Member Since: 1/27/2006
Band Members: Shawn Wallace: Producer/Composer/Singer/Keyboardist
Influences: As you all will see from the list below I'm all over the place! I just LOVE good music regardless of style or category. But, If I had to make a list...As a Producer: Quincy Jones (the Greatest of All Time), Trevor Horn (Mr. Versatility), Walter Afanasieff (a Modern Master and King of All Female Diva Producers), Tricky (The Innovator), George Duke (the Most Underrated), Nile Rogers (Mr. Hook)As a Composer: Quincy Jones, Ennio Morricone, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Tricky, John Carpenter, Hans ZimmerAs a Singer: Vinx, Kurt Elling, Corey Glover, Nat "King" Cole, Lionel Richie, Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Billy Joel, Elton John (ok... so I have the voice of a jazz singer, the heart of a rocker, with a soft spot for sappy pop ballads!)
As a Keyboardist: Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Bernie Worrell (the philosophy of Chick Corea..."first create space then fill it with something special") Play what's needed by the song, the groove and the band nothing more...nothing less; and always, ALWAYS submit to the music!!!
Motep: Orpheus Uprising
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