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Larry Smith

I'll have the 'Bergers and some Flies...

About Me


FIMT-Faith in Medical Technology - 1983-1984 Tallahassee / Silly Wabbit - 1987-1988 Tallahassee / FSU Arts Department Multi-media Jam Sessions 1989-1991 Tallahassee / Co-founder/owner/Sound Mixer/Engineer Planet 10 - 1988 Tallahassee / Soundman/ Tech for Mama Anim 1992-1993 Tallahassee / Soundman/ Tech for Damn The One 1994-1998 Ft. Lauderdale / The Lost Dogs - 1997-1999 Lake Worth / Karma Generator - 2000-Present Hollywood

View my page on The Improvising Guitarist

A Tribute to The Miami Dolphins: Welcome to Perfectville

And for my friends that are New England Patriot Fans:

THESE TOP FRIENDS ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON... SOME KIND OF RELATION TO TALLAHASSEE!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/9/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/karmagenerator
Band Members: FIMT - Frank Schultz: Guitar, Vocals, Keys; Larry Baker: Vocals, Keys; John Murray: Bass, Vocals, Keys; Ray Chamberlain: Drums, PA; Larry Smith: Guitar, Keys, Bass, Vocals

Silly Wabbit - Peggy Atkisson (Mr. Peg to you): Vocals, Sex Appeal; Mikel Henderson: Guitar; John Murray: Bass, Vocals, the antidote to Peg's sex appeal; Derek: Drums; Larry Smith: Guitar, Keys, screeching / Mesh Plus One: Frank Schultz: Keys, Bass, Drum sequencing; Larry Smith: Guitar

The Lost Dogs - Marc Ward: Guitar, Vocals, Bass; Jeff Merckling: Blues Harp, Guitar, Vocals, Bass; Joe Aquino: Guitar, Vocals, Keys; Lori Smith: Vocals, Bass, Keys; Larry Smith: Guitar, Keys, Bass, Mandolin

The Lost Dogs - "FOOL FOR YOUR STOCKINGS" VIDEO
The Lost Dogs - "BLINDSIDE BLUES" VIDEO

Karma Generator - Lori Smith: Vocals, Bass, Keys; Mike McGrinder: Guitar, Bass, Vocals; Roger Prehoda: Drums, Vocals; Larry Smith: Guitar, Bass, Keys, Vocals
Karma Generator - "CRAZY" at Studio A in Miami NEW VIDEO!




THE ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO 8/25/07

Influences: Robert Fripp/ King Crimson; Eric Clapton; Jimi Hendrix; Frank Zappa; Adrian Belew; Cream; The Who; The Rolling Stones; David Bowie; David Byrne/ The Talking Heads; Blondie; The Pretenders; Brian Eno; Patti Smith; Led Zeppelin; Pink Floyd; X; Oingo Boingo; The Specials; The English Beat; Stevie Ray Vaughn; The Beatles; Robin Trower; Roy Buchanan; Richard Hell and the Voidoids; Television; Chet Atkins; John Scofield; Danny Gatton; Larry Carlton; Larry Coryell; Ryuichi Sakamoto; Albert King; BB King; Freddie King; Duane Allman; The Allman Brothers Band; Lynyrd Skynrd; Jah Wobble; Linton Kwesi Johnson; Bob Marley; Peter Tosh; The Shakes; Crosscut Saw; Gruel; Sector 4; The Know It All's; The Swimming Pool Q's; The Slutboys; Begs 'n' Achin'; Toxic Shock; Persian Gulf; The Bellows; The Casual T's; Insect Fear; The Clash; The Ramones; U2; Snakefinger; The Dead Kennedy's; Suicidal Tendencies; The Kinks; Fear; Link Wray; Dick Dale; Richard Thompson; Fred Frith; Henry Kaiser; Peter Gabriel; The Sex Pistols; The Tubes
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

What would it take to displace one of the worlds finest guitars as my main axe?

First, a tiny bit of my guitar history:My first guitar is the Ibanez Silver Series Strat copy that I bought in February 1980.  All the customization done to it was done by me: DiMarzio Fat Strat ...
Posted by Larry Smith on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

The ones that got away

I haven't actually parted with very many guitars; if I buy them, I buy them to KEEP them.  So here are my recollections of the ones no longer in the collection.   The first guitar I sold was...
Posted by Larry Smith on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:30:00 PST

5 Song Music Player

I'd like to point out that my Music Player has been upgraded to 5 songs, courtesy of Bodog Entertainment!  There is a 5th (hidden) song; you have to use the scroll bar at the right hand side of t...
Posted by Larry Smith on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:43:00 PST

Candyland

This is the first posting of a Karma Generator song.  The recording started in August 2004 at the drummer's house.  We got the drums recorded for all of our songs (17, I think), with many of...
Posted by Larry Smith on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:26:00 PST

Alex

There are just too many people that knew me from the Planet 10 days to ignore this any longer.  Get it while you can, because I ASSURE you this won't stay on the profile for too long.  This...
Posted by Larry Smith on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:06:00 PST

Time to shake things up&

Well, I've actually had contact with someone who knows and works with Ray Chamberlain (Way-babe Chambermaid)  the good news is that Ray's still alive.  The bad news is that he's heard of this si...
Posted by Larry Smith on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:01:00 PST

The New (Really Old!) songs

Radio RIP  Straight from 1983 comes a little ditty about the lack of progressive radio.  Ahead of it's time, or merely a reflection of a sad state that still plagues mankind?  Almost comica...
Posted by Larry Smith on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:22:00 PST

About the songs

Here's a little rundown on the songs that are currently posted:   Opus de Funk The most recent tune on here, this was a "challenge" by a friend who recorded the drums in a Pro-Tools plug-in call...
Posted by Larry Smith on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:38:00 PST

My rig...

I'm running a rather complicated (but versatile!) setup:Parker Fly Stereo output - mag side to Rocktron Taboo Twin; Piezo to Midimate Multimixer 6 (6 channel mixer).GK-2A pickup to GR-30 - Stereo outs...
Posted by Larry Smith on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:29:00 PST

The guitar that got me married&

I had been married from 1988 to 1991.  I'll never forget the reaction of my first wife when I brought home a Yamaha Electric/Acoustic.  It was a beautiful guitar, and I could pick it up for ...
Posted by Larry Smith on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:59:00 PST