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About Me

Garth’s Musical Resume... -
Music knows no borders, speaks all languages and judges no one...
Hey, check out this House of Not review!
CIUT radio interview with House of Not featuring live material from the Sexus CD release party! (my last show) PODCAST!
I was the "Featured Player" one month on "12stringbass.net" !
Seventh Stone
- Released a 3 song EP in December 2007
- Continue to play shows around the Charlottetown/Summerside areas.
- Are currently preparing material for a full length CD to be recorded this year (2008)
Other projects I’ve played/recorded in/with/for:
House of Not
- Played with HON from 2004 - 2006 around Toronto.
- Show highlights include: Opening for the White Stripes at the Molson Amphitheater, Headlining the Hard Rock Cafe and the CD release show at the Rivoli that was recoded for a future live release.
- Recorded bass tracks for HON’s 3rd CD and continue to work with the band on this project.
Thousand Pound Shyne
- I was the primary songwriter for this project from 2004-2006.
- We recorded and released a 10 song CD called "There Be Monster Here"
- Played various shows around the Toronto Area
ean - Toronto
- Played on the song "Closer" on the CD "Wonderful World", released 2000.
- Performed live for CD support tour.
Box Meat Revolution - Toronto
- Played live in support of their debut CD
- Played on the live CD "In One Ear and Out Another", released 1998
Poker Face - Toronto
- Played on their 5 song EP "Bad Hand", released 1995
Jack Butler - Halifax/Toronto
- Toured around parts of Canada
- Played on and contributed to the CD "Sex, Lies and Audio Tape", released 1992.
- Played on and contributed to the Warner Records Demo ""The Psychotic Sessions"
Jokers Wild - Halifax
- Toured.
- Played on two songs on the "Q104 ’89 Homegrown" CD, released 1989
Prior to 1989 - played in various cover bands on Canada’s East coast.
Bands I have been lucky enough to open for over the years:
The White Stripes, Blue Oyster Cult, Rik Emmet, Sven Gali, Harem Scarem, T.P.O.S., Lee Aaron, Ray Lyle and the Storm, Honeymoon Suite, Brighton Rock, Trooper, Biff Naked, Glueleg, Super Garage, The Downchild Blues Band, Amanda Marshall, Glass Tiger.
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Mozart was an unsigned artist...
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My Interests

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Member Since: 1/30/2006
Band Website: seventhstone.ca
Band Members: The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
--William Shakespeare

Seventh Stone:
Me - Bass/Vocals
Chris Smith - Guitar/Vocals
T.J. Lewis - Guitar

Thousand Pound Shyne:
Me - Bass/Vocals
Ian Paddon - Guitar/Lead Vocals
Andrew Smith - Drums

House of Not
Brian Ericson - Vocals
Ken O'Gorman - Guitar/Electric Sitar
Lou Roppoli - Guitar/Vocals
Eric Stever - Guitar
Dee Brown - Backing Vocals
Omar Ales - Keyboards/Vocals
Dave Harvey - Drums
Me - Bass

Influences: Music is influenced by more then just musicians, it is born from experiences:
dUg Pinnick, Kings X, Doug Wimbish, Tom Hamilton, Flea, Johnny Depp (not as a musician but as someone dedicated to his craft, that boy can act!), Steven Tyler, Bootsy Collins, Steve Harris, Anne Rice (she weaves a beautiful narrative), Layne Staley, Dave Matthews Band, Pink Floyd, my friends and family, the drive I took this morning, that song on the radio, the rain the other day... this list is endless...
Sounds Like: Thousand Pound Shyne
Sounds like Thousand Pound Shyne. It has elements of Kings X, Led Zeppelin, groove oriented rock and funk but ultimately it sounds like itself.

House of Not
A German magazine once tried to categorize it as "Manfred Mann and Duane Allman are jamming with Rush and Queensryche in Alan Parsons studio"
Record Label: House of Not - Freakstreet | TPS - Indie
Type of Label: None

My Blog

And we're off!

My new project here in PEI, Red Sand Tribe, got a chance to kick the tires a bit tonight. One of our guitar players, Chris Smith, and his "Music Room" in Kensington sponsored a Battle of the Ban...
Posted by Garth Blake on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:10:00 PST

"...to play a beautiful song"

So my work on the next House of Not CD is done! 5 tracks (5 for me, there will be more then that on the CD): A Beautiful Song - The whole song is just 3 basses - my 5 string Warwick, a fretless...
Posted by Garth Blake on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST

Count down to the Hole in the Wall: 12.. 11.. 10..

I've received 4 demos for the House of Not recording sessions coming up. I'm curious to see what they finally become. I've got a few ideas for two of them, the rest I'm going to have to li...
Posted by Garth Blake on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:46:00 PST

Year 1

Well today, Jan 30th, is my one year MySpace anniversary. I thought for awhile about what to do to acknowledge this so... since MySpace deals mostly in virtual friends I thought I'd write a little a...
Posted by Garth Blake on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:08:00 PST

"My Statues, My Icons, My Idols, My Buddhas.."

- House of Not, "State of the Union" Recording has commenced on House of Not's 3 CD with fall 2007 slated as the release time. Once again tape (or should I say a hard drive" at the Hole in ...
Posted by Garth Blake on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:25:00 PST

<- 2006 | 2007 ->

So here we are - 2007. I don't believe in New Years resolutions, I think one should try to be a better person year round and if that means making goals in June or trying to improve something abo...
Posted by Garth Blake on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:37:00 PST

Random Thoughts...

- I like Tacos - Today for brunch I had Cuban coffee and left over garlic bread. It was actually pretty good. - At the end of the movie "Lost in Translation" Billy Murray's character stops the...
Posted by Garth Blake on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:02:00 PST

Thousand Pound Shined

Just got back from jamming with Ian and Andrew, my boys from Thousand Pound Shyne, and it smoked. We last jammed in June but it was if it was just last week. Tonight we played: Political Sheep, Bur...
Posted by Garth Blake on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:28:00 PST

Tea at the House of Not

Well here I am in Toronto, just past the halfway mark of my trip. So far I've lounged it the hottub, seen the new James Bond film, been well feed and a highlight for sure - Jammed with my good friend...
Posted by Garth Blake on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:34:00 PST

Home is...

For the last two weeks I've been staying at my kids place while their Mom is away. I have loved every minute of it and wouldn't trade it for the world however I do miss my own place. My ow...
Posted by Garth Blake on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:26:00 PST