Band Members
Jure JJ Jurca – vocal, guitarsJure JJ Jurca is a songwriter, singer and guitarist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was born in 1982. He graduated at the Universtiy of Ljubljana with a degree in electrotechnics in 2007 an is an engineer of electronics.
As a frontman, JJ handles vocal and guitar duties. He is known for his high pitched screams and wailing vocals; his guitar playing style includes powerful rhythm parts and »guitar wiz« solos.
JJ plays the Zerberus Hydra II guitar and he is also an endorser for the Zerberus company in Slovenia. He also uses Ibanez JEM. His sound is generated by Mesa/Boogie 2:50 power amp and a Mesa/Boogie Quad Preamp. He uses a TC Electronics effect processor.
JJ enrolled in musical school at the age of 10 and attended classical guitar lessons until he turned 15. When he got an electric guitar, he quit and later took lessons from Beast until the age of 17. He was involved in a few projects with Dare (Offside, Corpus Delicti, NKKR, 3O SQTA). In 2002 he called Beast to audition for the band Corpus Delicti, which later changed it's name to Bulwyf and was a predecessor of Chaosstar. In recent years he too has been giving guitar lessons.
JJ's main influences are Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Ritchie Kotzen, Tony McAlpine, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Toto, Megadeth, Helloween, Judas Priest, Adi Smolar.
Vasja Beast ÄŒepiÄVasja ÄŒepiÄ is a songwriter and guitarist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was born in 1980. He graduated cum laude at the University of Maribor Faculty of Law with a degree in EU law in 2009. His nickname Beast is an internet nick he has been using since 1996; it also agrees with his manic stage persona.
Beast's arsenal of guitar skills ranges from clean guitar parts, furious hi gain rhythm playing to neoclassical shreding, sweep arpeggios, tapping and use of natural and pinch harmonics. He sings back vocals live. He also plays classic and acoustic guitar.
Beast plays a Fender Stratocaster with a floyd rose locking tremolo and two humbucker pickups. His live rig consists of a PSSE 4x12 cabinet, Peavey 50/50 power amp, Mesa/Boogie Quad Preamp, Nobels MS-8 midi switcher and Rocktron Xpression and Midi Mate. He uses Earnie Ball strings and Jazz III XL picks. Has been using an Ibanez RG on stage.
Beast started playing guitar at the age of 9. Among his teachers on the Franc Šturm School Of Music were Marko Kryžanowsky and Uroš Usenik. He dropped out at 15 and formed a punk band Kripl Bataljon with Črt Batagelj (Dirty Skunks) and Peter Gale (Sweet Sorrow). At 17 he started taking lessons from Matej Mršnik, Slovenia's master guitar slinger. He formed a metal band Soul Killers with Matic Novak (Divji Kojoti, Age Of Antz), Peter Hudnik (Frozen Child) and Miha Bes (Avven). Started giving guitar lessons to JJ. After a few failed projects he joined Corpus Delicti at the age of 21. They later changed their name to Bulwyf and after the arrival of Primož Jelševar renamed themselves Chaosstar.
His influences are numerous, streching from Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Helloween, AC/DC, Dream Theater, Jason Becker, Alice Cooper, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Jimmi Hnedrix, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Band, The Eagles, RHCP, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbinson, Elvis Prestley, Chuck Berry, Green Day, Offspring, Sex Pistols, NOFX.
Dare Devil RamotDare Ramot is a bassist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was born in 1981.
Dare's bass sound is based on the use of different techniques like tapping, slapping, playing with fingers or a pick. He provides back vocals live.
Dare plays a Music Man Stingray5 bass. His live rig is an EBS amp and a custom 4x10 cabinet. He also uses Ibanez Soundgear 5 string bass and a H&S 6 string bass live. He uses Elixir strings and Dunlop picks.
