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Member Since: 10/09/2007
Band Website: myspace.com
Band Members: The BERGE PROJECT involves an ever changing combination of Musicians and whatever kind of Music is called for at any particular Venue.
Influences: FIRST AND FOREMOST!---GOD and the PROCESS OF RECOVERY! . FRIENDS and LOVED ONES! IN MUSIC:---TOMMY BOLIN, BUDDY MILES, BILLY RYAN, CANDY GIVENS, STAN SHELDON, all of whom I had the pleasure of touring and recording with.-------also some very talented musicians I worked with.---- artists from: [ L.A.-- Merry Stewart, Phil Brown, Jackie Lomax, Mike Miller, Russell Bizzett, Bobby Keys, Reggie McBride]----- [Boulder--Michael John, Otis Taylor],----- [Iowa--Danny Matousek, Johnnie Bolin, John Bartle],----- [Denver--John Herdt, Dan Brynes, Rich Salee]----[Makon,Georgia---Buddy Knox]-----[Sioux Falls---Steve Ellis, Myron Lee]------HUGE Influences were:----THE BEATLES, STONES, JIMI HENDRIX, JIMMY PAGE, JEFF BECK-----THE WHOLE ENGLISH INVASION AND THE ENGLISH DRUMMERS STYLE OF POWERFUL AND SOLID BASHING!!------My First DRUMMING Influences in the SIOUX FALLS area were VIRGIL MICHELSON, RICH STEVENSON, and STU PERRY-------also:-- THE WONDERFUL MUSICAL, TECHNICAL DRUMMING OF----JOE MORELLO, BUDDY RICH, EARL PALMER -------JOHN BONAHM, MITCH MITCHELL, NEIL PEART---------TONY WILLIAMS, BILLY COBHAM, LENNY WHITE, NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN, HARVEY MASON, DAVE WECKYL----------MANY STYLES OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL GROUPS, PAST AND PRESENT!-------------INSPIRATIONALY----GOD{TAO}, CHRIST,BUDDHA, ZEN, ALAN WATTS, --------, YOGA, MEDITATION, NATURE, LONG WALKS, and GARDENING.
Sounds Like: Sometimes Jazzy, Swing,Be-Bop, and Latin---------Sometimes Bluesy, usually Hard Straight Ahead Blues, ---------And Also Hard ROCK and some FUNK, usually CLASSIC ROCK with Funk and Jazz Flavoring------WHATEVER THE GIG OR MUSIC BEING PLAYED, IF IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BAND AND AUDIENCE ARE HAVING A BLAST!, THATS WHAT I'M AFTER!!----I DON'T CONCENTRATE SO MUCH ON TRYING TO BE PERFECT AS I DO ON JUST HAVING A LOT OF FUN WITH THE MUSIC!!