Transgendered Bassist/composer living in Los Angeles.
I'm originally from a small town in upstate New York named Mechanicville, about 20 miles North of Albany. Originally I started off as a pianist but switched to bass a year later. I also learned guitar and drums along the way.
My first band, consisted of me on bass, my brother on guitar and some kid on the accordion. My earliest musical influences were probably the bands I heard growing up in the late 60's: Hermin's Hermits, The Beatles, Dave Clark Five, Otis Redding, the Motown sound and whatever else was on AM radio at the time. From my mother, I was introduced to Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, and tons of big band and musicals.
Eventually I gravitated to bands like Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck.
At some point, my brother, myself, and a drummer decided to head west to get in on the west coast explosion that had bands like Quiet Riot and Van Halen at the Vanguard of a new metal scene. Our little ship sunk and we ended up living in some girl's car. Some how or other, I ended up doing 4 years with U.S. Army Recon.
After the military, I moved to Los Angeles (again) where I've performed live and recorded with dozens of bands and artists.
The songs listed on this site are my compositions but you can hear other artists I've played with at: discography
Have plenty of live experience and have done studio work in New York and Los Angeles. I'm available for studio sessions and live performances @ reasonable rates.
Equipment:
Fender Precision 4 String
Yamaha BB3000S 4 String
OLE 5 String
SWR Amplification
Backing vocalist
My Music: Copyrighted 2007
Can't Talk To You
In My Dream
Look Straight Ahead
Hurts So Much
Canadian Whiskey
Where Are They Now
Regurgitated Dreck
Out For A Ride
My website: carldemarco.net
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