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Joey Rowlett

I'm just here to play the bass...

About Me

I play the bass, work at the Snorty Horse Saloon, and have the coolest kid on the planet. I won't bore you with more details because lets face it...you're not interested in my interests and if you are, you'll ask me about them. I think the world would be a much better place if everyone would learn to listen more, talk less, and thank everyone.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Members: I dont have a full time gig right now, but I occasionally fill in with the John D. Hale Band, Chris Brotherton Band, and other alt. country acts. I've been doing a lot of live sound and studio gigs lately as an engineer and producer.I proudly endorse (with no compensation) Ibanez, Fender, and Washburn basses, Ampeg amplifiers and cabinets, Avalon preamps, Diaddario Strings, Planet Waves accessories, Peterson Tuners, Boss effects, Jagermeister, Miller Lite, and Pink Camel cigarettes.
Influences: Victor Wooten, Chris Brotherton, Jaco Pastorius, Pino Palladino, Nick Wiggs, Stanley Clarke, James Jamerson, John Mayer, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stoney, Jason Boland, Sly & the Family Stone, the bass player from the church I grew up in, Willie Nelson, Bela Fleck, Anthony Jackson, Anthony Wellington, Bootsy, Johnny Cooper, Jim Williamson, Jim Morrisson, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Norah Jones, The Great Divide, Alan Jackson, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Bush, Pantera, Collective Soul, Black Crows, Counting Crows, Hootie, Queen, Johnny Lang, Stevie Ray...I like older stuff the most
Sounds Like: Victor Wooten, Pino Palladino, Larry Graham, David "DeLa" LaBruyere, Willie Weeks. Funky, percussive, melodic, and slightly bluesy grooves.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Back From TX

So I have to say that this past week in Texas was one of best experiences I've ever had playing music. First stop was Mandatory FM in Stephenville and the folks there are nothing short of phenomenal. ...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:39:00 PST

This is why Mike McClure is my hero...

from Mike's 8,465th blog post: note the bold passages. This is where I actually did laugh out loud. I have a stupid laugh....   "darrell " "for some reason I was thinking about the lumberyard tod...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:53:00 PST

Mixin’, Mourning, and

I feel like I'm finally starting to make a dent in my depressing backlog of album projects. I'm just about done with Brian Lumley & Red Dirt Underground's studio project, which has been a journey ...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:32:00 PST

A Little Freaked Out

I enjoy my quaint little world where computer displays are organized into retangular boxes with clear borders and depth. When the boxes appear and disappear, they do just that. So comes the problem wi...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:54:00 PST

Changes

I am a firm believer that no good thing lasts forever. If it did, then it would eventually lose its allure. So is the story of the Snorty Horse...at least in its present form that we all know and have...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:51:00 PST

Live Albums

So if you know anything about me, then you know I listen to a lot of music. Not only do I listen, but I LISTEN in every sense of the word...especially live albums, specifically live albums from venues...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:18:00 PST

Perpetually Optimistic Random Thoughts and China.

So I've been sick for about a month now. Yeah, it sucks but whatever, thats life. What keeps me going is the realization that I'm not dead yet so it can always get worse. I've got some great friends, ...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:56:00 PST

Dave Grohl’s 6 Steps for a Happy, Successful Life

So I've been incredibly busy the past month with the Snorty Horse, album projects for the Josh Davis Band and Chris Brotherton, the holidays, and life in general...my apologies to you 5 or so people w...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:16:00 PST

Flu Fighters

I came, I played, I passed out. At least thats what they tell me. Ladies and gentlemen, Friday night was the best night with the worst headling band ever to grace the Snorty Horse stage. When I s...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:01:00 PST

Featured on the Discovery Channel

Here is a video that I played bass on that I just found out was featured on the Discovery Channel's "My War Diaries" earlier this year...Check out "My War Diaries" online!!!Check out this video: Drago...
Posted by Joey Rowlett on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:51:00 PST