Member Since: 9/15/2006
Band Website: randyhetlage.com
Band Members: I DO ALOT OF MY STUFF MY SELF,BUT HERES A LIST OF FOLKS THAT I HAVE RECORDED AND OR PLAYED WITH-EUROPEAN TOURS WITH "PAVLOV'S DOG",DANNY CAREY,BILL TERNEY,PHIL BURTON,BUTCH THOMAS,MAX POTS,SCOTT JONES,BILL WESTFALL,TIMOTHY McCAFFERY,BRIAN KELLY,CHRIS ASHLEY,TONY ANTHONIS,CASEY ADAMS,THOMAS CARRINGTON,PERRY EMGE,HUNTER SPRENGER,JESSE MORGAN,TONY MORGAN,STAN COLMAN,DURIOUS MONTGOMERY,LARRY KORNFELD,LEW WINER111,DAVE SMITH,OBEID KAHN,BILLY STRASSER,STEVE BUNTON,ANDY MARKS,DEE DEE JAMES,CUBBY,CHAD SMITH,KELLY,CHARLIE MAX,SPIKE DERRING,DOUGG FRANKS,CHRIS TILMANN,JOHN PAULMAZANO,MILLO,DONNY WREN,PHIL GOMEZ,ABBIE HAINES,DOUGLAS RAYBURN,MIKE SAFFRON,BILLY COSTELLO,DAVID AND SARAH SURKAMP,BOB FRIEDWALD,RILEY WILSON,RONDO'S BLUES DELUXE,SABLE,TROPIX-,FELONIOUS FUNK,TRANE YO DAWG,DRASTIC MEASURES,ACTS,7 FACE,SOUND BITE,FALCON EDDIE,KEVIN SWIFT,MARTIN BROWN,PAUL ZONN,STEVE SCOTT,TEDDY BOOKINGS,PAUL SHANKER,VINNIE MASK,JEB SLOANE,BEN WOOD,SHANE RENOLDS,BILLY BARNETT,MARK HUTH,WEAPONS AND UNCLE MEAT,AND SAT IN A FEW TIMES WITH THE LATE JONNY JOHNSON-I KNOW I'VE FORGOTEN TO LIST A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS THAT I HOPE WILL FORGIVE ME.
Influences: my influences are the same as anyones in the repect that any thing my spirit receives as art is an influence,(and then some).however ,pat martino,joe diorio,scott henderson,joe pass,steve vai and jennifer batten,(jeff beck and hendrix)have all been instrumental in my musical growth.
I have had personal expirience with all but the latter two of these individuals- FROM P.M. WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF PERCISSION AND CLARITY,FROM POPPA JOE DIORIO COMES UNDERSTANDING AND LIBERATION,SCOTT SAID "THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU JUST HAVE TO BE YOURE SELF"-I HAVE PERSONALY BEEN 'CUSSED OUT BY JOE PASS FOR NOT KNOWING ENOUGH INVERSIONS OF A B FLAT SEVENTH CHORD,(an expierience many people would pay dearly to wear on thier sleave).STEVE VAI SAID"DONT BE AFRAID TO BE CREATIVE".JENNIFER BATTEN GAVE ME AN E STRING JUST AFTER HER SEMINAR AND AN IMPORTANT REHERSAL FOR ME,SHE SAID"IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURE SELF,YOU MUST ACT UPON THAT TO CREATE SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOURE SELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU".---JOE D. ALSO SAID "NO EXCUSSES MY MAN".---I TRY TO LIVE BY THIS.
---LOVE,PEACE,GROWTH AND POWER---
RANDY HETLAGE
Sounds Like: Randy Hetlage
Record Label: I AINT GOT NOBODY,,THAT I CAN DEPEND ON
Type of Label: Indie