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About Me

EMAIL: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Music is a form of life and while I enjoy all sorts of music, when it comes to performing, nothing beats the raw energy and passion of the blues. We try to do that with our songs, and we play almost entirely originals written by myself and arranged during jam sessions with the band. There are some Chicago blues rockers, some swinging songs for the cats, and a bit of funk and boogie as well. I hope we bring something interesting to the blues!------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------- As a band we haven't played much, but if you like our songs, make sure you send me an email to [email protected] - we have a free schedule at the moment, although Steve and I often perform at the blues jam session down Satchmo's Bar at West End on Monday nights. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------We all like a variety of music and come from different backgrounds. Niyi is studying sound engineering at the Con and can play in a variety of styles, Robert started with heavy metal and I came to music with whatever my sisters listened to in the late 80s/early 90s (Crowded House, Midnight Oil) and went from there to all sorts of things (see the profile). Steve and Ray are experienced musicians and until recently have been playing the blues and other forms of music in Cairns.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/7/2006
Band Website: n/a
Band Members: James Beavis - lead vocals, harmonica, trombone and songwriting. I am learning blues guitar.Robert De Lisle - Guitar, vocals and maybe keyboards later on.Niyi (see myspace friends) - Lead guitar.Steve Gray - six-stringed bass guitar and vocals.Ray Lamari - drums.
Influences: While we all listen to a broad range of music, when it comes to the blues there are our favourites. Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Bobby Bland, Buddy Guy, BB King, Junior Wells, Luther Allison, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Lee Hooker and Mojo Webb . There is a fair chunk of jazz and funk (especially James Brown) in our sound too, but in terms of songwriting Bob Dylan is always going to be an influence (see "In The Mood For A Party Tonight" as an example of Dylan's influence.)
Sounds Like: Various similar sounding people.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Promotion in the Blues Association magazine

We got some kudos from the Blues Association of South-East Queensland president, Mike Freeman, in the latest edition of BASEQ magazine The Groove. Mike said this of the band: Jimi Beavis and the ...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:49:00 PST

Mixed Demos

Niyi has mixed and mastered our demos and I am in the process of putting them up to replace the rough and raw ones that have been on this site for a few weeks. Hopefully they will all be up soon. see ...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:04:00 PST

New Pics!

We trooped out to West End to have our piccies taken by my friend, the lovely Rachel (see top friends list if you like her work and would like to pay her for some photos). It was a very early and un-b...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:44:00 PST

Funky Drummer

Ray Lamari came for his first rehearsal today with the band and despite not having played much for a few months, he was on fire (not literally, thank goodness because of the water crisis and all) and ...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:30:00 PST

New Songs - Raw Demos

Hi there all, You may notice the addition of two new songs, "Are You Ready To Go?" and "He's A Piece of Meat", which are part of the demos we made recently with George Ambrosio guesting on drums and r...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:27:00 PST

New Demos

We're recording new demos this week! So make sure you check back here in a few weeks to listen to the new songs. We will be accompanied by George Ambrosio on drums. Unfortunately, he won't be able to ...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:39:00 PST

Bass player/New Name

Hi there, we have a bass player. His name is Steve Gray and he comes with a six-string bass guitar and a wealth of experience. He's only had one rehearsal but he fitted in very nicely. We are also con...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:15:00 PST

Other songs on myspace

Other songs on myspace - "Sad Music For A Film" is just as it sounds. This is the folk style harmonica that I am not really familiar with, but it seems to work. Robert wrote the song and pla...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:15:00 PST

New Songs

I have put up a new version of "You Have To Feel The Pain" with Robert on guitar. Also there is "You're Going Below", again with Robert, which is based on an old blues-folk style of song for ...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:09:00 PST

Bass player?

I am assembling my band and I have a lead guitarist, a rhthym guitarist/keyboards player and myself on vocals, harmonica and trombone. I am now looking for a bass player who doesn't mind playing for a...
Posted by Jimi Beavis and the 385s on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:59:00 PST