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Greg Thiel

Just be yourself, Everyone else is taken..

About Me

2007 WAMI Award for Drummer of the year (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) Im primarily a drummer doing some songwriting on the side.... Have played with Pat Macdonald, Jay Stulo, Paul Black and the Flip Kings, Adam Douglas and the Deacons, The Marc Golde Band, Tony Bellamy of RedBone and many others. Lots of studio work from TV/radio commercials and theme songs to Childrens records, Xmas records, Christian, Not so Christian, Green Bay Packer Parodies, Country "AND" Western, compilations, Sound FX, Trance, Hip Hop, Live Theater, to Hmong rock bands.. Graduate of MI 1992, LAMA 1996...In my free time I like to tamper with new songs and sounds. Harmonium, Armanian Duduk, lap steel, accordion, banjo, mandolin, digeridoo, Kanjira, berimbau and many other instruments I can't pronounce in a sort of World Rock setting..and fix my broken British sports cars..For More Info please visit www.gregthiel.com

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Member Since: 3/25/2006
Band Website: gregthiel.com
Band Members: Sensei: Tom Thiel, Cheyne Stokes, Lyle J. Superstyle Leduci, Marc Golde, Jay Stulo, Adam Douglas, Freddy Velpel
Influences: Peter Gabriel, Jeff Buckley, Sonny Rollins, Pat MacDonald, Tom Thiel, Paul Black, Michael Landau, Kings X, Daniel Lanois, The Cult, Baby Animals, The Beatles, Jellyfish, Marillion, Emmy Lou Harris, The Cure, Janes Addiction, Edie Brickell, Steve Earle, Led Zep, The Who, Robert Johnson, The Police, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Toto, Jeff Beck, The Stones, Sweet, Frank Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Vinx, Gov't Mule, DADA, Steve Buscemi, Sean Penn, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Tim Robbins, Ian Thornley, Big Wreck,
Sounds Like: If Peter Gabriel joined The Cult, and was produced by Daniel Lanois.
Record Label: www.laidbackmanor.com
Type of Label: Indie