Benedictum Chris Shrum
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Chris Shrum
Bass

BORN:
August 1st

 FORMER BANDS:
Crash Kills Four, Acts of Aggression Difficult Henry, Mortar Reign, Mother Mae I
INFLUENCES:
Steve Harris, Les Claypoole , John Entwisel, Rudy Sarzo, Geezer Butler, 
Cliff Burton, Ryan Martinie, and many, many more

HOBBIES:
home recording/producing, riding motorcycles, restoring and rebuilding old cars and bikes, customizing, repairing and upgrading instruments,
playing/performing live music                 

FAVORITE CD:
Iron Maiden “Piece of Mind”

FAVORITE MOVIE:
Forest Gump…..

FAVORITE ACTOR:
too many to name

FAVORITE FOOD:
Cereal hahaha

FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR:
Spring

FAVORITE HOLIDAY :
Halloween

EQUIPMENT:
Mesa Boogie 400+ W/12x6L6s and 4x12AX7s
Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 1000 W/4x10’s, 1x15  topped with a Powerhouse 2x10 Bridged 4-8ohms,stage right 
Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 8x10, stage left  8 spaced rack with Furman power conditioner, Midiman Fine Tune Pro, DBX 163X OverEasy compressor/limiter, Sennheiser wireless
BASS GUITARS:
Warwick Streamer Stage II  5 string neck-through custom w/MEC active electronics, Afzelia Warwick Streamer LX custom w/MEC active electronics, Flamed Maple with Wenge neck Ibanez SR Prestige series customs with Bartolinni electronics

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I was born and raised in San Diego, I’m a 3rd generation SD native, I fell for music at a very young age with family influences from my Grandfather, he was an avid pianist and recording enthusiast, my father and older brothers exposed me to many forms of Rock music throughout my childhood culminating into an interest to play and perform. 
At the age of 12  I joined the Orchestra at my Jr. High School with the desire to learn to play the Classical bass, (Band Geek, I know) within a few months I had learned to site read music and play the Stand-up bass and was quickly enrolled at The School of Creative and
Performing Arts SD due to recommendations from my music teacher.
I attended SCPA for the remainder of my middle school years studying music theory and playing in the Youth Symphony, I joined my first rock band at the age of 13, playing Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Rush, UFO, Van Halen, AC/DC cover songs, I was immediately addicted and have never stopped playing the bass. 

Benedictum came to me with the invitation to play bass for them and I was stoked to be considered the caliber of musician to play with them having been a fan of there’s for some time. Well, it’s been a whirlwind since and it just keeps getting better, I’m looking forward to performing for, and meeting you all! 
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