Member Since: 7/26/2005
Band Members: Stephen Sorenson (on all this page's recordings). But known to chew the harmonius fat with Brian Stearns, Chris Miano, Tim McCarthy, Cory Stuck, Mike Fitzgerald, Jason Endicott, Brent Fedderson, Brian Hess, John Dolmayan (you know, the drummer from System of a Down), LP-45, Dan Plant, Andrew Linigton, Todd Grady, Robert "Bobbie" Rogers, Brian "The Wookie" Rashap, James Stafford, Harrison Stafford, Austin "Bachee Balls, Fire Crotch, Red Lion of the North" Bach, Danny "The Communist" Hicks, Jesus Christ and Budah.
Currently Hitting the Bricks and Rocking it hard with the LadyKillers: Levine, DannyBoy, Mikey & Hitman (G.G. as well).
Influences: Medeski Martin & Wood, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, James Brown, Bill Withers, Parliament, Funkadelic, Beastie Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tchikovsky, Ennio Moricone, John Williams, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, The Beatles, Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, Toda Musica Cubana, Johnny Cas, G. Love and Special Sauce, Cafe Tacuba, Groundation, Jeff Jensen, Tear the Sails, On the Marquee, friends etc...
Jazz: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Louie Armstrong, Miles Davis, Kenny Burrel, Art Taum, Bill Evans, Oscar Petersen, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gilespi, Fletcher Henderson, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simmone, Billy Holliday, Johnny Hartman, Chet Baker, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordan, Count Bassie, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Freddie Hubbard, Gil Evans.
Blues: Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Moore, Jeff Jensen
R&B: Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jackson 5, Lauren Hill
Soul: The Meters, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett,
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Funk: Sly and the Family Stone, Funkadelic, Parliament, Tower of Power,
Galactic, Groove Instinct
Acid Jazz: Medeski, Martin and Wood, Soulive
Rap: Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Pharcyde, Public Enemy, The Fugees, The Wu Tang Clan, Digital Underground, Eminem
Rock: Janes Addiction, The Black Crowes, U2, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Punk: The Pixies, Social Distortion, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Misfits
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Pop: Sublime, David Bowie, My Chemical Romance
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Reggae: Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Groundation
Cuban: Ruben Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Chucho Valdez, Afro Cuban All-Stars, The Buena Vista Social Club, Michel Camino
Easy: Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Van Morrison
Folk: Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Peter Paul and Mary
Classic Rock: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, CCR, The Eagles, ZZ Top, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Boston. etc...
Classical: Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Mendolsohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Pachabel, Chopin, even f'n J.S. Bach.
Hard Rock: NIN, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Pantera
Alternative: Beck, Radiohead, G Love and Special Sauce, Tom Waits
Movie Scores: Ennio Moricone, Carter Burwell, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Nino Rota, Michael Giacchino
Country: Johnny Cash, Hank III, Waylon Jennings, David Allen Coe, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Hank, Sr., Merle Haggard, Allison Kraus and Union Station
Sounds Like: Music
Record Label: Young Rebelions
Type of Label: Indie