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About Me

Here's a question I get often: "Are you in a band?" Hi, I'm Lucius, and I'm the band. Bad For Business is my band. I'm the only person in the band (for now). I sing and write songs, play 6- and 12-string guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, piano and keyboard, ukelele, harmonica and reed flute, bongo and Tibetan cymbal. I can probably figure out how to make music from any instrument you put in front of me, although the wind and brass instruments are difficult because I smoke way too much. Maybe I'll quit smoking one of these days for the sake of my singing voice, maybe not. Who knows? I also am doing my own recording and mixing with the computer and my 4-track mixer and 2 microphones, and when I have enough spare time and inspiration I compose bits of techno music (mostly drum 'n bass w/synth). I know the recordings I have of my songs here are of an unprofessional level of production, but my microphones don't seem to record my voice right. A friend told me that since I'm recording digitally I need a pre-amp to make the coil inside the microphone more sensitive. I haven't been able to afford one of those lately. Also, all the songs except for 'Thyme to Evolve Part 2' and 'Waiting Here For You' I recorded in one or two takes (one or two takes each as well for each of the extra instruments tracks) this last Halloween when I decided that I would stay at home and get drunk. It is the first time since I was very young and trick-or-treating that I haven't gone out to parties on that night. I did go to the Greenbelt and play guitar for a little while in the dark and then went home with a six pack of beer to focus on practicing the recording of my songs. I admit I still haven't worked out all the solos that should be there. Hopefully I'll be inspired to practice recording some more some time. One day I will have a sweet studio with better gear and I will pump out massive copious quantities of exquisite ear candy for your most sensitive tastes. Until then, this is what you get unless you hear me live, which as we all know is a completely different experience. Are you experienced?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/20/2006
Band Website: none
Band Members: Me. I have a drummer lined up, but I told him it'll take me a couple years to get the rest of the band together. He's cool with that. Looking for good cellist(instead of bass), saxist, and bagpiper? Y'dig?
Influences: Dude...all right. My good friend Utah Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Still on the Hill, Darlene, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Janis Joplin, everyone I've heard during 27 years of living in Austin, Texas: The Live Music Capitol of the World (we got decent radio stations here like KUT, KLBJ, & KGSR), everyone I've heard during 11 or 12 years of going to the Kerrville Folk Festival and the 10 or more years I've volunteered there for a month straight every year and the 8 months I lived there in a tent during the off-season, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, darn I am influenced by so much the list is virtually endless, Old Settlers Music Festival, Cat Stevens, the Eagles, Steve Miller Band, the CROW soundtrack!!, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Ministry, the movie Be Here to Love Me, the movie No Direction Home, the movie Heartworn Highways!!, movie: Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass, movie: Dazed and Confused!!, Grateful Dead, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Del McCoury, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Huddie Ledbetter, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Kathy Guthrie & Amy Nelson aka Folk Uke, the Mammals, beautiful women who sang to me and made love to me and who i made love to and sang to, fire, stars, clouds, grass, trees, oceans, rocks, flowers, vines, organic architecture, painting, various sacred natural drugs, books on philosophy especially buddhism and zen and hinduism and oh so many books, mother and father, my awesome sister, my friends, old time music, roots music, gospel music, world music, jazz, blues, fusion, Django Reinhardt and Stephanne Grappelli, flamenco, calypso, outlaw country, punk rock, rock and roll!!! (especially 60s and 70s), definitely folk music, folk encompasses everything, different planes of consciousness, trains, dirt, energy, light
Sounds Like: All my influences popped into a blender and regurgitated for my own and your amusement? Maybe folky bluesy rock with some jazzy funk? Maybe traditional type stuff? American, Scottish, Comanche? Hell, I suppose it sounds like different things at different times. Some friends have said that I have my own style, but I think it mostly falls into the Folk Rock/Roots Music/Bluegrass categories. I have been trying to learn some traditional Irish and Scottish guitar and fiddle, but I haven't yet succeeded in combining Scottish music and Comanche music into my sound. Still need to research Comanche music if there is any.
Record Label: Love Machine Inc.
Type of Label: Indie