Bob Couchenour is my name!

Until Dec 2005 Played Worship Services every week - Not exactly your usual "cookie cutter" stuff though. Also conferences and support guest musicians. Do some acoustic solo work, open mics and such. I hosted Regular Friday night Jam session open to musicians wanting to expand their own musical horizons. Until recently played in a Bluegrass Jam session on Friday nights at the Arrow Horse in Gettysburg PA.

It makes music, every bodies music, much more accessible to the public. Essentially it levels the playing field in it's ability to distribute music. Promoting and marketing, advertising are still controlled by the boys with the big bucks, but as an independent artist is willing to apply themselves and do the work (sit your self down and look for opportunities to promote yourself), your music can be put in public showcases and a career developed. As an independent artist it is a lot of work, but what would you rather do, give up, roll over and play dead because you haven't been "discovered", or apply yourself to doing what you love. The Internet gives independent artists a real shot at that.

If the deal was right. But as I develop my own career independently and obtain a certain amount of "success" or recognition on my own, I have clout, leverage to bargain with. If the deal isn't sweet, I'll do it myself. I've stopped believing in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus.

see "Introduction to your band"

I first remember fifties doo-Wap, then the Beatles, Beach Boys and Byrds, Dylan, Jefferson Airplane. The Doors, Hendrix, Cream and Clapton. CCN&Y. The Grateful Dead, Roy Buchanan, Lynyrd Skynyrd

The biggest influences are probably the Grateful Dead, specifically Garcia, Roy Buchannan from the D.C. area, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler.

Town Square - Gettysburg ... did some busking there this year ... I'm sure I'll dio more in the future ...