More About Me
Name:
Artimus Prime
Hometown:
North Hollywood, CA
Guitar:
Chop Shop series Bombshell
What do you drive?
Fast Cars!!!
What do you drink?
Jagermeister
When did you become the lead singer / “frontman” in a band?
When I was 17 years old.
Who is your favorite lead singer(s) of all time?
Lynn Straite (Snot)
When did you start playing guitar?
When I was 13 years old.
What was your first guitar?
My first guitar was an old beat up acoustic Alvarez guitar.
What band(s) do you perform with?
The Chimpz
Who is your Guitar Hero?
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppellin)
What is the first song you ever learned to play?
La Bamba (Richie Valens)
What music-related awards or accolades have you received, if any?
Best 100 Unsigned bands in Los Angeles (Music Connection).
What’s your patented stage move?
Swing my guitar from front to back grab my microphone with both hands and just scream!!
What elements describe your approach to playing?
The everyday struggle of life and my will to survive the next day.
Tell us about the best show you ever played.
The best show I have played so far was the Jagermeister stage at the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival in Sacramento. The people we’re hungry for The Chimpz, they could not get enough Chimpz!!!
What is your favorite food and/or recipe?
Carne asada! Tortillas ,salsa ,guacamole and an ice cold beer!
What quote best describes you or is a mantra for your life?
Hakunahh Matata! It means no worries for the rest of your days. Its a problem free philosophy.
