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mike sterling

Flutterplucker

About Me

wild instincts

Add to My Profile | More VideosHis playing style has been an on going journey since 1984 where inadvertently while on the phone he started hitting harmonics and presto'..since then calling it, 'flutterplucking'. The use of open tunings,harmonics,slamming percussive elements has given him a sonic as well visual style that's quite unique to say the least. He started busking the streets in Montreal around the early 90's and has travelled and sold many cd's across Canada and some parts of the US. 'I have been so blessed to have been able to do what I love to and have gotten some truely amazing reactions,the kind of immediate response and just meeting soo many people from around the world has been really great'. He really enjoys doing improvisational playing where not only the crowd but himself often have no idea where it'll go..'if only I would have recorded some of this stuff' he adds. He uses a numerical tuning system that he developed that therefore even with a capo he knows he's in 75725 while knowing what key he's in. Mike has had a double necked acoustic made for him by Louis Gosselin from Quebec City. He has also been working with bass player Steeve Poirier resulting with 'Gottaleslie' and 'the Gathering' as a few first takes. ..
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Member Since: 8/11/2006
Band Members: mike sterlingwww.flutterplucker.com
Influences: the open road, boischatel(montmorency river), quebec city, mtl montreal, japh, ian cooper, len ellsworth, steeve poirier, sam and cath, clo,perline,dada,roxane,jason,jeff,leith,gail,dave, guy pharand, bruno rousseau, francois morency, erol, the banjo consorsium, frank zappa, salvador dali, joni mitchell, michael hedges, bruce cockburn, chris whitley, genesis, peter gabriel, supertramp, csny, antoni gaudi, the beatles, led zeppelin, jimi hendrix, pink floyd, afro celt sound system, daniel lanois, kate bush, oregon, annie tremblay,qhs, jimmy page, jane's addiction, the doors, tunng, rush, jethro tull, yes, porno for pyros, dave navarro, red hot chili peppers, alex gray, heart, fleetwood mac, boston, journey, alanis morissette, steve vai, sheryl crow, billy joel, gordon lightfoot, bto, one ton, caribou, crosby stills nash young, neil, mice parade, andreas vollenwieder, lsd, dmt, gentle giant, yes, king crimson, stone temple pilots, the cure, three days grace, the police, sting, tiger lil, bjork, tori amos, harmonium, pat metheny, the cars, efterklang, pierre bensusan, leo kottke, ry cooder, blind lemon, blind faith, eric clapton, van halen, mahavishnu orchestra, ennio morricone, john mclaughlin, john lennon, ben harper, bela fleck, radiohead, metallica, korn, death angel, s.o.d., preston reed, beck, patrick woods, boards of canada, lymbyc system, grizzly bear, tool, the tea party, linkin park, prodigy, jorane, dave matthews band, rage against the machine, nirvana, foo fighters, creed, wtos 105 mountain of pure rock, queen, pantera, aerosmith, tom waits, david bowie,
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