Member Since: 26/04/2005
Influences: Steely Dan, Larry Carlton, Jimi, The Band, Bob Dylan, Joni, Weather Report, Sly and the Family Stone, The Who, Freddy King, Albert King, Prince, Ten Years After, Cream, Nerina Pallot, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Etta James, Earth Wind & Fire, Nile Rogers, Jaco Pastorius, Ry Cooder, Skunk Baxter, Matt Bellamy, Scot Henderson, Jeff Buckley, Little Richard, John Bonham, Chick Corea, Groove Armada, Stanley Clarke, Frank Zappa, Elliot Randall, Parliament, Robben Ford, Brian Wilson, Massive Attack, James Taylor, Bootsy Collins, Tom Scott, Isley Brothers, John Peel, Miles, Beck, Creedence, Neil Young, Jeff Beck, Kate Bush, Carlos Santana, John Barry, George Duke, Tommy Vance, Ritchie Blackmore, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah, Allan Holdsworth, Flight Lieutenant Dr Malcolm Kendall-Smith (serving 8 months in jail for refusing to go to war with Iraq )
Sounds Like: Blues with funk, jazz, soul, rock and about everything else inbetween. I was brought up on a diet of Steely Dan and 70's music so all of that comes out in what i do. My guitar style has been compared to Larry Carlton and Robben Ford which is very flattering as they are the two greatest musicians on the planet for me! I would like to think i have developed my own style and sound and have never tried to copy anyone, though when any musican plays you can get an idea of who they have listened to and where they are coming from.
Please, share your thoughts and comments, good or bad! Thanks ED
Type of Label: Major