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Victor Balta
drums

Victor Balta was born with drumsticks in his hands. His father was the god of thunder, his mother a gentle muse...

Well okay, so he didn't wrestle pythons as a baby, and he wasn't playing drums before he could walk In fact, he didn't even get his first drum set until he was eight. No, Victor Balta is just a regular guy like you and me. Mild-mannered news reporter by day... awe-inspiring percussionist by night. Don't let that smile fool you, though. Underneath the "nice-guy" persona and the Mexican soccer jersey is one of the heaviest hitters in Sacramento. I once saw him in such a frenzy that when Scott threw a water bottle at him it just ricocheted off without him even noticing. He played on, head down, oblivious, not missing a beat. And that was just at practice. This guy goes through drumsticks like a recovering chain-smoker goes through Nicorette gum. When he's at his best no one can touch him. When he's at his worst he's still pretty darn good. He's the heart of PROON. He keeps the beat. He's Vic, the ginseng drummer.

Occupation: Mild-mannered news reporter.
Biggest inspiration: Metallica
Influences: Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Tool, Deftones, Cake, The Doors
What's in my CD player right now? "Live: The Distance to Here" and "Metallica: S&M" are on a regular rotation.
Confession: Neil Diamond is the Man!
Favorite things: Mexican soccer jerseys
Favorite Proon member: it's a three-way tie... these guys rock!!!
Favorite hobby: Kickin' it with the Shaq Phools (Jon, Brian, Scotte, Gary and Bomb)
Pet peeves: MTV (For the love of Pete, show some videos), bad drivers, Republicans and Democrats (there are more than two ways to think), snooty cafes, snooty servers at snooty cafes, snooty people who go to snooty cafes.
Another confession: Sometimes I'll go to a snooty cafe just to laugh at the other people there
Short-term goal: An endorsement deal with Pearl drums and Sabian cymbals... I can buy my own sticks
Long-term goal: Not being disappointed

NEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED (4/19/00)

Astrological sign: Cancer
Croutons or Bacon bits: Both
Salt or Pepper: Both
Favorite salad dressing: Caesar
Do you drink: drink what?
Appendix and tonsils removed? No... I'm whole
Shampoo or Conditioner: Both
Do you make fun of people: Only those who deserve to be made fun of
Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Haven't been caught yet
Best on-line friends: Same as my best real-life friends -- The Shaq Phool Posse
Pets: Bernice and Nino, our cats.
Favorite types of music: yes. I have several....
Your dream car: One that can carry my drums
Type of car you drive now: 98 Toyota Tacoma (a.k.a. one that can carry my drums)
Your first car: A 1977 BMW 320i (a.k.a. Da Beama!!!). It was the sweetest car ever, until you tried to start it.
Favorite toothpaste: Colgate
Favorite food: Depends on the day. Mostly Mexican and Italian
Do you get along with your parent(s)? Well, if I say yes, I'm an idiot (quoting The Breakfast Club for those who didn't get it). Yes, I get along with my parents, even though it's quite fashionable not to. They're awesome and totally supportive of me and everything I do (just check the Proon fans photos if you don't believe me!!!)
Favorite place to chill: Anywhere I can sit still for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Favorite place to visit: Seattle (long before anyone knew or cared who Kurt Cobain was)
Favorite Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk
Favorite soft drink: I gave up carbonated soft drinks last June and I'm still on the wagon!!! I drink Iced tea and water now.
Favorite type of drinking game: Trivial Pursuit (as simple proof that the Shaqs can turn anything into a drinking game)
What is your bad time of day? The middle, right when my body starts realizing when I got up compared with when I went to sleep the night before.
Favorite time of year: Fall. It's still somewhat warm and it's football season.
Adidas, Nike or Reebok? Nike, just because they own the world and I'm not trendy enough to wear Adidas
Favorite perfume or cologne: Romance by Ralph Lauren (and I'm not even the one who wears it)
Favorite sport team: The Seattle Seahawks
Favorite subject in school: Philosophy
Favorite book read: So far, Friday Night Lights
Least favorite subject: Economics
Favorite TV show: Friends still rules. The Practice is coming up, though, and ER is getting good again.
Favorite movie you have seen recently: The Sixth Sense (I see dead people!!!) and High Fidelity.
Favorite move of all time: The Paper
Favorite alcoholic drink: Corona and Goldschlager
Anything "DIFFERENT" about you? I can't think of anything.
Interesting fact about your childhood: I scared my parents so bad, they had to wait another 10 years before they had another kid!!!
Say one nice thing: Proon rocks!!!

Equipment:

Drum set: Pearl drums with a drummer's workshop double-bass pedal
Cymbals: 14" Sabian AAX thin crash, a 16" Sabian AAX medium crash, an 18" Sabian Rock Crash, an 18" Sabian AAX Chinese and a 20" Zildjian Amir IIride.
Sticks: Guitar Center (Vic Firth-made)

To send Victor an email, click HERE

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