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A diverse amount of music performed by me along with a group of selected individuals that I have chosen to perform with me.
The music I primarily play is rock, but I also include metal, classical, neo-classical, christian/gospel, jazz, new age, trance, experimental/Avant-Garde, pop, medieval, renaissance, celtic, acoustic, etc. in the mix.
Your musical influences
These are all the musicians and bands that have influenced me and helped me to shape my sound and music.
For guitarists my biggest influences are:
Richie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Michael Angelo Batio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Lincoln Brewster, Buckethead, Randy Rhoads, Mike Oldfield, The Ventures, Shawn Lane, Chris Impelitteri, Andres Segovia, Isaac Albeniz, Francisco Tarrega, Allan Holdsworth, RJ (someone I know personally, I got into jazz because of him) etc.
For bassist's: Geddy Lee, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Webster, Cliff Burton, Billy SHeehan, Vic Wooten etc.
As far as bands go:
Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Meshuggah, Deep Purple, Earth, Tool, Stratovarius, Rhapsody of Fire, Sonata Artica, Stream of Passion, Vanessa Mae,
the Ventures, the Turtles, the Shadows, Katie Melua, Kaki King,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Akira Yamaoka,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, Enya, Yanni, Paul Schwartz, Secret Garden, Dr. Jefferey Thompson (Yes, I do consider him an influence) Nana Mousourki, Fernando Ortega, Third Day, Lincoln Brewster, Mac Powell, J.S Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Vincent Lubeck, Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler,
What equipment do you use?
Ibanez RG350EX; Samick Torino; Roland 30X amp; Johnson Marquis 60 watt amp; Boss Metal Zone; Boss Mega Distortion; Boss Compression Sustainer; Boss Micro BR. Planet Wave cables; Dunlop .71 picks; Dunlop Stubbys; D'Addario strings .10 sets; DiMarzio pickups
Anything else?
I am also Christian, if you haven't guessed. A lot of my songs pertain to this spiritual topic. I do this because the majority of Christian songs out there, I really do not like, honestly. I would like to add to the mix of it all and expand on that particular genre. I like to kid around and say that I'm a Christian musician with mostly secular influences.
Psalm 150.
