Salem
Salem grew up in the United States and most of teenage years were spent in Michigan. Later, he went to school in Denver, Colorado and graduated with a bachelors in civil engineering in 2003.
At age 10, he picked up his instrument, the violin and played at his first concert with the school orchestra in 6th grade. He got into guitars and bought his first Fender guitar when he was 18 and was mainly listening to and playing hard rock and metal. Later, he picked up other guitar styles such as funk and jazz and was in funk-rock and jazz bands in Denver for a quite long period until he joined Revelerz in 1996.
Favorite musicians: Metallica, Creed, Bon Jovi, Nickelback and Pantera.
Favorite guitarist: Stevie Vai, Dime Darrell, Zakk Wylde and Mike Tremonti.
Gear: Schecter, Jackson, Ibanez and Ovation. Amps: Marshall VS100 stack amp, a line 6 spider III amp. Effects: POD XT live
At age 10, he picked up his instrument, the violin and played at his first concert with the school orchestra in 6th grade. He got into guitars and bought his first Fender guitar when he was 18 and was mainly listening to and playing hard rock and metal. Later, he picked up other guitar styles such as funk and jazz and was in funk-rock and jazz bands in Denver for a quite long period until he joined Revelerz in 1996.
Favorite musicians: Metallica, Creed, Bon Jovi, Nickelback and Pantera.
Favorite guitarist: Stevie Vai, Dime Darrell, Zakk Wylde and Mike Tremonti.
Gear: Schecter, Jackson, Ibanez and Ovation. Amps: Marshall VS100 stack amp, a line 6 spider III amp. Effects: POD XT live
