June. "Maybe
Maybe (Sick Puppies song)
"Maybe" is the third single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted rock radio on June 22, 2010. A remix version was made for pop radio stations, and the official music video....
" topped at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers, #15 on Rock, and #6 on Alternative. It is the first Sick Puppies song to be on the Hot 100 chart, making it the most successful song of the band. The album's fourth single is "Riptide
Riptide (Sick Puppies song)
"Riptide" is the fourth single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted radio on February 8, 2011. Originally this song was planned to be the second single, but Odd One narrowly beat out Riptide because of its strong lyrical message....
", which was released in February 2011.
"Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar (album)
-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
" was released in the UK on April 4, 2011.
Live & Unplugged
On 6 April 2010, Sick Puppies released an acoustic EP titled Live & UnpluggedLive & Unplugged
Live & Unplugged is an acoustic EP by Australian band Sick Puppies. "Odd One", "So What I Lied", and "The Pretender" were recorded in a studio, while "You're Going Down" was recorded live. This EP was sold via digital stores while physical copies were available during Record Store Day...
featuring three tracks from their Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar (album)
-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
album and one B-Side from that album. The versions of "Odd One", "So What I Lied", and "The Pretender" were recorded in a studio, while "You're Going Down" was recorded live in a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
radio station during an interview. To promote the EP, Sick Puppies offered a merchandise package that included Tri-Polar and Live & Unplugged with a limited edition lithograph; this package was sold at their concerts.
Rock Prophecies
On 14 August 2009, Sick Puppies made their film debut in Rock PropheciesRock Prophecies
Rock Prophecies is a 2009 documentary film concerning rock photographer Robert M. Knight. It is directed by John Chester and produced by Tim Kaiser .-Plot:...
, a documentary about the career of acclaimed music photographer Robert Knight
Robert Knight
Daniel Robert Knight is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since June 2005, representing the remote electorate of Daly. He is the current Minister for Local Government and Minister for Central Australia since 2008...
. This award winning film features his life as he started out filming music greats such as Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
and Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, and his current mission to find today's up and coming bands and help them become tomorrow's top rock acts. This includes him convincing the Sick Puppies to leave their homes to pursue success in the American music industry in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
According to bassist Emma Anzai, "(Robert Knight) was like, 'Hey I want to put you in my film.' So we were like, 'All right, cool.' So now it's two years later and he documented when we did the first album, the first show, all that kind of stuff. It was really cool. He wanted a new band to . . . develop." During the process, the band was filmed for a few days at a time, and said that they would forget the cameras were there and act accordingly, so this film captures the band and their true interactions out of the spotlight.
It was partly due to their involvement in this project and Mr. Knights endorsement that they were able to acquire their first American record deal with RMR/Virgin/EMI. This record deal then led to the first U.S album, Dressed Up as Life
Dressed Up as Life
-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums-Album:-Singles:...
.
Rock Prophecies was nationally aired on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
and became available on DVD on 14 September 2010.
Polar Opposite
On 1 March 2011, Sick Puppies released their all acoustic 7 track EP Polar OppositePolar Opposite
-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums...
which includes acoustic versions of "Riptide", "Don't Walk Away", and more. It was recorded in studio, along with string ensemble accompaniment. Emma also does some more major lead vocals.
The band is expected to have new material in 2012.
Band members
Current members- Shimon Moore - lead vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - Emma Anzai - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Mark Goodwin - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion, DjembeDjembeA djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
Former members
- Chris Mileski - drums
Discography
- Welcome to the Real WorldWelcome to the Real World (Sick Puppies)Welcome to the Real World is the first studio album recorded by the rock band, Sick Puppies. The album was released only in Australia on 3 September 2001...
(2001) - Dressed Up as LifeDressed Up as Life-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums-Album:-Singles:...
(2007) - Tri-PolarTri-Polar (album)-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...
(2009)