Desert Echo V2

Andrew aka Toxodon. Lonely Host began when I joined a band named Nemesis circa late 1999. I began as vocalist/guitarist with Jordan on bass and Jeff on guitar. We mostly played songs by Rage Against the Machine at first. We all went to a local Moneen show one night and immediately began writing new songs influenced by them. We decided the new band's name would be Lonely Host (credit goes to Jeff for the name). By this time we had acquired a drum set and Jeff began his tenure as a successful drummer while Jordan took up DJ'ing under the moniker of LocoMotive. I remained lone guitarist, vocalist and lyricist. Starting in 2001 began experimenting with home recording and FL Studio. Eventually I was programming rudimentary drums, synth and overdubbing bass. This transformation was not reflective of any disdain for my bandmates but rather a product of my isolation at home. Jeff and Jordan have many different influences, some overlapping with mine (especially RATM, Tool and Floyd) while my main influences include Tool, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Oasis, Stone Roses, RATM, Deftones, Primus, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, John Carpenter and Ennio Morricone. Shortly after my 40th birthday in 2024, I decided to open a new chapter for Lonely Host continuing on very much as I was back in 2006. I can't recommend Audacity and FL Studio enough. And I still use the multi-effects pedal, wah-wah pedal and guitars and bass that I used back then. UPDATE: I have acquired a BOSS GT-1 effects board and am now using  that for my recordings going forward of both guitar and bass. I am still trying to find a working solution for recording vocals because using a webcam's mic is just wrong lol.

Guitars I use:
Auburn Wood Finish Yamaha Pacifica
Black Ibanez GIO (Sold in late 2024 but was used on The Desert Album)
Sunburst Epiphone Les Paul Special II (Sold in 2025)
Red Epiphone SG Pro
Black Epiphone Les Paul Studio LT
Black Fender Squier Stratocaster
White with Black pickguard Groove Brand Telecaster
Blue Peavey Milestone P-Bass
Fender Acoustic

Gear:
DOD GS30 Multi-effects
Dunlop Crybaby Wah
Behringer Chorus Space-D
Behringer Vintage Delay
Behringer 3-Mode Super Fuzz
BOSS GT-1 Multi-effects
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Sold in 2025)
Fender Frontman 25R Amp w/Footswitch (Sold 2025)
Fender Mustang 25LT Modelling Amp
Behringer 15W Analog Modelling Practice Amp (Don't really use this for any recordings).