Testa
I am Testa;
Weirdo, guitarist, recording engineer / sound technician, and computer tech.Band/artist history
Started playing guitar at around 16, I've played trombone in band since elementary school up until the end at my senior year. I have been attending Finger Lakes Community College pursuing a degree in Music Recording Technolgy and have completed 2 years of Music Theory and Techniques of Audio Recording classes; as well as a bunch of the normal college B.S. My first real band was Breach an Alfred NY based hard rock band, and Voice To Protest temporarily, a really heavy metal band. My performance in school has been primarily in the Jazz and Funk range, and I have jammed with Blues, Jazz, and Funk band JaVine as well as Elemeno, and Doja; jamming mostly with
Lee MacCrea of Alfred NY, Breach, Brian Thibedau (Guitar, Vocals) of Elemeno, Shane Weckiser of Rochester NY Sublime Tribute Band: Badfish and JaVine, Tosh DellaPenna (Product of Hostility) Hornell NY, Scott Corey of (Elemeno) drummer and Nic Bucinell of Rochester based JaVineHave you performed in front of an audience?Open mics generally for now;
Your musical influences
My musical influences in no order...
Ken Maracek, Craig Snyder, Pink Floyd, Tool, Phish, The Allman Brothers Band, John Scofield, Javine, Elemeno, Doja, Liquid Tension Expirement, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, John Lee Hooker, Booker T and the MGs, Alice In Chains, Rage Against The Machine, Bob Dylan, Charlie Parker, Robert Johnson, Alan Holdsworth, Herbie Hanncock, Bob Marley, Muddy Waters, Eric Johnson, The Beatles, The Dire Straits, Metallica, Nirvana, Ludwig Von Beathoven, Mozart, Gustav Holst, Maynard Ferguson etc. etc...What equipment do you use?
I use an Epiphone Riviera semi-hollow body guitar,
with Gibson 57' PAF reissue pickups; A Fender Stage 100 and a Zoom 606; I usually use whatever gear is available; and use the amp sim program "Amplitube" or "Guitar Rig" quite often laying down some stuff in the recording studio; If theres a guitar and amp around I'll play it.Anything else?
Currently Interning at J.A. Castle Recording Studio Utica, NY.
I will post any bands I am in here.maxwell444's station
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By @maxwell444
siiren's station
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By @siiren
nice tunes man. great guitar work. if u get the chance check us out and let us know what you think man. keep rockin...I am back for more rockYeh kick ass!kick ass!All comments (5)
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Dave
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Cool jams, Testa! Never mind the CD unless you have new stuff. I just downloaded the works here. Great music-to-wash-dishes by. Funky Mosquito - cool. Remind me to tell you "The Story of Mike the Bug", a good old Allegany County tale of the dangers of excess.....