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VOLKEMA

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About Me

I take each day as a new pathway in the journey of this wonderful life.I intend for this to be a great year with many new opportunites for learning and growing. I am especially excited about some of the musical events that are in the works. Last years "Messiah' with the St Cecilia Baroque Orchestra was a highlight. So much to learn and enjoy. Currently I am studying flute at the Armstrong School (Austin Lyric Opera). As always, I am practicing guitar, on any given day it could be anything from John Lee Hooker or Eric Clapton to Joe Satriani or Pete Townshend. In addition, my schedule has been busy with performances with St Martins both on guitar and as a tenor. I will hope to take time to update the audio files as they are very outdated. Family, friends and work keep me very busy, looking forward to some travels again soon. Have enjoyed reuniting with past friends recently, what great energy old friends are for the soul. CALM TO THE WAVES (T. Pavelchko)!* Thanks to:Seetha Shivaswamy, Thom Pavlechko, Barry Dobbs, Cid Sanchez, Bonny Holmes ( Bill Black, John Stark), Walter(Songwriter Guru)Tragert, Mark Viator, Jim Stringer and band, Bill Booth (Wooden Ships) for performance opportunities. * Currently Playing; Haynes; Amadeus French Model Flutes, Cut-Away Larrivee Acoustic Guitar, Fender 'Montara' Acoustic, Fender (USA 2oo5) Stratocaster, Rochester Acoustic, Vox Valvetronix Amp, and a Fender Acoustisonic 3o Amp. Additionally recording on a Boss 9oo(Roland) Digital 8 Track Recording Studio.- I KNEW WHEN YOU SAID "THAT'S ALOT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A GUITAR" WE COULD NEVER BE FRIENDS. I AM GLAD WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

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Member Since: 3/28/2007
Band Members: Jim Volkema
Influences: MANY.. Bach, Pete Townshend, Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, Ian Dury, Annie Lennox
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None