Member Since: 25/10/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/lekiwi1
Band Members: My compositions have been recorded by my recording bands Le Kiwi plus Mystic & The New Dawn.Other songs have been recorded by Larry Morris, Debbie Davis from the UK, Truda Chadwick, Ronald LaPread of the US, Taranaki guitarists Brian Hatcher, Jo Smither, Shelton Healey, NZ music legend Billy TK Snr, Johnny Dylan, Sonia Saints & soon to be more.My music has been produced by the highly talented Mike McCarthy of Sth Africa, nowing residing in NZ as well as creative genius Stu Pearce who both also play on these records.
Influences: My early teenage years were influenced by the great Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, MJQ, Paul Desmond, Art Pepper, Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis...& of course my favourite composer of all...Antonio Carlos Jobim & the beautiful music of Brazil.
Sounds Like: I alway try to create my own sound...although I do have many influences going way back from jazz to bossa nova, funk, soul, classics, gospel, country...latin jazz & rock...to the music of Arthur Lee of LOVE, Art Pepper, Return To Forever, PJ Proby, Bob Dylan, The Walker Bros, The Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire, Jimi Hendrix to ambient esoteric music. There's great music in every genre & all have influenced my song writing one way or other.
Record Label: still looking for that right one
Type of Label: Indie