Deadline Friday

DEADLINE FRIDAY IS A SAN DIEGO BASED ROCK BAND DRAWING FROM THE INFLUENCES OF&NBSP;CLASSIC ROCK AND ROLL, BLUES, FUNK, JAZZ, AND JAM.&NBSP; SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, DEADLINE FRIDAY HAS PERFORMED IN FRONT OF NUMEROUS NATIONAL RECORDING ARTISTS INCLUDING THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND,&NBSP;TIM REYNOLDS, GOV'T MULE,&NBSP;COUNTING CROWS, TOAD THE WET SPROCKET,&NBSP; RAILROAD EARTH, DELTA NOVE, THE CLUMSY LOVERS, AND KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE.&NBSP; IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, THE BAND COMPLETED IT'S FIRST EXTENDED TOUR OF THE WESTERN US THAT INCLUDED STOPS IN BOISE AND KETCHUM, IDAHO, PORTLAND AND EUGENE, OREGON, AS WELL AS SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIFORNIA.&NBSP; THE BAND HAS ALSO PLAYED AT SUCH WELL KNOWN FESTIVALS IN AND AROUND THE SAN DIEGO AREA INCLUDING BAJA BASH, PACIFIC BEACH BLOCK PARTY, OCEANFEST, AND THE OCEAN BEACH STREET FAIR, AND WAS A FEATURED ARTIST AT THE ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS (NAMM) TRADE SHOW AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER IN JANUARY 2006.&NBSP; THE BAND CONTINUES TO PLAY LOCAL SHOWCASES IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA AND IS CURRENTLY MAKING MORE TOUR PLANS FOR THE COMING MONTHS.&NBSP;

"DEADLINE FRIDAY HAS A BIG SOUND THAT EVOKES THE ARENA MORE THAN THE BAR DOWN THE STREET."&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; &NBSP;SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;

"THIS BAND IS ONE THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE HUGE LEAPS WHILE OTHER GROUPS THIS YOUNG SOMETIMES STRUGGLE TO MAKE BABY STEPS."&NBSP; - JAMBASE.COM

"BLENDS POP SENSIBILITIES WITH THE RESILIENCE OF TRADITION" - &NBSP;SAN DIEGO READER

"THE COMPLEX, TIGHT BUT LULLING VOCAL HARMONIES ARE ALMOST VELVETEEN TO THE EARS WHILE UNABRASIVE COOPERATING GUITAR PROGRESSIONS AND SOLOS TAKE CENTER STAGE."&NBSP; - SDMUSICMATTERS.COM&NBSP;

MIKE SPURGAT

GUITAR AND VOCALS

GEAR:&NBSP; G&L TELECASTER, GIBSON/EPIPHONE 335 SEMI-HOLLOW BODY, TAYLOR 414 ACOUSTIC, VINTAGE 1970 SILVER-FACE FENDER TWIN REVERB AMPLIFIER

PEDAL BOARD:&NBSP; VOX WAH, TWO IBANEZ TUBE SCREAMERS, MXR PHASE 90, BOSS DIGITAL DELAY, SCHREYER AUDIO GAIN BOOST.

I GREW UP IN ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI WHERE I STARTED PLAYING CLASSICAL GUITAR AT THE AGE OF 9.&NBSP; I JOINED MY FIRST BAND IN 8TH GRADE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY INFLUENCED BY CLASSIC ROCK SUCH AS ZEPPELIN, HENDRIX, ERIC CLAPTON, AND OTHERS.&NBSP; AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO STUDY MUSIC AT USC WHERE I MET JIM.&NBSP; AFTER GRADUATING FROM USC, JIM AND I MOVED TO SAN DIEGO AND STARTED DEADLINE FRIDAY.&NBSP; NOW MY INFLUENCES INCLUDE JOHN SCOFIELD, JERRY GARCIA, MARK KNOPFLER, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, AND WARREN HAYNES JUST TO NAME A FEW.

JIMMY DIEZ

GUITAR AND VOCALS

GEAR:&NBSP;&NBSP;FENDER STRATOCASTER, EPIPHONE (NOT SURE THE MODEL, IT BELONGED TO MY DAD'S FRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL), FENDER DEVILLE AMP, CRYBABY WAH, SCHREYER AUDIO MULE KICKER OVERDRIVE, SCHREYER AUDIO SOLO BOX, MARTIN ACOUSTIC

BACKGROUND:&NBSP;&NBSP;BORN IN SAN DIEGO, GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN SOUTHEAST CA CALLED HOLTVILLE.&NBSP;&NBSP;WENT TO COLLEGE IN LA AT USC TO STUDY MUSIC WHERE I MET MIKE.&NBSP;&NBSP;WHEN WE FINISHED UP SCHOOL, WE MOVED TO SAN DIEGO AND STARTED DEADLINE FRIDAY. MY INFLUENCES INCLUDE WARREN HAYNES, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, JIMI HENDRIX, BOB MARLEY, AND WILLIE NELSON

BILL COOMES

DRUMS AND VOCALS

GEAR: 7 PIECE CUSTOM CONCERT LUDWIG DRUMS, BRASS 6.5 LUDWIG SNARE, REGAL TIP JAZZ STICKS, ZILDJIAN CYMBALS

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. I STARTED PLAYING MUSIC BY LISTENING TO LED ZEPPELIN TAPES IN MY GARAGE WHEN I WAS 13. I'VE TRAVELED MUCH OF THE U.S. SEEING AS THOUGH MY FATHER WAS A PROFESSIONAL DRUMMER AND MY MOTHER A PROFESSIONAL SINGER. JOINED FIRST BAND AT 19 AND SPENT SOME TIME DOING STUDIO WORK FOR A YEAR OR SO BEFORE MEETING MIKE AND JIM.

EARL SCHREYER

BASS GUITAR

GEAR: I PLAY 6-STRING FRETTED AND FRETLESS ALEMBIC EUROPA BASS GUITARS. CURRENTLY I’M PLAYING THROUGH A TRACE ELLIOT VALVE PREAMP, TWO CROWN POWER BASE AMPS, TWO ACME LOW B2 BASS CABS, AND AN SWR 4X8 CAB FOR ADDITIONAL LOW MID PUNCH.

I WAS BORN IN BETHESDA MD, AND SPENT THE FIRST 24 YEARS OF MY LIFE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA. HAVING THREE OLDER BROTHERS AND AN OLDER SISTER GROWING UP IN THE SEVENTIES, I WAS INTRODUCED TO CLASSIC ROCK AT A VERY EARLY AGE. WITH BEATLES, STONES, ZEPPELIN, STEELY DAN, BLACK SABBATH, ETC. RECORDS AROUND THE HOUSE, ROCK MUSIC WAS JUST PART OF MY UPBRINGING FROM A VERY EARLY AGE. PLAYING BASS GUITAR SINCE THE AGE OF 11, I HAVE DEVELOPED MY OWN MODERN STYLE OF BASS GUITAR COMBINING INFLUENCES FROM CLASSIC ROCK, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, MODERN JAZZ, AND STRAIGHT UP OLD SCHOOL ROCK AND ROLL.