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zylaxis

About Me

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/08/2007
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/dmshere
Band Members: zylaxis (David Matthew Shere) is currently working as a solo act. He is an active and enthusiastic member of the unique music competition website Guitarwar .
Influences: Tom Petty, Eric Johnson, Big Head Todd, SRV, Joe Satriani
Record Label: CD Baby
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Moonrise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W36D3rOdF0 .. David M. Shere Live at Jensen's Music "45th St. Blues" CD Release Party April 11th, 2009 David Shere, guitar/vox Jack Joshua, bass Glen Cante...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 22:31:00 GMT

The Enigma of Jeff Buckley’s "Hallelujah"

Every once in a great while (sometimes only once in a lifetime, sometimes only once in ten lifetimes), there comes along a song which so perfectly expresses the human condition that it pretty much dro...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:01:00 GMT

The Law of Cat

I have been a cat-servant for many years now, both on my own and with my family. Many cats have passed through my care, including my current adopted stray of two-and-a-half years, named Burbank. After...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:44:00 GMT

Chains of Ice

Another off-the-cuff poem. Chains of Ice The soul watches through its portals --huddled behind the unprotected shell which represents its only refugethe husk immobile and uneasy amidst the abandoned b...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Regarding (a poem)

I've only written two serious poems, which will probably never see the light of day because they're too personal. I've written lots of song lyrics, though. here's something off-the-cuff that I wrote a...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:45:00 GMT

On with the show! (Craigslist viewers)

To all newcomers: Welcome to my myspace page! If you're here following a link from a craigslist ad, looking for music lessons or a guitarist for a band project: Thanks for taking the time to check ou...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:38:00 GMT

My Ph.D. is official!

I finally got my letter of verification from the Graduate Division of UC Santa Barbara yesterday, which means that I am now officially a "Doctor of Philosophy in Music Composition". Hurrah!! Beer's on...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Finally finished my dissertation

OK, so I am officially DONE WITH GRADUATE SCHOOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! *cough*....excuse me, LOL- I'm a little bit giddy with relief. Finishing a dissertation is a little bit like pounding your head re...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:38:00 GMT

My screenname

OK, so what's the story behind my screenname? If you look at it closely, you'll see that it's z y l axis. Simple enough really- a minor variation on the Cartesian coordinates. Why? Ah, there's the *re...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:51:00 GMT

Hi all, and welcome to my MySpace page

Welcome! You're probably wondering what the story behind my name is- well, zylaxis is the screen name I've been using over at Guitarwar.com for the past 3 years now. There's a longer story behind...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:07:00 GMT