Conor McGouran - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I’m a musician from Dublin, Ireland. I’m 24 yrs old. I’ve been playing guitar since i was 12. I have been very fortunate to have played and toured with many noted musicians and artists such as Riccardo Cocciante, Brian Robertson, Brian Downey, Bagatelle, Magnum Opus, Who’s Eddie, Springbreak, Groove Epidemic, Big Digger, Rereleased....to name only a few. I am usually playing around the place with many cover bands, one in particular, a kick ass rock outfit called Knucklehead. I’m currently in the process of working on my own thing. Hopefully it will see the light of day before the year is out. I listen to everything from blues, jazz, metal, progressive(i hate that term!) and classical. I play Vigier guitars exclusively and Marshall amps. My hobbies and interests aside from music are Art, Space, Lucid dreaming(sounds weird but its really interesting) and boozing. I’m not a huge book reader but i like Steinbeck, Orwell, Hemingway and guitar magazines:). I like hangin out with people who have simular interests or just people that are down to earth and cool. I also have an unhealthy interest in Star Wars and i love to nip off to Venice when i get the chance. Thats about it

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Member Since: 7/12/2007
Band Members: Conor McGouran: Guitar Ronan Burns:Bass Aran O Malley, Dave Shorten: DrumsKnucklehead:Kevin Fox: Vocals Conor McGouran:Guitar Mark Dempsey: Bass Daragh O Hehir: Drums John Mulrooney: Piano/Keyboards
Influences: Shawn Lane, The Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Dream Theater, Toto, Journey, King's X, Peter Gabriel, Devin Townsend, Uli Jon Roth, Richard Bona, Marillion, Liquid Tension Experiment, Van Halen, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Michael Schenker, Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine, Greg Howe, Allan Holdsworth, Francis Dunnery, Alex Masi, John McLaughlin, Jonas Hellborg, Steve Reich, Tangerine Dream, John Sykes, Queen, U Shrinivas, Jon Luc Ponty, Extreme, Freak Kitchen, Jason Becker, Joe Satriani, The Police, Paul Gilbert, Planet X, Jeff Beck, Tori Amos, Brett Garsed, Alan Silvestri, John Williams, James Horner, Ron Thal, Frank Zappa, Jordan Rudess, Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple, Chad Wackerman, Primus, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Vivaldi, Faure, Paganini, Chopin, Philip Glass, Erkan Ogur, Metallica, Steely Dan, Weather Report, Guns N Roses, Toumani Diabate, Symphony X, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Christopher Cross, Tommy Emmanuel, Yes, King Crimson, Gong, Art Tatum, Prince, Miles Davis.....now i'm just getting bored!!!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None