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Beneath Blue Eyes

When your love goes left and you stand still.

About Me


Trailer for the Independent film SUNSET which features some of my songs.****************************************************** ********** I am an INDEPENDENT Singer/Songwriter, Drummer, Guitarist, Noise Maker, Home studio fool. BENEATH BLUE EYES is my Acoustic, Indie, Pop project also THE MERRITT ISLAND PROJECT is my indie/rock band that is forever in the works. MANHASSET is another Indie/Pop band I play drums for. RUSTED RADIO DIAL is another solo project I am working on. Please click on my top friends and have a listen to some of my other songs/bands. ************************************************************ ***After playing drums my whole life and playing and recording with tons of bands I decided to start playing guitar a couple of years ago. So the whole singer/songwriter thing is really new to me. Now I am addicted. These are one takes from my tiny home studio. I Write, Record, Play all instruments, Sing, Produce, Finance everything myself. You can hear me play drums on the following albums: NEGATIVE STATE (Spent).THEM (Seeing is Believing).TUSCAURORA (Switzerland) Album= (A Day In The Night Of).Sutano Noise Orchestra (Demo's).I may be playing drums on the new album from THE BROKEN HEARTS but that's tentative. Also soon to be released albums I play drums on are: Rusted Radio Dial from Toronto Ontario (5 songs). Secoundhand Stories from Charlotte North Carolina(1 song)the song Keep .. on my friends list and give them some plays. The Yung Thangs a Chinese Hip Hop Group from Rock Hill SC (4 songs). Also a new solo project coming soon with electronic beats and other things from some old demos that I am re recording. ************************************************************ ******************************* ALL SONGS/MUSIC/LYRICS for Beneath Blue Eyes, The Merritt Island Project & Rusted Radio Dial COPYRIGHT ASCAP Penrose Lane Music 2008 ************************************************************ ******************************* **ABOUT ME** I listen to every type of music and have played in every type of band over the years from punk rock, thrash, metal, hip hop, funk, jazz, pop, indie rock, to what I am doing now. I am a stringaholic. I love Violin, Cello, anything played with a bow but can't play any of them. I love independent music, art, & film. I am obsessed with Architecture. Frank LLoyd Wrights Houses, buildings, etc. Obsessed with all kinds of music and every aspect of music from writing, recording, and producing, to seeing it pulled off live. I am a scenery junkie, beach, mountains, city, desert. Love traveling and writing. Going to music festivals ( Coachella, Bonaroo, Field Day, etc). Our family vacations are the best. My Brother, Sisters and Parents are the best family in the world. Things I would like to do in the near future are: Finish my album, Start a clothing line. I just bought a house for my recording studio. I feel most alive when I am on the road traveling and playing, but also enjoy being home and spending time with my parents, brother, & sisters. My family ROCKS your face off.Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!

My Interests

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Member Since: 1/3/2005
Band Website: savedarfur.org
Band Members: Franklin John Sutton * Guitar, Songwriting, Vocals, Keys, Arrangements, Drums, Recording, Mixing, Producing. ************************************************************ **** Also Rusted Radio Dial is my weird noisey band that is all me as well.*******Also The Merritt Island Project is my Indie Rock band that will have members added soon. (Looking for Drummer, guitar, and bass, message me here)
Sounds Like: The closing of a door and your foot steps walking away. or You're having drinks alone in a dark hotel room listening to the sounds of the ocean, birds, traffic, and your neighbor strumming minor chords. It just sounds like me...
Record Label: Currently Seeking
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A guitar and a notebook are a single guys best friend.

Atleast for me they are. Yes this is another post about how crazy life can be when you are an Independent Artist, work a 9-5, and teach  music part time. This is my life and I love it. The b...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:32:00 PST

New songs being written, My songs in SUNSET, Misc shizzle

I have been writing some new songs for BBE which will be played this summer on weekend tours with Shake Shake Shake from Japan. I will hopefuly be recording some of these soon. I have just been so bus...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:15:00 PST

7 songs being featured in the Independent Film SUNSET

Its official I will have 7 songs featured in the independent film SUNSET coming out soon. You can visit you tube and see the 1st trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ1ndDt1_jUThe next trailer sho...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:14:00 PST

Moving soon and can’t wait

I am buying a house which will be my living space, practice space, &  recording studio. It will take some work to get everything remodeled and situated to my liking but good things dont come ...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:09:00 PST

My show in Washington DC 9/29/07. Thanks everyone.

Thanks to everyone for coming out to my show on Saturday and for showing support for independent music. Thanks to Kiely from Shake Shake Shake for playing. Thanks to Lacey for the splended pool p...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:50:00 PST

The best things about living in Charlotte.

Being able to see amazing local musicians live like: Justin Williams (The Talk & Twelve Thousands Armies) Benji Hughes Babyshaker Secoundhand Stories Todd Busch (Buschvoski) Snaglepuss McClintok G...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:46:00 PST

Death Cab,Emm Gryner,Elliott Smith,Benji Hughes,Hooverphonic

Songs I Wish I Wrote. This Weeks Picks. 1.)   Soul Meets Body         &n bsp;         &n bsp; &nb...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:47:00 PST

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW ME VERY WELL

Ok so I get alot of emails from people thinking I am this really depressed person because of the songs I write so I thought I would type this up so those of you who don't know me very well can kinda u...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:49:00 PST

Yet another music project. Rusted Radio Dial

Ok so a group of high schoolers from Toronto Canada contacted me about writing some songs for them and playing drums on there album. This was in late 2005 early 2006. Well the album was never finished...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:25:00 PST

My top 5 favorite songs this week 03/29/07 are:

ARTISTS          ;           ;           ;   &...
Posted by Beneath Blue Eyes on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:32:00 PST