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Looking to start a new band!

About Me

I play guitar mostly but I also play bass, keys, vocals, drums/percussion, write and produce my own songs. I cover as much musical territory as is imaginable. My music is hard to define because of the wide range of influences like progressive rock, ambient, new wave, techno, classical, world music, goth, psychedelic rock, and many more styles. The instruments used are Fender Strat, Fender Jazz bass, DW drums, Epiphone hollow body, Marshall amps, Gibson J45 acoustic, Ibanez Les Paul copy as well as Boss effects and Yamaha keyboards. Since 1993 there has been many songs written and still being concieved. I have played musical instruments since I was 5 in 1980. My mother has been my guiding light for me in music (1945-2000 rip) and if not for her, god only knows where I'd be or what I,d do not to mention my biggest critic and fan. Many great musicians have played with me in bands and in recording projects. I have played out with 2 other bands( ONELOVE & SOULTRIP ) and many times just as Joe Iafrate since 1997. SOULTRIP broke up and is hard to say whether or not I play with ONELOVE fulltime again. I always seem to write music at night because I feel at ease at night and my mind travels through many universes to find inspiration.I am Also availible as a session guitarist for rock, blues, reggae, psychedelic, pop, metal, hip-hop/r & b, etc. For booking please email [email protected]. All my love goes out to my wife Sarah who I love and cherish and who will inspire me to write even more beautiful music. Sarah has recorded some beautiful music of her own as well. Please check out my video on my page for the song "Solarstorm" as it is sure to broaden minds and take you to a cosmic level.
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Member Since: 1/9/2005
Band Website: [email protected] for any booking info.
Band Members: Joe Iafrate guitars, all instrumentation, and vocals. Solar Storm
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Influences:
Which rockstar icon are you?

Robert Plant
You relate most to Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. You are imaginative, original, and in a league all your own...:
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Take this test! | Tests from Testriffic First and foremost Pink Floyd. Then a ton of close favorites like the beatles,rush,yes,lush,police,ozric tentacles,joy division,tea party,bob marley,parliament/funkadelic,sarah maclachlan,dido,massive attack,air,moby,steve hillage,tangerine dream,dream theater,fates warning,ozzy/black sabbath,the verve,radiohead,oasis,stone roses,genesis,loreena mckennett, porcupine tree,king crimson,david bowie,roxy music,bryan ferry,underworld,richie hawtin,brian eno,rolling stones,smashing pumpkins,the egg,new order.
Sounds Like: J I, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree.
Record Label: one that will not enslave the artist.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

5 gigs in a row again!

Well it has been another fine musical week for me. I played 4 gigs with the One Love Reggae band including 2 on Sat Jun 21st and 1 for me June 22nd for my only performance with Gaia Stone and possibly...
Posted by j on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PST

First gig outside Michigan

I played my first ever pro gig in Lawrence Kansas may 10th at the very cool Granada Theater with The One Love Reggae Band. The drive was long and tense and tiring but the reward of playing through a m...
Posted by j on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:18:00 PST

New songs and name in 08.

The new band name is called Surounded By Sound. The new name was not easy to come up with as me and the band members disgused all kinds of possibilities. Elemental had to be dropped because too many p...
Posted by j on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:09:00 PST

My beautiful wife

Well I must say that it is great being married to my beautiful wife SARAH!!! She is the greatest thing to happen to me in my life and I truly love her and care tons for her. I am soooo ...
Posted by j on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:28:00 PST

the future of ELEMENTAL.

WELL FOLKS THE YEAR HAS BEEN GOOD TO ELEMENTAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME CRAPPY GIGS WHERE WE ONLY GOT A FEW BUCKS FOR THE GIG. PLAYED AS FAR OUT AS SOUTH HAVEN MICHIGAN THIS YEAR AND LOCALLY AT CLUB...
Posted by j on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:16:00 PST

First 5 days in a row playing out.

Amazing that for the first time in my life i have played 5 days in a row giging as a musician and it comes with playing with my reggae band ONELOVE. Some shows were quite good but a couple with a...
Posted by j on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:01:00 PST

FIRST ELEMENTAL SHOW

WOW WHAT A COOL TIME WE HAD. JORDAN  AND JEFFREY WERE GREAT ON DRUMS AND BASS. I WAS SWEATING BIG TIME. MY SET LIST WAS "THE WIND SONG", "LOSING CONTROL", A NEW UNTITLED SONG, "RED HOUSE", AND "C...
Posted by j on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:00:00 PST