Matthew Willner

Music:

Member Since: 2/15/2007
Band Website: matthewwillner.com
Band Members: Matthew Willner : Bass, Guitars, Percussion, Vocals, Harmonica, Keyboards, Melodica, Loops, Effects and Devices, etc ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ THE MATTHEW WILLNER TRIO :Randall Pharr - bass, Stuart Gunter or Kelli Strawbridge - drums, Myself - Guitar...................................................... ......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ THE SHIT FROM SHINOLA : Brandon Collins - Keys, Stephen Barling - Guitar, Kelli Strawbridge - Drums, Me - Bass........................................................ ......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ DARRELL ROSE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCILLORS : Darrell Rose and Kurt Patterson -Afrikan percussion ,Mosiah - Drums, Myself - Bass, Greg Howard - Chapman stick and Alto Sax......................................................... ... ............................................................ ........................................................... THE MATTHEW WILLNER BLUES THANG : Me- Guitar, Resolectric, Harmonica, Percussion and Vocal, Steve Riggs - Bass, Stuart Gunter - Drums, Hillary Fox - Vocals...................................................... ........................................................... ............................................................ ........................................................... TITANS of THUMP!!! : Gordon Field -bass, Matthew Carter - Drums, Myself - Bass........................................................ ........................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................................
Influences: Too many to fit here, but here's a few: Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham, Funkadelic, James Brown, Return To Forever, Tim Reynolds, Jerry Reed,John Fahey,Greg Howard,STEVIE WONDER!!!!, Taj Mahal, Muddy Waters, Donny Hathaway, Charles Mingus, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Mandrill, Ohio Players, Curtis Mayfield, War, Bob Marley and the Wailers,Thievery Corporation,Kruder & Dorfmiester,Miles Davis, Bernard Herrmann, Stanley Clarke,Ray Charles, Marcus Miller,Toots and the Maytals, Strunz and Farah,Chuck Brown,Trouble Funk, Stanley Turrentine, Zeppelin,James Gang,The Meters,Jimi Hendrix, Ennio Morricone,Herbie Hancock,Johnny Guitar Watson, Frank Zappa,King Crimson, John Coletrane, The Beatles, TheStones,AugustusPablo..................................... ............................................................ .............. ............................................................ ...........................................................
Sounds Like: An eclectic mix of styles and genres such as:Funk-- Reggae-- Psychedelia-- Blues-- Electronica-- Jazz-- Latin-- Country-- Soul-- Ambient-- Afrikan-- Soundtrack. Depending on venue and who I am playing with. ............................................................ .....................................................
Record Label: DISTRICT RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie