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nocturnal_n (alt BnZ)

early daze, solo works and miscellany

About Me

Norm Howard is one-half of the avant/ambient/jazz/folk duo BUTTERFLIES & ZEBRAS. Besides BnZ, this site will also feature solo soundscapes, jams with various others etc. LONG LIVE CREATIVE IMPROV!www.myspace.com/butterfliesandzebras www.myspace.com/buterflieszebrasAMPLIFIERS: 1969 Marshall Superlead (Master volume modded) 100w; 1975 Marshall Mark II 50w; Marshall 4x12 slant top cabinet; Marshall 4x12 bottom cabinet; 1973 Fender Twin SilverFace 100w; 1978 Roland Cube 60w;GUITARS: 1954 Fender Stratocaster re-issue (see-thru blonde); 1962 Fender Stratocaster re-issue (sunburst); 1962 Fender Stratocaster re-issue (white); Stevie Ray Vaughan SRV Stratocaster (sunburst); Eric Clapton Stratocaster (black);Epiphone Hummingbird acoustic; Epiphone Emperor "Joe Pass" hollowbody; Valencia nylon classical;EFFECTS: Jim Dunlop Vox wah-wah; Jim Dunlop Rotovibe; Dallas Arbiter FuzzFace (original); Dallas Arbiter FuzzFace (re-issue); Roger Mayer Octavia; Digitech Whammy-Wah; MXR Phase 45; Boss chorus; Boss EQ; Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive; Ibanez Tube Screamer; Boss DD3 Digital Reverb; Boss DD2 Digital Delay; Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer; Boss Power supply;MISCELLANEOUS: drumstick; steel slide; glass slide; Sanyo dual-well cassette deck, Maxell UD cassettes. STRINGS: Ernie Ball .11-46; PICKS: Heavy Guage;STIMULANTS: coffee & chocolate;DIVINE INSPIRATION: JIMI HENDRIX; LISTENING TO: Rick Mandyck & Gregg Keplinger "Tribute 2003"; Blind Boy Fuller complete recordings box set; + BnZ Zaphod's 2/19/07 LATEST READ: "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins(2006)
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: onmusic.com/nands/
Band Members: Norm Howard - electric guitars, alchemy & prestidigitation + any enlisted sound scientists along the way.....Steve Northover - acoustic & electric guitars, cello bow, drones & effects
Influences: the Kitchen Sink
Sounds Like: the Universe Slammed in Reverse
Record Label: no commercial potential
Type of Label: None