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Misha Guiffre

I am here for Friends

About Me

I'm looking to make friends with fellow music lovers, musicians and songwriters, if you are a kindred spirit, drop me a note.(Thanks Ben) I play bass in Reflektiv BLACK-TAPE And other bay area projects. I also play guitar, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano and sing a little.

My Interests

Life and living.

I'd like to meet:

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Misha Guiffre.

Music:

Isley Brothers* Rev. Horton Heat* Soundgarden* The Meters* Jon Vanderslice* Dandy Warhols* Journey* Steeley Dan* Guns N' Roses* Pantera* Shuggie Otis* T-Rex* Santana* Ben Lazarus* Jimmy Smith* Silent Envy* The Brothers Lekas* Joey Defrancesco* Spoon* The Dresden Dolls* El Perro Del Mar* The Spinto Band* The Sounds* Ladytron* Mirah* Beck* The Postal Service* Le Tigre* Bloc Party* Beulah* Broken Social Scene* Yeah Yeah Yeahs* The New Pornographers* The Lovely Feathers* M.I.A.* Hot Chip* Ratatat* Wilco* Andrew Bird* Apples in Stereo* Dusty Springfield* Red Hot Chili Peppers* Tito Puente* Creedence Clearwater Revivial* Marcus Miller* The Allman Brothers* Failure* Tool* A Perfect Circle* Slayer* Decendents* NOFX* Jill Scott* Kanye West* Stevie Wonder* MOTOWN* Kruder & Dorfmiester* Bad Religion* Jimi Hendrix* Elvis* Radiohead* Luther Vandross* Teddy Pendergrast* The Eagles* Fu Manchu* QOTSA* Foo Fighters* Thin Lizzy* The Ventures* The Shadows* Bob Willis and His Texas Playboys* Tom Petty* Easy E* RUN DMC* Rachmaninoff* Charles Mingus* David Allan Coe* Django Rhienhart* Fred Hammond* Dillinger Escape Plan* Otis Redding* The Mother Hips* A.I.C* Chris Cornell* Clarence Leo Fender* Laurens Hammond* Don Leslie* Mogwai* Circa Survive* The Dear Hunter* Gatsby's American Dream* The Blood Brothers* Portugal. The Man* Explosions In The Sky* Sigur Ros* Deftones* Weezer* Q And Not You* Fiona Apple* Harold Rhodes* Antonio Stradivari* Robert Moog* Slum Village* Depeche Mode* The Smiths* The Band* Daniel Decatur Emmett* Raphael Saadiq* Semie Mosley* the list goes on and on........................

Movies:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dracula, Office Space, Big Lebowski, Dogtown and Zboys The Predator, Fargo, City of God, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, El Mariachi, Hype, Clerks, Jackie Chan, Here's just a few.....

Television:



"Images and lies, and bad for your eyes."

Books:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Bible, Nickle and Dimed, Iaococa, any books on Jimi Hendrix, Clive Cussler, Robert Ludlum, Kurt Vonnegut, How to Survive in the Woods, 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster, Rediscovering Gold in the 21st Century, Steel and Stars, Little Girl Fly Away, Malcom X, The Day I Became Uncool, Plato's Republic.....

Heroes:

2002 Umbria Jazz Festival."Sunny" with Pat Martino, John Scofield, Joey DeFrancesco and Byron Landham. .. width="425" height="350" ..Barbara Dennerlein, Hammond B3 Organ. Dennis Chambers, Drums. (Not shown on clip: Andy Sheppard, Sax, Mitch Watkins, Guitar.) Vienna, 1992Guitar-John Scofield, Drums-Smitty Smith (The Tonite Show drummer) Hammond organ-Don Pullen .. width="425" height="350" ..

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My Blog

I spoke to legendary Jimi Hendrix engineer EDDIE KRAMER !!!

Tonight I called the "Rock Lines'" show on 107.7 and spoke to Eddie Kramer. I asked the question "What were the qualities that made you want to work with Jimi Hendrix ?" His answer was "He had a very ...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:56:00 PST

I am excited about life

So, I'm at a point where things seem to be falling into place for me musically. My new band Reflektiv has the drive to get things organized and on track. When I describe this band I liken them to a sa...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:41:00 PST

I am the bass player of Reflektiv now.....

...and it's our first official show !Hello friends and family, I'm excited to tell you about my upcoming show with Reflektiv that is going down THIS WEDNESDAY ! You will recieve a brand spanking copy ...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:19:00 PST

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER

..> It just keeps getting better and better ! I am going to be live and direct on your computer tomorow thumpin' up some bass guitar with Reflektiv. If you have not heard any music I have be...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:16:00 PST

Reflektiv and Misha Guiffre this Wednesday at the VooDoo Lounge-come to this !

Reflektiv @ VooDoo Lounge this Wednesday July 18. I will taking over the bass duties for the night-should be a great time ! hit me up if you need info and check out their tunes here- http://www.myspa...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:27:00 PST

Remove your iPod in a lightning storm.

Ok folks, This topic does not seem to get enough attention in the media. So use caution when you rock it harder than a magickist. iPod wearing teen struck by lightning Sporting an iPod ...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:32:00 PST

Hey friends-first show ever !

The Landing is a 4-piece rock band that I've been playing with for about 3 months. We've got our debut performance headlining at Johnny V's in San Jose this Friday night. If you like sweet female voca...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:46:00 PST

MY NEW BAND-THE LANDING

OK everybody-since Atomic Mint broke up I have been very busy with music. Check out my new band "The Landing". Brand new fresh tunes with yours truly playing all the bass. Get to Da Choppa! Do it now ...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST

The Drama Montage-I'm playing Hammond on one song !

I'm playing the keys on the song "The Longest". Tell me what you think. You're going to want to hear this, it's amazing. Don't miss out! http://www.myspace.com/thedramamontage...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Fri, 04 May 2007 02:29:00 PST

Water Facts: Bottled or Tap?

Ok so that article below has confirmed what I suspected for years: bottled water is a scam. I cannot for the life of me figure out why anyone would pay $1.75 for something that flows free from millio...
Posted by Misha Guiffre on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:12:00 PST