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Doctor Sparkles
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Voted Top Artist on HamptonRoadsMusic.com for May 2006!
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Meet Doctor Sparkles... mad scientist, cartoon character, mystical chicken, beach bum, Santa's Elf, spaceship landing sequence, Mexican tomcat, fantasy crooner, Mr. Gonad wannabe, Latin cornball, mushroom chorus, New Age wise guy and more... His attitude is tropically infectious, he plays the ukulele and he's really a doctor!
His new album "Sail Away" is his prescription for Vacation, Recreation, Amusement, Reflection & More. (Active Ingredients: 25% Paradise, 25% Boogie, 25% Cartoon, 25% Psychoactive & 25% over the top!)
His new album "Sail Away" is his prescription for Vacation, Recreation, Amusement, Reflection & More. (Active Ingredients: 25% Paradise, 25% Boogie, 25% Cartoon, 25% Psychoactive & 25% over the top!)
Why this name?
Doctor Sparkles is the re-creation of Kevin Patrick Baiko, a singer-songwriter based in the Virginia Beach area. Having released two folk-rock albums with Christian Mysticism undertones, he found himself at a bizarre convergence of influences: 1. a new found appreciation for island music (following a Caribbean vacation), 2. a new found love for playing the ukulele (which was actually his first instrument - age 6), 3. a new found fascination with psychoactive plants, 4. a new found fondness for outlandish outfits and make-up, particularly the use of Glitter. What followed was a re-creative outpouring of songwriting on his ukulele and the inevitable transformation into a new stage persona: Doctor Sparkles.
Do you play live?
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, Earth, etc.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Not sure yet...
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Since my role as "The Fool" is to make light of that which others take seriously, I consider it paramount not to compromise my integrity because that's what's left after the silliness. So I suppose it depends on what the contract was asking of me.
Band History:
As above... so below...
Your influences?
My parents, Country Roads Folk Music Camp, The Nomads (Big Band). Other musical influences include: The Beatles, Looney Toons, IZ, Harry Belafonte, Bobby McFerrin, The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Inkspots, Monty Python, Dan Fogelberg, Glen Miller.
Favorite spot?
Any uncrowded, unpolluted beach.
Equipment used:
Martin soprano ukulele & Lanikai tenor ukulele. Taylor guitar. The rest is negotiable.
Anything else...?
Fantasy is the re-creation of Self in the i-magi-nation.