Smuggle Doug is a "rock with horns" band from Appleton, Wisconsin.
Members:
Jake Blake - Adult Entertainment, Tenor
Willem Fitzpatrick - Bass man
Crunchberry Mattison - Cock Rocker
Dougie V - Drum Major
Bri Singlemen - Ring leader
Bry - Horns, Screamer
Noll Enrique - Catering, trumpet
The recordings on smuggledoug.com, as well as those on the band's purevolume site are to be updated in January 2006, replaced by new cuts from the groups upcoming EP "Oh, It's Crazy", courtesy of the famed Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
Thoughts from the band:
"We hope you enjoy our music and our band.
If you don't, chances are that we don't like you much either."
"We love playing music for you.
So, stop complaining and start dancing and singing along like everyone else."
WE LIKE MEETING AND PLAYING WITH OTHER BANDS. TALK TO US!!!
Band Bio
Emerging from the rubble of fake-rock indie and emo, Smuggle Doug is a refreshingly simple and delightfully entertaining outfit from Appleton, Wisconsin, whose members have all but single-handedly accepted the challenge of bringing fun back to popular music. Tracing their roots to pop-rock party music, this young and explosive "rock with horns" affair has been turning heads since their birth in 2004.
Smuggle Doug offers a tight rhythm section with a funky four-piece horn combo to follow suit. Taken with a lead guitarist with chops to spare, two vocalists with soul, and Smuggle Doug has got a good thing going. Their music is honest and unique --- Nothing pretentious. Nothing flashy. Just fun-loving rock and roll.
Dougie V's Bio.
NAME: Doug Vosters
AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: AppleValley
INSTRUMENT(S) and ITS/ THEIR NAME(S): the drums: I play on a Starclassic Performer with mostly HHX Sabian cymbals, two signature cymbals: Chinese and splash, and two Ziljian cymbals, one is a prototype crash, and the other is a trash cymbal. I named my kit Perfect Girl.
ODD HOBBIES: I collect old farm tractors, the toy stuff, not the actual tractor
FAVORITE FOOD: free food is my favorite food
FAVORITE MOVIES: Life Aquatic, all the Batman movies
FAVORITE POSITION TO SLEEP IN: on my belly with my left leg bent towards my chest
FAVORITE SMUGGLEDOUG MEMORY TO DATE: actually doesn?t include the rest of the band. I was at a house party enjoying a beverage when a guy started talking about Wisconsin bands. The name Smuggle Doug came up and he was talking like he knew him all, so I decided to have a chat with him. He didn?t know who I was, as well as the rest of the band, but I got to drink for free because I was in the band.
WHAT?D YOU DO BEFORE SMUGGLEDOUG? Nothing. I was lame. I still am lame, but not as bad now.
FAVORITE FLAVOR OF KOOL-AID: red, and sometimes the green as long as its mixed w/ ?non-alcoholic? vodka
MUSICAL HEROES: Travis Barker is the best drummer? ever. The DMB drummer is pretty good too, and so is the music. I?d like DMB if Dave wasn?t in it. All time favorite band is definitely Green Day, but there?s really too many good bands out there to pick real favorites. Brian Setzer is pretty tight if you like swing.
SPORTS HEROES: Hulk Hogan and the little engine that could
SUPERHEROES: well, Batman is my favorite hero, but since I am Batman, I guess my favorite superhero is me, otherwise Napoleon Dynamite.
BEST LIVE SHOW YOU?VE EVER SEEN: Ivory
WORST: Waiting for Understanding? its funny how a name change makes all the difference.
IF YOU COULD FIGHT ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? Patrick Wilz? I hate that kid. I?d actually probably fight his friends and family too.
IF YOU COULD HAVE RELATIONS WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? The Bush twins, twice, at the same time.
BEST THING EVER: besides me, proving somebody wrong after being wrong multiple times.
DO YOU SHAVE? everything
SOMETHING SECRETIVE: I really do like emo, but don?t tell anyone.
Willem Fitzpatrick's Bio.
NAME: Willem Fitzpatrick
AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: 4 miles west of Hell
INSTRUMENT(S) and ITS/ THEIR NAME(S): ?Aphrodite? (2001 Warwick Corvette Standard), and ?Gladys? (1971 Ovation Magnum).
ODD HOBBIES: Knitting, bird watching
FAVORITE FOOD: Anything Bran
FAVORITE MOVIES: The Jungle Book
FAVORITE POSITION TO SLEEP IN: Running
FAVORITE SMUGGLEDOUG MEMORY TO DATE: Dudes.
WHAT?D YOU DO BEFORE SMUGGLEDOUG? I was the communications representative for a firm that dealt with different corporately funded programs. Basically, I was the ?go-between? with various conglomerates and non-profit organizations. I took care of where the money came from, where it was going and eventually what it was doing. Our advertisement division took it from there and made our client?s generosity immensely profitable.
FAVORITE FLAVOR OF KOOL-AID: Red
MUSICAL HEROES: Miles Davis, Jimmy Page, Elvis
Costello and Billy Joel.
