i began music at 8 yrs, playing accordion.
February 1964: switched to bass guitar, specifically, after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.
i played in rock and roll bands in high school.
bass is my primary instrument. i play accordion, keys, guitar, mandolin and drums.
i engineer and produce with Protools at alleyone studio
i have played in numerous bands over the yrs:1968-2009
Marvin Gardens, The Mendocino All Stars, Renninger, Black Kangaroo, Avalanche, Link Wray, Brother Buzz, Mojo (Miles Corbin), [Jimmy Knight and the Daze, The Baxter Brothers, Those Darn Accordions and Transistor Rodeo (all with Paul Rogers)], The King Sounds (Miles Corbin), The Aqua Velvets with Miles Corbin; having co-produced and engineered eight surf/instrumental cds beginning in 1992.
i am presently playing and creating with:
Jennifer Faust: a smokey voiced singer song/writer, along with Alan Stassforth on slide guitar and Jack Springette on drums.
Peter Kaukonen: playing bass, live and recording.
Adam Lieb: “Haydon Voyage†and “Amnesia†playing bass and engineering and co-producing, also playing live. Adam hosts the Palette Art Cafe Open MIc on Wednesdays 7-10pm. he has a new cd is in the works.
Chris Bramble: co-produced and played on his cd "Laugh at the Wind".
Amber Lee and the Anomalies: co-produced and played on her new cd, “Estuariesâ€, also playing mandolin live.
Johnny Downer of Free Peoples and Tim Gahagan on drums and Jimmy the itch on saxaphone. the band: Pots and Pans
Chris Lods: playing bass live, a cd project in the future.
Recording and creating with singer/songwiter and healdsburg neighbor John Langlois.
Playing in a groove/jazz/brazilian group; Groovelation with David Howard on guitar, Daviid Schrader (SF Saxaphone Quartet) on saxaphone and Tim Gahagan on Drums.
playing and recording with KellytheSinger in sonoma co.
Just finished a cd project with a rockin' Healdsburg band, Crazy Famous: Brandon Hassur, John Brandau and KC Mosso.
i am very lucky to be playing with the best drummers in sonoma county; Thomas Loos, Tim Gahagan, Jack Springette, Mark Collins (marin county) and Osi.
i host the open mic at the Ace in the Hole Cider Pub in sebastopol ca on friday evenings, now starting at 6 pm.
i do audio engineering and production.
i am a voting member of NARAS (National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences) as Songwriter and Producer/Engineer.
buy my new cd "cocktail napkin" HERE!
visit my alley one website.
thanks for listening and looking
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