Dwight Sirls
Innovative and compelling bassist Dwight Sirls ventures into other dimensions along a smooth and funky path.
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Making this cd put Dwight deeper into the realm of a subject he has been involved in for decades. He directly began to
experience something that not only altered his paradigm, but the direction of the music for this cd. Though he always
thought he viewed the world with an open mind, through the visions and thoughts that guided his actions during the
tracking of this cd, he realized his mind had room to be blown. He still can't fully grasp it all, but he now takes a
different view of reality and the apparent diversity of reality. Lifeforms from other dimensions, realities, or planetary
systems, are and probably always have been a part of our lives. But in order to go beyond the skeptical programming of our
reality, and just intelligently view this subject, you must open your mind. Who knows, you may have a "Paradigm Shift".
An engineer, composer, musician, and producer, Dwight makes a direct tap into his inner-most visions and translates this
into his music. His record label, Japoonoonie Records, was founded in 1985. He works in his private project studio, The
Noonie Room. Noonie is a word known only by Dwight's family. He invented this word as a child. It can mean extreme
emotions from hate to love. Dwight has been motivated to stay in music by his desire to contribute to mankind in some way.
He has had a life filled with hardship and controversy. This has given him a sharp view on humanity. It is his musical
translations of his life that he feels can be an inspiration to others. Dwight Sirls: Six, five,fretless, and four string
bass. Electric and classical guitars. Native-American flute, upright bass, Synthesizers and other keyboards. Electronic
percussion. Drum sample manipulation.. Frowning from the bright Northeast Texas sunlight, Dwight walked around the area
surrounding his flimsy, unpainted, tin-roofed home. He was searching for the handle to his battered "hoppy-horse". He did
this everyday until he found the handle. Dwight had no clue at the time that this innate tenacity would be his life-blood.
Dwight created soundtracks in his head while he played, long before he could play a single instrument. Following in his
brother Lacy's footsteps, Dwight wanted to play trumpet in the 6th grade band. Lacy was an accomplished trumpet player. He
played in a local band, The Majestics, circa 1970. The Majestic's single "Funky Chick" received good local radio play, and
would become one of the top ten favorite goldie-oldie hits in England and Europe some 30 years later. Being too poor to
buy a horn, Majestic member Dwayne Jackson let Dwight borrow an old Americana trumpet. With a bent horn that had a stuck
mouth-piece, Dwight marched proudly to school with his horn in hand. It had no case. The next year Dwight's mom got a loan
at a local music store and presented him with a shiny new trumpet. He was on his way, blowing taps every night for the
whole neighborhood. Near the end of the 7th grade school year Dwight's horn was repossessed while he was learning to march
outside by the band hall with the rest of his class. After the music store rep walked off with his horn, Dwight had to go
back out on the field and practice with an imaginary horn. He had to do this for the remainder of the year, which thank
goodness, wasn't long. Dwight told his mother he wasn't interested in band anymore just to keep her from struggling to get
his horn back. No longer able to play trumpet, Dwight shifted his attention to guitars. The only way he could play guitars
was to visit friends and relatives that had guitars. After hearing Larry Graham's debut album, Dwight focused on bass
guitar. Getting his first job after college, Lacy bought Dwight his first bass in 1975 for his 16th birthday. Dwight
played in a couple of local groups. His first group was based around ex-Majestic members around 1980 thru 1982. During the
early 1980s Dwight began to show an interest in recording, purchasing a Teac/Tascam portastudio. He tinkered in
engineering but not at a serious level at this time. In 1986 Dwight recorded his first singles "You're The One" and
"Living For You" in the studio of engineer Gary Borens. The same studio future country music star Neal McCoy was recording
in at the time. Dwight wrote the lyrics and music and featured vocalist Ron Daniels. The single was released on Dwight's
new label, Japoonoonie Records. In 1992 Dwight became more serious about engineering and by 1995 he engineered, produced,
and played on "The Art of Love" cassette featuring his wife Velyncia. Tracks from the CD version of this received some
local radio play for months. The single "Where Do We Go " was re-released in 2003 by local artist Ray Crumley. In 1996
Dwight was recruited by local gospel artist Fenis Daniel to engineer his new CD. Dwight played a bass solo and a classical
guitar solo on two songs.The cd "Life Is Like" was released in 1997. It received a lot of local airplay and some airplay
in other states. From November 2002 to January 2004 Dwight engineered the new cd for the local vocal group First Kin. He
also produced and played on at least two songs. The cd "Due Seasons" was released in 2004. After suspending his own cd at
least three times over the years, he began working on "The Human Complexity" project in 2004. Dwight's comfort zone is in
his project-studio, The Noonie Room. " I create my music from spontaneous vibes induced by rhythms and sounds," said
Dwight. " I don't like to take away from what I feel initially', he stated. Dwight feels strongly about music being the
primary conduit of expression. He describes his music as Conceptual Groove/Jazz. " I could really enjoy earning money
doing music, but I still cherish it as an art form for the people. A way to translate life experiences to convey to
others", said Dwight. " I feel I've done well when someone tells me they can "see" what my song is about", stated Dwight.
He has accomplised his goal when the listener can read the title of the song and then say, yeah that sounds like what it
is about. Discography: 1." You're The One" 1986 featuring Ron Daniels/Composer, Musician/Single 2." Living For You" 1986
featuring Ron Daniels/Composer, Musician/Single 3. Velyncia Sirls "The Art of Love" 1995/Engineer, Producer,
Musician,Composer/Complete Cassette 4. Finn (Fenis Daniel) "Life is Like" 1997/Engineer, bass & classical guitar
solos/Complete CD 5. First Kin "Due Seasons" 2004/Engineer, Producer, Musician/Complete CD 6. Dwight Sirls "The Human
Complexity" 2005/Engineer, Producer, Composer, Musician/Complete CD 7. "Purpose" 2006/Artist/Engineer/Producer/Composer
entire CD 8. "When The Music Stops" 2010/Artist/Engineer/Composer/Executive Producer. "Paradigm Shift" 2013
Artist/Engineer/Producer/Composer. Visit me at www.facebook.com/dwightsirls & www.MySpace.com/dwightsirls,
www.dwightsirls.comHave you performed in front of an audience?Not at the moment. Hope to form a band soon. Studio work is my real love, but I do enjoy performing also.
Your musical influences
Local guys: The Majestics, Lacy Burton, Byron Canida, David Canida, Ricky Ross, Kyle Stroud, George Faber.
National and International: Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke, Bootsy, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Gary Numan,Earl Klugh, Santana, Aerosmith, Robin Trower, Deep Purple, Montrose, Flock of Seagulls, Grover Washington Jr.What equipment do you use?
Whatever I can get that sounds good...Anything else?
Consider the reality of alternate lifeforms, and what it could mean for this planet. All UFO events are not hogwash. Serious study is needed, and then honest public translations of the information found.Contact
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Comments (4)
con grads on getting signed I hope you hit Big
Brilliant!!! A great funk groove with all the elements. Just love the intro...that is so important. the voicing was great. Wonderfully arrangement, performed and produced. Really nice...Peace
Hey man your music sounds Good will add me as a friend
The bass instrument is the brick and mortar of any good composition. This is an extraordinary track. The way your bass is supporting the song and providing the lead melody at the same time. Hmm...shades of Stanley Clarke. Awesome musical transition. This is a magical ride indeed. Enjoyed very much...Al
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