User:Kimstrashband/sandbox

Kimstrashband, or AD1, or even AD1 Official are a virtual band composed of the members: Trock Laos [Guitar/synth/drums/piano], Kim Kii [Guitar/synth], Loux Rene [Bass], Carter Cowby [Drums], and Roff Freeman [Rhythm Guitar/clav]. Formed in late 2017, the band had trouble finding a drummer. Searching on websites/newspapers/etc. when eventually, they found a guy named "Jeb". Jeb [Drums] had been drumming ever since he was in his mid teens.

AD1's genres consist of rock, hip-hop, ska, trash rock, trance, trip-hop, alternative rock, and more. They like to take inspiration from artists such as beabadoobee, Gorillaz, and Paramore (to name a few). Using these influences, AD1 transforms ideas into their own with the unique static-guitar sound. The band doesn't like to conform to one specific genre as they like for their music to be diverse.

Trock Laos
Trock Laos was born on March 5, 1999 in a small town in Texas. He was brought up by his grandparents up until both of their passing in which both Trock and his sister Laika had to live with their mother, as this is the reason for living with their grandparents. Their mother wasn't the best of mothers, speaking from the fact that her time being in prison was the reason the two children had to live with their custodial grandparents first of all. She was arrested for DWI twice and neglect to both children. She was sentenced to 7 years in prison. At this time, Trock was 8 and his sister Laika was 18. Laika was old enough to take full custody of her brother Trock in order to raise him up to be 18 years of age, and she took him as her own until he was 18 years of age. Trock attended High School and achieved his high school degree at the school. Trock loved playing Guitar Hero and GTA San Andreas as a kid. He also spent time listening to bands such as Paramore, Local H, or Weezer while completing homework or just listening in general. All of these things sparked his interest in music making, so, he saved up his money enough to buy himself a guitar. He was a complete novice at the guitar and knew things were way different from Guitar Hero. Every now and then he practiced on it when he had the chance.

Trock had originally always wanted to be either in the military like his father, or a welder. Those dreams were switched as he fantasized about being a (not that much) famous guitarist. He couldn't afford lessons, therefore he used youtube videos and memory to remember what he heard from his favorite songs and apply them to the fretboard. In 2012, Trock recieved his first IPhone, using the built-in software Garageband to create his first songs. At first (2012-2014) he claims to have been "experimenting" with the software up until he really started to create songs more than 1 minute that he pieced using samples and the MIDI instruments (2014-present). Trock has always wanted to start a band, even if he could be joined into one would be cool, but he still wasn't quite the guitar strumming master.

In 2017, he had met Kim Kii at a local thrift shop not too far away from his apartment. The two came into contact when Trock had bought a pile of Kim's clothes for her as well as his own. Walking back to his apartment, Kim stopped Trock to give him a quick thank you and asked if they could exchange numbers and get to know each other. After months of talking and flirting on the phone, they had their first date. Kim had knew how to play the guitar for years and was nothing but excited to give Trock personal guitar lessons. It felt like a fever dream being able to be taught guitar one-on-one by his own girlfriend. As soon as he learned the basics, he thought of that as enough and the two started their own band, AD1 together. They posted "band members wanted" signs all over the street lights and open mic night building doors.

Loux Rene
Loux Ann Rene was born July 31, 1995 in Bègles, a commune in France to a single mother and 1 sister named Mira Louise. About the time Loux was 5 years old, the small family moved to the city of Gretna, Louisiana. But after hearing that a large portion of the family were located in New Orleans, they moved there to be closer to them. In 2005 of course, the small family had to move to Oklahoma after hearing about the disturbance of Hurricane Katrina. Loux was handed down (2nd) a bass guitar that her mother bought but never got to play. By this time Loux was about 15 years old and had previously requested to go bass guitar window shopping with her mother. Loux fell in love with the bass guitar after listening to her favorite band/artists/groups Sade, Missy Elliot, Hoku, Outkast, and Patrice Rushen. Loux was taught the bass guitar through lessons and practice. She would come home, do her homework (if she had any), then immediately practice on the bass. She practiced to her favorite songs and felt mastered enough to audition for her school's band. They accepted her audition in after weeks of discussion. Loux was absolutely elated that she was accepted into the band, reading the letter she received through the mail. In 2011 she gave a notice to the school band teacher that she was leaving the school band to focus on something more of her style. Shortly after being inducted into the school band and performing, Loux, along with 2 other women assembled a girl group of their own. Loux was the bassist as one woman sung, and the other worker the drums. After making 3 songs the girl group went on a uncertain hiatus in 2013. After this, Loux focused on her second choice in life of being a novelist.