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HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY MYSPACE PAGE! ____________________________________________________________ ______________ I TOUR MOSTLY AROUND EUROPE BUT HAVE TRAVELLED AND PLAYED ALL OVER CANADA, USA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. I GO FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY, PLAYING VARIOUS MUSIC VENUES, CHECKING OUT THE SITES, THE PEOPLE AND THE MUSIC SCENE WHEREVER I GO. I MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH MY CONVICTION, MY SPIRIT AND A LITTLE HELP FROM SOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHICH ALL TAKE ME TO PLACES I HAVE NEVER SEEN. WITHIN THIS MICROCOSM ONE CONNECTS WITH THE MACROCOSM ON A GENUINE LEVEL. IN MY EXPERIENCE, TRAVELLING AND PLAYING ALL OVER THE WORLD EITHER BY MYSELF OR WITH FELLOW TRAVELLING MUSICIANS/ARTISANS IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL. ____________________________________________________________ _______________ "An' though the rules of the road have been lodged It's only people's games that you got to dodge And it's alright, Ma, I can make it" - B. DYLAN ____________________________________________________________ _______________ I SPEAK ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN AND A RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF PHRASES IN MANY OTHER LANGAGES! I HAVE BEEN WRITING SONGS SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER... AND I BUILT MY FIRST OCTAGON SHAPED GUITAR WHEN I WAS TEN. I STUDIED CLASSICAL GUITAR AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN TORONTO, HAVE A BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS IN FILM FROM RYERSON UNIVERSITY IN CANADA AND HAVE SAILED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON AN OLD MERCHANT SHIP. ____________________________________________________________ _______________ I PLAY A MARTIN ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH VARIOUS EFFECTS AND A LOOP PEDAL FOR LAYERING SOUNDS. MY LIVE SHOW SOUNDS LIKE A FULL BAND BUT IT IS ALL JUST ME CREATING THE SOUNDS AND RHYTHM'S LIVE AND ON THE FLY. I ALSO USE MY GUITAR AS A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT WHICH I LOOP AND THEN CREATE BEATS WITH. I ALSO USE THE GUITAR TO LAY DOWN BASS LINES OVERTOP OF THE BEATS...AND THEN USE MY VOICE FOR SOUND EFFECTS THAT I ADD INTO THE MIX. NOTHING IS PRE-RECORDED. I PREFER CREATING THE SOUNDS LIVE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY AUDIENCE. I STARTED DOING THIS ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO, AFTER SEEING A GUY WITH A LOOP PEDAL...THE REST I DISCOVERED AND DEVELOPED ON MY OWN. SINCE THEN I HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH OTHER LOOP ARTISTS...LOOPING SEEMS TO BE BECOMING MORE MAINSTREAM THESE DAYS WITH THE ADVANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY...IT IS FUN BUT I STILL PREFER PLAYING WITH A FULL BAND...WHICH IS WHY I COMBINE THE TWO. ____________________________________________________________ _______________ I HAVE MANY OF MY OWN SONGS BUT I LIKE TO MIX UP MY LIVE SHOW WITH ORIGINALS AND COVERS. I ALWAYS TEND TO REMIX THE COVERS I DO...SO THEY NEVER ACTUALLY SOUND LIKE THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS BUT NEW INTERPRETATIONS...MY INFLUENCES ARE LISTED TO THE LEFT... ____________________________________________________________ _______________ I PLAY SOLO AND WITH A BAND. ALL MY RECORDED MUSIC SO FAR HAS BEEN WITH A LIVE BAND...NO LOOPING ALBUM PROJECT COMPLETE YET...BUT I AM COLLECTING TRACKS AS I GO...I AM CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION OF MY NEW ALBUM WHICH IS ALSO A LIVE BAND SITUATION. ____________________________________________________________ _______________ Send me a message if you want to hear some live looping samples ____________________________________________________________ _______________ YOU CAN BUY MY FIRST E.P. "INTRO" ON ITUNES...just look up AKIM (song names are: SALESMAN, SHADOWCHILD, GOODTIMES, WIDE OPEN, and HOME) ____________________________________________________________ _______________ Support independent music!