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Michael M. Prescott

About Me

Michael M. Prescott is a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and music educator who resides in Norway, Maine. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Southern Maine School of Music with a bachelor of arts degree in Classical Guitar, and Music Education. Michael is an avid composer and performer, and currently devotes the majority of his time educating students as a High School Music Director at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford Maine.His experiences in the field of music are as eclectic as his music. As a former manager of Daddy's Junky Music in Portland, instructor for the National Music Workshop, working guitarist, and salesman, his knowledge of equipment and personal instructional strategies are fitting for his current place in Music Education. As a performer, his style has been formed from a broad range of influences. Some of these include: Merle Travis, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettencourt, Keith Crook, Bob Thompson, Jon Finn, Andy Timmons, John Petrucci, Josh Preston, Earl Scruggs,Johann Kaspar Mertz, Porcupine Tree, Frost, Citizen Cope, and Johnny Hiland. Listening to his original music, one can hear a variety of influences through an individual voice. In addition to this, he has been known to occasionally refer to himself in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person.

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Member Since: 23/10/2006
Band Website: This "Free" one...
Band Members: Michael M. Prescott...and a few obscure Muppets.
Influences: Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, Eddie Van Halen, Johnette Napolitano, Men at Work, Geto Boys, Dr. Dre, Porcupine Tree, Leadbelly, Chris Thile, Odetta, Woodie "This Machine Kills Fascists" Guthrie, ALL of the boys in Dream Theater, B.T., Damien Rice, Nuno Bettencourt, Jon Finn, Andy Timmons, Kings of Convenience, Johnny Hiland, Brad Paisley, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Isaac Albeniz, Fransisco Terrega, Jimmy Dickins, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Gnecco, Citizen Cope, Keith Crook, Bob Thompson, Steve Peavey, Kent, The Leaves, Russell Garcia, Joe Walsh, Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm, Victor Wooten, Mike Mangini, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, Todd Snider, Todd Snider...and Todd Snider, Klaus Badelt, POE, Feist, The Clash, Joe Satriani, John Coltrain, Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Burning Spear, Damien Marley, Hem, Earl Scruggs, Faith No More, Hank Williams Jr., Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Phillip Glass, Guillaume de' Machaut, Frost, John Williams, Vanessa Williams, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Keno, Maceo Parker, People in Planes, Joe Walsh, Prince, The artist formally known as Slash, Curt and Roland-i.e.-Tears for Fears, The Doors, Conehead Buddah, 311, Paul McCartney, Jill Sobule, Shawn Colvin, Al Kooper, The Beastie Boys, Curt Bessette, Dead Kennedys, Josh Preston, Death Cab for Cutie, Magic Pie, RPWL, Palo Alto, Thirteen Senses, Antonio Vivaldi, Julian Bream, Darrell Abbott, Gavin Harrison, Steve Wilson, Alison Krauss, Michael Hedges, Stuart Copland (Ever tried to transcribe Murder by Numbers?)...The list goes on and on and will continue to grow and you all make me practice and hate myself at the same time...except for Vanessa Williams...she never made me want to practice except on a TR808.
Sounds Like: The "Teen Wolf" Soundtrack...Only Different.

Dream Theater Metropolis Solo

"The Entertainer" Acoustic version.

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September Vernon Ried Style with Sly-Chi
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Record Label: The Wide Wonderful World of Digital Media.
Type of Label: Unsigned

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Camaro Fail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDUdvTaBlU This would suck...bad.
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 Videos Added. Switching up the style and performing a "Chet Atkins Picked" version of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" on an Acoustic, and giving the Left Hand a work-out with Dream Theater...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:28:00 GMT