Music:
Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Members: myself: experimental/hip hop/funk/trip hop, electric/upright bass, percussion, anything with sonic capabilities, production, composition, engineering etc.oaklos 2
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Influences: Sanjay Patel (my tabla master/teacher), Hella, Herbie Hancock, Chaz, Yma Sumac, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Michael Manring, Frank Sinatra, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolo Paganini, Jaco Pastorious, Michael Hedges, Primus, King Crimson, Giovani Hidalgo, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dream Theatre, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Steve Smith, Pete Lockett,Rage Against the Machine, Suphala, Mazz Swift, Dana Leong, Heroic Doses, Victor Wooten, Yves Carbonne, Ustad Ahmad Jan Thirakwa, MF Doom, Jeff Coffin, 311, Pink Floyd, Bjork, Chimaira, Ojos de Brujo, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Tool, Derico Watson, N.E.R.D, Tony Levin, Outkast, Paco de Lucia, Joni Mitchell, Al DiMeola, A Perfect Circle, Steve Bailey, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, Armik, Bob Marley, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Brian Bromberg, Mike Portnoy, Cee-Lo, Gnarls Barkley, DangerMouse, Ani Difranco, Domenico Modugno, Alice DJ, Shirley Bassey, Billie Holliday, Buena Vista Social Club, Les Claypool, Bela Fleck (and the Flecktones), Michael Franks, Funkadelic, Cake, Carlos Vives, Stanley Clarke, Celia Cruz, Buddy Holly, Gustavo Santaolalla, Madlib, Zap Mama, Charlie Mingus, Chalie Byrd, Chick Corea, Oak, Carlos Serrano, Gypsy Kings, Chico and the Gypsies, Cream, Neil Peart, Morgan Craft, Mutamassik, Wu-Tang Clan, Saul Williams, Dave Mathews, The Mars Volta, Will Lee, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, George Clinton and the Parliament, Gitano Family, Futureman, Govi, Vientos del Pueblo, Gwen Stefani, Incubus, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Patitucci, Jose Luis Encinas, Silvio Rodriguez, Korn, Manu Chao, Marcus Miller, Metallica, Miles Davis, Millero Congo, Necrophagist, Norah Jones, Pantera, Phish, The Eagles, RHCP, Rob Wasserman, Rush, Stevan Pasero, Steve Lawson, Debashish Bhattacharya, The Doors, The Roots, Weather Report, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Brazilian Music, Indian Music, Flamenco, Tango, Salsa, Merengue, Ballenato, Jazz, Haitian Music, Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, Leonardo DaVinci, and much much more including my primary foundation: the Bahai Faith and its followers and believers and anything anything that influences me as a musician, and as a person and soul. whatever influences the way I think or feel.
Sounds Like: On the bass: Michael Manring+Les Claypool (at least ideally). On drums/percussion: funk, crunck, rhythm, latin, soul, and more funk. Making Beats: experimental, hip hop, funk, trip hop, jazz, space, my mind, my soul, late sleepless nights, ME. In the Studio: anything my "customer" wants. I have an eclectic taste for music. (there should be a section that is "Smells Like:" )
Record Label: Rinaldi Studios
Type of Label: Indie
