Vic Lewis
At the moment the band is me on vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and harmonica......
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Started playing guitar in the 70's as a teenager. Took it up seriously in '04 in my forties. Started fooling around with keyboards at the same time, and took up bass a year or so later. Been writing songs for many years - then I discovered the Sunday Songwriter's Group at Guitarnoise.com and trying to write a weekly song around a given theme has given me the kick in the backside I needed, both writing and playing.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I used to play every tuesday, an acoustic jam in a local pub. Haven't been for a while, I need to get out in the world again instead of slaving over a hot microphone.
Your musical influences
Beatles,Stones,Who,Dylan,CCR,Mott,T.Rex,LedZep, Nazareth,Lou Reed,Motown/Stax/Atlantic(60's soul) and recently Blues and a little country.
What equipment do you use?
Fender Telecaster, Squier Custom Telecaster (for slide,) SPT Acoustic, Yamaha PSS-480 Keyboard, Hohner Blues Harps, 30W Roland Cube amp, Audacity for recording.
Anything else?
My music is mostly rock music driven by heavy acoustic rhythms....draws on a lot of influences...my songwriting is probably my strongest point at the moment. I just need to translate the music in my head to my fingers....
