SoundClick artist: Sean Mikuriya - Tough as nails and sweet as honey

The Sean Mikuriya Blues Band isn't just a name.Sean Mikuriya is an actual person,he has played as a session player and proformed world wide as a guitar sensation,he has a formal and street education as a musician.Original and improv are his strong suites.Jimi Hendrix,Jimmy Page,SRV,Satch and Santana have strongly influenced him,to the point if you closed your eyes you might think he was them,but he is always shooting for the newest cutting edge sounds.

Why this name?

Sean Mikuriya is the name of our band founder
www.pelicanpondstudios.com

Do you play live?

Northern California is our home we love it but home is where the heart is

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

MP3 have brought music to the common folk and popped the bubble of the evil music industry

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

We would only sign for a major label if they would listen to our terms

Band History:

Sean Mikuriya has played with Eddy Rose,Lino,Arvin Stardust,Wheels of Fire,The Now,Wadi Gad,Katchell Ranks,Kris Skidmore,Venus Star Light,Abdul and the Night Visitors,Tantra,Sidiki Diallo,Samba,Abbaudah,the bass player for Sons of the Purple Sage,the drummer from Steven Stills,Emerson,WaWA and to many others to list

Your influences?

Bob Marley,Peter Tosh,Prince Malachi,Mykal Rose,Jimmi Hendrix,Led Zeppelin,Rush,Pink Floyd,SRV,Satch and Carlos Santana

Favorite spot?

Berkeley and San Francisco

Equipment used:

Reason 2.5,Cool Edit Pro 2,Acid 4.0,Sound Forge 5.0,and Fruity Loops 4

Anything else...?

Sean Mikuriya would crush wanna be Stevie Ray Clones like Corby Yates with his Tone alone,not to mention his arsenal of licks and grooves

I'm a fan!