jack the ex-cynic
i'm a solo singer-songwriter with a wide range of influences in guitar-centric genres.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
well it's just me and it's been like that for a few years now. i started out sequencing midi before i could even play the guitar. once i learned the guitar i threw out most of my songs (which sucked anyway, it takes everybody a few songs to write something decent). i've been slowly amassing recording gear and i've got a pretty decent living-room studio now.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
i play live often for worship events, but i haven't played my own music live in quite some time. i'm focusing now on writing and practicing more than recording.
Your musical influences
jars of clay, caedmon's call, foo fighters, collective soul, dave matthews band, bebo norman, the normals, ryan adams, norah jones (yeah, seriously), audioslave, soundgarden, pearl jam, iron and wine, nickel creek, derek webb
What equipment do you use?
guitars:
taylor 814ce (as of yet unrecorded)
taylor 214ce
taylor 110
epiphone les paul standard
mics:
MXL SP1
MXL 603s
Shure SM57
preamps:
presonus tubepre
audio interface:
focusrite saffire LE
audio workstation:
cakewalk sonar X1 production suite
Anything else?
i don't believe in labeling music "christian", or that such a label makes music "better" or "safer" than other music. i believe the value of the music comes from the integrity of the artist to their art.
