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Garrett Field

About Me

I'm a Michigan born singer/songwriter living in Middletown, Connecticut. Before coming to CT, I recorded a live album in Janurary 2006, entitled "ElectricArtSong."I like to play finger picked vamps on the electric guitar while improvising vocally in South Indian classical Karnatak melody.I received vocal and instrumental South Indian classical training from Kalpana Venkat, and studied for a month with Chitravina N. Ravikiran.I am now studying Karnatak music with B. Balasubrahmaniyan and David Nelson in an ethnomusicology MA program at Wesleyan University, doing a thesis on the music of Mandolin U. Shrinivas. Previously I had the opportunity to study jazz and improvisation with Ed Sarath, getting a BFA in Jazz and Contemplative Studies from the University of Michigan.»-(¯`v´¯)-» Design your MySpace with MyLook «-(¯`v´¯)-«

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Member Since: 01/01/2006
Band Website: www.garrettfield.com
Band Members: Monsieur Garrett Field
Influences: Balraj Balasubrahmaniyan, Kalpana Venkat, Mandolin Shrinivas, Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Cantor Louis Klein, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bill Monroe, Paul Simon, Kentucky Colonels, Flute Mali, Clarence White, coffee, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Orquesta Tabaco y Run, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Dave Matthews early stuff, George Van Eps "Harmonic Mechanisms," and Ted Greene's "Single Note Soloing" books.
Sounds Like: "Simon and Garfunkel, Devandra Banhart, Ravi Shankar and Donovan went backpacking for six months, soaked up all kinds of world music influences and then died of malaria in the jungle, alll at the exact same moment. Their spirits collided on the way to wherever and they were reincarnated as one man named Garrett Field. Surprisingly good." - KND Real Detroit Weekly, June 28-July 4, 2006 Issue: "ElectricArtSong" was given a four out of five stars - "Remarkable"
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

"ElectricArtSong" available at CDbaby!

Hi friends, My live album "ElectricArtSong" is now available at CDbaby.com. You can click on the link below: http://cdbaby.com/cd/garrettfield It is an important album for me since it documents my f...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:59:00 GMT

carnatic guitar page

I put up a myspace page that has some of the Carnatic music I've been studying:    www.myspace.com/carnaticguitar Happy New Year, Garrett
Posted by on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:38:00 GMT

Here's the link: ElectricArtSong on WDET 101.9 Weekly Cultural Spotlight

To listen to August 11th's Cultural Spotlight with Celeste Headlee, featuring Garrett's ElectricArtSong performance, go to electricartsong.com and click on the link at the home page You can also go t...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:54:00 GMT

Check out this event: ElectricArtSong, Jeff Jablonski, Lee Weiskirch

Hosted By: XhedosWhen: Friday Aug 11, 2006 at 9:00 PMWhere: Xhedos240 W. 9 mile roadFerndale, MI 48220USDescription:Original music to put you in a tranceClick Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:18:00 GMT

Garrett on radio, ElectricArtSong in stores now!

Hey y'all, Tune in to the Livingstone Underground Radio Show, 93.5, every Sunday night from 10-midnight. (www.myspace.com/livingstonundergroundradioshow.com) to hear some tracks from "ElectricArtSong...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:13:00 GMT

press

Check out my Real Detroit Weekly review: http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_1539.shtml
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:48:00 GMT

The injustices committed in Guantanamo Bay

Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Speak OutMeanwhile the Supreme Court is expected to rule today on the legality of military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay. The case Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld -- may decide the future o...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:16:00 GMT

Check out this event: ElectricArtSong and Jeff Jablonski

Hosted By: Painted Lady LoungeWhen: Wednesday May 10, 2006 at 9:30 PMWhere: Painted Lady Lounge2930 JacobHamtramck, MI 48212USDescription:Painted Lady Lounge Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Mon, 08 May 2006 18:44:00 GMT

The High Strung and ElectricArtSong, STORY BEHIND THE SCENES

If you don't know who The High Strung is by now, get your head out from under that rock!!! They are one of the most talked about bands in the states these days and in a strange twist of fate their lea...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:12:00 GMT

Gigging is fun

Yay! the gig was a good ole time. Steve kicked ass and we had something good going. Big Thanks! for those that came to hear us and for those who bought the album. Also, props to Jeff Sloan who has a g...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:11:00 GMT