Behind the Player: Mike Inez

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Behind The Player: Mike Inez
Behind the Player Mike Inez.jpg
Video by Mike Inez
Released November 1, 2008
Length72:00
Label IMV
Director Leon Melas
Producer Ken Mayer & Sean E DeMott

Behind The Player: Mike Inez is an Interactive Music Video featuring Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez [1] . Released on November 1, 2008 by IMV, the DVD features Mike giving in-depth bass lessons for how to play "Again" and "A Little Bitter" by Alice in Chains and an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician, including rare photos and video. The DVD also includes Mike jamming the two tracks with The Cult's drummer John Tempesta, VideoTab that shows exactly how Mike plays his parts in the two songs, as well as other bonus material.

Alice in Chains American rock band from Seattle

Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, replacing Staley, who died in 2002. The band took its name from Staley's previous group, the glam metal band Alice N' Chains.

Mike Inez American musician

Mike Inez is an American rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains since 1993. He is also recognized for his work with Ozzy Osbourne from 1989-1993. Inez has also associated with Slash's Snakepit, Black Label Society, and Heart. He is of Filipino descent.

Again (Alice in Chains song) song by Alice in Chains

"Again" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the third single from their album Alice in Chains (1995). It peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997. The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). A remixed version of the song was included on the box set Music Bank (1999).

Contents

IMV donates $.25 from the sale of each Behind the Player DVD to Little Kids Rock, an organization that gets instruments in the hands of underprivileged kids.

Contents

Behind The Player

Mike talks about his background, influences and gear, including rare photos and video

"Again" by Alice in Chains
The Cult British rock band

The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman". According to music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the band fuse a "heavy metal revivalist" sound with the "pseudo-mysticism ... of the Doors [and] the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin ... while adding touches of post-punk goth rock". Since the initial formation of Southern Death Cult in Bradford in 1981, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the band's two songwriters.

John Joseph Tempesta is the drummer of the Cult. He also played with several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He worked with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for Charlie Benante, drummer for the heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career. He is referenced in the band's rendition of "Friggin' in the Riggin'", with lyrics about the band's crew members.

"A Little Bitter" by Alice in Chains
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  1. ↑ "ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE INEZ: 'Behind The Player' DVD; Trailer Available". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-10-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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