Name: Rich Brown

Age: A young 46

Instrument: Guitar

Band/Former Bands: Current band Sleep Aura, former bands: New Skin,Fivesecondzero, Centerfold, Flaw and Laynes Calling.

How long on instrument: I picked up the guitar at 8 years old,I did not really start playing consistently until 14, then I got distracted by girls lol

Equipment: I have a Mesa Dual Rectifier with 4x12 slant cab, I currently use a Line 6 Helix Floor., for the Mesa I have a full pedal board, including Bad Horsie II wah, Line 6 DL4, Horizon precision drive, Boss Chorus, Boss DD6 Delay. My guitars include mainly Schecter Guitars 6 ,7 and 8 string. My first Schecter is a C+ -1 got that in 1998 then a 006 Blackjack, 6 string acoustic, my 7 string guitars 7 string acoustic Orleans C7 Hellraiser, Banshee and the 8 string is a Banshee and the latest one is a multi-scale 7 string Repear Blue sky. 3 of the guitars actually have names, my wife named them lol. The white Hellraiser is named Janet (Mrs. Jackson, if your nasty) The purple 8 string is Reign (Purple Rain) and the latest 7 string Reapers name is Charlotte (not sure why lol) she says the names come to her. The other non Schecter Guitars are a Les Paul studio my mom recently bought for me and a Fender Strat that was given to me from Nina Preston, wife of the late great Ryan Preston, he said he wanted me to have it.

Influences: Guitar influences without naming to many, of old Randy Rhoads and Slash, newer influences Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb and Tosin Abasi

My first gig: My first gig was at a bar in Germantown, I don't remember the name, it was my friends grandmother's bar.

Hobbies: Play guitar, obviously lol. spend time with my family and friends, every now and then play on the Xbox.

Favorite movies: Amadeus, The Dark Knight

Favorite food: Culver's hamburgers, can't go wrong lol

Favorite place: My favorite place is home

Favorite sports or team: Go Cards!

What I'm listening to nowadays: I have really been digging the new Spiritbox, that girl can growl lol.

Coolest thing I've done: I had the opportunity to play the first Louder than life in 2014 and was able to meet some really cool musicians. Jonathan Davis, Monkey Elias from Nonpoint, we had VIP so we could go anywhere.

Most embarrassing moment: I came close to falling offstage ,cannot remember the band or venue.

Bad Habits: I use to smoke, now I vape, drink occasionally (quite occasionally lol)

What was your first concert ever: My uncle took me to my first concert, it was Alice Cooper and Guns N Roses.

If you could meet a Rockstar ( past or present ), who would it be, and why: Randy Rhoads, he being very talented, laid back and quiet,like me...I think we would have it a long, pick his brain a little over a beer.

Who do you love:I love my wife, my band, family, friends and my guitars lol.