Keith McBride
THE KEITH MCBRIDE MESS - finally, after writing music and playing solo-acoustic shows, the band has been put together and will be booking shows all over the Tampa bay area.
Keep an eye out for us coming to an a bar/theatre/club/street corner near you!
The Mess is:
Keith McBride, vocals/acoustic guitar
Craig Comperatore, drums
Ben Neider, bass
Tim Aubert, lead guitar
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started out in Connecticut jamming with some friends and eventually formed an acoustic duo called Suburban Shack. We recorded one album and played a handful of live shows before I moved to Florida.
I spent about 3 years playing solo gigs in the Tampa and St. Pete area, and finally put a band together in 2003.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Look for us at live shows around the Tampa Bay area. I love playing live shows. So far we've booked a number of shows at very cool local Tampa venues, and we plan to hit them all before we're done.
Your musical influences
Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, G. Love and Special Sauce, David Gray, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Coldplay, U2, The Cure, Life in General, Noe Venable, The Gita.
What equipment do you use?
Washburn D10SCE acoustic/electric guitar
Fender Acousatonic Amp
Blues Harp Hohner Harmonicas
D'addario EXP strings
Fostex MR-8 Digital multitrack recorder
Anything else?
Feel free to e-mail me with comments, questions, political commentary, jokes, pornography, hate mail, cries for help or dialogue. I accept solicitations, but I charge $5 per spam.
mcbridemusic@hotmail.com