Dare started playing guitar at the age of 15, but soon changed over to a 4 string and later 5 string bass. He has played in various punk projects during highschool, but that was not the musical direction he wanted to take. He and JJ started jamming together and soon their ongoing musical partnership was formed. Besides his work in Chaosstar, he has been involved in various side projects with JJ (Offside, Corpus Delicti, NKKR, 3O SQTA). He has some experience with contrabass.
His musical influences are Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Angra, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Metallica, Liquid Tension Experiment, Billy Sheehan, Alexis Sklarevsky, Bela Flack, Rambo Amadeus.
Primož JelševarPrimož Jelševar is a drummer and musical producer from Zagorje, Slovenia. He was born in 1981. He graduated at the University of Maribor with a degree in industrial management in 2008. He has variuos nicknames.
Primož's drumming skills consist of use of various double bass drums techniques, combined with heavy use of different toms and cymbals. He likes playing with different techniques and uses unusual time signatures. He sings back vocals live. He also plays basic guitar and keyboards. He is an endorser for boutique drum manufacturer Wang Percussion from Taiwan.
According to his tech rider, his live rig consist of:
Drums: Wang percussion DJ drums – All maple custom
2x 22†x 18†virgin Kick drums
8†x 7†Rack tom
10†x 8†Rack tom
12†x 9†Rack tom
14†x 13†Rack tom
16†x 14†Rack tom
13†x 7†Wood snare drum (Main) - Maple
14†x 6.5†Steel snare drum (Alt) – Aluminum
Percussion:
3 x 6†Octoban low pitch (18 ½â€, 21†23 ½†length)
1 x 21†Gong Bass Drum
Electronics: Drum submix: Alesis Multimix 12R Studio rack console
1x Multi-track playback: Fostex D2424 digital 8 channel
1x Shure WH20 dynamic head microphone
1x Custom In Ear monitoring: Shure SCL3, Headphone amp,
1x Drum module: DDrum 4 SE (Kick trigger)
2 x Custom Kick triggers
1 x Drum module: Yamaha TMX (Snare trigger, percussion)
4 x DI box: Behringer DI4000
Hardware:
Custom Wang percussions drum rack with 19 cymbal holders
Custom drum pedals designed by Primoz Jelsevar
Drum throne: Pearl roadster
Cymbals:
A. China Wuhan HH 20â€
B. China Paiste Alpha 16â€
C. China Paiste Innovations 16â€
D. China Stagg HH 22â€
E. Crash Paiste 502 16â€
F. Crash Paiste Signature 17â€
G. Crash Paiste Signature 18â€
H. Crash Turkish 16â€
I. Bell LP 10â€
J. Crash/Ride Zildjian ZBT 20â€
K. Hi-Hat Ufip Natural 14â€
L. Splash Istanbul 8â€
M. Stax (bottom: Bell Paiste 2002 8â€, top: Mini china Istanbul 8â€)
N. Splash Istanbul 10â€
O. Bell Paiste 2002 6â€
P. Hi-Hat Paiste 502 14â€
Q. Ride Zildjian Mega bell 21â€
R. Cowbell LP Ridge rider
S. Tambourine LP
Primož's first musical inspiration was his father Slavko, who played guitar in a Slovene oberkrainer band Interval. He attended every father's practice. He started playing an accordion at the age of 8 and finished the elementary musical school at the age of 14. He later switched to keyboards and formed a teen synthesizer band with his cousin. When he was 15, he started playing electrical guitar and drums and formed a band Read Only Mind (R.O.M.) with local musicians. He later played guitar for a band Nemo. In his early 20s he put aside his guitar and keys to focus on drumming. He has been a member of Chaosstar since 2004 and is also involved in a brutal death metal band Ambassador Of Sifilis. He also records and produces music in Chaosstar Studios. In last 10 years he produced and recorded several bands in the Chaosstar Studios. He is an endorser for Wang Percussion, boutique drum manufacturer form Taiwan.
His musical influences change everytime he visits Myspace.
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