Besides playing open mic night at the New Orleans Coffee House in highschool, I didn't really start performing until college...although I didn't 'gig' with any consistancy until I met my future drummer, Rod Pike, at the Red Cup coffee house a few years later. After a few jam sessions, he started inviting others to play until one stuck. So it was Rod and I and then, guitarist, Kevin Kelley. We asked him to put his feelers out for a bassist. Which is how we met Bill Thompson. We named ourselves "Deep Seed" for about a month before becoming "Amber Wind Society".
It was a great combination, but Kevin didn't stay that long. Last I heard, he's out in L.A. doing quite well with the music. Then came Dorian Small. Man, he rocked. He didn't stay long either. Then Michael Stone and Ryan Siler...then John Shaw. After the last one left, we sort of dissolved. I had other things I needed to tend to which took me away from music all together, but after a year and a half, I started getting the itch again. Our latest percussionist, Kait Brown, sort of put the bug back in me.
I love playing with the band (which has re-grouped), but I love stripping it all down to me and my guitar... it keeps things simple.
("Out of the Box" was recorded with Amber Wind Society)
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