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Brian..I like Stratocasters!

About Me

Currently, I am 37 years old. I am a recording engineer at NPR. I like playing guitar.Projects I have been responsible for: Dirty Trix - 1989-91 Dr. Brown's Ambition - 1991-1996 Bobby and the Street Rods -1990-1995 Without Reason - 1994-2000 Richard Walton Group - 1995-1999 Bill Dickson & Musical Think Tank - 1998-Present Fork- 2000-02 Lift - 2002 Sherry Marchefsky - 2000-2003 Shimmer - 2002-2004 Alona - 2005-Present Soul Revolver (Beatles Tribute band) 2007-PresentPlus other little side projects here and there...too many to mention.I am a dreamer....cultivator of weird thoughts and random ideas. I don't sleep much.I have a wife, Caroline, and a son, Alex.I lost my dear dog, Ricci, in 2006....have no desire for another one at present.Did I mention I like playing guitar.
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Member Since: 19/04/2005
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/alonamusic
Influences: King's X , Depeche Mode , Queen, Sevendust , Deftones , A Perfect Circle , Michael Hedges , Big Wreck , Steve Vai , Killswitch Engage, FILTER, Shawn Lane
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Marshall TSL-100 Overview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkE3G1OqBmA
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Completing the trifecta : "Cavatina" by Stanley Myers

This is a little rendition of the beautiful "Cavatina", written by Stanley Myers and featured in the 1978 film "The Deer Hunter". One of my favorite movies and themes...this is a hauntingly beautiful ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Yet...another video. I LOOOOVE vacations!!

So i decided to pull out an old favorite of mine. A little tune bu Cuban guitarist/composer Leo Brouwer, called "Berceuse (Cancion de Cuna). I first heard it on a lullaby CD that was given to me whe...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:02:00 GMT

My first YouTube type video

So, it was inevitable that I would try to do this at some point. I wanted to take a few of the solo guitar pieces I play, tape them and add them to the profile here. Here is the first one. It is a ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:15:00 GMT

Friday Survey Type-thing

If someone were to spell your name wrong, how would they spell it?Oh gosh, i have seen all sorts of bastardizations...Jarbo, Jarbow, Garboc (my favorite!)When was the last time you were told you were ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Saudades de Rock

OK everyone....the new Extreme CD "Saudades de Rock" comes out tomorrow. I got a copy of it last week (I won't say where from), and it completely cooks. The band just completely rocks. It is fun, fu...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:31:00 GMT

New songs and videos

So I put up a few new videos from the Bill Dickson CD release party. "Fossils" and "The Letter". Hope you like them.I also posted a version of "Rickover's Dream" by Michael Hedges that I performed a...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:45:00 GMT

New video

I put up a new video on here, just scroll down a little on the page to see it. It's a video from one of my bands, Bill Dickson & Musical Think Tank. It was recorded a few weeks ago at the CD release...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:16:00 GMT

If my life was a movie....

This is a fun one...did it over a year ago...thought it would be neat to do again, just to see how it comes up....-----------------------------IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE? 1...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT

What you will witness tonight...

Tonight, we bid a fond farewell to Chaz, my good friend and former bassist from my days in Shimmer a few years back. He is moving to the UK with his family for three years, and we are going to have ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:26:00 GMT