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Christopher James Oppold

Jay Z is the man.

About Me

I study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. I was born and raised in Freeport, Illinois. I'm aspire to be an artist.I find inspiration from the people I meet.Current Top 10: 1. Currently Under Construction 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Thanks, 9. The Management 10.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/30/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/corduroysounds
Band Members: Christopher James Oppold- Guitars, bells, whistles, lighter slides, glass slides, sticks, picks, earth, wind, water, fire, shakers, amps, wahs, fuzz boxes, bass, drums, cello, keys, turntables, beats, sequencing, space, time, manuscript paper, coffee, good beer, guitars, ect.
Influences: Al Green, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Charles Mingus, Julie London, Freddie King, The Beatles, Picasso, Gil Scott-Heron, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Sun Ra, T-Bone Walker, Grant Green, Otis Redding, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Johnson, Son House, Wes Montgomery, everything else... on and on...
Sounds Like: sounds.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Back in Black

Berklee is going to beat me up and leave me in an alleyway to die this semester. E.T. 3Harmony 3Arranging 2Survey of Jazz Composition and ArrangingGuitarmonyPolyrhythms for Guitar 1Keyboarding 1Instru...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:47:00 PST

8.22.08

In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said, "Few players recall big pots they have won -- strange as it seems -- but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding to...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:02:00 PST

Traps.

I'm flying on a little carpet, it has six strings and it sings I don't know where I'm going and why should I need worry.  I have five dollars in my pocket, but doesn't mean that I am not f...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:01:00 PST

I need Cameron Diaz...

Love in movies is just as depressing as watching a homeless man dig through the garbage. Arguable statement surely, but in my opinion, glasses are usually half empty at the end of those movies... Wel...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Tue, 27 May 2008 05:37:00 PST

Sense

I don't want to believe this place. How did I end up here with all these walls and ceilings and floors. They make no sense. They're just images blocking other images. I once thought that love was ...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:03:00 PST

Allen Ginsberg, America

America I've given you all and now I'm nothing. America two dollars and twenty-seven cents January 17, 1956. I can't stand my own mind. America when will we end the human war? Go fuck yourself with yo...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:22:00 PST

Julia

Half of what I say is meaningless,But I say it just to reach you, Julia.Julia, Julia, oceanchild, calls me,So I sing a song of love, Julia,Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile, calls me,So I sing a song ...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:14:00 PST

Julie London

She just won over my heart with her killer voice. I wear my stunna glasses at night.
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:57:00 PST

Note

Chris Potter was an incredible performance. He is one of the heaviest sax players I've ever heard. Totally a Coltrane of our generation, a voice with melodic ideas and techniques beyond what I've ev...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:29:00 PST

Girl Talk

Best DJ Dance party ever, I highly advise going to see him. All your top 40 hits with heavy beats behind it. Don't forget to take your dancing shoes. I was on stage with him dancing the whole night...
Posted by Christopher James Oppold on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:42:00 PST