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KICKING AT THE TRUNK

MARTIN JAMES

About Me

BORN IN THE SEEDY FRENCH VILLAGE OF FOND DU LAC ,MARTIN JAMES BEGAN PLAYING MUSIC AT THE EARLY AGE OF 10 YEARS OLD .HIS MUSICAL STYLE AND MOOD REFLECT HIS CHILDHOOD SPENT GROWING UP TRAVELING AROUND THE VASTNESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PICKING UP DIFFERENT FLAVORS FROM THE OFTEN REMOTE AND FREQUENTLY GRITTY CORNERS ALONG THE WAY. HE DOES IT ALL, HE WRITES, SINGS, PLAYS GUITAR,BASS,DRUMS, SYNTH, YOU NAME IT.HIS MUSIC IS LIKE A BLEND OF THE HAZY, HEADY 1970s WITH AN EDGY DOSE OF THE ELECTRONIC FUTURE FIRMLY INJECTED INTO IT.SOMETIMES DARK ALWAYS INTERESTING .KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS VERY ORIGINAL MULTI-TALENTED SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN CURRENTLY TRANSMITTING FROM SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE WILDS OF WISCONSIN.....GlobalMusicworld magazine Created with

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/8/2006
Band Website: soundclick.com/kickingatthetrunk
Band Members: MARTIN JAMES VOX,KEYS,GUITARS, PROGRAMMING,PRODUCTION, BASS,SYNTHS,LOOPS, PERCUSSION,LYRICS, / SCOTT BROWN VARIOUS DRUMMING,PERCUSSION, BEATS,LOOPS,GROOVES
Influences: EVERYTHING INSPIRES ME I LOVE MUSIC OF ALL TYPES ..AS WELL AS MOVIES, ART, AND GOOD BOOKS....THERE IS SO MUCH OUT THERE TO DISCOVER....YET I FEEL ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE, AND ATTITUDE ...TO ADD TO THESE THINGS. BUT AS FAR AS MUSICAL INFLUENCES GO I GUESS THE VEVET UNDERGROUND,DAVID BOWIE,CAN,BAUHAUS,PAGANINI,THE MISFITS,PRINCE,ENNIO MORRICONE,DJANGO REINHARDT,LOU REED,BAD BRAINS,IGGY POP,NICK CAVE,SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE,JOHN COLTRANE,JIMI HENDRIX,BUDDY HOLLY,LED ZEPPLIN,TOM WAITS,ASTRUD GILBERTO,STAN GETZ,PUBLIC ENEMY,BOB DYLAN,SKINNY PUPPY,THE BEACH BOYS,ROBERT JOHNSON,JOHN LENNON,CURTIS MAYFIELD,FUGAZI,THE BEASTIE BOYS,THE SEX PISTOLS,PINK FLOYD,EDDIE VAN HALEN,THE PIXIES,MILES DAVIS,THE 20'S,THE 30'S,THE 40'S,THE 50'S,THE 60'S,THE 70'S,THE 80'S,THE 90'S,AND THE BEATLES TO NAME A FEW THINGS..THERES ALOT MORE.

Sounds Like: THE BRUCE LEE STYLE OF MUSIC
Record Label: CURRENTLY WAITING
Type of Label: None

My Blog

the new track by "kicking at the trunk" is up

hello everyone my final mix is complete and the song "bright blinded" is finished i think it turned out amazing ...let me know what you all think ...i also posted some new pics of the studio im record...
Posted by KICKING AT THE TRUNK on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:54:00 PST