gladiatorseatfire	h e l l o c h a r g e r is a musical collective. we have been lucky enough to collaborate with many friends. but the core has always been james and grant it started as schwana became Hello Charger and now is hellocharger. [it just looks better. . .       . . . doesn't it?] our songs have different styles and different messages but there is something . . . a v i b e that unifies us and our music             grant guitars/vocals So, I have never been good at talking about myself. I am constantly concerned that my own perception of self is jaded by ego and that I will never be able to accurately gauge the kind of person I am. I tend to hide myself behind the hellocharger blog style of writing. All I know is that I love music...playing, listening, criticizing, discussing...all the things that come with it. My style is entirely 90s, but I am trying to bring myself into the new millennium. You can hear Jonny Greenwood all throughout my guitar style and maybe hints of punk. I am in love with Scott Weiland and wish that I could jam with Thom Yorke one day. Sincerely your's, Grant james drums So my Dad bought me an electronic drumset right? I was like hell yeah, then I was like shit I suck then John was hella chillin' thus became fubar a triumphant fury of two high school..dropouts..with a passion for music! Later on I became roomates with a Guitar Center manager (score) he hooked me up with a real drumset and yet again I was like hell yeah! So back in the day Grant was chillin' and he was like dude let's jam and I was like hell yeah. -James chris bass guitar Imagine a rusty swingset. That's what my music is like. Something quasi-poetic made up on the spot to try to sound good, but it's hit-or-miss either way. It wasn't always like this. And it won't stay like this. But it's strange the things that remain: the tendencies or patterns or moods or accents. Music has dragged me to streetlit rainy nights and sunnyside piers and basement recording studios and backseat jam sessions. A fragment of each memory seems to guide every new note or every new decision. It's a collective experience, for both you and I, I suppose. But I'll be honest, it's more important to me than you'll ever know. -Chris