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Mike Finkel

Goodbye Charlie "Dusty" Jones.

About Me


OK the band is just me., my Motif ES8, a Moog Prodigy, some softsynths and a computer. NO GUITARS were harmed (or used) on these tracks [EXCEPT ON THE RETURN revised which includes a VERY alive Guitar player] . Otherwise it's all keys, people.
BUT
I am involved currently with several collaboration projects with other people. I will post these as we get to completed points. Occasionally you will see rough and demo tracks up here that are posted to be downloaded by friends involved with these projects.

Most tracks that rotate are all play-alongs for our downloadable lessons where I work.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2005
Band Website: uhhh-none-but-thanks-for-asking.com
Band Members: just mike
Influences: Everything I've seen.heard.lived.played.thunk.dreamt. since, well, uhh..like a couple of years before the Beatles came over to the US...
Sounds Like: Sometimes me, sometimes other people, sometimes a combination of me and other people. Occasionally, surprisingly enough, it actually sounds like music..... Several people have mentioned "Cap'n Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters", of that I'm honored...

Record Label: trying to put together max's college fund Inc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Goodbye "Dusty" Jones

Just got the sad news Sportscaster Charlie Jones, 77, dies of heart attack 1 hour ago SAN DIEGO (AP)  Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer spanned 38 y...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:27:00 PST

Monday’s in LA (Rob Giles)

Everyone, If you are in; LA, Southern California, Northern California, Guam, Toms River, Queens, Ann Arbor....well actually anywhere that you can get to LA from...you need to stop by Molly Malone's on...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Mon, 26 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

Ch ch ch ch changes- where weve been (5 to Hear) NOW ONLINE

how we got here......... 2006 and 2007 were a pretty amazing time here. A group of people, that have become and stayed friends, came together. Out of this came; friendships, realtionships, recordings,...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:26:00 PST

Help!! (please)

..TR> [REPOST] This is for April Smith.  She’s a great musician, a wonderful person and a good friend.  Let’s help her out.  See below.  Thanks!   Mike   __...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:21:00 PST

The Son of Return of 5 To Hear IV (the end of the trilogy)

uhhh, so I have no idea why that title came out like that... Welcome back.  How ya doin?  Great.  Me too.  How was/is dinner?  Yeah, I can't eat that any more (seriously! wha...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:14:00 PST

5 To Hear (2/7/2008)

Hello, Tay returns with her list today!  I'm excited to check them out.  I don't know most of them.  There is a hidden running theme to the selections.  Can you figure it out? &nbs...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:41:00 PST

5 To Hear (well actually READ and its like 14) Lets Talk Lyrics

  Something different this time.  I've been thinking a lot about lyrics lately.  Putting together a binder with lyrics I like, starting to write some.  I had written a lot a while ...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:58:00 PST

Vote for Rob Giles

..> Rob Giles- prizes, cool songs, changing backgrounds So, my friend Rob Giles has this thing goingEach week he posts a new song of his, maybe old, maybe new, maybe demo, maybe someone else he pr...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:59:00 PST

5 To Hear + Thoughts on Internet Communication

It's finally 2008.  Thanks for coming back again.  We really do appreciate you checking in each week.  It was great getting so many nice comments about this blog from people; here, on f...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:09:00 PST

5 to Hear- 2007 in Review

Back again with the final blog of 2007.  It has been an interesting year all around.  So, to complete the 1st full year that Tay and I have done this blog together I thought it would be best...
Posted by Mike Finkel on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:44:00 PST