Manny Gonzales
A little bit of anything good. From rock to classical... fun for the whole family
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uplifted in the downwind uplifted in the downwind
Mirror Mirror
The Dance of the Hunted Rabbit The Dance of the Hunted Rabbit
Indians hunting Rabbits
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Its all about the music for me. I am a wierd guy but I take my art, not to sound arrogant, very seriously. My music introduces a lot of styles and cultures from blues to middle eastern and flamenco. Not that I play any of them well but adding a flavor of these cultures gives any music a spice. It is also music, sounds, and feelings of the past three years of my life, some good, some painful but to be able to develope perspective on all the crap of day to day living and share it in a way that makes people move is maybe the one gift i was blessed with. Once again not to sound arrogant but thats my music in a nutshell.Band/artist history
I started playing classical guitar at 16 and have been playing for 16 yrs. Do the math to see how old I am. I've recorded two cds, the second in the final stages of production and have played through out the country. Im planning to go to Spain this year and study flamenco for a time and add more of that to my music. My 1st cd "Open Air Museum" was released in march of '99 and the new cd "Angels in Waiting" is due to be completed later this very cold winter. I hope you all like it.Have you performed in front of an audience?I havent played out in awhile execpt for a quick show I did in San Carlos Mexico as seen on my picture. I was lucky enough to perform with the lovely Colombian singer Isis pronounced Ece Ece in spanish. She sang a beautiful rendition of Cucurrucucu Paloma. Actually it was at my wedding and she is my wife but its the only picture of me and my guitar so I thought the story sounded nice.
Your musical influences
I love music period. you can find great stuff from Monk to B.B. King to Sound Garden to Rush to Loreta Lynn. Great music is just that, the genre is only to make sence of the emotions you write about.What equipment do you use?
I play a Tacoma pm-20 a Manuel Rodriguez y Hijos c 0348 classical(whats in my lap right now) a Fender P-Bass a Godin and a Tele. I record on my Sony Viao with Cubase VST through an AKG to a tascam digital mixer. Lots of fun stuffAnything else?
I like beer, wine and beans!!!!!!Contact
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I really like your work...When you get a chance, check out my page, Let me know what your favorite tracks are...
I actually have the great honor to be able to call Manny Gonzales my dear friend. Its been about 4 years now since I met him and his talent never ceases to amazes me. Manny, You ROCK! You deserve to be a big rich rock star, but I know your unwavering integrity won't allow you to fall prey to the "Big suits". I'll see you this summer on tour, Keep on keepin on my friend!
-Eddie Vedder
Across The Blue Valley...
Indeed as close to prayer as anyone gets,the real prayers,not the empty whispers.
Excellently played.
Nigel.
"Across The Blue Valley" was the one I listened to. I should have included that in my first post. Jerry
Very well written and performed my friend. Got the message from Kathy you had a new song up. Best of luck.
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