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About Me

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"Groundation-MandelaWe Can do better, We can changeMe? I'm just a guy originally from Chicago, Illinois that loved music moved to Los Angeles, California, after attending "The American Conservator of Music" for two years, with a dream to play with the artist of my dreams. Which I have been so very fourtunate to do and more over to call some of those great people friends. Everyone from "Brain McKnight" to "Little Richard" to "DMX" to "Patti Austin" to "the Scorpions" to "Wil Downning" to "Eric Bene't" to "Teena Marie" to "Philip Bailey(Earth Wind & Fire)" to "Darius Rucker (lead singer Hootie & The Blowfish)" to "En Vogue" to "Mickey Howard" to "Cherelle" to "New Edtition" to "Johnny Gil" to "BBD" to "Bones, Thugs & Harmony" to "Gerald Levert" to "Ray Charles" to "Harry Connick Jr." to "Chaka Khan" to "K-Ci & JoJo" to "Rick James" to "Fantasia" to "Sheila E." to "Sean P-Diddy Combs" to "Salt & Pepa" to "Eartha Kitt" to "Isaac Hayes" to "Wil Smith" and on and on. I mark myself seriously blessed by the universe to be a part of the legacy of something so dear to me Music. This is me with En Vogue on the Jay Leno Show.Me with Isaac Hayes on Fresh Prince of Bel Air.Me with En Vogue "Live in Alabama" Giving him SomethingEn Vogue Tribute MedlyEn Vogue "Don't Let Go"En Vogue "Hold On"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "If you want Me to Stay"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "Spiritual Thang"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "Femininity"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "I'll Be There For You"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "True To Myself"Eric Benet on Planet Groove! "Lets Stay Together"

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My Interests

Please watch thisAnything physical!!!!!! I love to swim but any sport you name it: basketball, football, baseball, tennis and I also like games like chess or backgammon. And over the last few years have developed a sincere love of poker actually before the big craze that happening now. (Even though I haven't played real money games before, it is a dream to play the"World Series of Poker"one day).Movies,music and I love traveling.

I'd like to meet:

Hmmm???? I have met a lot of people that I thought of as a child..... Okay I would like to meet "Sidney Poitier". I was really blow away by him as a young black child growing up in the inner city of Chicago. Films like "A Rasin in the Sun" taught me many valuable lessons about what a black man has to endure and over come if his path is to be one of integrity and honor. Words that we don't talk of alot now a days in the black community.
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Music:

As far as music goes you can't go wrong in my book I like everything. In fact that has been my biggest strong suit growing up in a place as diverse as Chicago where one day you are playing Blues then on another you are playing Funk then Be-Bop that next day. So my taste change with my moods. I might want to listen to Jimi Hendrix one moment then the Yeah Yeah Yeahs another or Chalres Mingus to MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly.I belive that if you are open that you can find yourself in any style. There's always good if you look for it.

This is pretty cool too. Ben Taylor and David Saw are both inspiring composers I know I have a renewed feeling about what music is doing because of these guys.

Movies:

I could go on for ever about movies. Ask any of my friends and they can tell you how obssed I am with film. In fact I have been directing the last few years and I will create a myspace account for that too. I like everything from Action to thillers. Like visually interesting things like "Underworld" or "The Matrix" then I am a sucker for just beautiful plots simple or complexed. I watch about two movies a day at least. (It's probably why I don't get a lot of sleep)

Television:

I could go on for hours about "TV Gilligan's Island" come on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"!!! "Lost", "Stargate", "Star Trek" for that matter. hell "The Flintstones" don't get me started with TV. New old black & white cable, satalite, I'm in. Sports talk shows I am the banner child of the boob tube. I'm even into CNN.

Books:

I'm reading this book right now by "Ken Follett" pretty talented dude if you get a chance I highly recomend it. The title is "The Pillars of the Earth". I also highly recomend, and I have to say it's one of my personal favorites is a book titled "Many Lives Many Masters" by Weiss it will change your life trust. It's not even about it but I overcame my fear of flying after I read it and it definitely empowers you. "Think and Grow Rich" is actually a good read too.

Heroes:

Have to say my mother would easily be at the top of that list. We were driving from Peroia, Illinois back to Chicago and if you know anything about that part of the country the interstate is almost completely filled with nothing but farmland and from the road that means nothing in sight for as far as you can see. On the way the car over heated, mind you there is not a gas station for at least 15 or 20 miles in either direction, and this back before cell phones I was shook up over the whole situation and said maybe I can walk to one of those farm houses (which where probably set two or three miles off the interstate) and what she said to me has stayed with me all my life. she said "I only know to keep moving forward" so we drove for a while and the car would over heat then we'd stop cool off and drive again. We made it back. And because of her strenght I have always made it. Superman, Spiderman very cool but heroes my mother covered that one.James Taylor has always been a really big influence on me both as a guitarist and a composer. This is a favorite of many favorite songs of his.Steve Weingart band! We always have a blast!One of my favorite tunes of Steve's

My Blog

Happiness

Hey everybody just wanted to check in. I have been so busy that I haven'thad the chance to touch base blog wise with everyone. Wanted to spreada little luv and let everyone know that I will be back on...
Posted by fred clark on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:41:00 PST

Tone (it’s all in your hands)

Hey everybody it's that time again for another guitar blog. Hopethis finds everyone inspired and well. I get a lot of email talkingabout tone more importantly talking about tracking that tone.I learne...
Posted by fred clark on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:14:00 PST

Together far fewer than six degrees

Hey everybody I am just going through a great dayI won't share all the details but it has to do withbeing connected one to the other. There is so muchbeauty there.I added a youtube video of the song "...
Posted by fred clark on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:23:00 PST

Rhythm guitar playing

What up here we are again with another quick guitar forum! In keepingwith this answering questions that I get here goes. Okay I get asked alot about comping aka chordal support of instrumentalist or v...
Posted by fred clark on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:45:00 PST

feeling so considered

What up everybody you know me it's one of days likeso many I have that I am just feeling so fortunate. Ilook around and see all the incredible things that theuniverse has given me and I am simply humb...
Posted by fred clark on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:16:00 PST

Blog P.S.

Hey I know I also promised to let you guys know what's onmy schedule as well. A couple of great artist are on the roosterthis month Gail Jhonsoon (MD for Norman Brown) and a great new talent you are g...
Posted by fred clark on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:51:00 PST

Martin Luther King Jr.

It's easy to forget the past and cover it with non-sense.I have been asking myself what would Martin have wantedfrom us, his legacy as it were. I think he would want usto recognize all the strides but...
Posted by fred clark on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:29:00 PST

Maximizing musical potential

Hey everybody back again as promised with a hello, updates and of courseanswers to questions. First off i have just played on Kirk Whalum's brothersproject produced by a good friend of mine "Eric Val...
Posted by fred clark on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:25:00 PST

Happy New Year

As promised with the new year I am gonna be posting regular blogs.Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year.I'm not big on making New Years resolutions like to set goals andacco...
Posted by fred clark on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:07:00 PST

Inspiration

Just had a moment and wanted to BLOG out for a second. Lot ofgreat things happening and I know a lot of folks have writtenasking for updates. As some of you know I have been Directingfilm the last few...
Posted by fred clark on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:15:00 PST