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Michael Crawford

Bass, Guitar Lessons, Vox, Original Music, Style.

About Me

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/26/2005
Band Members: Music does not define me as a person yet it is the main reason I am living, breathing, happy, and here in Los Angeles. I have played electric bass with Enrique Iglesias (40 million sold, 17 1's on Latin Pop Charts), Platinum artists Aly & A.J., Marc Tanner (Faith Hill, Journey, Alison Ray, Nelson, Kix, Eddie Money etc. one word describes him best: PASSION!) Unknown Boy, Stealing IV, and Soul Custody since moving from Northern Virginia (D.C. Suburb) in June of 2005. I have also performed in 8 music videos, a live DVD (sold worldwide) and CD USA T.V. show with Aly & A.J., The Carson Daly Show with Enrique Iglesias, session work for Marc Tanner, Unknown Boy, and Soul Custody.
Influences: My musical influences begin with Kerry Brown. Known him almost all my life played in a band with him in High School. He does research in the field of Neurosurgery these days and is still on of the most creative musical minds I know. Jaco Pastorious was the greatest melodic innovator of his time (late 70's) on the electric bass. I was in the practice rooms at school everyday trying to emulate him and eventually craft my own style of bass composition. I earn a living as a freelance bass player and Guitar/Bass Instructor in Los Angeles. HUGE thanks the Barry Squire for continuing to refer me to bands and offer me auditions. You Rock harder than all of us combined Barry!Here are my influences in album form: What's goin on, When Daylight Dies, Angel Dust, OK Computer, Appetite for Destruction, Use your Illusion whatever, And Justice for All, Master of Puppets, Heavy Weather, That Ministry Album with the gibberish name, City of Evil, talking book, Aquemini, Get rich or die tryin', Punk in Drublic, Journey's Greatest Hits, Superunknown, Mer De Noms, Aenima, VooDoo, Grassroots, Songs for the Deaf, Recipe for Hate, Cure for Pain, Rage Against the Machine, Monsters and Robots, And out Come the Wolves, Exit Stage Left, Check your Head, Wonder What's Next, Wish you were Here, Odelay, Seasons, Fight for your Mind, It's a Shame about Ray, The Sickness, Betty, De Loused in the Comatorium, Violator, A love Supreme, Low End Theory, 36 Chambers, Ritual De Lo Habitual, And Justice for All, The College Dropout, Hooray for Boobies, The Sickness, Betty, Tea for the Tillerman, The Resignation, more to come...
Sounds Like: INTERESTS: Once again in order: Performing (any way shape or form ususally music), Beautiful Women With Ambition, Comedy, The Mets, The Redskins, UFC, Grand Marnier, Shrimp, Crab, Peanut Butter Pie, Trying New Things, Going New Places, Gettin Rich And Dying Happy! The thing that interests me the least in any form is DRAMA.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

To My Fellow Musicians

Music is rhythm. Anybody can play notes with no feeling. I don't care how fast you can play! How is your note choice? Do you know what a metronome is? If so do you use it? You wanna know why many of t...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:13:00 PST

Need to Hire a Bass Player? Or need a paid sub? Read me :)

I play bass for a living. Need a last minute replacement? I can and will come through for you. I have freed up my schedule so that I can involve myself in more creatively satisfying projects (my own ...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:04:00 PST

The Jerk

Navin Marie, are you awake? Good. You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead. I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five da...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:13:00 PST

The Truth about Dating as told by Vince Vaughn

I've got the perfect girl for you. Janice, I apologize to you if I don't seem real eager to jump into a forced, awkward intimate situation that people like to call dating. I don't like the feeling. Yo...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:12:00 PST

Satchel Paige's Rules to Live By

Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Go very light on th...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:09:00 PST

THE GREATEST/ MOST HILARIOUS LYRICS EVER! THANKS DIO!

Holy DiverYou've been down too long in the midnight seaOh what's becoming of meRide the tigerYou can see his stripes but you know he's cleanOh don't you see what I meanGotta get awayHoly DiverShiny di...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:08:00 PST

42 Facts About Chuck Norris

This is one of the funniest things I've ever read!1.Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he hasnever cried.2.Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hardthat his foot broke the speed of lig...
Posted by Michael Crawford on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:07:00 PST