Hank Mohaski
I started out yelling and playing guitar in avant-punkjazz bands throughout the 1980's in the not-so-greater Milwaukee area, then slowly eased outta that dreary scene to concentrate on lo-fi four-track recordings throughout the last decade. About a year ago I began using Sonic Foundry software, and the trick since then has been to take whatever personal style I had developed in the analog world, and somehow translate it into this digital realm. As you can imagine, nothing is quite the same anymore.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started doing lo-fi four-track recordings in 1987, and that's pretty much how it is today, except that now I'm recording onto my harddrive and making CDs. I've locally released 15 DIY cassettes since 1987, giving many more away than I ever sold. This is as it should be.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I don't play live much anymore - I get together with a couple old friends and play acoustic countryfolkblues at bonfire parties a few times every summer, and once in a while I might show up at an open mic, but my band days are waaay over.
Your musical influences
Pere Ubu. Willie Nelson. Frank Zappa. Miles Davis. Sonny Sharrock. Minutemen. Flaming Lips.
The Pixies. Luna. Brian Eno.
What equipment do you use?
1986 Peavey Tracer Guitar. 1962 Fender Telecaster. 1969 Fender Precision bass. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Shure SM58 microphones. Yamaha PSR-280 keyboard. Roland DR-5 drum machine. Alesis HR-16 drum machine. Assorted footpedals and EFX racks. I run all of these instruments through a Midiman AudioBuddy and into my computer. I use Sound Forge, Acid Pro 2.0, Vegas Audio, and a host of other music software programs made by Sonic Foundry.
Anything else?
High Performance, Low Art.
There are no wrong notes.
