Occasionally. Love performing, but lugging gear around, not so much.

Indie musicians can produce their own material without corporate influence.

Maybe.

I've been a musician since childhood, starting on violin, and adding guitar, bass and piano. I took a brief (25-year) haitus from performing, while I decided what to do when I grow up.

Way back then, I had plenty of time but no money and little in the way of gear. Now I've got the stuff, but the job, the house, and most importantly, the husband / father gig come first.

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Gary Moore, Earl Klugh, Michael Hedges, William Ackerman

Any quiet Seattle beach...

Guitars: Ibanez RG320, Ibanez AS73, Ovation CC026. Keyboard: Yamaha P90 digital piano. Violins: Yamaha SV-120 with a Glasser braided carbon fiber bow (these are the BEST), and my old acoustic Dancla outfitted with an Autolycus piezo pickup. I run the string instruments through a Digitech RP250 Effects Processor and a Boss RC-2 Loop Station. Accompanyment is a Boss DR-3 Dr. Rhythm drum/bass machine. Sound provided by a Crate XT120R Guitar Amp and a Roland KC-350 Keyboard Amp. Recording done with a Fostex MR-8 Digital Multi-tracker, a 30-year-old Roberts reel-to-reel tape recorder and Audacity computer software.

Alternate site:
www.myspace.com/davedecordoba

Photo by Rachel DeCordoba