Jonathan Schenefeld profile picture

Jonathan Schenefeld

About Me

Just a one man jam band, playing for the love of it. I'm a guitarist at heart (my one true love), but I can hold my own on bass, saxophone and mandolin. I'm originally from Northwestern Washington State, where I started playing in bands at about 15 years old (around 1996). I played alot of bars, alot of parties, and a few festivals; and I've played with alot of bands--everything from ska to bluegrass to punk to classic rock covers, reggae, jazz, etc. I just love to play. For the past couple years, however, I've been insistent on playing only originals (Led Zeppelin's never gonna play any of my songs, right?), and have been focusing a great deal on writing, arranging, composing and recording. I despise categorization and hope to one day defy it. I play all guitars, bass & keyboards in my songs, arrange the drum patterns myself, and every vocal melody and harmony is mine in all the songs here on my profile (not that I'm bragging--I can't carry a tune in a bucket). The only song that I can't quite take full credit for writing is "Went Up a Year This Evening," which is actually a poem by one of my favorite authors, Emily Dickinson. It's one of the best poems ever written, so to make it more accessible, I threw some chords together and came up with a melody for the words. I try to stay away from too much effects, especially digital. I just like to try to keep it down to earth. Currently I am trying to teach myself how to produce and master, because all I have is a relatively low-end multitrack studio console. So all the songs here have been mixed and mastered by me as well. Please, if anyone experienced with this process has comments or suggestions regarding the EQ levels or compression or whatever, let me know. I would be so appreciative.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 08/10/2006
Band Members: Jonathan MJ SchenefeldBackground By Myspace Layouts, Myspace Codes and Other MySpace Stuff
Influences: In no particular order: Roy Harper, George Clinton, Keller Williams, Les Claypool, Ani DiFranco, Frank Zappa, Snoop Dogg, Bob Dylan, Karl Marx (philosopher), String Cheese Incident, e.e. cummings (poet), Miles Davis, Robert Johnson, Led Zeppelin, Kanye West, Nirvana, Elliot Smith, The Beatles, Emily Dickinson (poet), Pink Floyd, Beastie Boys, Howard Zinn (author), Cream, Jay- Z,The Doors, Rancid, Eminem, Woody Guthrie, Mofro, Bill Watterson (artist), Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins, T.S. Elliot (poet), Carl Jung, Allman Bros Band, Black Sabbath, The Band, Joni Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Atterly and yo momma (your mothe
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Jonathan
Birthday: March 23, 1981
Birthplace: Port Angeles, WA
Current Location: VABEEOTCHAY
Eye Color: hazel
Hair Color: brown
Height: 6'5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: born left, mom made me right
Your Heritage: aleut, german
The Shoes You Wore Today: romeos
Your Weakness: hippie dresses
Your Fears: the gathering darkness...
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni and onions
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: clean my house
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: can I have some money?
Thoughts First Waking Up: Fuck! I'm late!
Your Best Physical Feature: my left nipple, "Lucas"
Your Bedtime: what's that?
Your Most Missed Memory: fishing with my grandfather
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi or nothing
MacDonalds or Burger King: Wendy's
Single or Group Dates: alcohol+group date=letter to penthouse forum
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: fuck Ice tea. Sun tea all the way
Chocolate or Vanilla: that sounds racist
Cappuccino or Coffee: triple shot hazelnut breve
Do you Smoke: only when I'm awake
Do you Swear: thats too personal
Do you Sing: i can barely carry a tune in a bucket
Do you Shower Daily: sometimes twice
Have you Been in Love: too many times
Do you want to go to College: I'm in college
Do you want to get Married: you feelin' lucky?
Do you belive in yourself: no, I don't think I exist. But Santa does!
Do you get Motion Sickness: not in bed, and thats the only place it matters
Do you think you are Attractive: yes, I attract collection agencies
Are you a Health Freak: no, but I'm a nature freak. Wait, I mean freak of nature
Do you get along with your Parents: sure, why not?
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes
Do you play an Instrument: more than just the skin flute
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: only in the mornings
In the past month have you Smoked: *cough* what?
In the past month have you been on Drugs: These questions are starting to trip me out, man
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: I live right next to one, so no.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, but I ate the Oreos inside the box.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes! UNAGI! WASABI! Yum!
In the past month have you been on Stage: About 3-4 times a week
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: last time was in September
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: your heart
Ever been Drunk: ha
Ever been called a Tease: I always try to follow through with my intentions
Ever been Beaten up: stupid rednecks...
Ever Shoplifted: Is big brother reading this?
How do you want to Die: I think Big Brother IS reading this!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I don't plan on growing up.
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: green
Favourite Hair Color: black
Short or Long Hair: long, long, long
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 115
Best Clothing Style: long hippie dresses
Number of Drugs I have taken: I'd be here all night...
Number of CDs I own: about 27 GB worth
Number of Piercings: 2
Number of Tattoos: 1
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 0

CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS! r).
Sounds Like: I hate describing my own sound--it makes me feel like I'm painting myself into a corner. Song to song is a different style, and different combinations of styles therein. Most people say I remind them of Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews and Bob Dylan. But I think that that's only my catchier songs. Others say I am reminiscent of Allman Brothers, The Beatles, even Neil Young. Whatever. I just like to play and write and sing and so on.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

A few thoughts on death

This is not meant to be confrontational or preachy.  Just thinking about changes and life, trying to comfort myself. Here's the thing:  If you support the death penalty, and only one innocent person i...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Jigga what?

See, now, I'm hoping that my current luck endures for awhile, because things are beginning to take a turn for the goodness. I'm moving into my own apartment tomorrow, in VA Beach about 4-5 miles ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:35:00 GMT