SPORTS HEROES: Ray Finkel
SUPERHEROES: Sonic the Hedgehog
BEST LIVE SHOW YOU?VE EVER SEEN: The Suburban Legends
WORST: Creed (Ivory)
IF YOU COULD FIGHT ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? Jim Davis. (You?re not funny anymore, old man. Your cat isn?t either.)(Ivory?)
IF YOU COULD HAVE RELATIONS WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? The Sleeping Beauty
BEST THING EVER: Sam's Club Samples
DO YOU SHAVE? I have my gardener do it for me.
SOMETHING SECRETIVE: I know everything about you.
Jake Blake's Bio.
NAME: Jake Anthony Crowe
AGE: 18
HOMETOWN: Appleton, Wisconsin
INSTRUMENT(S) and IT?S/ THEIR NAME(S): tenor saxophone named "Naima"
ODD HOBBIES: In my free time I play such sophisticated games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering
FAVORITE FOOD: Pasta!
FAVORITE MOVIES: "Fight Club", "Momento", und "American Beauty"
FAVORITE POSITION TO SLEEP IN: spooning with my favourite lady
FAVORITE SMUGGLEDOUG MEMORY TO DATE: eating at Fazoli's and talking about my demon seed
WHAT?D YOU DO BEFORE SMUGGLEDOUG?: masturbate
FAVORITE FLAVOR OF KOOL-AID: green
MUSICAL HEROES: John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Pat Metheny, Pink Floyd
SPORTS HEROES: Me
SUPERHEROES: Green Lantern
BEST LIVE SHOW YOU?VE EVER SEEN: Pat Metheny
WORST: Jane Monheit
IF YOU COULD FIGHT ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? Pat Wilz. It'd probably go like his: "It was a bright and calm night when I was walking home from a brothel when out of no where, out pops Pat Wilz and he's like, 'Dude, gimme' your money' and I'm like 'No' so I grab his bass guitar, whack him in the head, and I mean IN the head, with it and then bake his brains into a deliscious quiche. I then lay my demon seed into his brain cavity and go home.
IF YOU COULD HAVE RELATIONS WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? Living: Patrick Swayze; Dead: Jesus Christ
BEST THING EVER: music, food, and Lydia
DO YOU SHAVE? nope
SOMETHING SECRETIVE: I'm actually a superhero. There was a movie about me, it's called "Orgazmo"
Bry's Bio.
NAME: Bry ?The Cool? Richard
AGE: 18
HOMETOWN: Apple Valley
INSTRUMENT(S) and ITS/ THEIR NAME(S):
I?ve got a trumpet named Kylie, an alto sax named Celia, a trombone named La Force, a guitar named Amelia and a bass named Thirst.
ODD HOBBIES: I like to sit by myself in pubic places with the sole purpose of watching people. Then, I take time to criticize myself for having criticized them in my subconscious. Also, I like to take letters out of words to change their meanings. A favorite of mine, for example is taking the letter ?l? out of the word ?public? which leaves ?pubic?. Check out the 8th word of this paragraph. I win.
FAVORITE FOOD: sugar.
FAVORITE MOVIES: lady and the tramp, peter and the wolf, harry and the hendersons.
FAVORITE POSITION TO SLEEP IN: On my side, spooning with 1-3 lovely ladies ? people ? stuffed animals.
FAVORITE SMUGGLEDOUG MEMORY TO DATE: The first real gig we played was a bar in our town called Ryan?s. There have been hundreds of shows there for decades long before we were born. It?s not a great venue, but a lot of talent goes through it. When we finished our set, the owner came to us, and actually said the words ?I?ve never heard anything so good.? That was amazing.
WHAT?D YOU DO BEFORE SMUGGLEDOUG? I learned a few chords on piano, spent a pocket full of cash on hair gel and thrift shop threads, and headed to the basement with a Copeland album and a razorblade. But then Dougie called and asked if I wanted to play trumpet in a ska band. I guess that?s when things started turning around for me.
FAVORITE FLAVOR OF KOOL-AID: Mr. Pibb.
MUSICAL HEROES: Scott Klopfenstein, James Taylor, Paul McCartney.
SPORTS HEROES: Ricky Williams, Barry Bonds, Dick Cheney.
SUPERHEROES: I like the Hulk ? mostly because I relate and sympathize with him. All the other superheroes can fly and shit. He just gets all big and green and pissed off ? everybody can do that.
BEST LIVE SHOW YOU?VE EVER SEEN: Raffi.
WORST: Goo Goo Dolls.
IF YOU COULD FIGHT ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? Patrick the fucking Wilz.
IF YOU COULD HAVE RELATIONS WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE?
I will gladly do my best to pleasure anyone who can give our band a decent break . . . preferably female, but whatever.
BEST THING EVER: Lesbians. Cute ones.
DO YOU SHAVE? I don?t shave my face. There?s really no need. As for the unmentionables, I usually shave every other day (although, much like my face, there?s no need ? but I?m a ?just in case? kind of guy.)
SOMETHING SECRETIVE: So you know how cute lesbians are the best thing ever? I once turned down what I?m sure would have been a pretty damn good threesome with two people who fit exactly that description. At the time, it felt like a good decision. Only recently has it occurred to me that unless things start happening for Smuggle Doug, that offer will be the first and last of its kind.