Member Since: 09/04/2006
Band Website: www.caineandgould.com
Band Members: Quentin’s Primary Performance focus is the development of his new trio "FRIENDS" w/ vocalist extraordinaire Tucker O’Hara and guitarist Bogdan Bernert. FRIENDS, currently still in rehearsal mode, embodies all their favorite songs (both original and cover), great camaraderie, vocal harmonies, and guitar work that he has searched for throughout his career. FRIENDS is excited to be performing around Sacramento, as well as the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Tahoe-Reno area, and Southern California areas, hopefully beginning in the late spring of 2008.
Quentin also performs in a number of other musical units and situations: as lead guitarist, composer and vocalist for ALL OUT ,with singer-songwriter-guitarist Michael Midnite, bassist-guitarist Billy Jeanes, and drummer Artie Baca (currently planning a reunion live performance, CD and video); occasional special performances with Rumba-Flamenco ensemble COMPAS ROSE (Bogdan Bernert, Arturo Royal, Sarah Karliner, and Dean Roecher);Flamenco performances with Maestro guitarist ROBERTO CORRIAS; as a guest artist-vocalist with famed Pop-Rock artist SAL VALENTINO; with Pop-Rock singer-percussionist DIANA PERKINS (Long Beach); with Singer-songwriter-guitarist STEVE DESMOND (Long Beach); with master Afro-Cuban-Latin percussionist-bassist RENAYE BROWN (Berkeley); with long time friend songwriter-vocalist-guitarist SCOTT LIMEREL (Los Angeles); and solo and occasional casual work with a number of talented artists around the Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas. Quentin was also half of the duo CAINE & GOULD, with guitarist-singer-songwriter Brian Gould from 1999 to 2003. They recorded one CD titled "NEW DAY."
Influences: Beatles, Byrds, Hendrix, Buffalo Springfield/Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Sabicas, Paco De Lucia, Gypsy Kings, Tomatito, Gerardo Nunez, Roberto Corrias, Guillermo Rios, Muigel Ruiz, Carlos Santana, Peter Green, Rick Dufay, Renaissance, Moody Blues, Sal Valentino/Beau Brummels, Led Zepplin, Whitesnake, Pretenders, Charlie Byrd, Jobim, Manhattan Transfer, Return To Forever, Joni Mitchell, Sammy Davis Jr, Bob Dylan.
Sounds Like: Melodic Pop--Ballad singer with Flamenco, Jazz, and Brazillian Jazz-Bossa Nova rhythm styles. Original "Heavy Lounge."
Type of Label: Unsigned