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KARL RANSIER
My name is Karl Ransier and I am the drummer for MrMisstyx. At the age of nine my parents bought me drumsticks, cheap bongos, bones and maracas for Christmas in 1967 in spite of being ghetto poor. I thank God for parents of musicians. My older brother’s friend taught me the basics out of his love for the drums. In school I played in all the bands I could: Concert, Pep, Jazz Ensemble and the Garage. When I turned twenty-one I joined the Navy and one year later I sold my drums. In 1995, after fifteen years of not even holding drumsticks, I started going to open Blues Jams (musician’s karaoke) playing so badly that I was the last drummer invited on stage when everyone was so drunk that being bad didn’t matter. I played as often as I could because I had drums in my blood and I felt alive behind the kit. One day I was approached by a talented guitarist to buy a used drum set that he had for sale...and to form a band with him. I was broke at the time and a fan/friend bought it and gave it to me and said, “make me proud.” This was in 1999 and the birth of my new lease on life. I have taken lessons from and played with some of the best players Tacoma Washington has to offer. Now, 2002 at the age of forty-four, I am a better player than I ever thought I could be…playing drums and managing a band…living a dream.
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