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earthport

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About Me

The passion for creating my own music has always been undeniable, living it out and making it happen for real has taken time. Musical talent is in my genes – my mother was an opera singer in Venice, Italy, and my father was a drummer in the army. My brother is a “jack of all instruments”, and has enjoyed an extensive musical career. The first band I belonged to, was a “Sowetan Rock” band, called Edo. I then formed Crush, a band that blurred musical boundaries. We recorded a demo and were soon play-listed on radio. My addiction to drugs and alcohol at this time was devastating, both to myself and everyone around me, and brought a premature and temporary end to my creativity. After a long uphill battle, however, I am approaching four years clean, and my music has finally seen the benefits. I have completely solo writen and produced my first album. In the meantime I have formed the band 'earthport' and we have begun our rehearsals for our live shows

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/17/2006
Band Website: Busy painting
Band Members: David-Vocals and Guitar/Clem-Guitar/Johan-Bass/Josh-Drums
Influences: Everyone and everything I ever have or ever will listen to; North American Indians, Bushman, Rainforest people, and all other tribal sounds from around the world, Beethoven, Mozart, Duke Elington, Louis Armstrong, BB King, Fats Waller, Billie Holliday, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Vevet Underground, Led Zeppellin, Lou Reed, The Doors, Mariane Faithful, Iggy Pop, Miles Davis, Lee Dorsey, James Brown, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Gil Scott-Heron, Pink Floyd, (i've left so many out already) The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Neville Brothers, The Meters, JJ Cale, Bootsy, Sly and the Family Stone, abba, The Talking Heads, Ultravox, Gary Newman, Adam Ant, ACDC, David Bowie, Madonna, Big Audio Dynamite, U2, Howard Jones, Run DMC, The Commodores, Jimi Hendrix, Grace Jones, Sade, Cheryl Crow, Alanis Morrisett, Grandmaster Flash, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Prince, Michael Jackson, Queen, Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay, Eminem, Nelly Fertado, INXS, Seal, Just Jinjer, Springbok Nude Girls, The Parlotones, The Dirtyskirts, Weezer, Canon, Winterville, Oasis, Blur, The Cast and countless others. I still think the first line says more. ''Everyone and everything I ever have or ever will listen to."
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Major