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Derek Olivero

These are not times for the weak of Heart

About Me

Derek Olivero, guitarist,singer/songwriter,has been writing and playing music since age seven,Born and raised in brooklyn ny he has a creative edge to his music.Derek played his first live show at age 16 with his first band tempus with Dave d on bass and willy roll on drums 'He knew that this is what he wanted to do..in the early 90's along with Dave d they formed Outland With "Young Carl"and later tony on Drums and then Bobby G,REcorded two cds and toured the east coast until 1999. With his Chet Atkins Nylon String and a Gibson Les Paul, he moves across genres with fluidity and style. Derek has released two indie CDs with his band outland,He is presently working on an independent project,"CityHall" which is a Work in progress I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)Review from L.I podcast-Derek's excellent acoustic guitar playing compares him to John Mayer and Dave Matthews. With various drum beats and unquie hooks, Derek has what it takes to make it in the music scene

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/7/2004
Band Members: Derek Olivero Guitar-Vocals Dave DeRanari--Bass
Influences: N.Y.C,Brooklyn,Rockaway,911,Queen,chili peppers,Rush,,,Elton John,Anna,Zepp,r.e.m,who,Commodores,Pfunk,ohio players,,Journey,The Beatles,Stevie Wonder,Heart,The stones when they were on heroin,aliceinchains,lyndsey buchingham,fleetwood mac,Allison Krauss,jeff buckley,carl wilson,public enemy,Run-Dmc,krs-one,cheap trick,thin lizzy,AcDc,1970's aerosmith,craig david,jim croce,rush,tool,indie music,kate bush,tori amos,,James Taylor,bjork,starz,cheap trick,Boston,early kiss,beach boys,santana,,Pete Yorn,Bruce springsteen,kingsx,Outland,Biohazard,TTquick,Fallout,vital information,hall&oates,early elton john,sevendust,earth wind and fire,M.S.G,Bakithi Kumalo,the police,yes,andy ink,Dave D.,e,p,s Studios,Moose lodge,The South,fastlane studios,titus oaks record store,Zig Zag records,napoli pizza,Lenny & John's,cbgb,cbGallery,lions den,crazy country club,bitter end,ponchitos,lamours,lauderbach's, Movies : Deer Hunter,Platoon,The Mission,Donnie Brasco,Goodfellas,The Cowboys,The Unforgivin,Heat,Philadelphia,silence of the lambs,Deliverance,Serpico,Carlitos way,Scarface,Do the right thing,Slingblade,Bronx Tale,Bridges of madison county,Marathon man,At close range,Saving private ryan,All the presidents men, seven ups,kramer vs kramer,Boyz in the hood,Fridays,Perfect Storm,Swingers,T.C.M,Big Lebowski,million dollar babyTv: Sopranos,The Wire,South park,Chapelle show,Curb your enthusiasm,court tv,
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Looking for Drummer

Looking for drummer for live shows and recording ...Email for [email protected]
Posted by Derek Olivero on Sat, 12 May 2007 05:36:00 PST

City Hall Lyrics

written 2003Your eyes beautifulSoul shiningmy love hiding in pocketsexcuses deny meyour sensitive when i givedont cryyou deserve thisThis pain waiting in shadowsOne thought cuts meI bleed into an empt...
Posted by Derek Olivero on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:37:00 PST