Member Since: 4/17/2007
Band Members:COMING IN OCTOBER
The Scott-Michaels Reunion "tour." Rick and I will reunite for a couple of evenings of blending our music and voices as in by gone days. Watch for the dates to be announced soon.
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In a live performance, it's just me and my guitars for the time being. I got tired of playing alone so I sequenced the backing tracks of my songs, and now I have a band-in-a-box. So, no more feeling alone out there.
When I'm in the studio to record, I nearly always play all the instruments, McCartney style - guitars, bass, and keyboards, program and sequence the synth, and play drums when they're available. My son and I have recently taken up the challenge of learning to play some traditional Celtic instruments - tin whistle, bodhran, and the spoons. If I need an instrument that I can't play, I bring in a sesson player.
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I'm left-handed and use custom built Ovation acoustic/electric guitars live and in the studio. (I've played Ovation acoustics exclusively since 1977.)
In the studio, or playing with a band, I also use a Fender Strat, an Epiphone Les Paul, and Fender Bass (all of which are left-handed) combined with a Crate and a Peavy amplifier. My stomp boxes are by Boss, along with a vintage MXR distortion pedal, and a Brownsville cry baby.
The home studio is anchored by a 24 track digital Tascam, with a Tascam analog 8 track and TEAC analog 4 track for auxiliary use. The studio microphones are Rode, Shure, and AKG. There's also a Midiverb unit for outboard signal processing.
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Band-In-A-Box, Personal and Road IT Manager: Miriam Huebscher-Scott
Roadie, & Guitar Tech / Bassist In Training: Sean Scott
Physical Trainer: Tanema Barnes
Golden Retriever: Nicky Foose
Influences: It’s difficult to single out artist names out of all the various forms of music I’ve distilled in my soul. The names that stand out range from Cat Stevens, The Moody Blues, Doug Kershaw, Gaelic Storm, The Beatles thru Wings to McCartney solo, Buckingham-Nicks thru Fleetwood Mac to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks including their work with other artists, Melissa Etheridge, Joan Jett, David Bowie, The Bellamy Brothers, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, with a dash of Buddy Holly for good measure. And Lorna Bracewell, who inspired me to pick up a guitar again.
Sounds Like: Folk Rock playing solo, Grrrl Rock with a band
Record Label: Maison De Foose
Type of Label: Indie