Chris Friedberg – Drums / Vox
Chris got his first drum set at the age of 14. Before his parents would buy him a drum set he had to practice on a little practice pad for a whole year. After that year they bought him his first drum set, a pearl forum in black. From there chris started taking drum lessons with Paul Stowell, after that Chris Started a band with his brother Justin and their best friend Justin Cohen (JC) called FineLine before changing the name to Split Syndrome. They recorded a small EP at a friends house. Upon the break up of the band Chris and Justin didn’t play in a band again until after high school when Chris was in a band called Acrida. The band was looking for a Lead Guitarist and asked Justin. Acrida became a local act that got to play with national acts. Acrida recorded 2 eps and a few singles before the band broke up. After that Justin And Chris joined up with some friends of Justin’s from college to create Inspite of Light. The band was short lived with a cd in the midst of being semi recorded but never finished. After this Chris started doing the cover band scene where he was playing in a few bands over the years. Before the Pandemic Chris convinced Justin to help him start a cover band. After a bunch of members coming and going and a pandemic. The band finally hit the stage in 2023 and into the future.
Chris plays:
Tama Starclassic (birch)
22,10,16 and 14 inch tama starclassic bubinga snare
Evans heads, Aquarian super kick 2 on bass drum
Vic Firth 7A nylon tip sticks
Either Zildjian or Centent Cymbals depending on the gig.
Influences: Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini, Chad Szeliga