NICHOLAS PALMER - vocals

Nick Palmer was born in Melbourne on the 19th of April 1974. He grew up scratching vinyl copies of KISS Unmasked and Van Halen's Fair Warning. With the inspiration to sing and play guitar Nick has performed and lived in a number of parts of the world including Germany, New Zealand and Luanda, Angola. Through writing lyrics in his spare time and a desire to share his music he has been able to add an important dimension to Spodac.

MAJOR INFLUENCES:
Van Halen, Ben Harper, U2, Faith No More, Therapy?, Peter Gabriel

GEAR:
Shure SM58
Shure SM57

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BRYANT VALLEJO - guitar, vocals

Bryant Vallejo was born in Daet, Philippines on the 26th of July, 1971. He grew up listening to almost every kind of music, from pop to blues, disco to metal, hard rock to emo, goth to hip hop and r'n'b. He played drums mostly in Japan during the early 90’s and decided to switch to guitar in ’96 just to give it a try, and has never looked back since. Bryant is a strong addition to the Spodac lineup.

MAJOR INFLUENCES:
Toto, Paul Gilbert, Dream Theater, Jeff Porcaro, Sevendust, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Soilwork

GEAR:
Boss BCB60 with OD 20, DD20
Fender American Vintage
Fender Reissue Classic
Ibanez RG series with Evolution pick ups
Yamaha Acoustic Guitar RX 20
DigiTech RP 1

TOMMI SVINHUFVUD - bass

Tommi Svinhufvud was born in the early seventies in Finland. He has been playing various kinds of music in different bands for fifteen years. Finally, Spodac has given him the avenue to express himself in the kind of music that has always been close to his heart.

MAJOR INFLUENCES:
Foo Fighters, Faith No More, Soundgarden

GEAR:
Warwick Streamer Stage II 4-string
Warwick Thumb Bolt-on 5-string
Trace Elliot 715 amp
SansAmp Bass Driver DI
BOSS TU-2 Stage Tuner