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Guy Wettstein

About Me

Me


I'm a bass player in Portland, Oregon. It rains. I play bass.
I already have a career but see no reason why my avocation can't be on par with that in a professional sense. I approach music from the perspective of the art and business aspects having near equal value. When the best of both come together, everyone benefits.
As a bass player, I try to focus on groove, time and taste. I love songs first and foremost so my goal is to enhance the inherent quality of the tune. Obviously, I'm in awe of virtuosity and am constantly striving to improve my chops. There have been some great chops presented in popular music over the years and I think we need more of that. Helloooo! Paul McCartney?

Quoting Napoleon Info


I play in a band called Quoting Napoleon . We write songs drawing from numerous genres but maintain a cohesive sound that I guess I'd describe as "acoustic rock".
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My Interests

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Member Since: 25/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/quotingnapoleon
Influences: Rush, The Police, U2, Crowded House, King's X, Lyle Lovett, Peter Gabriel, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Mussorgsky, Mozart, Brazilian Girls, Frank Zappa, The Jam, The Band, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, The Wallflowers, Led Zeppelin, Duran Duran, Larry Carlton, ABC, Genesis, Yes, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, King Crimson, Cream, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, De La Soul, The Beastie Boys, Freddie Hubbard, Iron Maiden, Suzanne Vega, Portishead, The Smiths, Megadeth, James Jamerson, INXS, Metallica, Mr. Bungle, David Holmes, Dokken, Living Color, Chris Issak, The Doors, Squeeze, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Big Country, Dave Matthews Band, The Fixx, Prince, Bruce Hornsby, Cachao, Hall & Oats, The Black Crows, Kate Bush, Cat Stevens, The Who, Johnny Cash, Pat Metheny, Van Morrison, Tower Of Power, Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Cake, Beck, Eric Johnson, Sade, 10,000 Maniacs, Sarah McLachlan, Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, Journey, Level 42, Radiohead, Tom Waits, The Clash, Ultravox, Bruce Springsteen, Primus, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Oingo Boingo, They Might Be Giants, Sheryl Crow, Peter Murphy, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, The Meters, Kraftwerk, Alison Krauss &; Union Station, Live, Prince, Pearl Jam, Joe Satriani, Soul Coughing, Coldplay..., ok, ok, there are too damn many to list them all!
Sounds Like: Hopefully me, most of the time. I try to adapt to the song though.
Record Label: Those still exist?

My Blog

This Business Of Music

I'm reading a book right now by Donald S. Passman titled "All You Need to Know About the Music Business". I've got another waiting called "This Business of Music". Both are highly regarded and contain...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:18:00 GMT

Bricklaying

Quoting Napoleon is heavy into writing new material at the moment. It's been exciting and fulfilling. What I'm finding is that I'm at a stage musically and as a player where I can consciously draw fro...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:27:00 GMT

Flecktones and Inspiration

So I ditched out of band practive early Tuesday night so I could catch one of my favorite bands at the Crystal Ballroom. I felt bad because I love practice but you just can't miss these guys and I thi...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:19:00 GMT

Joe Jackson at the Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR 6/19

I dragged my wife to the umpteenth concert (chosen by me) last night. In fairness, she was happy to go and she was not dissappointed, nor was I. I've been a fan of Joe Jackson since I heard "Steppin' ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:31:00 GMT

Quoting Napoleon Shakes It Down

My band, Quoting Napoleon, held a little BBQ in my back yard this past Saturday to shake things out and get some feedback on our set. Things went really well and all of the feedback was positive, some...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:30:00 GMT

"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."

A lot of people are attributed to that quote. Maybe it's true. Nothing can express what music intends to convey better than the music itself. Nonetheless, we just can't resist commentary or maybe we j...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:24:00 GMT