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Scotty B - vocals/guitar
Ken Shabby - lead guitar
Shasta McNasty - bass
Animal - drums

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Current Album: The American Boogie Gods (Demo)
purchase it exclusively at mp3.com:
http://www.mp3.com/moneyshotrock

For booking call Scott at 214-417-6632
web site: www.idiotbox.org/moneyshot.html
email: scott@scottbellina.com

 

THE SOUND
Moneyshot is a hard rockin', booty sockin', funky punk-a-billy, good-time band... otherwise known to many as "The American Boogie Gods". Moneyshot was founded as an energy outlet by four key members of the eight-piece original ska band, Idiot Box. The band leaves the brass behind and gets back to the music that made them musicians in the first place... pure balls-out, in-yer-face rock n' roll! As a tribute to their many influences, Moneyshot's set is made up of electrified power-chord versions of rock n' roll cult classics. Not to mention audiences are thrown off guard as they find themselves jamming out to punkified T.V. theme song favorites. The band splashes on a vast number of adrenalizing originals to boot. The Moneyshot sound could be classified as Hard Rock and Pop Punk meets Cajun Rockabilly and Texas Twang.

BAND BIOGRAPHY
In the spring of 1998, native New Orleanian singer/songwriter Scott Bellina met Idiot Box founder Patrick Gary at a Dallas-based internet consulting company they were both working for. As a multi-faceted musician, Gary, trombonist for IB, expressed an interest in starting a side-project as a bass player. The two of them threw the idea around but nothing came of it as they were in serious need of a drummer. In August of that year, Idiot Box, Dallas' Sons of Ska, were performing a three-hour set at a bar in Deep Ellum and needed an opening act. Pat consulted Scott about the possibilty of filling the space provided they find a drummer. They rehearsed a 45 minute set and found a drummer the day before the show and called themselves "The Thumbs".

Technically, the show was a disaster. Without adequate rehearsal time with the drums, every song ended like a train wreck. The high-point of the performance was when Scott stepped on his guitar cable and the "L" shaped plug ripped the jack off his guitar. Idiot Box, guitarist, Ryan Hughes ran to the rescue and loaned Scott his Les Paul for the remainder of the song and the show. But beyond all the mishaps and miscues, there was something very promising about the band's performance... it was a pure, raw spectacle of energy and emotion coming from Bellina's pent-up desire to perform live. No matter what they sounded like... the crowd wanted more!

Later that year, the front man of Idiot Box left the group and Scott was confronted again by Gary as a replacement. Two-months later Idiot Box played the largest show of their budding musical career... Geekmeet.com's first major event at the Red Blood Club in Deep Ellum, Dallas. The band played 2, 45- minute sets for over 600 people. The show was phenomenal.

The band, still roaring from their high at the geekmeet show, then played the Battle of The Bands in Athens, TX, and shocked the town square as they were the first band ever to grace it with high-steppin' ska horn chaos.

A week later the band took a major setback as Scott left for London, England for 6 months. By the time he returned many changes had occurred within the band. With the exception of Gary, the brass ensemble was completely dispersed. New horns were added, but time was needed for them to learn the songs. Nevertheless, disaster struck again as bass player, Travis Baker, was shipped off to White Sands, New Mexico for 4 months.

Frustrated, bored with old material, and anxious to get on a stage again, IB drummer Blake McElroy consulted Bellina wanting to start something different. They confronted the other key members of the group and the tossed the idea around. The very next day, luck took a turn as they received a call from Geekmeet.com asking them to be the sole performers for their 1st year anniversary party at the CopperTank Brewery. Without hesitation, and also without 4 members, Scott said "Sure! But we're not going to be performing as Idiot Box"... Moneyshot - The American Boogie Gods was born at that precise moment.

The band had a week to rehearse 2, 45-minute sets of completely new material. Bellina unearthed the setlist from "The Thumbs" one-night-only show, and re-appropriated it with the rest of the group featuring Pat Gary on bass, Ryan Hughes on lead guitar, and Blake McElroy on drums... as well as Bellina strapping his axe back on as a rhythm guitarist.

Moneyshot's performance at the Geekmeet anniversary was incredible and practically flawless. Nearly 1000 peope witnessed the show and that got the ball rolling... the rest will be history!