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Mac-P

~Make Levees - Not War~

About Me


About me:I am a singer songwriter guitarist. I love music and I live for a good tune, and to jam.
I currently play guitar, sing & write in the band Bugg Juice . Check out our schedule & come on down to a show!
I'm lucky enough to have played with some of the best musicians in NY and on the jamband scene. I am a schooled player and an accomplished guitar/music theory instructor. Many of my students and former students are accomplished players themselves currently with careers in music.Have played in bands that span the gamut of my tastes, from straight up Funk, to deep skankin' Reggae, hypnotic syncopated Afrobeat, partying New Orleans style funkatizin', breakneck tempo Bluegrass, twangy singer songwriter Americana, bluesy Gospel influenced Soul, balls-to-the-wall rockin' Alt-Country, and trippy, fusiony Dead/Phish style jams (my main deal!)... And of course, combinations of all of the above....I love a good song, first and foremost. ;-)

About the music on this page:These are some of my tunes, and are being played with my original band Bugg Juice (see friends below - send a friend request!!!) -Guitar & Vocals: MeDrums: Chaim TolwinFretted and Fretless Bass: Nick Sullivan
On "In The Summatime" & "Sliding":Very special guestsPiano & Hammond Organ: Jeff PearlmanBackground Vocals: Jeanette Pincus

If you are into any of that corny personal stuff, here's my Facebook profile . Send a friend request if ya feel like it!

Thanks for stoppin' by. Please support local music! ;-)
~ Peace ~

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/22/2006
Band Members: Marc Pincus (aka Mac-P) - Songwriting, Vocals & Guitar
Influences: Anything good.... Too many bands/artists to list, so I'll go by style....
New Orleans Funk (the city of NOLA in general), Jamband, Reggae, World Music, Roots Music, Classic Rock, Afrobeat, Acid Jazz, Psychedelia, Singer Songwriter, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Funk, Folk, Fusion, classic Soul, old Southern Gospel, old Rock & Roll, Ragtime, Dixieland, Zydeco, juke-joint madness, hootin' & hollerin'...

Music both sacred & sinful...
~ Melody, Harmony, Groove & Flow ~

.....OK, OK, if I have to list specific artists (damn you inquisitive types! ;-) – Off the top of my head and in no “real” particular order:

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Meters, Django Rheinhardt, Thelonius Monk, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Reed Mathis, Dr. John, String Cheese Incident, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, Robert Hunter, Derek Trucks, Anders Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, John Butler Trio, Dean Brown, Jeff Mattson, Michael Kang, Ray Charles, Citizen Cope, Allman Brothers Band, Neville Brothers, Elvis Costello, Mike West, Truckstop Honeymoon, Medeski Martin & Wood, James Brown, Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mitch Mitchell, Eric Bolivar, Albert Hoffman, Danny Gatton, The Wood Brothers, Soulive, Bill Maher, Jimmy Cliff, Zigaboo Modeliste, Russell Batiste, Rebirth Brass Band, Mick Jagger, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Brian Setzer, Frederic Chopin, Allan Woody, Sam Beam, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Warren Haynes, Steve Miller Band, Rob Barracco, Leo Nocentelli, The Funky Meters, Brian Stoltz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Fela Kuti, Brian Haas, Joni Mitchell, James Booker, Sublime, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Miles Davis, Chuck Leavell, Chris Barron, Hunter S. Thompson, Santana, Taj Mahal, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Greyboy Allstars, Matt Abts, Brian Eno, Keef Richards, Peter Tosh, Gary Louris, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Charles Mingus, Sam & Dave, Steve Kimock, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Woody Guthrie, J. S. Bach, Trey Anastasio, John Lennon, Mike Shrieve, Norman Blake, Branford Marsalis, Stephane Wrembel, Jeff Beck, The Who, Mahalia Jackson, George Porter Jr., War, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Kitaro, Lenny Kravitz, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Pete Townshend, Traffic, Stevie Winwood, The Slip, Blues Traveler, The Staple Singers, Golden Gate Quartet, Gillian Welch, The Wailers, Janes Addiction, Perry Farrell, Brooklyn Bobby Sheehan, The Dixie Dregs, Muddy Waters, Terry Bozzio, Keller Williams, Ween, Radiohead, David Gilmour, Oteil and The Peacemakers, Booker T & the MG's, B.B. King, Robert Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Kenny Garrett, King Sunny Ade, Jimmy Page, Phil Lesh, Eric Krasno, Babatunde Olatunji, U2, John Popper, Marc Ribot, King Crimson, Jane’s Addiction, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, The Caravans, John Lydon, Black Crowes, John Perry Barlow, Deepak Chopra, Louis Armstrong, John Cleary, Solomon Burke, Professor Longhair, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville, Mozart, Harry Belafonte, Jim Morrison, The Doors, The Band, Wilco, Jayhawks, Hank Williams Sr., Timothy Leary, Alan Lomax, Dave Navarro, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Tangerine Dream, Sly & The Family Stone, George Harrison, Derek & The Dominoes, Steve Morse, Tom Petty, Fiona Apple, New Deal, Dave Mathews, Indigo Girls, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Dickey Betts, Elliot Easton, Eric Clapton, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Moon, Brendan Hill, Aerosmith, Aimee Mann, Albert King, Robert Fripp, Ben Folds, John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Doyle Bramhall II, Randy Rhoads, Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorius, Gov’t Mule, Joe Cocker, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Johnny Cash, Little Feat, Paul McCartney, Steve Cropper, Aaron Comess, Madness, Tony Rice, Joe Perry, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, The Police, Stewart Copeland, Tommy Flanagan, Kyle Hollingsworth, Levon Helm, Carter Beauford, Roger Waters… damn, I can keep going…

