Member Since: 02/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/esashi
Band Members: ESAN SHI - guitars/keyboards/drums/bass/vocals
I'm a guitarist first and foremost, the vocal is just seasoning and the other instruments is because I can't find anyone else compotent and reliable enough to play them right now. In guit i'm mainly influenced by Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck. I'm also influenced by Eric Clapton in Cream, Neal Schon in Santana, as well as Albert King, BB King, Freddie King and many others. I'm a martial artist and guitarist. I also do the vocal in the band but the main thing is the axeplay, because the music comes first here and i'm a guitarist first and foremost, not a vocalist. Just for the demos I played keys and bass too, never touched either before that.
GEORGE GRIGNON - drums
George's main drumming influence must be Billy Cobham. For me he's the perfect accomplice in such a project, he has all the same tastes and interests in the legendary legacy of true super-bands, so he knows exactly where i'm coming from always. He can remind me of Billy Cobham, Michael Shrieve, Dennis Chambers, Narada Michael Walden, Mitch Mitchell, Graham Lear, Jack De Johnette and many more. It's difficult to find anyone these days who has any taste or reasoning, let along understanding of true music, so it's a lucky match in this instance! Maybe it's fate?! Only the universe knows....
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Influences: BANDS / ARTISTS
Santana / Carlos Santana / Devadip Carlos Santana
Jimi Hendrix / Jimi Hendrix Experience / Band Of Gypsys
Mahavishnu Orchestra / John McLaughlin
Jeff Beck
Cream / Eric Clapton
Miles Davis
Albert King
BB King
Freddie King
John Lee Hooker
John Coltrane
Weather Report
Crystal King
Kodomo Band
Masato Shimon
Nozomi Aoki
Return To Forever
Buddy Guy
Beyond
Lifetime
Many more....
INDIVIDUALS
GUIT:
Carlos Santana / Jimi Hendrix / John McLaughlin / Jeff Beck / Neal Schon / Eric Clapton / Albert King / BB King / Freddie King / John Lee Hooker / Buddy Guy / Jimmie Vaughan / Stevie Ray Vaughan / Albert Collins / Many more....
KEYS:
Gregg Rolie / Tom Coster / Jan Hammer / Richard Kermode / Stu Goldberg / Larry Young / Chester Thompson / Herbie Hancock / Patrice Rushen / Joe Zawinul / Chick Corea / Antonio Carlos Jobim / Max Middleton / Many more....
DRUMS:
Michael Shrieve / Billy Cobham / Dennis Chambers / Graham Lear / Narada Michael Walden / Jack DeJohnette / Lenny White / Tony Williams / Ndugu Leon Chancler / Rodney Holmes / Mitch Mitchell / Buddy Miles / Buddy Rich / Harvey Mason / Many more....
BASS:
Doug Rauch / Alphonso Johnson / Stanley Clarke / Ralphe Armstrong / Benny Rietveld / Jaco Pastorius / David Brown / Tetsuo Sakurai / Tom Rutley / David Margen / Pablo Tellez / Marcus Miller / Billy Cox / Noel Redding / Jack Bruce / Many more....
PERCUSSION
Raul Rekow / Jose Chepito Areas / Armando Peraza / Sheila E / Michael Carabello / Orestes Vilato / Karl Perazzo / Francisco Aguabella / Many more....
HORNS 'N' STUFF
Miles Davis / Wayne Shorter / Jules Broussard / John Coltrane / Sadao Watanabe / Many more....
VOCAL
Gregg Rolie / Jimi Hendrix / Leon Thomas / Leon Patillo / Greg Walker / Alex Ligertwood / Buddy Miles / Narada Michael Walden / Eric Clapton / Jack Bruce / Antonio Carlos Jobim / Many more....
Sounds Like: JIMI HENDRIX / JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE / BAND OF GYPSYS
SANTANA / CARLOS SANTANA / DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA / JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
JEFF BECK
CREAM / ERIC CLAPTON
ALBERT KING
BB KING
MILES DAVIS
And many more....
Record Label: coming soon