Kevin Herdeman

Top Coat

What do you do at PRS?

I work in the top coat deptartment.

How long have you worked at PRS?

Almost four years.

Do you play guitar or any other instruments?

I dont play too much guitar. Drums and bass are mostly what I play!

What's your favorite PRS model?

My favorite model is the McCarty Rosewood. I really like the feel of the thicker body and rosewood neck. The new Mira is also really cool. I havent heard it yet but the look is awesome!!!

Do you play with any bands?

I play drums in Witchbat and I play bass in MONROEbot.

Are those bands recording or playing out?

As of now, both bands will be recording in the near future. We should be playing out soon as well.

What sort of music are you listening to these days?

That's a hard one to answer. I listen to alot of music and alot of different styles. I might go from listening to Faith no More to Roy Orbison then to Municpal Waste to Tom Waits. Its hard to narrow it down. Now with the iPod I can have all 600 of my CDs with me at all times.

Any new bands/albums you're particularly into?

Well the new Dax Riggs CD is unbelievable!!! Baroness has a new one out that is really good too.

What is Monsterarm all about?

I guess you could call it a small horror/ sci-fi related t-shirt company.

How long have you been doing that and how did it come about?

A little over two years now, I think. Well, it all came about because I was tired of most horror t-shirts I was coming across. I would go to horror conventions and see the same stuff over and over again. Other people that were making shirts all desiged them the same way as everyone else, Huge prints of a DVD cover in white and red print. They all looked the same and I felt there was no thought involved, so I figured I would just design my own. So far its been a good time. I've meet alot of good people and it has also allowed me to show and sell my paintings which has been more than great!

What's in store for Monsterarm in the future?

As of now im really pushing my paintings even though not all my paintings are horror/sci-fi related. I paint a pretty wide range of subject matter. This has been a really good way for me to show/sell them to a wide range of people. Alot of the new t-shirt designs are mostly sci-fi related. I'm going to vend some different cons, not just horror and from there I guess ill see what happens.

Some of Kevin's artwork: