Member Since: 9/2/2006
Band Website: kirkyano.com
Band Members: Cleveland,OHIO- FRENZ with Jerry BRUNO [who I told I was 18 when I was really 16 yrs old in 11th grade Valley Forge High School]-w/ Gary Lesher Norm ISSAC-Randy Sabo[from Michael Stanley band SILK] then Jerry and Bobby BRUNO in FRENZ Again.--[The BRUNO Bros were and still are the best Musicians in Cleveland-it was amazing to study the art of Music with Jerry and Bob]----------------------------------------------------AFTE
R DARK Band-w/Frank Amato[singer from Pop Band Beau Coup]Wally Gunn[drums - front guy of The Baloney Heads]Randy Sabo-Dan Horton bass.-------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------The BALONEY HEADS[played MiniMOOG]-w/ The Late Great Stan Townhouse-Wally GUNN-Jeff West on drums-our 1st gig was the Johnny Blitz Benefit-opened DEAD BOYS Gigs--------------------------------------------------------
------------------Started After Dark Recording Studio w/MCI 416b console-from Roy Obrison's US Recording Nashville Tenn-24trk MCI Machine-[Installed and Modifed By Randy BLEVINS-The KING of ANALOG in Nashville in 1979 and still NOW in 2008]Recorded Local Rock-PUNK-Soul-[Dead Boys-Hammer Damage-Baloney Heads-Wild Giraffes-Don Kriss-Bruno Bros-Petitto Bros-Dazz Band-Lucky Pierre-Andy Mehall-Wild Horses-MIXED WMMS Live at the AGORA-Coffee Break Concerts[Bryan Adams-POLICE etc-]-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------1984-86 Played Bass guitar w/ Savoy Brown featuring Super Guitarist Kim Simmonds w/ Todd HART on Vocals------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------Call Off Your DOG Ver 1.0-[A Fun Band]w/The late AJ Robey-[vocals]-Tom Kriss -[Bass -from The James Gang]-Wayne Weston -[Drums]-Me on Guitar-----------Ver 1.1---Andy Gerome [Gtr /Vocals]--Tom Amato-[Drums]--ME On Fender Bass ------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------Moved to NYC 1988-Engineer/Producer-@Unique -Greene St-Soundtrack-Sony-Power Station-Hit Factory Studios-etc-------------------------------------------------
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---------1999-Become Part Owner at Planet Sound w/ Producer/Musician Jon Grossbard -[Original Owner since 1977]-New Name Planet 2 Planet w/Digidesign Pro Control - Console-Trident B Range Console- Digidesign PROTOOLS HD-LOGIC 7.2 -U-47-67-87-2" 24trk Analog-Pultecs-1176's-Loads of LEXICON-DBX-Yamaha-Studer-Avalons-Focusrite-EMT 140-AKG BX 20-Yamaha C-7-VOX-Marshalls-Dynaudio-Blue Sky-and Dr Lonnie Smiths B-3 w/122 Leslie-[in 2007/8 we have had XZIBIT-David LAI-George Clinton P/Funk-Pat MARTINO-ELDAR-SOULIVE-Keith SHOCKLEE-Alan MERRILL-GEVIL-Jonny Salud-Lions and Tigers-Max HEEL-Dwele-Bake Up Boyz-Young RJ-7 Mornings-The Kings-Girls on the Run-Recording /Mixing ]-[Mastering we send everyone to Chris Athens at Sterling Sound ]-----------------------------------------------------------
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Influences: Phil Spector-Les Paul-Trident Studios-Tom Irby-Dr Randy BLEVINs-Tony Bonjovi-Walt Masky-Reggie Lucas-Mr Joe Tarsia-Kim Simmonds-MCI Consoles and Tape machines-Analog Audio-Analog Tape-TUBES-
Sounds Like: The Sound of Life-but only Better
Record Label: Fish Music Group[FMG] and MovieWorks
Type of Label: Indie