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play lo-fi play hi-fi  Maybe I'm The One
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Girls Of Mine
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Nobody's Home
play lo-fi play hi-fi  RagnaRockBoogieMaster
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Don't Cry
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Life
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Sorry
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Mr. Stress
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Road
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Somewhere Else
Hey everyone. It's Zute here. I'm basically a songwriter and guitar player that does lots of other things by default.

My band is primarily myself and various other musicians from past bands and other musical fraternities. I write and record most of the music in my modest home recording studio. I typically record drums remotely on my Yamaha AW-16G 16 track Digital Audio Workstation. Other contributors record their parts at home and send them to me through the magic of the world wide web.

My old high school buddy and blood brother Rayzor plays the drums on most all of my tunes.

Rayzor and I grew up in New Jersey but both of us somehow ended up in Texas. I'm in Sugar Land, he's a few hours away in Lufkin. We get together to record, hang out and talk about old times. When Rayzor gets behind the drum kit his approach can range from "athletic event" to subtle cocktail lounge jazz. He's a monster player.

Geno (Mr. Skygod) from the big city of Joshua, TX makes guest appearances on pianos, synths & Hammond B3 organ on "No One Else" ,"Marianne", "Life" & "Don't Cry". Geno is an amazing musician and a veritable MacGuyver in real life. The man knows how to do everything!Hopefully I will hoodwink him into more collaborations on keyboards.

Richard (Sleepless) from the U.K. wrote the lyrics and sang all vocals on "Road". Richard is a prolific, creative, multi-talented composer/musician and I enjoyed the collaboration experience. I view Richard as one of the best unsigned artists I've heard.

I hope you enjoy the original compositions and performances as much as I enjoyed creating and performing them.

-Zute-
Why this name?
It is my nickname.
Do you play live?
Occasionally and infrequently.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Lame question.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Probably not. If you are lucky enough to get signed and sell lots of records, only a select few artists actually get rich. Record companies like young, dumb and pretty artists. I'm none of those.
Your influences?
Led Zeppelin, Rush, Eric Clapton, CSNY, Genesis, Coldplay, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Queen, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, The Beatles, etc.....
Equipment used:
Fender & Taylor guitars. Mesa Boogie Amps. Music Man Sterling bass. Various keyboards, percussion and effects.