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Feriz Blue

Blue Music With An Iron Core

About Me



The Feriz Blue sound is shaped by crisp and distinctly emotional vocal performances, intricate and unique electric guitar playing, all finely layered above a solid foundation of expressive bass guitar and funk, jazz, and rock percussion. Having creatively found a way to introduce lesser-used chord progressions, riffs, melodies, and syncopated rhythms, while holding on to just enough of the familiar, the group has effectively struck the balance between originality and tradition.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2008
Band Members: Mike Fries: Vocals; Tom Dintrone: Guitars (post-Showdown album); Chris Schropfer: Bass (2/12 of Showdown album and post-Showdown album); Mike Becker: Bass (most of Showdown album); Drums: Tom Fraioli; Brian Johnston: Guitars/Keys/Production
Influences: Storyville, John Mayer, Incubus, Tuck Andress, Dispatch, Talking Heads, Johnnie Johnson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Preston Reed, Billy Joel, Radiohead, Josh Groban, Sonny Landreth, Kerry Kearney, Rage Against the Machine, Keb Mo, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Tool, Pearl Jam, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yes, Pink Floyd, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Rush, Alice in chains, AFI, Angels and Airwaves, Audioslave, Beck, Blur, Breaking Benjamin, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Finger Eleven, The Fray, Goldfinger, Gorillaz, Oasis, The Offspring, REM, Screaming Trees, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stabbing Westward, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, The Strokes, Switchfoot, U2, Weezer, Carey Bell, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Paul Butterfield, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Freddy King, Kerry Kearney, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Smokey Robinson, Santana, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, The Doobie Brothers, Jethro Tull, Tom Petty, Herbie Hancock
Sounds Like: Rock-Funk
Record Label: Minor 11 Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Update on everything

Alright, so there's a bunch of things I figured I'd let people know about.New Member: For one, we have a new guy in the band.  Tom Dintrone, who played guitar in our college band "Stilling the La...
Posted by Feriz Blue on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:53:00 PST