Member Since: 28/04/2005
Band Members: Just me-Phyresyde-otherwise known as RED or Randy Sullivan, though I also play guitar and am the band leader for The Gizmo Experience as well as producer and guitar/bass player for R&S Solutions/Rhythm and Sound. I also play guitar for singer/songwriter Jamie B.
Influences: I think one of the most influential artist in my developement was, has been, and always will be James Marshall Hendrix-otherwise know as Jimi Hendrix. Probably one of my second most influential groups has been The Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Frusciante. Others in no order include: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Cream, Harry Chapin, John Denver, Ozzy Osborne, Metallica, Marvin Gay, John Lennon, Tool, Pink Floyd, U2, Van Halen, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rush, Faith No More (espeicially Mike Patton), Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gilespie, John Coltrane, Chuck Berry, Ani DiFranco, Jimmie's Chicken Shack (the original line up), Rabbit in the Moon, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Massive Attack, Lake Trout/Big in Japan, Run DMC, Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Public Enemy, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Johny Cash, The New Deal, The Police, Peter Gabriel, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Primus, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Prince, Micheal Jackson (you can't tell me Billy Jean doesn't make you want to groove), The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Beethoven, Edgar Vuarez, John Cage, The Doors, The Lemon Heads, Blues Traveler, Incubus (which gets a lot of influence from Faith No More and RHCP), Korn (long ago the first album rocks), and I could probably keep on listing. I grew up influenced by folk, classic rock, hip hop, old country, jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical, metal, rock, pop, funk, grunge, alternative, and grew to love beats from house, to breakbeats (which is what I love), drum and bass, downtempo, acid jazz and more. I absolutely love music and it's my drug to say the least. I'm addicted and I never want to stop my addiction!
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Sounds Like: A good songwriter and producer. I make so much music between all the projects I'm in it's hard to put me into one genre. I make a variety of beats, play a lot of electric guitar with my band www.myspace.com/gizmobmore, make hip hop and r&b with my partner Shaquan Don www.myspace.com/rhythmandsound, and also write alot of guitar and piano compositions. I've been told I write a lot of music that would do well for movies being I write with a lot of emotion. I also have a lot of singer/songwriter songs I play acoustically. These are from my heart and from my experiences. You can judge for yourself.
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Record Label: Rhythm and Sound Records
Type of Label: Indie