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Thomas Hinkle
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Tom Hinkle
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In an effort to get my music out into the world and to hone my writing practice, I'm starting a Song-A-Week project — I'll attempt to release one brand new song per week for a year, starting today, Sunday, May 14th, 2006, and continuing through Sunday, May 13, 2007.
Traditionally I, like most people, have written about love and sex — attraction, frustration, satisfaction, the works. As evidenced by the first song in my new series (about a job interview for a lame job), I'm trying to break out of this mold a bit more with my new series of songs... that said, I remain ever myself, and surely there will be more songs about love and whatnot.
Traditionally I, like most people, have written about love and sex — attraction, frustration, satisfaction, the works. As evidenced by the first song in my new series (about a job interview for a lame job), I'm trying to break out of this mold a bit more with my new series of songs... that said, I remain ever myself, and surely there will be more songs about love and whatnot.
Why this name?
My mother and father chose it for me.
Do you play live?
I haven't played live in some time but hope to get back into the swing of things with my new project. I have played live as a solo folky act and as part of blues and rock bands -- it's a great time.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The combination of home recording and the internet mean that more artists can get their music to more people faster. Music can once again become something most people do in their homes and share with their friends, just as it was before Edison invented the phonograph (one of which I have in the living room, by the way) and people started replacing their pianos with radios and CD players.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Sure.
Your influences?
I listen to a great deal of everything. When I first started playing music, I listened to a great deal of blues -- the great harp players like Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, and James Cotton, and the great songsters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. More recently, Greg Brown is a great influence on me, as are Peter Mulvey, Erin McKeown (who I knew in college), and, for song writing, the Magnetic Fields.
Equipment used:
Taylor Guitar, Hohner harmonicas (mostly Meisterklass), Fostex digital 4 track, ubuntu/linux computer with audacity for mixing.