Bruce Gabriel
Just me playing guitars, basses, drums, keyboards and a few other things multi-tracking them on computer for a few years now. Even sang on some recordings last year...
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Ok... well all this stuff is on -- bgmatthews dot com -- but:
2007 SANCTUS (Phoenix) Guitarist with blues/rock/reggae/christian covers and originals.
2005/2006 SPOTLIGHT (Las Vegas) Guitarist with keyboardist, 2 chick singers for rock/pop/lounge covers.
2005 NIGHTSHIFT (Phoenix) Guitarist/vocalist for 4-piece rock/blues/reggae covers and originals.
2005 THE SPARKLERS (Phoenix) Acoustic guitarist for 3 vocalists; ballads, soft-rock, gospel.
2004 THE CORNSTALKERS (Indianapolis) Acoustic guitarist for 2 vocalists; rock, pop, folk, coffee-house.
2003 JUNCTION BLUES BAND (Phoenix) Bassist for 4-piece East-Valley-based blues/rock.
2002/2003 INSTRUCTION (Miami Beach) Guitar lessons at private school on North Shore.
2001/2002 BETH DAVIS BAND (Chicago/Indianapolis) Bassist for 4-piece mostly chick-rock, southern rock.
2000/2001 FLOATING (Austin) Guitarist for D.B.Martin, guitar, bass and drums subs/tracks at musicians co-op.
1999/2000 MONSTERPIECE (Phoenix) Bassist/guitarist/vocalist for 4-piece original hard rock.
1998 RULUBUMA (Phoenix) Rotating guitarist, bassist, drummer for original and cover hard rock.
1997 FLOATING (Phoenix) On-call sub for Desert Rosie, Starlight, Luther Jackson/Loose Cannon, Wagon Camp.
1996 TABASCO BROTHERS (Phoenix) Rotating guitar, bass, drums for 5-piece rock and country/rock.
1995 TAT (10th Ave Trio) (Phoenix) Drummer for original and cover rock and folk/rock.
1993/1994 STONEWALL (Phoenix) Guitarist/vocalist for rock and alternative pop/rock covers.
1991/1992 HOTLINE (Phoenix) Guitarist for chick-rock, alternatives, sixties.
1990 THE RETREADS (Phoenix) Bassist for blues, blues rock, rock.
1987/1990 THE DOMESTICS (Orlando) Guitarist/vocalist for 3-piece cover and original rock, alternative, sixties.
1986 UV BOND (Orlando) Guitarist/keyboardist for 5-piece cover and original rock, alternative, punk.
1981-1987 CROONER (Indianapolis/Orlando) Guitarist/bassist for 3-piece to 6-piece lounge pop/rock/standards.
1983 CRUISE (Indianapolis) Guitarist/vocalist for part-time 3-piece hard rock originals and covers.
1980-1981 BIZZ (Indianapolis) Guitarist/vocalist for part-time 3-piece hard rock originals and covers.
1980 NUMBERS (Indianapolis) Bassist for 4-piece soft-rock originals, covers, standards.
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Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I jam on drums a lot it seems. And yes I like it. Too many special moments to list here now...
Your musical influences
I'll just put Todd Rundgren here for now because he was the one that inspired me to do all parts on recordings long ago.
What equipment do you use?
I have 13 guitars, 4 amps, 6 speakers, gobs of effects in racks and a P4-2.4 to multi-track...
Anything else?
I have lots you can see and hear at -- bgmatthews dot com -- all my mp3s I do are free...
