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About Me

We will be honored if you choose to support our music! Thank you:-) Watching Over We - EP Fall Release 2008 Artwork!Our 2008 EP Release "Watching Over We" Is Finally Here!2004 EP Release "Indian""Indian" - GarageBand.com goodness...Best Male Vocals in Rock, week of 4Dec2006
Best Male Vocals in Rock, week of 11Dec2006
Best Guitars in Rock, week of 4Dec2006
Best Drums in Rock, week of 29Jan2007
Best Production in Rock, week of 29Jan2007
Best Lyrics in Rock, week of 11Dec2006
Best Mood in Rock, week of 4Dec2006
Most Original in Rock, week of 4Dec2006
Rocking Track in Rock, week of 4Dec2006
"Ricochet" was recently honored w/ "Track of the Day" on garageband.com, click the link below and check it out!Additional "Ricochet" GarageBand goodness...
Best Male Vocals in Progressive Rock, week of 17Dec2007
Best Melody in Progressive Rock, week of 28Jan2008
Most Original in Progressive Rock, week of 17Dec2007
Band Bio:Imagine Dan Akroyd reading this as his character in "The Blues Brothers"After being shot in a drive-by shooting, life was no longer innocent. When care-free innocence is lost, regardless of the reason, a person reflects on life often and deeply, and "some individuals" pick up guitars and just start writing every thing down. Meeting like minded individuals usually follows, and thus "VilaFishburn."VilaFishburn is a state of mind which defines our band as a grand team of "do it yourselfers."We write our own music, built and maintain our own website (selling our CD via CDbaby), built a recording studio and recorded and produced our first EP. We're currently working on a follow up...Website http://www.vilafishburn.com

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Member Since: 8/14/2005
Band Website: vilafishburn.com
Band Members: Instrumentation Aaron Patrick - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Ray Ruiz - Bass Guitar Doug Sneddon - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Clay Wagner - Drums
Influences: The most difficult thing for us to do when recording our original material is selecting which 10 songs out of the 200 plus ideas "in our bag." I personally have two favorite guitarists, (Mark Knopfler and "the Edge" from U2). Our lead guitarist uses a very melodic approach which reminds me of the two of them blended together. We like songs, sounds and artists that take you "to that place" while driving your car where you get lost and leave this world for the moment. We like to think our songs have this quality and are influenced by bands like U2, Pearl Jam, John Mellencamp, Dire Straits, Grandaddy, Sheryl Crow, The Pixies, Radiohead, Wilco, GunsN'Roses, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Elton John, The Boo Radleys, Pete Yorn, Tom Petty, Queen...and on and on.
Sounds Like: Those who see us at shows have compared us to Live, (I think mostly because of our love of using dynamics). We are often told that we're very melodic and that's what sets us apart from many other bands.Mrs. Beautiful Live @ Zanies Too 5.29.08!

Record Label: www.cdbaby.com/cd/vilafishburn.htm
Type of Label: None

My Blog

VilaFishburn 2008 EP

Hey art lovers!Our latest EP set to be released this Fall has some incredible art donated by one of my favorite and talented cousins! Katie Scantlin developed the CD Art and the Back Cover Art for the...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:57:00 PST

VF has tunes available via SNOCAP! .99 cent downloads to your favorite mp3 player!

Hey all! We're happy to announce our new EP will be available sometime in August 2008! Today we signed on to distribute our tunes through SNOCAP for the quick and selective folks who want a spec...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:47:00 PST

John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom

Love it! Most of you know I'm a huge Mellen-"head" so it's no surprise I'm blown away by his latest release. As we all age a bit, he brings reality to feelings of our parents generation. H...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:40:00 PST

She Likes Fast Cars by Kirk Maurice

Today I just reviewed a great new independant artist on the garage... http://www.garageband.com/artist/kirkmaurice Here's my review and gave them 5 stars! Plump and PunchyImmediately hook...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:18:00 PST

Garageband.com honors "Ricochet" w/ Track of the Day!

Well www.garageband.com certainly cannot be wrong in our eyes?!? "Ricochet" was submitted recently and while we don't quite have a rating yet, we have received some very nice comments and the f...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:22:00 PST

IndyIntune Airs VilaFishburn in Show Number 11

Great thanks to Darrin Snider at Indy In-tune for recording and airing us on his podcast show! Darrin has become a fast friend and is a true passionate indie music lover. He brings gr...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:16:00 PST

"Different Life" by The Simple from Sweden

Hello All! I found a jem out on garageband by a band called The Simple. Their tune is called "Different Life" and it's definitely worth giving a spin. It sounds slightly influenced ...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:23:00 PST

Sean Wright writes "Lakota Holy Man"

Hey all! It is my duty when I discover new and exciting new music to share it with all my friends. So in light of this mission statement, if you have an understanding of my passion when writing ...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:47:00 PST

www.garageband.com rates "Indian" .1 in Indianapolis!

Well www.garageband.com certainly cannot be wrong in our eyes?!? Check out the local Indianapolis charts as reviewed by the listeners on "the garage!" We're flattered to receive such a high...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:15:00 PST

Gotta luv a garage band!

Alright! So we've been reviewing other bands music on www.garageband.com and I have to say it is quite refreshing to listen to something other than today's radio. You can review any ...
Posted by VilaFishburn on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:17:00 PST