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About Me

I am in the process of transferring info (and friends) from my personal page to this band page, but for the moment, please contact me at my personal page: www.myspace.com/georgepiazza , Tabula Rasa for booking inquiries and studio information, as I rarely check this page - thanks!
This page contains excerpts from our upcoming CD, snippets of rehearsals and live performances from the newly reformed Tabula Rasa; a few of my own 'electronic' experiments can be heard here as well.
Also, some sound design ideas created on my Cubase SX3 / Wavelab 6 DAW recording system can be heard here.
Enjoy!
For more information on Tabula Rasa, see: www.TabulaRasaBand.com
To purchase full length songs from our upcoming CD, please go to www.tunecore.com/music/tabula_rasa
Tabula Rasa is:
George Piazza: Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Mike McCormack: Saxes, Flute, Cor Anglais, Oboe
Chuck Booksh: 5 & 6 string fretless bass
Dave Stocker: Guitars & Keyboards
Harold Marcho: Drums & percussion
George Piazza - background:
I was a founding member and the keyboardist / guitarist / second vocalist in Tabula Rasa - a New Orleans based underground progressive rock group; we have recently reformed after the tragic death of our guitarist Mike 'Mojo' Majonos, and are currently recording our new CD, as well as the occasional live performance.
I was a founding member and the keyboardist / guitarist in Machine Screw - a New Orleans based funky, anarchistic, tribal, pseudo-industrial rock group that has the distinction of being the first band to ever broadcast a live show on the internet. (Wednesday, August 7, 1994 @ The Black Cat on 6th St., Austin, Tx.) We broad-casted 5 more shows in the following year and was featured alongside Laurie Anderson in a Discovery Channel special entitled 'Cyberspace.'
I am currently recording the new Tabula Rasa CD with the reformed group; I am also the lead recording, mixing and mastering engineer at Virtual Audio Studios; we provide high quality Mastering services at very affordable prices, as well as mixing and recording. We also do soundtrack composition and sound design.
If you are interested in studio recording and/or mastering, please contact me at www.myspace.com/georgepiazza or [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 03/01/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/georgepiazza
Band Members: George Piazza: Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Chuck Booksh: Bass
Mike McCormack: Sax, Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais
Dave Stocker: Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Harold Marcho: Drums & Percussion
~with special guest: Doug Hebert: Percussion
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previous members:
Jack Elder: 6 & 7 string guitar, vocals
Mike Cunningham: Voice, Lyrics
John Marcley: Drums
Mike Majonos: Guitar (r i p)

Influences: Everything.
Tabula Rasa's influences have developed and evolved over the years through our individual interests and an alchemical synergy of interaction.
King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, U2, Yes, Porstishead, Lacuna Coil, Grateful Dead, Paul Simon, Ministry, Beethoven..... influence lists in this case are meaningless....
My personal 'electronic' music is influenced by the tools I have, as well as synthesizer/electronic and other sound design oriented groups such as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp's Soundscapes, and Brian Eno.
Sounds Like: Tabula Rasa, King Crimson, Yes, Soft Machine, Genesis w/ Peter Gabriel, Classical, Jazz, Hard Rock, Funk, Soundtrack Music, Bran Eno, Tool, etc.
Record Label: Virtual Audio / Metasensory
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tabula Rasa Live Friday October 9th, 2009 @ Zeitgeist Theater 8 P.M.

Tabula Rasa LiveFriday October 9, 2009 - 8:00 PMVenue:Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts CenterAddress:1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.City:New OrleansState:LouisianaCountry:USZip Code:70113Cost: $7 - ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:45:00 GMT

Check out this event: Tabula Rasa & Black Snow @ One Eyed Jacks

Hosted By:Tabula Rasa / V.A.S.T. / George PiazzaWhen:Saturday, August 08, 2009Where:One Eyed Jacks615 Toulouse StreetNew Orleans70130Description:Tabula Rasa will be performing a special show with frie...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:37:00 GMT

In Memoriam - in Noviniam

Mike 'Mojo' Majonos - guitarist extraordinaire and co-founder of Tabula Rasa & Machine Screw hit the highest note with style, grace and sublimity tale spinning Mark Twain of musick prognos...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Keyboard

Finally have a weighted keyboard again. Piano was always an integral part of my technical & pedagogical training & practice. You just can't get the same finger-strength workout on an unw...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:26:00 GMT