Beau McDermott. That's me.

I play live for friends and family.
I don't normally play material I've written since I enjoy creating new stuff so much, and besides, the majority of my music has a dark flavor to it.
The songs I make up on the spot are much more amusing.

The internet is a giant pain for big-labels. They are so large, it is nearly impossible for them to restructure their entire business models to suit the constantly evolving internet. So they fight it.

But it's a god-send for the independents.

With caution.

I have been playing geetar since '98 or '99, and I've been writing music since forever.

Well, some of my biggest influences:
Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Frank Zappa, The Fugs, Interpol, George Thorogood, Elliott Smith, Joanna Newsom, Dethklok (yep), Eagles of Death Metal, Neil Young, Queens of the Stone Age, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Beck, Einstürzende Neubauten, Hank Williams (Sr. and III, not Bocephus), Woody Guthrie, The Strokes ("Is This It" Album), The Kills, Ryan Adams, White Zombie, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Gil Scott Heron, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and most recently Project Bluebird.

Big fields, tall green grass, and no urbanization in sight.

Yamaha MG10/2 Mixing Console, SM57 Mic, Samson S12 Mic, Line6 Spider 112, Acoustic Takamine G-Series, Acoustic Big Baby Taylor (not actually mine), Electric Fender Stratocaster, Electric Ibanez RG-series, Bass Ibanez Gio (also not mine), some little mini-guitar which is always out of tune and sounds flaccid, and whatever I find that makes noises I deem appropriate for recording.
Oh yes, and a compaq nc6000 laptop with a Creative Labs-SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS, and AKG 271s.

Currently the only recordings done correctly are "I want you in my love" and "Beautiful Dreamer"*.
So if you're judging my music based on recording quality, die.

*exception made for the simple songs consisting of me and an acoustic. Those songs are perfect.

Myspace Site- www.myspace.com/beaumcdermottmusic