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december - 2003: ZIPPERGRIN, formed by gavin reign, is a solo project based on one simple concept; rock music that knows no boundaries. the project's only member, gavin reign, has drawn upon the influences of NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON, TOM WAITS, ALICE IN CHAINS, and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS to create an amalgam of sounds that would paint the picture that was his past, and also attempt to capture the quintessence of his present through bemoaning verses and wrathful choruses...all while using guitars, drums, synthesizers, clarinets, loops, and the wrecking-ball that is his voice. during a brief two year stint at boston university’s theatre studies program, the frustrated front man began turning to music as his primary outlet. while still attempting to keep his previous new york based band together [flying home every weekend that he could] he began experimenting with a simple TASCAM 8-track tape recorder… incorporating beats and loops from various software, and layering it with ...