Member Since: 18/10/2006
Band Website: www.reverbnation.com/samfilip
Band Members: First two recordings are with Galveston and the first two recordings are with those folks - Andrew Moose - Vocals/acoustic guitar, Mark Lynch - Electric guitar, Luke Valcourt - Drums, and myself on bass.Lester's New Hat - Josh Thane - Guitar/recording, Ryan Lassiter - Drums, Sean McClure - Saxophone, Rhett Huffman - Keys, Jack Wright - Congas, Ryan Van Fleet - Percussion and me on da bass.A Go Go - Recorded by Will Casey, with Peter Tarricone on guitar, Rhett Huffman ..s, Ryan Lassiter on drumsDead Elvis - Jon Beebe, Soloist. James Anderson - Conductor.
Influences: My Family, Phil Lesh and the Grateful Dead, , Geddy Lee, J. S. Bach, Cliff Burton, Stanley Clarke, Railroad Earth, Ani Difranco, Keller Williams, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, Radiohead, Steve Swallow, Paul Chambers, Beethoven, Ron Carter, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, Shostakovich, Steve Harris, John Scofield, Chris Wood, Miles Davis, Andy Page, Todd Wright, Ron Brendle, Devotchka, Rick Cline, Scott Pope, Ovidiu Badila, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Weezer, Widespread Panic, Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Bela Bartok, Ice Cube, Noel Friedline, Herbie Mann, Metallica, Megadeth, Les Claypool, Bela Fleck, Flea, Skerik, Ravi Shankar, Rob Falvo, James Allen Anderson, Death From Above 1979, Kyuss, Melvins, Mischief Brew, Monster Magnet, Simon Rattle, Nile, Notorius B.I.G., Edgar Meyer, Mark Morton, Gary Karr, Oteil, Mike Gordon,, Earth , Wind, and Fire, John Patittucci, Billy Sheehan, Rimsky-Korsakov, Dragonetti, Mozart, Opeth, Charles Mingus, Dave Ellefson, Jaco Pastorious, Anthrax, Keith Moseley, Outkast, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Paul Simon, Cream, and so many more........................................................
................And of course the people I get to play with:
Josh Thane, Peter Tarricone, Mark Lynch, Melissa Reaves, Chelsea Whittaker, Ryan Lassiter, Sean McClure, Matt Decker, Hamilton Wheeler, Shawn Roberts, Brent Bishop, Evan Raines, Daniel McCarthy, Nate Osborne, Andy Page, Kyle Wilkerson, Andrew Moose , Eva Mowry, Todd St. Amand, Matt Powers, Ben Filip, Appalachian Symphony Orchestra, Appalachian Jazz Ensemble 1 and a whole lot more in the future!
Sounds Like: Afro - Celt - Gypsy - Indian - Jazz - Funk - Neo-classical, Metal and Bach...or however im supposed to sound when money is involved...
Record Label: unsigned