....Oh, and George Bush is a war criminal. - Thank you.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cover story article: Bugg Juice on The Groovelink.com

The Groovelink.com March 2008 issuehttp://thegroovelink.comhttp://thegroovelink.com/newiss ue.pdf Bugg Juice is labeled as a jam band, and there is no disillusion. While their sound, can be structured...
Posted by Mac-P on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:15:00 PST

Article: A Night Of New Grooves: Licorice BuzzUniverse & Bugg Juice Deal Out @ The Ace Of Clubs

Earvolution.comTuesday, February 12, 2008A Night Of New Grooves: Licorice, BuzzUniverse & Bugg Juice Deal Out At The Ace Of Clubs By: David SchultzDavid Fricke once described the obligations responsib...
Posted by Mac-P on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:14:00 PST

Write up on Jambands.com

http://jambands.com/News.phtml?newsfile=redesign_news355.htm l2-11-25 Three of a Kind at Ace of Clubs - 2/11/08On Friday night, Jambands.com hosted a night of New Grooves at New York's Ace of Clubs. Th...
Posted by Mac-P on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:18:00 PST

Hey people! I no longer handle the Bugg Juice MySpace page, so contact me through here.

.....Jais our booker, promoter, friend does it (thanks a million Jais!), so if ya wanna get in contact with me do it through this page.Thanks!Peace & Music. ;-)~M~
Posted by Mac-P on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:35:00 PST

In The Jam: Bugg Juice Interview

Hey people! "Your online news source for independent jambands": In The Jam: http://www.inthejam.com has written a great article on us! Thanks guys!In the Jam - Oct, 2007: Bugg JuiceSometimes the mos...
Posted by Mac-P on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:36:00 PST

Bugg Juice News! - Bugg Juice voted as Jambands.coms "New Groove Of The Month"

Thank all of you who voted (and voted) - to make us take top honors as jambands.com's "New Groove Of The Month"! To be quite honest, we were and are blown away by how much support & positive vibes we...
Posted by Mac-P on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:35:00 PST

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

WARNING: What you are about to read may sound like the ramblings of of someone who did too many psychedelic drugs and is just raving about some overly enhanced feeling they had upon seeing some reall...
Posted by Mac-P on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:06:00 PST

....go here....

LarryCarlson.comI've been a fan of this guy for years - since once upon a time I thought I may be a flash designer (yea, right - I tried). But for some reason I felt like blogging it to yall at this v...
Posted by Mac-P on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:18:00 PST

SCI

Oh yea, and String Cheese (imho) is the OTHER most baddest ass band going (see blog on JFJO [Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey] below).... The Beacon shows were unreal... Some of the best shows and best playin...
Posted by Mac-P on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:52:00 PST

To my lovely students...

OK, some of ya found me. ;-)If I hadn't told you about this page, it's probably because you are one of my younger students (or maybe I secretly don't like you - hmmmm). - Juuust kidding... :-)If yo...
Posted by Mac-P on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:31:00 PST