It's my name, the only one I have.

Occasionally at nearby bars when compelled.

It opens the music industry up to those who would not otherwise ever be heard. For too long the industry has determined who would be recognized and who would be ignored, many times based upon a 10 second listen to an artist's demo tape.

Yes. Almost did once several years ago. I didn't trust the guy though 'cause he didn't seem legit. Or maybe I blew my chance, lol.

Got to the World Wide Finals for the 'Air Force In Blues' competition once. I've been deployed ever since and haven't had the time I'd like to to share what I've written.

Toad The Wet Sprocket, Flaming Lips, Green Pajamas, Filter, Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse, the Shins, REM, Radiohead, ELP, Yes, Crowded House, the Beatles, Spock's Beard, Stone Roses, Steely Dan, Elliott Smith, Alanis Morisette, the Strokes, Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus, Jewel, the Blur, Flaming Lips, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists , Tears For Fears, Klaatu, Tori Amos, Alan Holdsworth, the Tubes, Staind, Test Crash Dummies, the Decemberists, Limp Bizkit, Simon & Garfunkel, A.C. Newman, Camel, the Phish, XTC, Alice Cooper, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Jethro Tull, Kings X, Extreme, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Meat Puppets, Gentle Giant, Live, Guided By Voices, Sound Garden, Pink Floyd, the Pretenders, Ambrosia, Joe Jackson, Interpol, Tom Petty, Arcade Fire, They Might Be Giants, and a thousand other guys and gals.



Did I say Pink Floyd twice? I meant to say Guided By Voices twice.

Dubrovnic, Croatia. That or on the Guardian's Peak in Colorado. Then again there's always something to be said about being home.

I use for keys Roland and Kursweil, guitars are Guild and Ovation, and recording equipment is TASCAM.

Email me at "garoldcole2004@hotmail.com" iffen you find the need.