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About Me

Hey there. I've been a guitarist for 25 years. I’m originally from Miami, Florida. Coming up I played in Quit, who went on to become one of South Florida’s most influential and beloved bands. I currently lead a band called the Gold Dust Lounge, a rotating cast of musicians that play lo-fi ambient rock & noir jazz. My sound is somewhere in the neighborhood of melodic rock, atmospheric soundtracks, punk roots, loose jazz, ‘twang, & vibe. I have a degree in Jazz guitar from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and I’ve logged in hundreds of professional gigs all over the place. I basically grew up in stinky rock clubs throughout Florida and southern Georgia.Over the years I've done session work for indie artists, major label record producers, original soundtracks for independent filmmakers, showcased all over North America with various bands and as a back up for solo artists, and maintained a private teaching studio.After many years away, I’m happy to get back to my roots in South Florida. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 10/28/2005
Band Website: http://www.russellmofsky.com
Influences: Life, Kristen & Lola-Faye, my friends, all the great musicians & songwriters I've had the chance to play with over the years, the incredibly fertile & vastly creative scene that existed in Miami, FL back in the mid '80's thru the early '90's when I was coming up, the fact that so many of us are still in touch, the old days of skateboarding & real punk rock, nature & environments, more music than there is space to mention...Calexico, Wilco, Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg/The Replacements, Sonic Youth, Soul Asylum, Jon Brion, Erik Truffaz, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Harry Nilsson, Jaco, Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, Miles, 'Trane, Wes Montgomery & all the Jazz Luminaries of yore, Pascoal, Gismonti and the crazy Brazillians, Les Baxter, Robin Guthrie/Cocteau Twins, Michael Brook, SST/Cruz, Dischord, Touch-n-Go, Hindemith, Shostakovich, Chopin, ECM, early Aphex Twin, Dark Ambient & Electronique Noir, Steve Tibbetts, Crime Jazz, Django-Billy Swing, lo-fi Desert Shoegaze, Space-Age Honky Tonk, Cosmic Country, Psychedelic Surf Rock, etc...
Sounds Like: music for an imaginary film
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The Gold Dust Lounge...

The Gold Dust Lounge is a musical community led by Miami based guitarist, Russell Mofsky.  Sometimes the music is thoroughly conceived, sometimes it is wholly improvised.  The group draws its musical ...
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