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PIVOTMAN

About Me

I'm working on my third album right now, "Heartsongs & MoonVisions" . I thought i should finally record my own arrangements of these campfire singalongs and a few originals also. I just relocated to the southwest where surprisingly the music scene is diverse and gigs are abundant. I am looking to lend my skills of arranging and sound engineering to area musicians and continuing my work in promotion and production in a new clime.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/10/2006
Band Website: coming soon
Band Members: whoever wants to be involved
Influences: ~I want to create music that has a positive vibe. ~lately my fave thing to listen to is Afrobeat music; Femi Kuti and Antibales . ~ im a big fan of world music ~ Devotional Bhajan, Steel Drums from Trinidad, , Sitar music from India, African drums and chanting, Reggae, Chinese Ehru Music, Japanese Shakuhachi, Cuban, you get the picture... ~I also am a fan of old Funk R&B ~ everything from Tower of Power and James Brown to Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Gladys Knight, etc What can i say, I've got a soft spot for love songs. Then i like to throw in some Earth Wind & Fire or some Funky Meters ~I like some Jazz~honestly theres just too much talent in the jazz community to sit here and list everyone i like. ~ some are Soulive, and Medeski Martin Scofield and Wood. ~I love any music written by J.S. Bach, the piano preludes by Rachmaninoff and Chopin, and the Sonatas of Beethoven. i think that sums it up! :)
Sounds Like: Please leave comments to let me know.
Record Label: embers sweatshop

My Blog

time keeps on slippin into the future

It's been a journey the last few weeks that is certain. i am in Santa Barbara here and the people and landscape is quite welcoming. I traded my Isuzu Rodeo for a big ole GMC Vandura conversion van. Th...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

holy moly

Wow its another entry. much has occured since my wreck and though i am still achey in my hip and hand, i am getting around much better and have put on some miles between here (california) and arizona ...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:05:00 GMT

wrecks n effects

feels like ive been down a million miles since i last updated this. Well, some of you probably know i left the PNW (pacific northwest) some time ago. It was in October of '08. Now, a lot can occur in ...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 16:11:00 GMT

new stuff

nice to see those of you who could make it last night. i ended up feeling so inspired yesterday which was a surprise - i knew our guitarist was going to be in olympia so i was really not expe...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Oh HEY

So another new song. i really have always loved this one but finally made it happen in my studio today. i hope you can dig it
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:38:00 GMT

Please show some support

So I re-recorded another version of "We can make it" . . . I have to say that each recording gets a little better and better in my estimation. I was looking at some A&R services in hopes of findin...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:27:00 GMT

NEW GROUP FORMING!

  I finally feel like i've got something started with some friends of mine. It's a departure from "moonvisions" basically more of a more hard funk/rock  direction. I'm just really glad to be...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:40:00 GMT

scribble

well time sure flies here. for some reason i havent been visited much lately on myspace or commented. i feel unloved and unappreciated :( however, i did meet a drummer who wants to collaborate on some...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Deer in Headlights

So here i am just posting a blog for blog's sake. As an update for anyone who cares. You may have seen my bulletin looking for a housemate if you havent then i will now repost it: i'm looking at a gor...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:13:00 GMT

two more new songs

well, after another marathon session, i was able to add two more new cuts to the myspace server. please forgive my patchy rhythmn on 'together as one'. that song is a work in progress and i just thou...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT