Paul Brodie
I am not a band. I am one person only. I used to be part of a band, but not currently. I'd like to someday be part of that band again. If we ever live in the same state again, it could happen. I like rock music, I try to write songs I'd like to listen to, obviously, I don't know why I say that because I can't imagine writing a song I wouldn't want to listen to. So I write songs.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I used to play with Ready or Not, we still have the page at www.soundclick.com/readyornot.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I don't play live now, I don't know how to get into the solo acoustic performance scene. Mostly I get really nervous playing live by myself, so I don't.
Your musical influences
My favorite musician is Billy Joel. Whether or not he influences the sound of the songs or the lyrics I write, you decide. My inspiration to play guitar and start a band came from Bush and Gavin Rossdale, MxPx, Blink 182, Green Day, et al. I was into the pop-punk craze of the late '90's for sure. My current favorite bands are We Shot the Moon, Brand New and Bayside. MxPx remains at the top of the list as well.
What equipment do you use?
I'm not too picky about guitars. I have Fender electrics and bass and acoustic back home, with a Peavey amp. I'm at college right now, so I didn't bring everything with me, here I have an Ovation Celebrity shallow bowl acoustic-electric, that is what I used to record the songs on this page. I use a Boss BR-600 for recording songs I am working on. It is a nice machine, I could probably do more with it, but I don't want to read the manual. I recently bought a little Midi keyboard, but my computer doesn't want to support it, so it is currently on the shelf.
Anything else?
I did the recordings with Lars Lindstrom (larslindstrom@yahoo.com), in Rexburg, ID, where we both go to school. Lars knows what he is doing and has great equipment. I was really impressed with how the recordings came out. As I said before, I'm not a great singer, but overall the recording quality was great and I am happy with the product. I did the recording for my own gratification mostly. I've always wanted to have a more professional recording than 4-tracks in the basement. I like the way it sounds though, and I do like the idea of money, so I put the album on iTunes and Amazon. All part of the fun.
The pictures I have posted on this profile are by a friend of mine, Anthony Wyatt. He does a lot of cool stuff with lights and extended exposures, using the capabilities of the camera more than editing software, if you are interested in photos check out his stuff here http://www.flickr.com/photos/designbybuzz
