Member Since: 26/05/2007
Band Website: http://deepbluestorm.com/index.html
Band Members: Deep Blue Storm
Scott Heller - Guitar & Vocals
Ernest GunaRatnam - Keyboards & Lead Guitar
Jim Konish - Harmonica
James Brown III - Drums
Ed Coiro - Bass & Vocals
Good Ground Family Church Worship Team
Ernest GunaRatnam - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals - Musical Director
Vocals:
Maria Cruz Coiro (my wife), Melissa Pulcher, Silvia Morales, Scott Heller, Ed Coiro, Ralph, Michael & Dan.
Drums & Percussion:
Ben Williams, James Brown III & Freddie Morales
Guitar:
Scott Heller
Bass:
Ed Coiro
Influences: First and Foremost:
God the father, the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Then: General Musical Influences
Motown, Muscle Schoals, the Philly Sound, James Brown, Weather Report, Chick Corea & Return to Forever, Steely Dan, Parliment/Funkadelic, Carlos Santana, Richard Bona, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gilespia, The Fania All-Stars, Fred Hammond, Earth Wind & Fire, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Rueben Blades, The Meters, Ron Kenoly, Yes, J.S. Bach, Irekere, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Sting, BB King, Robben Ford, Stevie Wonder, Igor Straavinsky, Nat King Cole, Average White Band, Tower Of Power, etc., etc.
Bass Heroes
Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, James Jamerson, Richard Bona, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Abraham Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Larry Graham, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Louis Johnson, John Pattitucci, Anthony Jackson, Sal Cuevas, Victor Bailey, Alphonso Johnson, George Porter Jr., Charles Mingus, Ralphe Armstrong, Alain Caron, Paul Chambers, Ettiene MBappe, Guy NSangue Akwa, Bootsy Collins, Scott LaFaro, Dominic DiPiazza, Verdine White, Lee Sklar, Paul McCartney, Chris Squire, Armand Sabal-Lecco, Tony Levin, Victor Wooten, Chuck Rainey, etc., etc.
Sounds Like: It depends on the day!!!
But I'm workin' on sounding like myself. Perhaps the most difficult thing to do in all art is to find your own voice!
Record Label: Unsigned