Jordan "Wailin'" Williams
Instrument played:
Drums
History:
1983: Born in Abbotsford, BC
1995: Musical influence begins when friend Matt McArthur introduces Jordan to
"Weird Al" Yankovic. Begins listening to grunge and metal.
1998: Jordan buys his first instrument, an acoustic guitar and begins playing
music. In guitar class, he meets Russ and Jer O'Shea 1999: Jordan receives his
cousin's old drum kit and skeptically begins playing it. A love of drumming
soon develops.
2000: Jordan joins his first band, playing rhythm guitar for the rock band 'The
Unpeople.' Matt McArthur, Jeremy Williams, and Vince Vanderheide are fellow
members. Jordan also joins a string of other bands in following years, some
more successful than others, including: Tyrant, The Faces of Excellence, Fools,
Steven, The Experiences, The Glorious Janitors, Death's Head, Johnny and the
Thieves, Death of Milner, Greggy L., Draconia, Death of the Dead, The Uncanny,
The 50's, Nice Try, and Metapocalypse. 2001: Matt McArthur leaves The Unpeople
to pursue solo project/super group MCARTHUR. Jordan is invited to join and does.
After a string of unsuccessful prog-synth albums, the eight-member band breaks
up.
2002: The Unpeople breaks up due to various factors. Jordan is asked to drum
for Wailing Corpse, which he accepts.
Favorite kinds of music:
Classic Metal, Classic Rock, Grunge
Favorite bands:
Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, Guns N' Roses
Favorite singers:
Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Freddie Mercury
Favorite guitar players:
Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Brian May, Tony Iommi Favorite Entertainers:
Bruce Dickinson, Alice Cooper, Axl Rose, Freddie Mercury
Favorite bass players:
Steve Harris, Cliff Burton, John Deacon
Favorite drummers:
Nicko McBrain, Clive Burr, Lars Ulrich, Bill Ward, John Bonham
Favorite kind of movies:
Drama
Favorite science fiction movie:
Star Wars
Favorite horror movie:
The Evil Dead Trilogy
Favorite dramatic movie:
Usual Suspects, Memento, Reservoir Dogs
Favorite comic movie:
High Strung, Snatch, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Favorite fantasy movie:
Lord of the Rings
Favorite action movie:
Demolition Man
Favorite actors:
Bruce Campbell, Kevin Spacey, Harrison Ford, Liam N
Favorite actresses:
Angie Harmon
Favorite hobbies:
Collecting CDs, collecting comic books, running, writing, movies
Favorite foods:
Tacos, pizza
Favorite drinks:
Any brown slurpee flavours
Favorite sports:
Basketball
Favorite book:
Neuromancer, Lord of the Rings, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1984
Favorite colors:
Black, Orange, Blue
Favorite season:
Summer
Favorite flower:
Lupins? I don't know
Favorite animals:
Frogs, Ducks, Wolverines, Pigs, and Cows
A message to our fans:
Thanks for the support, the greatest thing when I'm playing a show is to see
you really getting into the music. You obviously have good taste!!!