2004


11Dec04 -
Tribe is still in song writing mode. I have recorded 3 demos so far that we are working with. I have a couple more I need to get recorded and am working on the drum patterns to get those recorded. Still deciding what the future line up will be, but we are leaning towards staying a 4 piece.
Something kind of cool may get my mark. Blake Faucette from Series DVD (the people that made the promos and our future DVD) liked the instrumental piece I wrote as a Tribe intro (and is used on Tribe Promo 2 and is interested in me doing some instrumental stuff for his independent movies. He is working on a Vampire flick and is going to get in touch with me in the near future about it.


09Dec04 -
'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott (ex-Pantera/DamagePlan guitarist) was fatally shot while performing in a club in Ohio. It will always be remembered as a dark day in the history of metal, but Darrell will always be remember as an innovater and one of the greatest metal guitar players of all time.

27Nov04 -
After months and months of thinking about it and procrastination, I have finally finished the Aittala.com makeover. I am still in the process of minor tweaks and changes, but for the most part it is done. I have new added new pics from this year playing with Tribe along with a new video clip section. I currently have a couple clips from MagnetHead and one from Tribe. In the near future I will be adding more Tribe clips and 93-era Aittala from performances taped in Holland.
There have been lots of changes in Tribe. In September, Roger (bass) departed and was replaced with Matt. This month, Mike (guitar) has also departed. Currently, we are writing new material and deciding if we will stay a four piece or find another guitar player. Tribe will be back in 2005 even better than before.


15May04 -
My thanks to Mary for having insomnia and experimenting with my logo...this is to many more sleepless nights ;-)

09May04 - Things have been extremely busy with Tribe.  We played almost every weekend in April.  So between playing and rehearsal, it's a little hard to get anything else accomplished.  We are actually going to be working in a few Aittala songs into the set.  We should start working on 'To Know the Man' this week.  It may or may not work live, but we won't know until we try it.  Other possibilities are 'Evil', 'Eternal Punishment' and 'How Much Longer'.


03Mar04 - Installed a new guestbook and manually transferred over all of the entries. 

25Feb04 - As you can see, it has been awhile since I've done any updates, but alot was going on and I was waiting to see what was going to happen after the smoke cleared before I posted an update.  First of all, I am no  longer with MagnetHead.  The split was really a long time coming and amicable.  Basically it came down to musical differences and musical direction.  I really didn't have a say in the music and I couldn't play in a band that didn't show the Aittala influence in the music.
But, with that said, I am happy to say I am the newest member of the Raleigh area band Tribe.  Tribe's style and the style of Aittala are in the same vein.  The guys in the band are very cool and open to new ideas.  I am stoked they are into keyboards and I will be playing guitar, keys and singing backup.  This is just a very good fit and I am very happy and excited about the future possibilities.   Check out our site.