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Shawn Lightfoot

Currently in the process of cookin' sump'n up.....

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Jamile Jackson and I playing "Orange Blossom Tea" at the old Boomtown. A priceless performance.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2004
Band Website: In the process.....along with the cd.
Band Members:
Influences: war movies, adolescent hopeless romanticism, post-adolescent cynicism with regards to hopeless romanticism, my oriental/occidental upbringing, life in California, life overseas, life in The South, Tchaikovsky, Gabriel Faure, Mozart, art songs, Puccini, Led Zeppelin IV, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, Jeff Buckley's "Grace", OK Computer, dreams, the conflict between rational/irrational thought processes, Sex drugs and Rock & Roll, the bible, Laissez Faire Catholicism, the blues, jazz, walking on water in the East China Sea, beautiful women.....more, I'm sure.
Sounds Like: People have likened my music and singing style to artists such as:Jeff Buckley, Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, Thom Yorke, various songstresses, Elliot Smith, Sondre Lerche, Ray Davies.....mostly Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley though.I think I sound like a mix between a mischieveous choir boy and the guy who does the balcony serenades, gets the girl, and then loses her to some spice merchant.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Tracks for a New Album!

It's July 4th, 2008 and I'm breaking radio silence for the first time in what seems like ages......like Admiral Richard Byrd coming back from the center of the Earth.  If you've checked my profi...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:39:00 PST

On the cover of the Florida Times-Union

  Hey!  Check this out.  I’m on the cover of this week’s Florida Times-Union WEEKEND magazine with suwannee co-finalist Chelsea saddler.  I guess this suwannee th...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:22:00 PST

Hussein’s hook-ups and Country Joe.....

This reminds me of a song by country joe and the fish that goes: And it's 1-2-3 What are we fighting for? Don't ask me why, I don't give a damn. The next stop is Jalabad. and it's 5-6-7 ...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:26:00 PST

Finalist for the 2008 Suwanee Springfest Songwriting Competition

Hey there, dearest Myspacers.  I just wanted to let you know I got some good news over the weekend.  I was informed that I was selected as a finalist for the 2008 Suwanee Springfest Songwrit...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:08:00 PST

Music Review by Anthony Birdishaw, from Blogspot.

Anthony Birdishaw, author of Super Fight Fight! (www.superfightfight.tk), wrote this review on Blogspot.  No Ninjas were hurt during the composition of this review.  However, sever...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

All you gotta do is.....act naturally!

So, I was part of the production of this HBO movie being filmed here in town.  It's about the 2000 election and the recount that took place afterwards.  As an extra, I got to be a Gore ...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:09:00 PST

Rest in Peace, Maestro Pavarotti.

Check out this video: Luciano Pavarotti--Una Furtiva Lagrima Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:58:00 PST

Why Christina Wagner is my Hero.

I've been a serious musician as long as I've lived in this town.  7 years, to be exact.  I thought I could say I've seen it all.....from the inflated egos, to unpretentious genuine talent, f...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:58:00 PST

The Tramps Ride again....Rollins College.

I took a trip to Winter Park last night to play Rollins College with Jonathan and Mike.  Cool show, cool venue, people dug us.  Hundreds did not show up, but we felt ample amounts of love.&n...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:39:00 PST

Check out this video: Muse - Unintended.

Over the past year, I've become pretty big Muse fan. Classically influenced electro-rock inspired by geo-politics, conspiracy theories, aliens, end-times religious references.....their music is chock ...
Posted by Shawn Lightfoot on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:02:00 PST