Hello all... My last name is not really James, it's my dad's first name...but I thought it has a cool ring to it. Anyway, you can call me Greg. Just a bit about me:
I'm living the life of a rockstar...well, not really... but I am a full time musician playing up and down the East Coast. In January of '09 I will be starting with my new band Lucky You . We are represented by Media Five Entertainment out of Bethlehem,Pa. I hope to see some familiar faces and would love your support! I was recently the bass player for Emily's Toybox for almost 2 years. I continue to support them and you should too!! I was also the guitar player from '04 to '07 for Dingleberry Shortcake I had tons of fun in that band and consider those guys my brothers. I have a wonderful daughter who I love very much... I think she's in to the whole 'Dad being a Rocker' cause she loves the color black and likes shirts with skulls and stuff on....she just turned 8 in January of '09...god does time fly?! She'll be in the spotlight someday! I'm that guy that most who know me calls me to fill in on guitar, bass, drums, or if you need a sound engineer. I'm happy to help when I don't have a gig with the band. Not only am I a guitarist and a bassist and vocalist, my first instrument of choice in 1986 or 7(can't remember lol) was the drums. I'm experienced in lots of styles... I've played drums in all types of bands including rock, country, metal, thrash(yes, I said thrash), disco, and new rock. I would have to say my best ability on the drums is improvising(comes in handy when you don't know a song). I've been playing guitar & bass & singing since 1989 or so. I've played in too many bands to list, so I won't. In the early 90's I started mixing for live bands and have been doing that on and off ever since. I ended up putting a PA together and now have it installed at the West Shore Hardware Bar in Mechanicsburg,Pa. When I'm not playing with Lucky You, you can find me there mixing bands. My interest in mixing live led me to the studio end of the biz and I toyed around with home recordings and eventually became a studio engineer at a central PA studio for almost 2 years. It has since closed(bummer). I shoot and edit tv commercials on the side and still do some studio mixing. I'm the engineer of 'The American Storyteller' Nelson Lauver, a nationally syndicated radio journalist. I mix and master all of his 4 minute story's. I've also done summer shows with singer/songwriter Rhyne McCormick , playing bass or drums. Click on him to check out his site and schedule.
I also offer 'Backline' gear for bands. I will have a list up soon of gear I have and also a separate website
So... to sum it up, if you need any of my services, send me a message and I'll be happy to help!!
~"People bitch about not likeing their life. They complain about their jobs but, they have a dream. It's like, well, quit your job and go do your dream.... who cares! You got 1 life, you get 1 dream... try and make it happen! Don't devote all your energy to doing something you don't want to do!"~ 'Fuzz' ex-Disturbed bassist
~"The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing."~
Motley Crue "If I Die Tomorrow"
