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Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy!

Check out Karmedy. CD Baby, iTunes, and more coming!

About Me

Guitarist/songwriter mainly, also drummer, bassist, and semi vocalist. Owner of Viruseye Studios. Very musically involved and looking for others that are also. I am now the drummer/backing vocalist in Karmedy, whereas on the debut album I recorded all of the instrumentation and backing vocals. We now have a guitarist and bassist that kick ass for live and future Karmedy recordings. See my influences for references to music style. The vocalist I am working with is my long term friend, Sean McIrvin. You can also check out his poetry pieces under Slugopoet on my friends' list.
Christina Marie, on my top friends, is my partner in crime with the band Purpurrot. She does the electronic programming, I play the live instruments. We were actually fortunate to have Jinxx from The Dreaming come in and do cello and violin tracks for a couple of songs as well. This one will take a bit more time since we are on opposite sides of the states, but it will be very cool when finished.
Also part of the Wicked Corruptors, which will be showcasing on an "adult feature" in the near future. Our material is available on my top friends. My partner on it recently was interviewed on the Rick Emerson show...hearing our music played on the radio was kickass to hear. And the talk was damn funny.
My wife, Ali, is on my top friends. Besides being an awesome person, she is highly supportive, fun, and our band photographer and manager for Karmedy. Anyone (especially bands or weddings) looking for a good photographer, drop her a line. Most of my photos here are by her.
I also recently started Kurofu Records, which currently has Karmedy, Purpurrot, and the Wicked Corruptors.

My Interests

Writing, composing, and playing music...Guitar, drums, bass, recording, singing. Catching concerts when they come around. (So I dont miss it and the band breaks up two weeks later. That happened when I missed Faith No More a few years back.) Being a part of the local music scene. Socializing...I talk much more than most people would like, but at least it is mostly intelligent. Sarcasm is a way of life. Comedy clubs are great to take the edge off. Networking with other musicians so we can all work together and create a stronger music scene, whether local, regional, or anything else. Taking care of our cats, which are as close as I want to kids for a while. (We can go to the movies without calling a sitter.) Speaking of, movies. Waaay overpriced now, but still good to catch some of them on the big screen.This is just awesome:

I'd like to meet:

Friends, fans, and those looking to network. Anybody knowledgable about music, music business, or marketing that wants to be a part of the Kurofu Records, Karmedy, Purpurrot, or Wicked Corruptors team. Other recording studio owners that like to talk shop. Anyone that knows how to get into producing or film scoring.Past the business part, musicians as a whole. You can never stop learning and it is always great bouncing ideas off of each other. Try me!
Check out our buddies in Rayzing Sons as they throw themselves out of a perfectly good airplane!

Music:

Karmedy - check out our music! CDBABY LINK for KARMEDY: KARMEDY: Karmedy

Heavy rock to an ambient groove, melodic vocals with lush harmonies. Alice in Chains meets Incubus with an underlining of Sevendust and Tool.

Also, I have joined with Christina Marie in Purpurrot, and we are working out the music on her visits when she can make it over here from the other side of the continent.
And check out these pictures from the Karmedy CD release show on March 3rd!
Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, The Alan Parsons Project, Tori Amos, Apartment 26, Audiovent, Avenged Sevenfold, A Perfect Circle, Big Wreck, Bjork, Blue Man Group, , Buckethead, Jerry Cantrell, Chevelle, Cirque Du Soleil soundtracks, DFive9, Dark New Day, Disturbed, Dorsoul, Down and Above, Dream Theater, Danny Elfman, Faith No More, Far Cry, Floater, Flyleaf, Godsmack, Green Jelly, Guns n' Roses, Hoobastank, Hou Farr Long, Natalie Imbruglia, Incubus, Infectious Grooves, ICP, Michael Jackson (The music...he's a bit, well, odd), Journey, Kings X, Korn, Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park, Liquid Tension Experiment, Lost Prophets, Lovage, Machine Head, Marilyn Manson, Meat Puppets, Mr. Bungle, Mudvayne, NIN, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Prince, Prozack Staple, Ratdragon, Redd Dirt, Rollins (Spoken Word), Sevendust, Skindred, Slipknot, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Syx, Templeshock, Thornley, Tomahawk, Tool, Unjust, Steve Vai, Velvet Revolver, White Zombie. My friend Jesse's piano work - he kicks ass. Sean's (Slugo on my friend list) spoken word poetry. I'm sure there is more, but it's all I have off the top of my head.
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Movies:

