Member Since: 8/29/2006
Band Members: Old Letterman Theme
Popeye
Scrapple From the Apple
01-02 to Present
Take 17
Solo Acoustic Guitar Act
Lead Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
09/06 to 06/07
FAIR WARNING
Van Halen Tribute Band
Electric Bass Guitar
Background Vocals
03-97 to 02-00
Larry Koch Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Combo
Electric Bass
02-96 to 12-97
Jester
Party Rock Band
Electric Bass, Lead and Background Vocals
08-93 to 08-94
Locomotion
60’s Hard Rock Band
Electric Bass, Lead and Background Vocals
03-88 to 10-89
Room Service
Party Rock - Blues Band
Electric Bass, Lead and Background Vocals
03-84 to 02-87
The Mudflaps
50’s Greaser Show Band
Electric Bass
Background Vocals
Lead Vocals
04-82 to 02-84
Locomotion
60’s Rock Band
Electric Bass, Lead and Background Vocals
Influences:
ROCK
Definitely THE BEATLES all of them
John had such a STRONG DRIVE;
Paul was such a GREAT PERSON;
George I felt was MISS LABELED. He wasn’t the QUITE one, If you ever listen to there INTERVIEWS, HE was the FUNNY ONE;
Ringo was the PRO.
BUDDY HOLLY ((The Most Over Looked of the Rockers in the Golden Age))
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Johnny Cash, The Flamingos, The Platters, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Beach Boys, Sam and Dave, James Brown, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Hendrix, The Animals, Led Zeplin, Grand Funk Railroad, Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Chic, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Billy Joel The Police, The Stray Cats, Rush, Motley Crew, Bon Jovi, Living Color, Van Halen ((Both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar)) The Spin Doctors and others I’ll remember tonight when I’m trying to fall asleep.
JAZZ
Herbie Hancock; Ron Carter, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Carlos Tobim, John Coltrane, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Paul Shaffer, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, I just getting into Jazz
BASS
My biggest Bass Influence is WILL LEE of the Late Show with David Letterman Band. WILL LEE IS GOD!!!!!!! Back in the 80's when it was Late Night with David Letterman, I was Megga Music Motivated, and I used to stay up and watch Letterman back when he was on NBC. Dave used to give away those Late Night Face Blotters, the Elevator Races, they didnt have a Friday show, viewer mail was every Thursday(Which was cool cuz I was our on gigs every Friday and Saturday). I would stay up and watch the 12:30 am Show just to get to listen the the opening theme, or a few notes when they went into commercial or if I was really Lucky, they would back up a muciall guest. I remember when Billy Joel did A Matter of Trust Live It was great!!
I always wanted to be in a band THAT TIGHT. I thought the music selected was GREAT.
I Feel that PAUL SHAFFER is the CONSUMMATE Musical Diector. Fist of all, Paul is probably THE FINEST Pianist you would ever HOPE to LISTEN TO. He has a tremendous LOVE for the MUSIC, I have Never seen a show where He wasn't UP BEAT and POSITIVE, and The GENUINE RESPECT he SHOWS other Musicians and People in the Industry and the LOVE he GETS BACK, Proves his PRO-fessionalism.
Will Lee made me want to be a BETTER BASS PLAYER and a gigging musician. I loved his DEEP in the pocket Groove and NO MAN can SLAP like him.
The Down side of that was realistically Letterman is VERY FUNNY and I would often wake my parents Laughing at something Letterman did!!!!!!! LOL
Paul McCartney, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey, Bernard Edwards, Marcus Miller, Nathan East, Ron Carter, Rufus Reed, Billy Sheehan, Jaco Pastorious, John Petitucci, Anthony Jackson, Michael Anthony, Nikki Sixx, Mel Schacher, Donald Dunn, Geddy Lee, Sting and FRANZ SIMANDL
Sounds Like: I AM SO IN THE POCKET.......I BLEED LINT!!!!!!!
Record Label: Heart of Gold but sometimes a pain in the ASS!
Type of Label: None