Thomas DeVries

This is the place for music by Thomas DeVries. New Songs are posted first at: http://www.myspace.com/thomasdevriesmusic Be sure to check that page out as I will try to update it every few weeks.

I used to be in a number of bands, but haven't been in an official band in about 10 years. So, while on my own I have kept busy writing songs in my home studio. I haven't finished many to my liking and as such you will find here that most songs are works in progress (WIP). The fun will be to see how the "sausage is made" and can suffer through the early stages of how I write music. Hopefully you'll enjoy what I have, and if you don't... at least you didn't pay for it. :-) Be sure to check back as I will make modifications every few weeks, so there might be something that you enjoy more or less the next time you have a listen. Thanks for your time.

There are too many to list completely, but the bigger ones are: Yes, Rush, Genesis, King Crimson, The Beatles, Zebra, Iron Maiden, King's X, Philip glass, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Ron Goodwin, The Police, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Lush, Bach, Handle, Schubert, Primus, John Denver, etc... I'm forgetting a bunch, but really I'm influenced by most people I hear - for good or bad.

I'm primarily a bass player and have a number of Basses. I also have a strat knockoff and fender acoustic guitar. I play Roland V-drums and Yamaha DT Express electronic kits and have a variety of drum sound banks. I have a keyboard that I use to play a variety of software instruments as well. All of these are used in concert with Cubase SX3 - which is a great program.