The word Djinn is in reference to characters found in certain myths, folk-lore and Theological text.
Nine-teen Seventy-three is in reference to the year of my birth

I haven't played in front of people for quite some time now, as the various constraints of a “normal” life (crap jobs, bad relationships, other sorts of mundane minutiae) have left me with little time to embarrass my self on a small stage in a poorly lit room. Every year for the past two years I say, “This is the year I start playing live again...” And every year I come up with some reason not to. That being said; this is the year I start playing live again.

A special moment?
I use to play a lot of back-yard kegger's when I was a kid. And I am a left handed guitar player. One night we end up with (what I thought of at the time) a large crowd of people. From the back of the yard we start hearing people chanting "Judy Rednecks" But as it picks up momentum I realize they are yelling "Play some Hendrix." So I do my best to play through "Red House" and to my amazement the rest of the band (all hair metal fanatics) falls right in to lock step we kill with that song and actually come away from the gig with some pocket money. After its all over and we are packing up the gear my bass player says "Hey man that was cool, but why did you go in to that Hendrix tune all of a sudden, and Who in the hell is Judy Rednecks?"

I live in a small town, because of technology its now possible to hear things in my room that I would have had to drive hours, or even days to check out before.

Also because of technology in general its now possible for one person with a handful of instruments and a computer to record, mix, burn, and sell their music. This puts control in the hands of the people to whom it belongs, the artist.

The short answer is no...
The real question is would a major label sign me?
I do want people to hear what I am playing...
But I am old, sober, and all things considered “well adjusted”. Add to that the fact that the kind of stuff I am playing/recording right now has already been done (to death) and the “Major Label” thing go's right out the window.

I started playing guitar when I was about fifteen or so. Lots of Punk, Thrash, Hard Rock and Hair Metal bands (yeah I know) nothing too serious, mostly back yard keggers for the beer. I quit playing and sold most of my gear when I turned twenty-one (its a long story) and started playing again at around twenty-nine or thirty. Now when I play its Blues or Classic Rock, usually for my own enjoyment, but some times for friends home recording projects and demos.

Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Jimmie Vaughn, Duke Robillard, Walter Trout, Frank Zappa, Vernon Reid,

Any Where But Here

G&L Tribute Legacy
Fender Stratocaster (MZ2)
Fender Stratocaster (MZ4)
Schecter 006
Ibanez RG560
Ibanez SR300 DX L

Effects used:
BBE Soul Vibe
Digitech Bad Monkey
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz
Digitech Digi Delay


Amps:
VOX AC15CC

Other:
Guitar Tracks Pro3
Samson Q1U Dynamic USB Microphone