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Dustin Decker

About Me


I cannot possibly cram 35 (scratch that, now 36 [omg, now 37!?!?!]) years of history into this tiny little box. I can tell you that I'm a "Digital Air-Conditioned Hippie", and that my life life is merely an amalgam of serendipitous events.What sort of BIO can I provide for a band that doesn't exist yet? I'm obviously looking to hook up with the right bunch of guys (or gals) - a tight rhythm section that's just as tight off stage as on, full of positivity and excitement and love for both their music and their ability to share through it.About Dustin:
I started playing guitar around age 16, and really just dabbled with it for the most part until around age 20. I joined the Navy and travelled the world during the early 90's, and played pretty regular until I was married in 1996. Music took a back seat to starting a family and "normal" behavior. In the end, the relationship failed, and with my new found freedom I'm returning to what I love, and what originally satisfied so many expressive needs for me. I've had to work pretty hard to get close to the kind of player I once was, but have a lot of potential... I have a strong desire to succeed, and practice for at least an hour every day, closer to two most of the time.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/12/2005
Band Members: Dustin Decker
Influences: Tool, The Prayer Chain, Fold Zandura, A Perfect Circle, Oasis, The Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Space Hog, Brad, Bob Marley, Better Than Ezra, Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Kula Shaker, Frank Zappa, The Moody Blues, The Pimps, Radiohead, Traffic, System Of A Down, Queensryche, Portishead, The Cult, Lenny Kravitz, The Cure, Corrosion Of Conformity, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Orbital, Particle, Massive Attack, John Mayer, Hooverphonic, Extreme, Faith No More, Pink Floyd, Garbage, Brother Cain, Cake, Dada, HIM, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Madonna
Sounds Like: Ultimately, I hope to do something unique, but it's impossible to mask ones influences totally. I'm currently moving at a strong pace, recording in a makeshift studio in my home via Pro Tools... most everything is first or second take, low emphasis on production, but soon to change.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

My Mother is Free

It was strange to contemplate a title - "My mother is gone" or "My mother has passed". The truth is she was "gone" several weeks ago, while we were still blessed with occasional glimpses of who we lov...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:00 GMT

On Death and Dying

And so the hits keep coming. I just got off the phone with Vince a while ago...The last chemo on the 13th didn't go so well, and in the end they have discovered two new spots on her liver. It gets wor...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:37:00 GMT

Convergence Conspiracy Collective - V20

C3 Psychoto-electro Arkestra - the Happy Fools PartyI'm guest guitarist for the night, and STOKED about it!The Convergence Conspiracy Collective is an ensemble of musicians and artists formed near the...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:20:00 GMT

Woe is me...

Well, I guess it's time to get a lot more serious about stealing those clients.... Versent let me go this morning. Ultimately, I guess I'm still in a state of shock - but I ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:08:00 GMT

Friends with Benefits

"Statistically speaking, unless you are a total hermit, social retard, or ugly as a bag of spoiled monkey food... There's at least 1 person on your myspace that wants to date you or sleep with you. So...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:32:00 GMT

cliché

It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like most clichés, that cliché is untrue.  Stephen Fry in his book Moab Is My Washpot. A cliché (from French, kl?'?e) is a phrase, expression, or...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:27:00 GMT

Convergence Conspiracy Collective

Stoked and Honored... It all started with an email from Mike Robertson: "Well this was a tough one and I apologize for taking so long to settledown and select our venue. We're going to do another Holy...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:41:00 GMT

Kansas City Guitarist seeks Kindred Spirits

OK so yesterday I got all excited and upgraded my MySpace account to a musician account so I can share some music, etc. As you will surely note, me and a drum machine in the basement isn't particular...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:32:00 GMT