The Lounging Lizard
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The music you will hear here is just guitar jams I have put together in my small home studio. I am not trying to write hit songs here and I am not trying to get any sort of a deal.The music I post here is for enjoyment puposes.... mine in recording and playing it, and hopefully for someone listening to it. If I can give someone a few minutes of joy, take them somewhere, get their mind off some problem as they listen...then I feel I have accomplished something.
On most tracks I play all the instruments and do the recording, mixing and mastering, editing, drum programming as well. I am using a Digidesign 002 Rack into a Mac as the basis for my Digital Audio Workstation.
On most tracks I play all the instruments and do the recording, mixing and mastering, editing, drum programming as well. I am using a Digidesign 002 Rack into a Mac as the basis for my Digital Audio Workstation.
Do you play live?
I have at some point played almost every old club in Hollywood/Los Angeles... FM Station, Club 88, Madame Wong's, The Palamino, The Central now the Viper Room, Club Lingerie, The Whiskey, Coconut Teaser, Club 88, The Music Machine, Raji's, Mancini's, The China Club, Bourbon Square, The Classroom, Cozy's, Boardners in back, outdoors at The Cat and Fiddle etc etc many now gone, lot's of fly by nights I can't remember the names of and spent a fair amount of time on the road plus quite a few years overseas.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
More people can get their music heard obviously, and that is great. There are a gazillion people who are never going to get a "deal" and a lot of them are very talented. This is a great way to get some exposure that is most only reserved for the acts with label deals.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yes.
Your influences?
Jimi Hendrix, John McGlaughlin, Johnny Fourie...died Aug 07... RIP Johnny, Hank Marvin Ritchie Blackmore, Lee Ritenour, Billy Cobham, Miles, Charlie Parker, Pat Martino, Django Rheinhardt,Nick Drake, Al Di Meola, Scotty Moore, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Albert's King and Collins Stevie Ray Vaughn, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, Jaco, Larry Carlton, Steve Khan, Steve Morse, Jimmie Herring, Michael Urbaniak, Clapton, Beatles, Stones, Gypsyjazz, fusion, etc etc etc etc
Favorite spot?
Durban, South Africa....Kaanapali, Maui.
Equipment used:
Pro Tools LE 7.4, Digi 002Rack with a large suite of plug-in's including Ozone 3 and T-Racks mastering, 15 guitars acoustic and electric...including Strats, Les Paul, Archtop Ibanez, and basses including two fretless basses, a and a 5 string, a Resonator and a Magnatone Lap Steel and a Traveler Ultra Light practice guitar, Marshall 100W Half stack, Fender Twin Reverb, Pignose, POD 2.0, Pocket POD, Behringer Bass V-Amp, Godin Freeway SA Synth Access MIDI Guitar controller, Garritan Personal Orchestra and Garritan Jazz and Big Band sound libraries, Reason 4, Sibelius 5 Notation software, Aphex 204 Aural Exciter, TC Helicon Voiceworks, ART stereo tube preamp, TC Electronics M900, Event 20/20 BAS monitor speakers, Tascam DA-30 DAT recorder, Korg X5DR sound module, various soft synths and soft samplers including XPand and Structure and Kontakt Player2, Godin Freeway SA (Synth Acess) guitar, Axon AX100MkII guitar MIDI Converter, MOTU Express 128 MIDI Interface, Roland keyboard controller, Studio Projects C-1, Audio Technica 4030, and Shure SM57 and SM58 microphones, Fostex 16 track 1/2" tape recorder, StudioMaster mixing board, various pedals including a Line 6 floorboard, Zendrive, Tube Screamer, Boss SD-1 and other outboard gear etc etc
Anything else...?
I would love to lay down guitar parts for your project or collaborate with you, in your studio ( Los Angeles area ) or mine. I have worked in the studio's in LA extensively and also worked with songwriters like Danny Tate and Cal Curtis including songs that were picked up by .38 Special and Jeff Healey and worked with Astrid Plane-Animotion and Peter Beckett-Little River Band. I am comfortable with a wide variety of styles and will bring a great attitude with me. I will also consider a sideman position for the right project.