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more radio love and a hot gig!
So Steve Passourias at the Fretnet radio show played another song - ”Redemption” off of Crux made its way to the airwaves of Australia and out to the world via this link … that dude has been so generous – THANK YOU STEVE! And we are now 9 days away from playing live at the [...]
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If you know me well, you know I love drums…
if I had it to do over I would probably be a drummer ’cause one lives inside my head. I get inspired to make music more by a good drum beat than anything else – and I’m fascinated by those players that have not only technical ability, but that elusive gift of groove… So I [...]
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So, why is it so hard to keep a blog updated?!?
Happy Hannukah! Playing a kick-butt version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” this Sunday – the Relient K version. Rehearsed it with the Newspring band on Tuesday and I think we are gonna knock it out of the park. Up-tempo pop-punk kinda feel – loads of power chords – in the key of B so [...]
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So I borrowed a Strat for Sunday… an old, crusty ’57 resissue with bad frets and a ton of vibe… Fralin pickups, cigarette burn on headstock… hope she cooperates with me
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Check it!
Here is a great review of my album from a cool prog-rock web site in South America – Crux review – big thanks to Marcelo Trotta for takin’ the time to listen in such detail!
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The Big Weekend – part I
So, we had a great rehearsal Friday night (and recorded it for a possible “live in the studio” release) and were all prepped and ready… Saturday, Greg and I showed up at Hames Music Store around noon to start the set-up process. Hames’ manager Rob told Greg he could use the store’s nice Yamaha drum [...]
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Greg Dampier – he is a cool dude… he is the drummer in my band…
and he absolutely is the backbone of what I do live. Anybody who plays music will tell you that the drummer will make or break a band… and I have been mightily blessed by Greg’s willing involvement in my attempts to pull off live versions of my compositions. Now, my music is not extremely complex [...]
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The Seven – live from Florence x3!
So, the Good Lord has blessed me yet again with the opportunity to play my music live… my band The Seven will be performing 3 shows the weekend of June 12th and 13th. First, we will be doing a concert/clinic at Hames Music on the 12th from 2 to 4pm. Next up will be a [...]
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The importance of words
Now, as an instrumental artist, you might think I have a dislike for words… actually, the opposite is true. I do find words to be cumbersome at times and it is all because of their power and my seeming inability to harness it. Well, I was having a conversation with a friend the other day [...]
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