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Metal Piano Man

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Hi! Welcome to the revised home of the Metal Piano man
All covers...All keyboard...all Metal...
Also on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/mtg8321
About me:
I started playing the keyboard 22 years ago. I play by ear, and can't read music. Over the last year I've began playing out in the Northern NJ area. I've began to build a fanbase on the internet, through videos on youtube. Check the site out for updates on music, videos and upcoming shows.
Influences:
George Lynch.
He is my first influence on the guitar. (Oct - 2007 Reintroduced myself to George October 15 at Sam Ash in NJ. This is a result of that meeting.)
Jordan Rudess.
He's the one personally responsible for helping me sound more like Satriani and Vai. (NOTE - ignore the date on the picture, it's wrong)
Joe Satriani
I started playing Satriani stuff over the course of the last 20 years, and over time I think I got pretty good with it. I met Joe in April 2007
Dream Theater
What can I say...I don't think I'd push myself so hard musically if it wasn't for this band.
My keyboards
I play Korg Keyboards. If it wasn't for these boards, I wouldn't have the sounds that I have.
Korg Karma (aka - Pinky)
Korg Triton Extreme (aka - The brain)
The recording "studio"
I use a digidesign mbox2 with Pro tools 7.3.
Where you might have seen me:
Axis Lounge
Dingbatz
This has all gone further than I ever expected, and I'm grateful for the opportunities that have come my way. I don't have the desire to "make it big", I'm just happy playing out and watching people enjoy it.
Major musical influences - guitar - Joe Satriani, George Lynch, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen
Major musical influences - piano - Billy Joel, Vanessa Carlton, Tori Amos, Ben Folds
Major musical styles - Metallica, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Rush, Sevendust.
The top 4 instrumentals that have influenced me.
1. Satch Boogie
2. Mr Scary
3. The audience is listening
4. Eruption
Look around, listen, enjoy, leave comments, or submit requests.
Thanx for your support and for coming by to check this out.
Here's some samples of the youtube videos.
Raining Blood
My Curse
All Nightmare long

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/01/2006
Band Website: http://www.youtube.com/mtg8321
Band Members: Me, myself and I...
Influences: Metallica, Joe Satriani, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Beethoven, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, Billy Joel, Vanessa Carlton, Genesis, Rush
Sounds Like: All of them....only covers.
Record Label: none

My Blog

New everything

Hi all, I decided tonight to give the site an overhaul, and try to make it a little more presentable.  The new picture for my profile was designed by 13JustJoe13, dj at the Axis Lounge.  He...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Snatching Victory from the jaws of defeat...or something

Hi all, It's been an up and down day.  First, I'll start off with the big news from last week.  I went to the Dream Theater show on May 22 in NYC, and got to do a meet and greet with the ban...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 19:01:00 GMT

So about that Dream Theater....

It's 10:17 on a Saturday night, and I'm attempting to mix my one and only recording of Dream Theater stuff.  Over the last few months, I've been trying to come up with some sort of angle to attac...
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT

The legend of Pinky and the Brain

"The situation's changedFor Pinky and the BrainNo laboratory Alone in the rain.And someone's looking 'roundFor where they might be foundIt's stinkyFor Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, ...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:51:00 GMT

So what now????

Hi all, Just checking in with some updates. Last night, played out at the Junkyard, and it seemed to go over well.  I'm starting to notice the tendency of the crowd to sing along with the Maiden ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:19:00 GMT

Playing by ear....and learning the impossible

So it’s one week into my attempts to learn Dream Theater by ear....and I can describe the learning process in one word....UGGGGGGGGGHHHH! Sometimes I wonder what I’m thinking when I try to...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Up the Irons!!!!!!!!!!!

"We shall go on to the end....we shall fight in France...we shal fight in the seas and oceans.....we shall fight...with great confidence...and great strength in the air"...Winston ChurchillNow that I ...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Maiden, Satriani and DT oh my!

Hi all, Still recovering from surgery.  I now appreciate how much I need my stomach muscles to move around, since I can’t use them all that much.  I’m back to recording and playi...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:27:00 GMT

So why have I been so quiet....

Hi all, Wanted to give you a quick update of things in the metal keyboarding world.  Unfortunately, there's nothing going on lately, cause I need to get surgery in about a week.  Rest assur...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:34:00 GMT

2007 year in review....so where does it go from here?

Just dropping some thoughts in regards to 2007.Musically, I can't recall any other year where I've done so much, seen so much, and met so many.  My little hobby here has turned into so much more ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:55:00 GMT