Through the years I have played in many bands,with many people and have been  searching for long lost band mates as well.....Some of which,I have found over reverbnation and myspace,and am now networking with again,it's cool......

 Thank you for helping me find these people:All members of these former bands have been found!Triple Threat(1983),The Vision(2005),Inprism(2005),Seven Strings(2001),The Eclectic Co(2006),,Aftermath(2002-2004),Top Thizz,(2000)Black Diamond 1988.Dire Dirge 1989-1990.

These are some of the individual people I have found:Mark Key from"Sceptre 1979,Bob George from"Black Diamond 1988,Darin Brsseaux,from "Black Diamond"1988.Kevin and Kenneth Jones from "Dire Dirge"Lee Baker from'Dire Dirge 1989-1990,Sean Bunnell from Box A Rocks (1994-1995),Mark ThigPen from "Box A Rocks (1994-1995)Don Harrison(formerly of "Deadbolt"(1983,now with "Dead rage"),,Eric Shmidt from "Spitfire" now with"Mitra",(1984).Kevin Sockwell from "Southside"(1992),Harry McGruder ,Freddy Miller,(from "Bad Obsession"(1997'98')Donnie Dick(producer of "Bad Obsession").David Cone(former manager of" Dire Dirge")1989 .Becky Miller(former manager of Box A Rocks,and Bad Obsession).I enjoy networking with all of you again!And enjoy talking to you about past gigs,times we have had!

I am trying very hard to find members of the bands listed below,so if you are,or know where they might be,please step up!

Here are some of the bands I have played for in the past,(or members of)whom I have not found yet-,,,Row 7,,MilesPer Hour,,Hot Frog,,Spitfire,Powerage,The Kind,Gang Bang,Deadbolt,Southside,Sceptre,,Darker Messiah,B.O.I,Why ask Why,,,Destiny,Glass Dragon,,Poison Whiskey,Shades of Cool,...................if you know any of these Texas based bands,or the where abouts of the former members of please drop me a line.Many of the tunes from these bands have been re-mastered in digital,and I love sharing them with former bandmates,fans.

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Box A Rocks(Known for it's pyrotechnics!)

update:Box A Rocks has re-formed again after so many years,with 2 origional members,and 1 member from Bad Obsession -in Houston Tx!You can find Box A Rocks on myspace at:

http://www.myspace.com/boxarocks1  

Yes,Box A Rocks Blew up something everywhere we went,unfortunately now most pyro technics for smaller bands have become a thing of the past,and I no longer can do this,but when I did ,it was a blast! Here are a few photo's of some of the explosions that were caught on film.Yep,that's me in the drum cage surrounded by fire,yes,I am also kind of a daredevil(or was).Hot Texas barsand Ice houses,summertime,good bar-b-que-,cold beer,.......................crazy ,rowdy,rednecks on backs of pick-up trucks drinking beer...............watching the band saying to their wife, "Look honey,one of them boys might get fryed tonight"! Now that's true Texas entertainment Folks!

Trust me.......leave this to the professionals,and don't try this at home!We are lucky nothing ever did happen all those years!Very lucky,now that I look back,I am very thankful nothing did happen!

I am trying to break into the National circuit at this time as well ".Currently I have been doing gigs around Dallas-Fort Worth,and am looking to progress even further soon. I am interested to know and meet fellow musicians,fans,Promoters,lables,agents,ect.and other folks in this buissness so if you feel like it,feel free to drop me a line.

A word about reverbnation,............................................................the best music web service ever known to mankind...............possibly even alien kind too,it is awesome,you will love it,I do.....learn,meet someone,something new everyday since I have joined! Many things in reverbnation will work in other web services such as yahoo,myspace,facebook ,msn.ect.I have several widgets of reverbnation friends posted up in my myspace page,you can go there to see an example of how the reverbnation widgets work on other web services. You can also veiw who I have been listening to by veiwing my playlist tab,there are also playlists stored there I rock to frequently)I just recently have learned how that works.I also try to send out tun pacs every now and then,of reverbnation artists,I am still learning,but love it.Pretty neat.If confused,ask!I will try to help,or even better,ask one of the guys at reverbnation(they are very nice,and will help you I promise,they have been great about getting back to me answering my questions),I do not yet know how everything works myself,but am learning).Vote Neal Moody for President........ Reverbnation Rocks!I love being a part of this growing technology for musicians! 

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If this is the first time you have been to this site on reverbnation,I also encourage you to look at some of the other artists and band sites,You can click on my playlists if you would like to see some of the ones I listen to,I have a power amp with 2 stacks(Sony Explode,Cervin Vega) hooked up to my computer,so I frequently have my playlists cranked up,and playing in my house,out by the pool.There are a few lists to choose from you will see,like "Current favorites"Favorite Brand New Reverbnation Bands","Mellow stuff","Heavy Metal"if you hear someone you like,simply click on their name,it will take you to their page,there are some incredible bands out there,and alot of them you will find here in reverbnation. 

AGAIN,THANK YOU FOR VISITING, COME BACK SOON!                           Matt Hopkins