Lilo and Stitch, Man on Fire, The Negotiator, Emperors New Groove (Demon Llama!), Shrek 2, , Pirates of the Caribbean, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, Scary Movie (The first was the best!), Nightmare on Elm St. movies, Freddy Vs. Jason (Yes, I said it!), the Scream series, Cube, Blow, Secret Window, Bill and Ted (Both), Dogma, The Bourne Identity, Panic Room, Italian Job, Primal Fear, The Score, 15 Minutes, Death to Smoochie! Surprisingly, I actually liked 8 mile (as much as I fought watching it). Even respected Eminem a little more after it. I'll admit when I am wrong. Maybe.Almost anything that has a decent plot. I'm pretty easy. That does NOT include Boogie Nights...I want that three hours of my life back! (Though my partner in WC loves it. Should I give it another chance...?)

Television:

Very little...I recently got sucked into Psyche, Eureka and Dead Zone, and I'll catch Law and Order and CSI Vegas periodically. Maybe some cool stuff on the Learning Channel. I use the TV for movies more than anything. I am always fascinated by the shows on the Aztec and Mayan temples and Egypt stuff though. Ghosts and paranormal phenomenon are always interesting too. UFO's have a place when it is interesting and not cheesy as hell, but it depends on the program.

Books:

Most anything by Stephen King. Cell was awesome. Currently reading about the music business again. Running the label, promotion, etc. Business books which I would rather do without, but a necessity. Audio books are a life saver for getting through the workday.

Heroes:

Musically? Morgan Rose from Sevendust. Inspiration both from playing and his personality. All the guys from Sevendust are awesome laid back guys that have not let becoming "rock stars" kick the ego into overdrive. Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley are also among the top. Slash is still one of the greatest guitarists. Maynard and Danny Carey are up there too. Dream Theater...those guys are just insanely talanted and know how to use it. And what musical list would be complete without Mike Patton? He who can do pretty much anything and still make it awesome.

My Blog

Ali has entered a photo contest for Billboard Magazine!

Those that know her, please go vote and help her in the fan votes! Those that dont, please look at her work and I think you'll see she is a hell of a photographer and worth voting for. My thanks to an...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:00 PST

A Darker Grey on 101 this Sunday!

Self explanatory! Check out www.myspace.com/adarkergrey for more info! Yes, we're on radio. No, I am not playing on it...yet. We are working on the set list, then we'll be recording some of the new st...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:57:00 PST

Embracing change

So this last few months has been quite good for me. Stressful, yes. But A LOT has happened, and I am stoked.So for those following the storyline, Karmedy has been looking for a vocalist since, well, l...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:28:00 PST

Holy crap its been a while

So it's been a while. Things are happening. Been busy. Which is awesome. Brief (for me) rundown:Karmedy still looking for singer... however... after being in various bands, I have decided that I need ...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:07:00 PST

Apparently everything balances...

Life has been very interesting as of recent. For starters, out of the last two months I have been sick all but about a week. Sinus infection, bronchitis, and now the flu. WTF? Some of which I believe ...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:52:00 PST

Tis the season, and it’s been a while since I posted!

Well, first off Merry Christmas to those reading this! I may not be of religious descent, but I also don't go with the P.C. Happy Holidays crap either. Whether it be Christmas or any of the other grou...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:25:00 PST

Life is balance...

It is interesting seeing how things turn in life. In the last couple of months, life has made quite a few changes. I realized that in the band, things were not moving at the rate I wanted. True. The m...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:08:00 PST

For those that knew her...

It's official...Squee died tonight, curled up in her bed. She was my first cat (along with Pito) when Ali moved up here with me, so it's going to be a tough time for a while. We both were able to say ...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:17:00 PST

The good, the bad, and the WTF...

So this last month has been almost a complete hell, with little bouts of holy shit! in the midst. Kudo, one of our cats, died in his sleep about a month ago. It was tough...he was a bit of an asshole,...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:05:00 PST

Karmedy opening for OneSideZero and Aroarah tonight, Wed, Aug 1st!

I saw OneSideZero open for Incubus and 311, now we get to open for them!! And the girls in Aroarah are awesome! Come out and support touring music! Keep them on the road!<...
Posted by Josh from A Darker Grey and Karmedy! on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:15:00 PST