I play all instruments, and do my own home recording, i have been playing music since i was 8 and professionaly since 13. I was raised
musicialy in church and that helped alot i believe in my rock bands, i never was turned down for a band job. I lean towards Hard Rock but play many kinds of music, mainly rock.
I play all instruments, and do my own home recording, i have been playing music since i was 8 and professionaly since 13. I was raised
musicialy in church and that helped alot i believe in my rock bands, i never was turned down for a band job. I lean towards Hard Rock but play many kinds of music, mainly rock.
Since June of 1967, i have played in over 17 working rock bands, have toured all over the US and Canada, recorded, played major concerts, major clubs, alot of musicians i played in bands with ended up signed in the 80's and were national touring rock bands, and regulars on MTV back in the 80's. My brother was in Autograph who were tripple Platinum, and I played with musicians from early members of RATT. Two songs i co wrote were re-recorded by them on thier first major album. Also released a single with the band
Jumalaya in 1976 "Some Sign" in San Diego.
Also recorded studio demos with Dunes, Mac
Meda and Secret Service.
Played my first Major Concerts opening for
Fletwood Mac, Blue Oyster Cult, T-Rex
Triumverat, at age 20. Was a regular on the
Sunset Strip Metal Hair Band Scene in late
70's early 80's.
I retired from the Rock scene back in the 80's
and am semi-retired musicaly.
Yes rarely though, im pretty much retired. Localy, I had a pretty special moment in Oct last year when we had a Rock and Roll band reunion in my home town, with local bands from the later 60's and early 70's.
My Influences, would be Deep Purple (old stuff) Cream, Led Zepplin (early days), Uriah Heep,
Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, King Crimson, ZZTop (early days), The Who, Humble Pie,
Wishbone Ash, Jeff Beck, Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Mountain (Leslie West), Thin Lizzy.
Marshall Vintage Modern with 1960A Vintage 4x12 cab,(Heritage G12H Greenbacks) Orange Rockerverb 50 and cab, Marshall DSL401, Marshall ATV50, Seymor Duncan Tube Preamp(rare)Alesis Quadraverb 20K, PODXT, Crate 250 bass head, and cab, Tube Mic Preamp, E-Mu 1616M, M-Audio Axiom 49, M-Audio 61 Keyboards, 2 Fender Strats, Fender Jazz Bass and 2 P-basses, Fender acoustics, Audio Technica Voc mics, Stomp boxes, Akai Reel To Reel, Cakewalk 8.5 Producer, Cubase, Sonoma Works Riffworks recording software. two Intel Core i7 DAW's.
Im just a laid back rocker, that is enjoying the music in his middle age, just doing it for fun.