Doug Hendry
This current CD, collection of songs, is 2 years worth of writing and recording, and I suppose a re-start to my musical interests.
I don't quite know where to fit the genre stuff, so it goes under country/general, some are more country than others. It is an eclectic mix of how I felt at the time of writing, as well as a learning exercise in production, styles etc.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I guess a history of involvement with music since a kid, learning instruments at school and as a hobby later. Some jingles, some songwriting on and old fostek 4 track, later on the world of PC's opened up a better world to create sounds.
The one man band is not only possible, it can sound good as well.
The downside is replicating in a live environment...
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Only sometimes, at a local pub, sometimes jamming with a few mates..
Your musical influences
Originally Bob Dylan, Don McLean, Jim Croce, later on Alan Jackson, George Jones, Troy Cassar-Daly, most of the top artists in Country.
What equipment do you use?
Mackie Onyx 1220 firewired into pentium 4, JTS and Shure microphones, Guitar through FX pedal into mixer, old yamaha keyboard, accoustic 6 string, electric 6 string, cheapish resonator, older electric as slide (raised nut etc), cheapish electric bass, harmonicas, borrowed banjo, real old mandolin....learning a little fiddle, trying to build a pedal steel.
Anything else?
What's the good of a painting never seen, or a song unheard?
