Ne zweite braucht’s. Sonst wird der Sound zu dünn. Jim
| Name: | James Dean Wyatt or just Jim |
| Hobbies: | Music, motorcycle / mountain bike riding, baseball, golf tennis, travel |
| Instrument(e): | Guitar |
| Warum spielst Du bei ZiriuZ bzw wie bist Du zu ZiriuZ gekommen? | Invited to join and really liked the concept of playing rock that everyone likes but that’s not always played or heard on the radio or by other bands |
| Was schätzt Du an Deinen Kollegen bei ZiriuZ? | Great musicians dedicated to the cause and who are just good people to be with |
| Was hast Du (musikalisch) vor ZiriuZ gemacht? | Played in various bands (Mach 3, Jets (no not those Jets), Heroes (no, not those Heroes)) |
| Seit wann machst Du Musik? | Began guitar at 8, drums at 10, piano at 15 – and ever since! |
| Wie und wo hast Du das gelernt was Du heute (musikalisch) kannst? | Guitar and drum lessons (school/private), singing lessons and pure enjoyment of rock music (learned a lot just by listening and imitating) |
| Was sind Deine musikalischen Einflüsse? | Simply rock (CCR, Ted Nugent, Doors, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd) |
| Lieblingsband / Interpret? | Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd/Steppenwolf/Queensryche (a few) |
| Lieblingssong? | Can’t say |
| Wie viele bzw welche Instrumente besitzt Du? Kannst Du sie alle spielen? | Room full of guitars, mandolin. Most of the time, yes. |
| In welchen anderen Bands bist Du unterwegs? | Just Ziriuz 😎 |
| Welches war Dein bester eigener Auftritt? Was hat ihn besonders gemacht? | Illinois State solo singing competition (2x 1st place) |
| Welches ist Dein Lieblingskonzert? | Crosby Stills & Nash (Tollwood München 2013) |
| Welches sind Deine Idole & Vorbilder aus dem Musikbusiness? | Jackson Browne, Jimmy Page, Rush, John Sykes and countless others |
| Wo möchtest Du musikalisch einmal landen bzw. was sind Deine Ziele? | I’m fine with Ziriuz – we’re on the way up! |
| Was magst Du nicht (im Zusammenhang mit Musik)? | Musicians whose ego far exceed their playing/singing abilities, moodiness, lack of rhythm and appreciation for dynamics |
| Welches wird Dein nächstes Instrument? | Most likely, a new acoustic guitar |
| Mit welchem Künstler möchtest Du gerne einmal zusammen Musik machen? | Pete Townshend (guitar), John Bonham (drums), Geezer Butler (bass), Bruce Hornsby (keyboards) |
| Beschreibe Dein Rig bei ZiriuZ! | Gibson Les Paul, Schecter Strat, Fender Tele, Ovation acoustics, Line6 PodGo effects board |
| Verrate Deinen musikalischen Tick / Deine Macken / Deine Launen! | Tendency to want to overpractice (2-3 times a week, fine with me) |
| Kabelgebunden oder kabellos? Warum? | Really no preference – as long as it works! |
| InEar oder Bühnenamp? Warum? | I’m from the „old school“ of performers. 🧐 When I play on the stage, I don’t want to just hear what I play, but also feel it – so I perfer stage amps (although I’ve really gotten used to and enjoy in-ear with Ziriuz). |
| Wie sieht Deine perfekte Bühne aus? | One with the other Ziriuz members on it! |
| Was brauchst Du, um musikalisch noch besser zu werden? | Time to practice and a challenge to work on |
| Wie stellst Du Dir die perfekte Bühnenshow vor? | Quality sound above all, with fitting lighting and some good video effects, with enough room for band members to move around and interact with each other and the audience. |